Defense secretary denies planning for Iran war
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that the United States is "not planning for a war with Iran."
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SEVILLE, Spain  - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday dismissed suggestions that Washington had raised its rhetoric against Iran, saying the Bush administration was trying to soften the tone as tensions with Tehran climb.
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua  - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, under fire from critics for his handling of Iraq, on Tuesday vigorously defended the U.S. war on terrorism and ruled out negotiation with Muslim extremists.
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Officials in Jerusalem are denying allegations that a Pentagon employee was leaking secret information to them about White House deliberations on Iran.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on  Tuesday rejected criticism of a plan to remove U.S. troops from  Europe and Asia, saying the United States had no intention of  abandoning allies to establish a "Fortress America."
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US defence secretary says allies do not know how to fight insurgencies
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The secretary's comments came after the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned against what he called the ânew craziesâ pushing for military action against Tehran.
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Iran has the military might to deter  attacks against it, its defense minister said in remarks  published on Tuesday, one day after President Bush said he  would not rule out military action against Iran.
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The United States is not planning for war with Iran but is determined to stop Iranians supplying bombs for deadly attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
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Iran's top security official on Monday called U.S. plans for an Eastern Europe missile defense shield that Washington says would protect U.S. allies from Iran a "joke," saying Tehran's missiles do not have the capability to reach Europe.
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Defence Secretary Des Browne has denied that senior military commanders have urged the government to switch troops from Iraq to Afghanistan.
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Chill, Vladimir, we won't switch it on. Promise US defence secretary Robert Gates, seeking to allay Russian concerns, has suggested that European elements of the planned American missile shield might be built but not "activated" unless a threat from Iran developed.â¦
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Senator John Kerry and Raytheon Co. denied yesterday that they colluded to get the US Justice Department to investigate British defense conglomerate BAE Systems PLC.
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Secretary of state says that the U.S. would rebuff European efforts to bring it into negotiations with Iran aimed at preventing the Islamic state from developing nuclear weapons.
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei angrily rejected allegations that he had collaborated with Iran ahead of releasing investigation reports about Tehranâs nuclear program.
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The chancellor refuses to give assurances he will rule out military action against Iran over its nuclear programme.
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Iran is believed to be years away  from having a nuclear weapon and the United States has decided  to use diplomacy, not military action, in dealing with the  issue, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Sunday.