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| Bush says Iran remains a threat | Bush says Iran remains a threat |
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| Iran remains a threat to the world despite a new report saying the country may not be building nuclear weapons, the US president says. | Iran remains a threat to the world despite a new report saying the country may not be building nuclear weapons, the US president says. |
| Mr Bush said an intelligence report released on Monday was a "warning sign" and his view that a nuclear Iran would be a danger "hasn't changed". | Mr Bush said an intelligence report released on Monday was a "warning sign" and his view that a nuclear Iran would be a danger "hasn't changed". |
| The president stressed that Iran was still trying to enrich uranium and could restart its weapons programme. | The president stressed that Iran was still trying to enrich uranium and could restart its weapons programme. |
| Tehran has denied continued accusations that it is developing nuclear weapons. | Tehran has denied continued accusations that it is developing nuclear weapons. |
| Mr Bush said the new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) was "an opportunity for us to rally the international community" to pressure the Iranian regime to suspend its efforts to enrich uranium - a key part of the process in making a nuclear bomb. | Mr Bush said the new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) was "an opportunity for us to rally the international community" to pressure the Iranian regime to suspend its efforts to enrich uranium - a key part of the process in making a nuclear bomb. |
| "Iran was dangerous, Iran is dangerous and Iran will be dangerous if they have the know-how to make a nuclear weapon," Mr Bush told a news conference. | "Iran was dangerous, Iran is dangerous and Iran will be dangerous if they have the know-how to make a nuclear weapon," Mr Bush told a news conference. |
| Military option | Military option |
| Monday's report said with "high confidence" that it believed Iran had halted its nuclear weapons programme in 2003, but that it was continuing to enrich uranium. | Monday's report said with "high confidence" that it believed Iran had halted its nuclear weapons programme in 2003, but that it was continuing to enrich uranium. |
| class="" href="/1/hi/world/americas/7126117.stm">Report frustrates US hawks class="" href="/1/hi/world/americas/7126429.stm">US report cools crisis class="" href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=3888&edition=1">Should US change policy? The NIE overturned the previous view that Iran was pushing ahead with a nuclear weapons programme, which had led to UN Security Council and unilateral US sanctions against it. | |
| Analysts say the intelligence will make it harder for proponents of military action against Iran to argue their case. | Analysts say the intelligence will make it harder for proponents of military action against Iran to argue their case. |
| When asked if military action was a possibility, Mr Bush said: "The best diplomacy - effective diplomacy - is one in which all options are on the table." | When asked if military action was a possibility, Mr Bush said: "The best diplomacy - effective diplomacy - is one in which all options are on the table." |