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Ordinary Iranians Applaud Bush's 'Axis of Evil' Talk
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February 06, 2002
Wall Street Journal
"President Bush has spoken to our hearts, which yearn for freedom. He will be remembered as another Abraham Lincoln by the freedom-loving people of Iran." These are words of support from within Iran, in reaction to last week's State of the Union address, uttered by an Iranian calling the Voice of America's Persian service.
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Iran rules out nuclear weapons
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February 6, 2002
The Guardian
Iran announced yesterday that it would not seek nuclear weapons "for any reason", in what was interpreted as an attempt to counter a campaign of increasingly hostile rhetoric by the United States.
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US softens line on 'evil axis': Powell said the US was not planning any invasions
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February 6, 2002
BBC
Mr Powell defended the president's description of Iraq, Iran and North Korea, but said Mr Bush was referring to their leaders, not their people.
The secretary of state said that while Mr Bush's remarks did not mean America was about to invade any of the states, "action is going to be required".
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Iran seeks U.S. help to keep al Qaeda fighters out
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February 6, 2002
CNN
TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) --In a conciliatory gesture to the United States after days of angry exchanges, Tehran sought help from Washington Tuesday to arrest al Qaeda fighters who may have fled to Iran from Afghanistan.
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Tehran Says U.S. Should Offer Assistance, Not Accusations
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February 6, 2002
New York Times
TEHRAN, Feb. 5 — The Iranian foreign minister, Kamal Kharrazi, suggested
today that the effort to stabilize Afghanistan would be better served if the
United States gave his country details rather than accusing it of giving
safe harbor to Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters fleeing to Iranian territory.
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Israel and Iran Trade Charges
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February 6, 2002
International Herald Tribune
JERUSALEM Israel has no plans to attack Iran, an Israeli cabinet minister said Tuesday, a day after the Iranian defense minister warned of heavy retaliation for any Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear reactor.
The minister, Ephraim Sneh, also renewed accusations that Tehran was trying to heat up the Israeli-Lebanese border by arming Lebanese guerrillas and encouraging them to carry out attacks.
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U.S. unlikely to launch war on Iraq, Iran
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February 6, 2002
Gulf News
Dr Robert Gates, former director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), said yesterday he doubted the Bush Administration would launch a war against Iraq, Iran or North Korea, the three countries described by U.S. President George W. Bush as "axis of evil."
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European approach to Iran has 'failed'
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February 6, 2002
Financial Times
John Bolton, under-secretary of state for arms control and international security, called on European countries to cut off the external supply of technology that could be used for such production. "Iran's pursuit of weapons of mass destruction continues unabated," he said.
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Iran to draw on oil fund to finance bigger budget
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February 6, 2002
Financial Times
Iran, hit by falling oil revenues and the desire for extra government spending to buy off social unrest, is planning to draw on its oil stabilisation fund.
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