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The United States says it hopes Iran will come forward for diplomacy after European allies dropped a plan to censure Tehran at the UN nuclear watchdog. "We will look forward with strong interest for Iran's willingness to engage in a way that leads to credible, concrete progress," State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, gives a press conference after returning from a visit to Iran during which he urged the country to bolster cooperation on its nuclear programme and address the concerns of the international community, particularly in light of the war between Israel and the Iran-backed Palestinian militant group Hamas. "Cooperation with Iran is completely unsatisfactory," he tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi calls on Iran to adopt "concrete" measures to help bolster cooperation on the country's nuclear programme. Grossi was speaking at a news conference in the Iranian city of Isfahan. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that China can play a role in reducing tensions in the Middle East, including through its influence with Iran. "I think the relationships that China has can be positive in trying to calm tensions, to prevent escalation, avoid the spread of the conflict," Blinken told reporters, saying Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed to stay in contact on the Middle East. SOUNDBITE
Head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, says they "hope" Iran would release jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi so she could attend the prize ceremony in December. "If the Iranian authorities make the right decision, they will release her," she tells a press conference after announcing Mohammadi was this year's prize winner. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.