U.S. Warns Iran Over Missiles, Punishes Chinese Firms
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The Bush administration expressed concern on Tuesday about Iran's pursuit of longer-range ballistic missiles and imposed U.S. economic penalties against Chinese companies it accused of helping Tehran in those efforts.
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The Bush administration imposed penalties this month against some of China's largest companies for aiding Iran's efforts to improve its ballistic missiles, The New York Times reported on Monday.
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Iran will strike against US interests worldwide if attacked, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns.
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The head of the United States' missile defense program sought Wednesday to bolster Washington's argument for anti-missile sites in Europe by warning that Iran has sped up development of long-range missiles.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium &#151; The top U.S. missile defense official warned Thursday that the ballistic threat from Iran and North Korea was rapidly growing and defended Washington's plans to base parts of its anti-missile shield program in Central Europe.
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U.S. President George W. Bush warned Iran on Wednesday of "serious consequences" if it attacked U.S. ships in the Gulf.
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Iran charged Sunday that the United States was trying to spread anti-Iranian sentiment in the Mideast by accusing Iranian boats of threatening U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf.
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The United States warned Iran on Tuesday the international community would have no choice but to impose sanctions if it did not halt sensitive atomic work.
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Iran has suspended work on nuclear technology that the United States warned could be used to make weapons, the CBC reported Sunday.
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The United States has imposed sanctions on four Chinese entities, including a state-run firm, and one North Korean company for selling weapons or cruise and ballistic missile technology and equipment to Iran, the State Department said.
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The United States on Thursday dubbed Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a proliferater of weapons of mass destruction and also slapped sanctions on its Qods force, ratcheting up pressure on Tehran to abandon its nuclear program.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday the United States has seen signs that Iran is developing technology to mount a nuclear warhead on a missile.
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The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on an Iranian general from the elite Qods force as well as three Iraqis living in exile in Syria and Iran for fomenting violence in Iraq.
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China said on Tuesday the United  States' imposition of sanctions against eight Chinese companies  for aiding Iran's weapons programs was not backed by evidence  and added it was committed to preventing proliferation.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell says Iran may be seeking to adapt its missiles to carry nuclear warheads.
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The United States, determined to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons, is piling pressure on European firms to stop them doing business with Tehran, diplomats say.
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The Bush administration is warning European oil and gas companies against investing in Iran, trying to head off a push by Tehran to attract new investment by international petroleum giants.