A handout picture released by the official website of the Iranian president shows the Islamic Republic’s President Hassan Rouhani (R) meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Tehran on December 5, 2013. Maliki arrived in Iran, state television reported, for two days of talks that will also focus on the conflict raging in Syria. AFP PHOTO / HO / PRESIDENT.IR == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / HO / PRESIDENT.IR” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==