White House cools Iran warning
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The White House said Thursday that President Bush was simply making "a rhetorical point" when he suggested that if Iran obtained nuclear weapons, it could lead to World War III.
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SANTIAGO, Chile - President Bush warned Saturday that Iran&#39;s reported move to accelerate its alleged nuclear weapons program &quot;is a very serious matter&quot; and called on the Iranians &quot;to give up any nuclear ambitions they may have.
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The Bush administration agreed Monday to hold off trying to punish Iran to give the country time to keep a promise to freeze all programs linked to enrichment of uranium, a key ingredient in a suspected nuclear weapons program.
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Iran announced yesterday that it has frozen all uranium-enrichment programs, weakening a US effort to refer its suspect nuclear activities to the UN Security Council.
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Top officials in Washington are now promoting jitters about Iranâs nuclear activities, while media outlets amplify the message. A confrontation with Tehran is on the second-term Bush agenda.
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Iran released a video on Thursday which it said showed its boats did not threaten U.S. navy vessels in the Gulf, countering Washington's account of the event which President George W. Bush called "a provocative act".
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"There is no reason for the continuation of enmities and hostilities. The threats failed, they were not effective."  President Bush on Tuesday called on Iran to explain why it had a secretive nuclear weapons program, and warned that any such efforts must not be allowed to flourish "for the sake of world peace." "Iran is dangerous," Bush said after an Oval Office meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. "We believe Iran had a secret military weapons program, and Iran must explain to the world why they had such a program." Bush's comments came after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that it was "a step forward" that U.S. intelligence agencies had concluded that Tehran stopped developing its nuclear weapons program four years ago. Read more
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The Bush administration cautioned Iran on Wednesday against trying to influence the outcome of Iraq's election, reacting to fears that Tehran is trying to produce a Shiite-dominated Islamic government in Baghdad.
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The White House on Tuesday emphasized diplomacy over potential military action against Iran -- just a day after a top naval commander questioned the intentions behind Iran's recent exercises in the Persian Gulf.
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Crawford (Texas), August 21 (NNN): Brushing aside Iranâs warning that it may resort to pre-emptive strikes to prevent an attack on its nuclear facilities, the United States has asked Tehran that it must end its pursuit of atomic weapons.
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Bush's warning was the latest move in a bitter and more public standoff between the United States and Iran
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WASHINGTON, Dec 12: The White House has listened in on phone calls between Mohamed ElBaradei and Iranian diplomats, the US media reported on Sunday.
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The United States sees no reason to  offer Iran incentives to ensure its nuclear program remains  peaceful, a U.S. government official said on Tuesday.
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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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TEHRAN, Iran  - Iran warned the United States on  Sunday not to attack its nuclear facilities and said talks with  European nations might produce a deal to defuse the dispute.
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Iran dismissed on Tuesday threats of force to make it back down over its nuclear program and said only negotiations -- without the precondition that it stop enriching uranium -- could resolve the dispute.
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The Bush administration said publicly Wednesday it does not endorse a plan by three European allies to offer Iran incentives to suspend its enrichment of uranium, a key step in producing nuclear weapons.