Bush calls Iran action in Gulf "provocative"
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U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday said Iran committed "a provocative act" in the Strait of Hormuz when Iranian speedboats approached three U.S. Navy ships and threatened that the ships would explode.
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President George W. Bush said on Saturday he would use part of a weeklong Middle East trip next week to press allies to help keep Iran's "aggressive ambitions" in check.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that President Bush sent a "message of confrontation" during his recent Mideast trip. Bush spent much of his visit to the region, which he wrapped up on Wednesday, rallying support among Arab allies for a strong stance against Iran Â calling the country the world's top sponsor of terrorism.
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President Bush on Tuesday welcomed a  decision by Iran to freeze sensitive nuclear activities but  said that was not the final step and the Islamic republic  needed to go further to show its commitment to abandoning  nuclear weapons ambitions.
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President Bush said it was crucial   that Western powers keep up the pressure on Tehran to suspend   its nuclear enrichment program and not allow Iran to drag out   talks indefinitely.
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Facing nuclear challenges on two fronts, President Bush warned Saturday that Iran&#39;s suspected weapons program is &quot;a very serious matter,&quot; and he stood with leaders of Asia
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If the United States were to attack Iran, the country would respond by striking U.S. interests all over the world, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday.
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President Bush warns Iran not to be helpful on Iraq.
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President Bush said on Tuesday   that if Iran continues to stall in the West's demand that it   suspend uranium enrichment he will push for U.N. sanctions over   its nuclear program.
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Recent clashes between Iranian and U.S. Navy forces in the Persian Gulf reflect Iran's shifted military strategy to use its Revolutionary Guard's fast boats more aggressively in the region, the top U.S. military officer said Friday.
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President Bush on Monday sought to dampen speculation about a U.S. military strike on Iran as the Islamic republic's president softened his tone, too, and said he wanted dialogue rather than confrontation.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - President Bush on Saturday  warned Iran of growing international concern over reports that  Tehran is preparing large amounts of uranium for an enrichment  process that can be used to make nuclear weapons.
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President Bush said Tuesday that plans for a U.S.-led missile defense system in Europe are urgently needed to counter an emerging threat of attack by Iran
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President George W. Bush visited the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet on Sunday amid new tensions with Iran over an incident in which the United States says its ships were harassed in the Strait of Hormuz.
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The United States is pursuing a two-track strategy with Iran that reflects the high stakes in any engagement with a nation President Bush accuses of bankrolling terrorism and building a nuclear bomb.
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President George W. Bush said on Sunday that Iran was threatening security around the world by backing "extremists" and urged its Gulf Arab allies to "confront this danger before it is too late."
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Bush seems to be intentionally sending mixed messages on Iran.