Iran nuclear standoff roils U.S. campaign
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Iran's nuclear program and its role in Iraq are roiling the U.S. presidential campaign with Democrats squabbling over tactics and Republicans warning of the possibility of military force.
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Some Democratic presidential  candidates worried on Thursday the White House had begun a  march to war by declaring Iran's Revolutionary Guard a  terrorism supporter while a top Republican said "bombardment"  of Iran should be an option.
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The North Korean nuclear standoff appears increasingly to hinge on the outcome of the US presidential election as Pyongyang continues to blast President George W. Bush and insist there is
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In the wake of the Iraq invasion, there has been a faint but growing drumbeat sounded in Washington by officials who believe the Bush administration should now confront another member of its so-called &quot;axis of evil&quot; -- Iran.
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Iran accused the United States on  Wednesday of trying to disrupt its nuclear negotiations with  the European Union and again warned it would respond to any  threat.
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The diplomatic showdown over Iran&#39;s alleged nuclear ambitions could escalate into a confrontation that changes the political dynamic of
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After railing against U.S. global   dominance at the United Nations this week, hard-line Iranian   President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared with some of his   most-prominent American critics to debate issues including   Iran's nuclear program and his denial of the Holocaust.
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The United States is looking for a reason to act against Iran amid accusations Tehran is secretly developing atomic weapons, Iran&#39;s Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said in remarks published on Tuesday.
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The resistance threatens to open a new rift between Europe and the United States over Iran.
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Bush's warning was the latest move in a bitter and more public standoff between the United States and Iran
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The question has become more urgent as Tehran resists the International Atomic Energy Agency&#39;s demand that it suspend the enrichment of uranium, part of a process that can lead either to electricity generation or a stockpile of atomic bombs.
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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 debate is delaying a decision about whether to use a strategy of diplomacy or isolation in dealing with Iran.
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Next weekâs meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors over Iranâs nuclear programs is looming as a tense diplomatic battleground between the US and its European rivals.
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Iran says it is determined an  international standoff over its nuclear programe should be  brought to a head in November, confident it can rebut U.S.  accusations of a secret bomb-making agenda.
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Some news accounts have suggested Iran may have played a role in the alleged plot to blow up the fuel lines at a New York airport. A closer look finds scant support for that claim.
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Iran sent mixed messages Thursday about its nuclear agenda: The ruling cleric vowed not to give up the atomic program &amp;#151; calling it more important than oil revenues &amp;#151; but the president said Tehran is ready to negotiate on resolving the standoff.