Middle East/North Africa

FARS runs story about Obama trailing Iran's president among rural, white voters.

The move comes amid criticism of Obama for not meeting with the Israeli leader during the United Nations General Assembly.

Netanyahu literally drew a red line on a crude cartoon of a bomb to make his point on Iran.

The Palestinian leader said Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands may deal "a final blow to an already dying peace process.”

Sen. John McCain and other Republicans have criticized the administration for saying the attack evolved from a protest.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will use his address at the United Nations today to warn Iran — and the world — that Israel will not tolerate Iran acquiring the means to produce a nuclear weapon. The remarks will be aimed at much at the Israeli public and the world community as at the Obama administration and Democrats, who have taken Netanyahu to task for inserting himself in the U.S. presidential race. Read The Hill's preview here.

Ahead of his speech, the Israeli foreign ministry released a report showing sanctions against Iran are working, undermining some of Netanyahu's arguments. [Associated Press]

The U.N. General Assembly will also hear from Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who is expected to once again ask the world body to recognize Palestine as a state after the peace process with Israel stalled.

The Israeli prime minister has become a major figure in the Obama-Romney presidential contest. 

The lawmakers said they were "disturbed" by administration accounts suggesting the attack grew out of a protest.

Sens. Isakson and Corker want "all communications" between State and the U.S. Mission to Libya on security in Benghazi.

Obama called on the gathered leaders to “seize this moment” and “speak out forcefully against violence and extremism.”