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Article: Iran welcomes U.S. move to correct claim that Tehran has active nuclear weapons program
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- December 4, 2007
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Iran's foreign minister welcomed Tuesday the U.S. decision to "correct" its claim that Iran has an active nuclear weapons program, state-run radio reported.
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was referring to a U.S. intelligence assessment released Monday that reversed earlier claims that Iran had restarted its weapons program in 2005 after suspending it in 2003.
"It's natural that we welcome ... countries that correct their views realistically which in the past had questions and ambiguities about (Iran's nuclear activities)," Mottaki said.
Mottaki said various reports recently issued about Iran's nuclear program, including one by the U.N. nuclear ...