Iran Sanctions Are Meant to Prevent War, Bush Aides Say
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In approving far-reaching, new unilateral sanctions against Iran, President Bush signaled yesterday that he intends to pursue a strategy of gradually escalating financial, diplomatic and political pressure on Tehran, aimed not at starting a new war in the Middle East, his advisers said, but at...
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The Bush administration expressed  concern on Tuesday about Iran's pursuit of longer-range  ballistic missiles and imposed sanctions on Chinese companies  it accused of helping Tehran in those efforts.
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Two announcements Sunday appeared intended to enforce Iranâs refusal to back down in the face of stepped-up pressure from the United States.
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The Bush administration, which has  opposed deal-making with so-called "axis of evil" states, is  working with Europe on a plan to use threats and incentives to  persuade Iran to end sensitive nuclear activities, U.S. and  European officials said on Tuesday.
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President Bush says Iran&#39;s decision to freeze its uranium enrichment programs is a positive step, but &quot;not the final step.
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U.S. President George W. Bush warned Iran on Wednesday of "serious consequences" if it attacked U.S. ships in the Gulf, adding that all options were on the table.
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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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The Bush administration announced an unprecedented package of unilateral sanctions against Iran today, including the long-awaited designations of its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and of the elite Quds Force as a supporter of terrorism.
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Iran has the military might to deter attacks against it, Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said, after President Bush said he would not rule out military force against Iran over its nuclear program.
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SANTIAGO, Chile - President Bush increased the administration&#39;s pressure on Iran on Saturday, accusing the country of speeding forward in the production of a key ingredient for nuclear weapons fuel, a move he said was &quot;a very serious matter&quot; that
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Iran is positioning its military to deny U.S. access to the Persian Gulf while acting as a "destabilizing" influence in the region, President Bush's nominee to command U.S. forces in the Middle East told the Senate yesterday. Adm. William J. Fallon said he favors using what one senator called...
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The U.S. official who declared the  White House's hunt for illicit weapons in Iraq to be a failure  driven by faulty intelligence has warned the Bush  administration against repeating its mistakes in the current    war of words with arch-foe Iran.
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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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Iran accused the United States on Sunday of interfering in the Middle East after President George W. Bush said he would press allies to help keep Iran's "aggressive ambitions" in check during a regional trip this week.
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THE US will pursue sanctions against Iran if Tehran does not renounce its quest for nuclear weapons, a top US official said today.
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The Bush administration does not plan to take immediate action or pressure foreign governments to act against individuals or companies that may have violated U.N. sanctions against Saddam Hussein because it fears igniting new tensions with allies -- and undermining the president's message that he is working closely with the international community, according to U.S. officials.
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WASHINGTON - The United States and its European allies are preparing to impose their own broad military and economic sanctions against Iran if Russia and China balk at voting for a tough new resolution at the United Nations, according to US and European officials.