Iran won't dismantle nuke program

CNN ^ | 11-24-04

[M. Espinola]

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Iran and the U.S. appear on a collision course over Tehran's nuclear program with Iran saying Wednesday it would never fully dismantle its capabilities.

"Definitely, Iran will never be prepared for dismantling," Iran's chief delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told a media conference in Beijing.

"This is out of the question and out of negotiation," Hossein Mousavian said according to news wire reports.

Speaking on a visit to Colombia on Tuesday, U.S. President George W. Bush said Iran must "earn the trust" of countries concerned over its nuclear plans.

Bush said he hoped Iran's assurance that it has frozen its uranium enrichment work was true.

"Let's say I hope it's true," Bush said. "And I think the definition of truth is the willingness for the Iranian regime to allow for verification."

Bush said other countries besides the United States "understand the dangers of the Iranian government having a nuclear weapon."

Foreign Minister Kharrazi said his country had concerns about the threat of a pre-emptive strike by the U.S. against its nuclear facilities. (Count on it mullahs!)

[M. Espinola]

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