US refuses to rule out Iran attack
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The United States is determined to stop Iran getting atomic weapons, and has signalled Washington will not rule out an attack if peaceful diplomacy failed to achieve this.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that the United States was not looking for an excuse to attack Iran and backed off a U.S. official's recent comments implicating Tehran in arming Iraqi insurgents.
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US officials have told CNN there is &quot;no evidence&quot; any nuclear work has been done at an Iranian military complex near Tehran, although high explosives testing has been done there for many years.
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President Bush said on Monday he  would not rule out military action against Iran if that country  was not more forthcoming about its suspected nuclear weapons  program.
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The United States said on Monday it   still aimed to seek U.N. sanctions against Iran over its   disputed nuclear program this month despite Iranian hints of   readiness to compromise in talks with Europe.
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VIENNA  - Iran denied that it had carried out any nuclear-related activity at the Parchin military site which is the subject of US and UN concern.
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IRAN is expected to thwart American attempts to send its nuclear dossier to the United Nations Security Council this week, despite a fresh flurry of concerns about its apparent ambitions to make a bomb.
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The United States on Friday defended its charges that Iran was working to fit a missile with a nuclear warhead and dismissed doubts about the reliability of its intelligence on the Islamic republic.
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The United States will not negotiate directly with Iran on its nuclear program, President Bush&#039;s spokesman said Wednesday, although he left open the door for talks if Tehran proves it has permanently stopped all nuclear weapons activities.
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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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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates denied today that the United States is planning for war with Iran, saying that U.S. military efforts are focused on countering alleged Iranian activities against American troops in Iraq.
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The United States is waiting to see a draft European Union resolution on Iran&#39;s nuclear program before deciding whether to back off a call for possible UN sanctions against Tehran for what Washington says is covert atomic weapons development, diplomats
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The United States failed again today to persuade the International Atomic Energy Agency that it should refer Iran&#39;s suspect nuclear program to the United Nations Security
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A senior Iranian military official said Sunday Israel and the United States would not dare attack Iran since it could strike back anywhere in Israel with its latest missiles, news agencies reported.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown refuses to give assurances he will rule out military action against Iran over its nuclear programme.
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Iran has the military might to deter attacks against it, Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani said, after US President George W Bush said he would not rule out military force against Iran over its nuclear programme.
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The US expressed alarm today about a possible Iranian nuclear weapons related test site and accused the UN nuclear watchdog agency of keeping silent on its own concerns about the issue.