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| Bush warns Iran over insurgents | Bush warns Iran over insurgents |
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| US President George W Bush has warned Iran to stop supporting the militants fighting against the US in Iraq. | US President George W Bush has warned Iran to stop supporting the militants fighting against the US in Iraq. |
| In a speech to US war veterans in Reno, Nevada, Mr Bush renewed charges that Tehran has provided training and weapons for extremists in Iraq. | In a speech to US war veterans in Reno, Nevada, Mr Bush renewed charges that Tehran has provided training and weapons for extremists in Iraq. |
| "The Iranian regime must halt these actions," he said. | "The Iranian regime must halt these actions," he said. |
| Earlier, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned that US authority in the region was rapidly collapsing, and Iran would help fill the void. | |
| "Soon, we will see a huge power vacuum in the region," Mr Ahmadinejad said. | |
| "Of course, we are prepared to fill the gap, with the help of neighbours and regional friends like Saudi Arabia, and with the help of the Iraqi nation." | |
| 'Nuclear threat' | |
| In America, Mr Bush hit back, accusing Iran's Revolutionary Guards of funding and arming insurgents in Iraq. | |
| And he said Iran's leaders could not avoid some responsibility for attacks on coalition troops and Iraqi civilians. | |
| He said he had authorised US commanders in Iraq to take action to confront what he called Iran's murderous activities there. | |
| In a wide-ranging speech, Mr Bush also tackled the issue of Iran's nuclear ambition - which Tehran insists is solely to provide power, but the US believes will be used to develop weapons. | |
| Mr Bush said Tehran's pursuit of nuclear technology threatened to put the Middle East "under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust". |