U.S. not planning for war with Iran, Gates says
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The United States is not planning for a war with Iran, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
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Iran's foreign minister said Saturday the United States was in no position for another war, and maintained that negotiations &#151; not threats &#151; were the only way to resolve the standoff over its nuclear activities.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday a military attack on Iran was not currently on the agenda and played down differences with Europe in policy toward Tehran.
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The US president dismisses speculation that the White House is paving the way to a strike against Iran.
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Robert Gates, seemingly clinching confirmation as the new secretary of defense, said Tuesday the United States is not winning in Iraq and he's confident President Bush will listen to his ideas about forging a new war strategy.
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Robert Gates, President George W. Bush's choice to take over the Pentagon, said on Tuesday America was not winning in Iraq and warned that the Middle East could explode into violence.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that Iran would not launch an attack on Israel or any other country, and he does not believe the U.S. is preparing for war against Iran.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza   Rice said she did not support a gasoline embargo on Iran as a   way of punishing Tehran for refusing to give up its uranium   enrichment program.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will encourage engagement with China and avoid public criticism of its military build-up at an Asia security conference this weekend, a senior U.S. official said.
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The United States sees no reason to  offer Iran incentives to ensure its nuclear program remains  peaceful, a U.S. government official said on Tuesday.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates' assertion that the Bush administration will not replace its plan for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe with Russia's counterproposal for a radar site in Azerbaijan was met Friday with silence.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the Bush administration is not willing to replace its plan for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe with Russia's counterproposal for a radar site in Azerbaijan.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Thursday that the United States is "ready, able and willing" to send troops to Pakistan if the government of the South Asian nation is interested.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said a U.S. attack on Iran "is simply not on the agenda," despite the United States' continued criticism of Iran's human rights record and potential nuclear weapons.
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Iranian and U.S. officials will not hold bilateral talks when they are together in Egypt next week, Iran's president said Wednesday, echoing comments made earlier by Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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The State Department said on Wednesday a decision by one of its ambassadors to break with U.S. practice by sitting beside Iran's foreign minister at a weekend panel did not signal any new policy toward Iran.
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US secretary of state tones down talk of war with Tehran as Iranian commander reveals plans to bomb Israel if attacked.