Syria crisis: world leaders gather in New York

• France appears to back down on threatening Assad with force
• UN urges west to involve Iran in Syria talks
• Assad claims rebels could thwart chemical weapons deal
• High expectations of a breakthrough in relations with Iran
n an interview with Chinese state TV, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad says his regime will implement the Russian-US agreement to surrender its chemical weapons to international control. He says the Syrian government has already handed over a list of chemical weapons to an international agency policing chemical weapons