Sarkozy cautions against attack on Iran
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned Monday that it would be "catastrophic" to resort to military force in confronting Iran over its suspect nuclear program.
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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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Iran might launch pre-emptive strikes to  protect its nuclear facilities if they are threatened, Defense  Minister Ali Shamkhani said in remarks broadcast on Friday.
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UNITED NATIONS : Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi warned his country would react &quot;most severely&quot; to any Israeli strike against its nuclear facilities.
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French foreign minister says country has to prepare for possibility of war against Iran over nuclear programme.
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PARIS - Accusing Iran of seeking nuclear weapons, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France yesterday suggested tougher sanctions against the Mideast nation over its refusal to suspend nuclear activities.
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It's not going to be pretty folks.  Mr. Sarkozy praised the current diplomatic initiative by the world's powers, a two-pronged approach that threatens tougher United Nations-mandated sanctions if Iran does not stop enriching uranium for possible use in a nuclear weapon, but holds out the possibility of incentives if Iran complies.   That approach, he said, "is the only one that can enable us to avoid being faced with an alternative that I call catastrophic: an Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran."
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France cannot accept a nuclear-armed Iran, President Jacques Chirac's office said on Thursday, back-tracking on earlier remarks by the president that it would not be dangerous for Iran to have an atom bomb.
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France does not believe claims by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that his country&#39;s nuclear activities are peaceful, President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s office said Thursday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy accused Iran directly of seeking nuclear weapons Thursday and suggested tougher sanctions against the Mideast nation.
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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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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 Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday a diplomatic push by the world's powers to rein in Tehran's nuclear program was the only alternative to "an Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran".
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said Iran's controversial nuclear program could be referred to the UN Security Council if the world is not reassured about its nuclear ambitions.
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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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Russia and China expressed alarm on Tuesday over comments by France's foreign minister that Paris should prepare for the prospect of war with Iran, which the West accuses of secretly developing nuclear weapons.
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France's foreign minister says the world should prepare for the possibility of war over Iran's nuclear programme.