Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he talks at a news conference in Dushanbe, Wednesday, July 26, 2006. Ahmadinejad called for a cease-fire in Lebanon and lambasted U.S. policy in the Middle East on Wednesday, saying the United States wanted to 'recarve the map' of the region with Israel's help. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)