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“Military Option” Still Possible to Solve Iran Problem
U.S. President George W. Bush has not dismissed the potential use of military force against Iran to stop its nuclear program. “The American president will not abandon the military option and I believe that we do not want him to do so,” U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview.
“If the world remained strong, there would be a chance for the success of the diplomatic option,” Rice added. She emphasized that a diplomatic resolution was preferable. She reminded Iran that it has a choice between dialog and isolation as well.
Rice and Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki were to meet over dinner at the Sheraton Hotel in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, during the two-day conference on Iraq. The Iranian diplomat objected to the manner of dress of a female musician in the restaurant orchestra and quickly left. The meeting, had it taken place, would have been the first high-level contact between the two countries in the last 30 years.
Iran is suspected of developing nuclear weapons under the cover of an atomic energy program. The UN Security Council has passed two resolutions in the last four months on sanctions against Iran in that connection. The U.S. has also named Iran as the world's “most active” sponsor of terrorism, saying that several members of the Iranian government provide support to extremist groups in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Palestine.
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