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NEW YORK (CNN) – President Obama spoke Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly as he tackles a range of thorny international issues with his counterparts.  Christiane Amanpour says the White House is confused about how to deal with Iran. Obama said Iran and North Korea “must be held accountable” if they continue to ignore international nuclear weapons treaties.

Iran recently reiterated its unwillingness to give up its nuclear program, which the United States and other Western nations fear is being used to develop nuclear weapons. Iran insists its program is strictly for civilian power.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice said she didn’t expect a direct meeting between Obama and Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, at the U.N. session.