US doubts over Iran boat 'threat'
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An alleged threat to blow up US ships may not have come from Iranian speedboats, US navy sources say.
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Iran on Wednesday called video and audio released by the Pentagon showing Iranian Revolutionary Guards boats confronting U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz "fabricated," a state-run television station reported.
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The United States on Wednesday reiterated its call for Iran&#39;s abolition of nuclear program, and threatened to take necessary actions against Iran if it fails to comply with its international obligations.
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Iran's parliament speaker has dismissed U.S. accusations that Iranian boats aggressively approached three U.S. Naval ships in the Gulf this week as part of a "propaganda campaign" against the Islamic state.
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US strikes on Iran predicted as tension rises over arms smuggling and nuclear fears.
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US Democrats urge caution after American officials say they have evidence that Iran is arming militants in Iraq.
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U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday said Iran committed "a provocative act" in the Strait of Hormuz when Iranian speedboats approached three U.S. Navy ships and threatened that the ships would explode.
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The Bush administration expressed  concern on Tuesday about Iran's pursuit of longer-range  ballistic missiles and imposed sanctions on Chinese companies  it accused of helping Tehran in those efforts.
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Amid US charges of Iran's hand in Iraq's instability, some counsel caution.
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An alleged terror plot with Caribbean roots has raised U.S. concerns about the vulnerability of the region's ports that are used to transit oil, natural gas and millions of American cruise ship passengers each year.
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Iranian boats aggressively approached three U.S. Naval ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a main shipping route for Gulf oil, at the weekend and threatened that the ships would "explode," U.S. officials said on Monday.
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The White House on Tuesday emphasized diplomacy over potential military action against Iran -- just a day after a top naval commander questioned the intentions behind Iran's recent exercises in the Persian Gulf.
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Top officials in Washington are now promoting jitters about Iranâs nuclear activities, while media outlets amplify the message. A confrontation with Tehran is on the second-term Bush agenda.
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The United States said it would be &quot;concerned&quot; by Iran's acquisition of any new nuclear technology, signalling opposition to a reported European offer to give Tehran a light-water reactor it proves it is not secretly developing atomic weapons.
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Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, officials said Monday
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards say the US faked evidence that its ships were harassed by Iranian speedboats.
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The source of intelligence used this week by US Secretary of State Colin Powell to suggest Iran is working on a nuclear weapons program may not be reliable, knowledgeable sources told CNN Friday.