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• Oil prices jump on renewed Iran jitters

  - 2008-08-01

  NEW YORK AFP — Oil prices jumped higher Friday on renewed jitters over Iran's disputed nuclear program, as Israel's deputy Prime Minister, Shaul Mofaz, said Tehran was playing for time. Oil markets were further unnerved as Washington set the weekend as a deadline for key crude producer Iran to...

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• All options against Iran must be prepared: Israel army chief

  - 2008-07-24

  JERUSALEM AFP — The Israeli army chief of staff has said in Washington that all options must be prepared to counter Iran's controversial nuclear programme, in remarks relayed on Thursday. "We are all united over the understanding that Iran must not be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon and...

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• US shrugs off Iranian threat to strike Israel, US navy

  - 2008-07-08

  WASHINGTON AFP — Washington shrugged off Tuesday Iran's threat to "set fire" to Israel and the US navy in the Gulf as its first response to any American attack over the Islamic republic's nuclear program. "Comments like that are not out of the norm and not unusual," State Department...

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• Bush, Olmert discuss Iran under cloud of uncertainty

  - 2008-06-04

  WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush hosted Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday for talks focusing on Iran's nuclear drive and Middle East peace amid gnawing doubts about the premier's future. At the top of he meeting, which comes just three weeks after Bush visited Israel...

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• Washington 'speechless' after Ahmadinejad 9/11 comment

  - 2008-04-16

  WASHINGTON AFP — The United States said Wednesday it was "speechless" after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced doubts about the accepted version of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington. "I am not sure what you say about a statement like that. It leaves one speechless,"...

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• Bush to welcome British PM in April: White House

  - 2008-03-28

  WASHINGTON AFP — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will visit Washington with his wife on April 17 for talks with US President George W. Bush, the White House said Friday. The two leaders will discuss "our shared goals of advancing freedom and strengthening security and democracy" in Afghanistan and...

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• US has 'very low' hopes for Iran vote

  - 2008-03-12

  WASHINGTON AFP — The White House said Wednesday it had "very low expectations" for Iran's parliamentary elections later this week, saying the results were unlikely to reflect the people's will. "All I can say is we have very low expectations that people will be able to actually express themselves...

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• Major powers begin Iran nuclear talks in Washington

  - 2008-02-25

  WASHINGTON AFP — Representatives from six major powers began talks in Washington Monday to consider new sanctions aimed at convincing Iran to halt sensitive uranium enrichment work, a State Department spokesman said. Spokesman Tom Casey said foreign ministry officials of the five UN Security Council permanent members plus Germany...

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• Bush: US will 'confront' Iran if necessary

  - 2008-01-28

  WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush warned Iran Monday that the United States will "confront those who threaten our troops" and defend its allies and interests in the Gulf. Bush, in excerpts of his State of the Union speech provided by the White House, also urged Tehran...

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• Bush backs 'full scope' of Iran findings

  - 2008-01-17

  WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush endorses the "full scope" of last month's US intelligence findings on Iran, the White House said Thursday after Bush seemed to distance himself from the report. "The president stands by the full scope of the findings in that they were put...

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