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Article: Iran Defies Deadline On Nuclear Program; U.S. to Press U.N. To Impose Sanctions
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- The Washington Post
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- September 1, 2006
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A defiant Iran faced the prospect of economic sanctions after
U.N. inspectors reported that the country ignored yesterday's
deadline to halt its nuclear program and has been hindering efforts
to determine whether it seeks to secretly develop nuclear weapons.
President Bush, invoking the same language that he used to
describe Iraq before the March 2003 invasion, called Iran a "grave
threat" and said "there must be consequences" for Tehran's actions.
"It is time for Iran to make a choice," Bush said in a speech to the
American Legion's national convention in Salt Lake City.
His administration had offered to join talks with Iran and held
out the possibility of future cooperation after 27 years' ...