U.S. ready to delay showdown on Iran

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U.S. ready to delay showdown on Iran


NEW YORK (AP) - Apparently lacking the votes to win, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice indicated Wednesday the Bush administration was prepared to delay again a showdown with Iran over its nuclear weapons program.

Describing efforts to constrain Iran from producing nuclear weapons, Rice said "the world is not perfect in international politics. You cannot always get a 100 percent solution."

Rice last week appealed openly to China, Russia, India and other nations to support threatening Iran with sanctions for refusing to halt its nuclear program.

"Iran needs to get a message from the international community that is a unified message," Rice said Friday at a news conference.



President Bush turns to Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State, during a Security Council meeting at the 2005 World Summit at the United Nations Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005. At left is John Bolton, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.