0530 GMT: Five days of diplomacy and ceremony concluded on Friday in Tehran with the end of the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, but the presentation and propaganda continues.
Iranian State media are pushing the Summit's declared support for Iran’s nuclear energy program, criticism of unilateral sanctions by the US, and call for greater efforts to support the Palestinian position versus Israel. The outlets also mention the final resolution's general reference to resolution of the Syrian crisis, skipping over the inconvenience that the delegations balked at offering support for the Assad regime.
Meanwhile, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is still pointing to tougher talk behind the formalities. Saying he had told Iranian leaders that they had a responsibility to do more to assure the world that their nuclear programme was for solely peaceful purposes, he added that their responses were not always satisfactory: "They were not giving me any concrete answers."
On human rights, Ban offer an even more intriguing clue to the talks. He claimed that he had pressed the Supreme Leader, President, and other officials to permit more freedom of expression, strengthen women's rights and move toward democracy and that he had brought up specific human rights cases: "I expect some positive actions may be taken."
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