Iran is a leader in terror, Rumsfeld tells defense group

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New York Times: Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told a gathering of defense experts here on Saturday that Iran was “one of the leading terrorist nations in the world.”

Only diplomacy can end Iran standoff, Vatican says

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Reuters: The Vatican said on Saturday that diplomacy was the only way to resolve the conflict over Iran’s nuclear programme.

Iran quake leaves four-year-old girl dead

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 03 – A powerful earthquake struck the Iranian island of Qeshm on Saturday leaving a young girl dead, state media reported.

Iran quake leaves four-year-old girl dead

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 03 – A powerful earthquake struck the Iranian island of Qeshm on Saturday leaving a young girl dead, state media reported.

A talk at lunch that shifted the stance on Iran

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New York Times: On a Tuesday afternoon two months ago, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sat down to a small lunch in President Bush’s private dining room behind the Oval Office and delivered grim news to her boss: Their coalition against Iran was at risk of falling apart.

U.S. studying Iran’s retaliation options

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AP: If cornered by the West over its nuclear program, Iran could direct Hezbollah to enlist its widespread international support network to aid in terrorist attacks, intelligence officials say.

EU’s Solana ready to present Vienna plan to Iran

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Reuters: Europe’s foreign policy chief Javier Solana is ready to travel to Iran to present a package of incentives agreed by world powers for Tehran to give up atomic fuel work, Solana’s spokeswoman said on Saturday.

Rumsfeld says U.S. to `wait and see’ after Iran offer

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Bloomberg: The U.S. will “wait a while” for Iran to respond to incentives to abandon any nuclear weapons development, said U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, declining to specify what repercussions might follow.

Russia, China can opt out of Iran sanctions-diplomat

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Reuters: Russia and China can opt out but will not block U.N. sanctions that may be imposed on Iran if it refuses to suspend its nuclear enrichment programme, a diplomat from the European Union told Reuters on Friday.

Iran won’t bow to pressure on incentives, leader says

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New York Times: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday defied pressure from foreign leaders to accept a package of incentives in return for ending all nuclear activities, saying Iran will pursue its legal right to develop a peaceful nuclear program.