Iran Welcomes Move To "Correct" Nuke Claim

Source: CBS News/AP

Regime Pleased With New U.S. Intelligence Report That Reverses White House View

(CBS/AP) Iran's foreign minister on Tuesday welcomed the U.S. decision to "correct" its claim that Tehran has an active nuclear weapons program, state-run radio reported.

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was referring to a U.S. intelligence assessment released Monday that reversed earlier claims that Iran had restarted its weapons program in 2005 after suspending it in 2003.

"It's natural that we welcome ... countries that correct their views realistically which in the past had questions and ambiguities about (Iran's nuclear activities)," Mottaki said.

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Nevertheless, the findings of America's intelligence community represent an "astounding assessment, so sharply different from previous assessments, so sharply in contrast to the policy line" of the Bush administration, one nuclear non-proliferation expert told CBSNews.com on Tuesday.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/04/world/main3571593.shtml

Source: BBC News


Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7127198.stm

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Remember Iraq. The Iranians might be thinking about getting nukes...

Actual proof. Diplomatic effort. Respect for life. None of these concepts mean anything to the current administration.

"weapons of mass destruction-related program activities", after they proved there were no WMDs there - which seemed to boil down to a few academics having a subscription to "Infectious Disease Monthly"?