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 President Jacques Chirac toned down his criticism of Britain&#39;s role in the Iraq war as he arrived yesterday on a two-day visit celebrating the Entente
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French President Jacques Chirac backtracked on Thursday after saying it would not be dangerous for Iran to have a nuclear bomb, a sudden departure from the position France has long held with key allies.
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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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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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On network televsion last night, timed to precede today's UN Security Council meeting on the issue, French President Nicolas Sarkozy accused Iran of trying to obtain a nuclear bomb. He also said he supported "stronger sanctions" to prevent that from happening. "Iran is trying to obtain an atomic bomb," Sarkozy said in a prime-time television interview late Thursday, Sept. 20. "That is unacceptable and I tell the French people it is unacceptable."  The five UN Security Council permanent members and Germany are meeting in Washington, DC, today to discuss Iran. US President George W. Bush has escalated rhetoric over Iran in recent weeks.
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France, Britain and Germany have toughened their stance on Iran&#39;s nuclear programme, demanding that Tehran halt all parts of the atomic fuel cycle that can
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According to France&#39;s Foreign Ministry. Paris talks between EU and Iranian officials aimed at persuading Tehran to stop developing nuclear weapons.
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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 announced in a televised address last night that he would not seek a third presidential term.Comment
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Iran has given a response to EU pressure for it to suspend uranium enrichment, the French foreign ministry said.
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French President Jacques Chirac suggested Monday that the international community suspend the threat of U.N. sanctions in exchange for Iran's suspension of uranium enrichment during negotiations.
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President Jacques Chirac proposed a compromise Monday to kickstart talks between Iran and the international community, suggesting the threat of U.N. sanctions be suspended in exchange for Tehran halting its uranium enrichment program.
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PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac told reporters an Iran that possessed one or two nuclear weapons would not pose much of a danger and then retracted many of his comments, the International Herald Tribune ...Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac said in an interview with three newspapers that Iran's possession of a nuclear bomb would not be "very dangerous" and that if it used the weapon on Israel, Tehran would be immediately "razed."
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on  Monday a diplomatic push by the world&#39;s powers to rein in  Tehran&#39;s nuclear program was the only alternative to &quot;an  Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran.&quot;
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French president suggests situation in violence-ravaged Iraq has helped to prompt increase in terrorism. LONDON - On the eve of an official visit to London, French President Jacques Chirac says he is &quot;not