The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. January 22, 2014 Iran Criticizes U.N. for Withdrawing Invite at U.S. Behest ----------------------------------------------------------- The Syria talks are being held without the involvement of Iran, whose invitation was withdrawn after U.S.-led objections. On Tuesday, the Iranian government accused Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of bowing to U.S. pressure. .