Rice: U.S. Attack on Iran Not on Agenda
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said a U.S. attack on Iran "is simply not on the agenda," despite the United States' continued criticism of Iran's human rights record and suspected nuclear weapons ambitions.
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Condoleezza Rice rules out a  US role in talks aimed at persuading Iran to drop its nuclear programme.
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BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (IPS) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the  European Union Wednesday to adopt a tougher stance towards Iran,  and to make it clear that Tehran risked U.N. sanctions if it did  not halt its nuclear programme.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she has seen nothing to indicate that Iran is prepared to suspend uranium enrichment.
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Iran has not provided any evidence to suggest it is willing to freeze sensitive nuclear work, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday following talks between Tehran and the European Union.
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HERAT, Afghanistan  - The United States is in no position to attack Iran because it is bogged down in the conflict in Iraq, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday.
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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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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice scolded the U.N.'s atomic watchdog agency on Wednesday over its Iran strategy and called for diplomacy with "teeth" to end Tehran's nuclear plans.
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"I don't know what partial suspension would look like, and it doesn't seem to me to be a very wise course."  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice maintained a firm line Sunday against efforts to soften conditions for Iran to enter talks over its disputed nuclear program, dismissing as "chatter" discussions among U.S. ... via Kentucky.com
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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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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates insisted again Friday that, despite persistent reports to the contrary circulating in Washington and around the world, the United States is not planning military action against Iran.
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WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States would hold direct talks with Iran if Tehran suspended its nuclear program. Iran's president, however, pledged to move ahead with enrichment activity that Washington contends masks weapons development.
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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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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  began her first foreign tour as America's top diplomat by  saying Friday that Washington had no immediate plans to attack  Iran and was pursuing a diplomatic approach.
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Just what does Condi Rice's effort to talk with Iran really mean? Even close watchers of the U.S.'s shifting policy aren't sure
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice responded to Iran's declaration that it had no "reverse gear" on its nuclear program by saying on Sunday that what Iran needed to do was halt weapons-related activities.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday a military attack on Iran was not currently on the agenda and played down differences with Europe in policy toward Tehran.