France says must prepare for possible war with Iran
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Sunday his country had to prepare for the possibility of war against Iran over its nuclear program, but he did not believe any such action was imminent.
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PARIS  -- 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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French President Jacques Chirac has said it would not be very dangerous for Iran to have a nuclear bomb, but later retracted the remark, according to an interview with two U.S. newspapers and a French magazine published on Thursday.
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's recent tough talk on Iran likely will be a topic of discussion when he meets U.S. officials in Washington.
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French officials say an initial accord is likely between the EU and Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme.
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PARIS - France is ready to play a greater role in rebuilding Iraq and has invited Iraqi President Ghazi Yawar for talks in Paris next month, President Jacques Chirac said in a speech on Friday.
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French President Jacques Chirac has said that a nuclear-armed Iran was unacceptable, setting the record straight after stating that Tehran's possession of the bomb would not be &quot;very dangerous.&quot;
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Iran said on Wednesday it would use "all our means" to defend itself if attacked by the West, three days after France's foreign minister publicly raised the possibility of war over Tehran's disputed nuclear activities.
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Iran's media respond furiously as France's foreign minister warns of possible war over Tehran's nuclear programme.
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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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Dealing a blow to a U.S.-backed strategy for Lebanon, France has refused to participate in a meeting of nations that could send troops to help monitor a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, even though it may join &#151; and possibly even lead &#151; such a force.
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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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France is ready to launch a military operation in Chad against rebels if necessary, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday
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Iran has indicated to European Union  diplomats that it is ready to discuss suspending its uranium  enrichment program, a French foreign ministry spokesman said on  Friday.
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Europe warned on Tuesday that it would  not tolerate an Iran with nuclear weapons after the Islamic  republic defied the United Nations by announcing it had begun  converting a large amount of raw uranium to prepare it for  enrichment, a process that can be used to develop atomic bombs.
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German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer warned Sunday that an Iranian nuclear arms buildup would be a &quot;nightmare,&quot; saying Europe is looking to head off any dangerous confrontation with Tehran.
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France said on Wednesday world powers  must agree quickly on sanctions against Iran over its nuclear  program or put the credibility of the United Nations at risk.