Iran strike 'would be disastrous'
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A coalition of UK organisations warns Tony Blair that military action against Iran would be disastrous.
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The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday an attack on Iran over its refusal to freeze programs that could make nuclear weapons would be "an act of madness," an indirect warning to the United States and Israel.
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Iran's media respond furiously as France's foreign minister warns of possible war over Tehran's nuclear programme.
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The Russian state-run company building a nuclear plant in Iran warned Wednesday that Iranian payment delays may cause "irreversible" damage to the project &#151; another strong signal of Moscow's annoyance with Tehran.
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It's not going to be pretty folks.  Mr. Sarkozy praised the current diplomatic initiative by the world's powers, a two-pronged approach that threatens tougher United Nations-mandated sanctions if Iran does not stop enriching uranium for possible use in a nuclear weapon, but holds out the possibility of incentives if Iran complies.   That approach, he said, "is the only one that can enable us to avoid being faced with an alternative that I call catastrophic: an Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran."
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A U.S. military strike against Iran would have dire consequences in petroleum markets, say a variety of oil industry experts, many of whom think the prospect of pandemonium in those markets makes U.S. military action unlikely despite escalating economic sanctions imposed by the Bush administration.
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Iran will strike the Israeli reactor at Dimona if Israel attacks the Islamic republic&#39;s nuclear facilities, a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards has said.
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LONDON -- Foreign policy specialists warned Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday that military action against Iran could worsen violence across the Middle East and urged him to persuade the United States to hold talks with Tehran.
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immediate threat of UN Security Council sanctions over US accusations it is trying to develop nuclear bombs. Iran, though oil-rich, says its atomic programme is aimed solely at generating electricity.
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Military strikes to destroy Iran's nuclear ambitions could backfire, increasing Tehran's determination to obtain atomic weapons and bolstering hostility toward the West, a report said on Monday.
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Iran is likely to be given an ultimatum to suspend all uranium enrichment activities, top UK officials say.
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Iran said Sunday a U.S. military strike against it would be a "strategic blunder," but brushed aside tough talk from Washington as psychological warfare rather than a real threat.
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Iran might launch pre-emptive strikes to protect its nuclear facilities if they are threatened, Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani has said.
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EHRAN, Aug. 19 - Iran&#39;s defense minister, Vice Adm. Ali Shamkhani, has warned that Iran may resort to pre-emptive strikes to prevent an attack on its nuclear facilities.
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Iran faces the risk of sanctions after a   U.N. nuclear watchdog report on Thursday likely to find that   Tehran has ignored a deadline to halt an atomic fuel program   Western leaders say could lead to bombs.
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The United States warned Iran on Tuesday the international community would have no choice but to impose sanctions if it did not halt sensitive atomic work.
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Military action against Iran would have disastrous consequences, according to a report released on Monday by a coalition of British-based think-tanks, faith groups and others who urge a new diplomatic push to avert conflict.