Article Photos: Egypt trying to persuade Iran to drop Assad



In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, U.N.-Arab League envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, left, meets Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. Brahimi, who is tasked with brokering a diplomatic solution to the Syrian conflict, replaced former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who stepped down in August in frustration after his six-point peace plan collapsed. Brahimi, said he will travel to Syria this week to meet with regime officials as well as representatives of civil society. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, U.N.-Arab League envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, left, meets Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. Brahimi, who is tasked with brokering a diplomatic solution to the Syrian conflict, replaced former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who stepped down in August in frustration after his six-point peace plan collapsed. Brahimi, said he will travel to Syria this week to meet with regime officials as well as representatives of civil society. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)