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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, gestures as he greets Democratic presidential contender Senator Barack Obama on Friday. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press) U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama says he and French President Nicolas Sarkozy believe "the world must send a clear message to Iran to end its illicit nuclear program." After talks between the two men in Paris, the Democratic senator from Illinois told reporters on Friday they agreed the situation in Iran is "extraordinarily grave." "A nuclear-armed Iran would pose a threat to both our nations. It would endanger Israel and the rest of the region, and could embolden terrorists and spark a dangerous arms race in the Middle East," Obama said outside the presidential Elysee Palace. Last February, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN's nuclear watchdog, said... [read full story]

