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Article: ARAB US RELATIONS - May 20 - US Criticises New Report About Iran.
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- APS Diplomat Recorder
- Article date:
- May 24, 2008
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The White House sharply criticised a news organization for the second time in two days over reports about administration policy toward Iran, dismissing an Israeli report that President George W. Bush was preparing to order an attack on Iran before leaving office in eight months. The White House released a statement disputing a report in The Jerusalem Post that a senior administration official had told Israelis during the president's visit last week that Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney supported military action against Iran. The statement, following an even angrier attack on NBC the day before, appeared to reflect a heightened sensitivity to what Bush's aides view as ...