- WASHINGTON (Xinhuanet)--
The United States warned of Iran on Tuesday that it will consider possible
actions against Iran if Iran does not fulfill its obligations to stop its
sensitive nuclear activities.
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- ;"Iran has an obligation right now to reassure the
international community that its statements about not seeking nuclear weapons
are true," State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said at a news
briefing.
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- Iran needs to turn its temporary suspension into a permanent
cessation of uranium enrichment activity, Boucher said, noting "Refusal
by Iran to do this, that and the other is not going to getthem anywhere."
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- "The only way Iran is going to get anywhere with
the Europeans or with the rest of the world is by accepting freely its
obligations and undertaking to fulfill them.
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- "Unfortunately, we've not seen that kind of attitude
from Iran,and we may have to consider what other action to take if Iran
doesnot fulfill its obligations," Boucher said.
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- Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani warned
last weekend Tehran will stop all confidence-building measures if the ongoing
nuclear negotiations with the European Union (EU) fail.
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- "If the talks fail due to the US pressure and Iran's
nuclear case is sent to the UN Security Council, we will stop all confidence-building
measures and the regional security will face problems," Rowhani said
at the International Conference on NuclearTechnology and Sustainable Development.
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- Iran and the EU are going to start a new round of talks
on Tehran's nuclear program later this week.
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- Iran and the EU have finished three rounds of negotiations
since Iran suspended its highly sensitive uranium enrichment activities
last November.
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- Washington accuses Iran of trying to covertly develop
nuclear arms. Iran rejects American allegations, and insists its nuclear
activities are peaceful and geared solely toward generating electric power.
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