Chirac retracts Iran remarks
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French President Jacques Chirac plays down the threat from a nuclear-armed Iran, but later reconsiders.
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French presidential frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy distances himself from President Chirac's legacy.
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Gaffe del presidente francese sull'armamento nucleare iranianoPoi ritratta: "Intendevo che l'ordigno sarebbe subito distrutto"                                            Iran, Chirac: "Bomba su Israele? Teheran verrebbe rasa al suolo"
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Iran's foreign minister denied Tuesday the remark of the U.N. nuclear chief that his country has temporarily slowed its nuclear program, insisting that Iran's enrichment of uranium was continuing unabated.
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PARIS -- President Jacques Chirac said in an interview that if Iran possessed one or two nuclear weapons it would not pose much of a danger, but if Iran were ever to launch a nuclear weapon against a country such as Israel, it would lead to the immediate destruction of Tehran.
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French President Jacques Chirac says talks, not UN sanctions, are the way to resolve the Iran nuclear crisis.
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FranceÂs president suggested that Iran would not have to freeze major nuclear activities until formal negotiations began.
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 18 -- In a potential break with the Bush administration, French President Jacques Chirac said Monday that he is "never in favor of sanctions" and suggested that the United States and other nations could begin talks with Iran on its nuclear program before Iran formally suspends...
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French president Jacques Chirac delivers a speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris on 3 February.Comment
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In his first major foreign policy speech as president, Nicolas Sarkozy of France said yesterday that Iran could be attacked militarily if it did not live up to its international obligations to curb its nuclear program.
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Accusing Iran of seeking nuclear weapons, French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested tougher sanctions against the Mideast nation Thursday over its refusal to suspend nuclear activities.
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Iran's foreign ministry criticized France on Monday for a blunt warning that Europe must prepare for war if Tehran continues to flout international demands to stop producing nuclear fuel.
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On Tuesday, French President Jacques Chirac condemned the killing of three French expatriates in Saudi Arabia on Monday.Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac, seen here, has urged world powers not to refer Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme, at the same time calling on Tehran to give up uranium enrichment ...
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French President Jacques Chirac said in an interview with three newspapers that Iran's possession of a nuclear bomb wouldn't be "very dangerous" and that if it used the weapon on Israel, Tehran would be immediately "razed."
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Iran said on Sunday there was no  obstacle for French Foreign Minister to visit Tehran to clarify  his comments that raised the specter of war over the country&#39;s  atomic work, which the West fears is a cover to obtain atomic  bomb.
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Iran has given a response to EU pressure for it to suspend uranium enrichment, the French foreign ministry has said. Iranian authorities delivered their reply late on Thursday to Britain, France and Germany