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Article: Iran urges West to be patient on incentives package, suggests Turkey play mediator
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- June 25, 2006
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ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
06-25-2006
Dateline: TEHRAN, Iran
Iran said Sunday it was seriously considering incentives to halt its nuclear program and that the United States and other nations should be patient about getting a response.
Meanwhile, Tehran's top nuclear negotiator suggested that Turkey could be a "good bridge" to resolve differences between Iran and the West.
But Iran's oil minister warned again that his petroleum-rich country could disrupt the world's supply if the standoff led to open conflict.
"If the country's interests are attacked, we will use oil as a weapon," state television quoted Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh as saying.
That would drive oil prices ...