Special Report: Iran Nuclear Crisis
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President
Dick Cheney reiterated on Sunday that Iran will face "serious consequences" if
it continues to enrich uranium, a key substance for the making of nuclear
weapons.
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U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney speaks
at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Weinberg Founders
Conference, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, in Lansdowne, Virginia. (Xinhua/AFP
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"The Iranian regime needs to know that if it stays on
its present course, the international community is prepared to impose serious
consequences," Cheney said in a speech to the Washington Institute for Near East
Policy.
Labeling Iran as "a growing obstacle to peace,"
Cheney said that "the United States joins other nations in sending a clear
message: We will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon."
Washington accuses Iran of trying to develop nuclear
weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear program. While threatening to keep
all options including military resort, the White House said that it is focusing
on diplomatic means to try to resolve Iran's nuclear issue.
Iran, which always denies U.S. charges, insists that
its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.
Obama urges Congress to stop Bush from
launching possible attack on Iran
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Democratic presidential
hopeful Barack Obama said on Saturday that the Congress must have the courage to
stop President George W. Bush from attacking Iran before bringing the troops
home from Iraq.
He was referring to a resolution approved recently by
senators, including the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination,
Senator Hillary Clinton, by a vote of 76-22, urging the Bush administration to
designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist
organization. Full story
Iran says capable of firing huge
amount of rockets if attacked
TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Saturday said it has a
capability to launch 11,000 rockets into the enemy bases immediately at the
first minute if it was attacked, the state television reported.
"We have identified the enemy bases and the
positions, ground force of the Revolutionary Guards will launch 11,000 rockets
into them at the first minute if Iran is attacked," Gen. Mahmoud Chaharbaghi, a
commander of the Guards, told the television. Full story
