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US holds soft choice against Iran, Russian Dead appears dead


MIL/Agencies, Mar 14, 2006

According to lawmakers of the United States, they can probably stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons without taking any strong military action subject to congressional approval.

Sen. Joseph Biden, a Delaware Democrat, said on NBC's "Meet The Press" television program that US can avoid using any force against Iran, it can probably stop ran without using force.

Biden said that we can force Iran to stop its highly objectionable activities without going to war against it.

As per Reuters, as reported by John Poirier,Biden and Allen, both potential U.S. presidential candidates in 2008, agreed that Washington must work with other countries to deal with Iran, and that Bush would need congressional approval before the United States participates in military action to curb Iran's nuclear weapons program.

"He has to do that," Biden said.

"I believe he should, and I believe he would if necessary," said Allen.

Russian Deal appears dead

Iran on Sunday said it was no longer considering a Russian compromise deal intended to overcome the international dispute on Tehran, whether it is seeking to build an atomic bomb or not.


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