WASHINGTON, July 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that Iran has turned to be "increasingly
dangerous," and refused to rule out military solution to Iran's nuclear
disputes.
Speaking of Iran, Rice told CNBC that "this (Iran) is
a very dangerous state with very dangerous policies and we need the help and
support and intensify efforts of the international community to deal with Iran."
In the interview, Rice said U.S. President George W.
Bush still supports "diplomatic solutions to the Iranian problem."
But Rice also declined to rule out an American
military strike against Iran for its refusal to give up nuclear program which,
the United States alleged, is to develop a nuclear weapon.
"The president's never going to take his options off
the table and frankly no one should want the American president to take his
options off the table," she said.
Iran, branded by the United States as one of the
"state sponsors of terrorism," has been under UN sanctions for its refusal to
suspend uranium enrichment, which produces nuclear reactor fuel but can also be
used as material for an atom bomb.
Iran rejects U.S. allegations, and insists its
nuclear program is solely aimed at generating power to meet its energy needs.
The United States has severed diplomatic ties with
Iran since 1980, five months after Iranian students occupied the American
embassy in Teheran. Fifty-two Americans were held hostage for 444 days.
TEHRAN, July 4 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian official said on
Wednesday that Tehran has taken practical steps to resolve the outstanding
nuclear issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the official
IRNA news agency reported.
Iran's Under-Secretary of the Supreme National
Security Council(SNSC) for International Affairs Javad Vaeedi said Secretary of
the SNSC "Ali Larijani has invited IAEA inspectors to visit Iran to resolve the
technical issues with the specialized agency, preferring the IAEA to the United
Nations Security Council." Full story
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