President Bush on Tuesday called on Iran to explain why it had a secretive nuclear weapons program, and warned that any such efforts must not be allowed to flourish "for the sake of world peace."
"Iran is dangerous," Bush said after an Oval Office meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. "We believe Iran had a secret military weapons program, and Iran must explain to the world why they had a program."
Bush's comments came after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that it was "a step forward" that U.S. intelligence agencies had concluded that Tehran stopped developing its nuclear weapons program four years ago.
Ahmadinejad told reporters that an "entirely different" situation between the United States and Iran could be created if more steps like the intelligence report followed.
"We consider this measure by the U.S. government a positive step. It is a step forward," Ahmadinejad said.. read more ...
TEHRAN, Dec. 11--President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad said Iran welcomes the outlines of a recent report by the US National Intelligence Estimate and considers it a step forward. Speaking in a press conference on Tuesday, Ahmadinejad noted that Iran’s positive attitude toward NIE does not mean that the report is perfect. Asked by CNN’s correspondent whether Iran is ready to take part in face-to-face talks and without any preconditions with the US, Ahmadinejad responded that as everyone knows, problems between Iran and the US are not limited to the nuclear issue or the anti-Iran resolutions. “We have a long list of problems and we should be looking for their solutions,“ he said.The president pointed out that during his visit to the US last year, he expressed his readiness to take part in talks with American officials on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting held in New York. “And this proposal is still on the table,“ he said.In response to another American reporter, Ahmadinejad said in his opinion the world’s political landscape is rapidly changing and the world, particularly the Middle East, is not prepared for new military invasions.“Countries responsible for the military invasion of other countries do not have the capacity for new military conflicts,“ he said. Noting that using the military option will deteriorate the prevailing conditions, the president emphasized the negative consequences of military conflicts for the invaders themselves. Commenting on anti-Iran resolutions issued by the United Nations Security Council, Ahmadinejad pointed out that the West has problems with the two resolutions issued by the Security Council and they have to solve it themselves. Asked by the BBC correspondent about the possibility of peace between Iran, the US and the UK before the end of his presidential tenure, the chief executive said Iran does not have any problem with the UK. read more ...
"Iran is dangerous," Bush said after an Oval Office meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. "We believe Iran had a secret military weapons program, and Iran must explain to the world why they had a program."
Bush's comments came after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that it was "a step forward" that U.S. intelligence agencies had concluded that Tehran stopped developing its nuclear weapons program four years ago.
Ahmadinejad told reporters that an "entirely different" situation between the United States and Iran could be created if more steps like the intelligence report followed.
"We consider this measure by the U.S. government a positive step. It is a step forward," Ahmadinejad said.. read more ...
TEHRAN, Dec. 11--President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad said Iran welcomes the outlines of a recent report by the US National Intelligence Estimate and considers it a step forward. Speaking in a press conference on Tuesday, Ahmadinejad noted that Iran’s positive attitude toward NIE does not mean that the report is perfect. Asked by CNN’s correspondent whether Iran is ready to take part in face-to-face talks and without any preconditions with the US, Ahmadinejad responded that as everyone knows, problems between Iran and the US are not limited to the nuclear issue or the anti-Iran resolutions. “We have a long list of problems and we should be looking for their solutions,“ he said.The president pointed out that during his visit to the US last year, he expressed his readiness to take part in talks with American officials on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting held in New York. “And this proposal is still on the table,“ he said.In response to another American reporter, Ahmadinejad said in his opinion the world’s political landscape is rapidly changing and the world, particularly the Middle East, is not prepared for new military invasions.“Countries responsible for the military invasion of other countries do not have the capacity for new military conflicts,“ he said. Noting that using the military option will deteriorate the prevailing conditions, the president emphasized the negative consequences of military conflicts for the invaders themselves. Commenting on anti-Iran resolutions issued by the United Nations Security Council, Ahmadinejad pointed out that the West has problems with the two resolutions issued by the Security Council and they have to solve it themselves. Asked by the BBC correspondent about the possibility of peace between Iran, the US and the UK before the end of his presidential tenure, the chief executive said Iran does not have any problem with the UK. read more ... 