NEWS AMERICAS Bush: Iran remains a danger A US intelligence fomdomg on Iran is in stark contrast to president Bush's rhetoric against Tehran [EPA]
George Bush has insisted Iran remains a "danger to the world" and the US will keep "all options" against it open, despite a US intelligence report saying Tehran halted is nuclear weapons programme in 2003. The US president told reporters at the White House on Tuesday: "I view this report as a warning signal that they had the programme, they halted the programme. "What's to say they couldn't start another covert nuclear weapons programme?" Full transcript NIE report: Iran Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities Bush was speaking a day after a consensus National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) of all 16 US spy agencies said Iran stopped its nuclear arms work four years ago. Bush was speaking a day after a consensus National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) of all 16 US spy agencies saidstopped its nuclear arms work four years ago. The finding was in stark contrast to Bush's rhetoric on Iran and also to an intelligence estimate two years ago when US agencies said they believed Tehran was continuing its weapons development programme. Bush added: " Iran was dangerous, Iran is dangerous and Iran will be dangerous if they have the know-how to make a nuclear weapon." Dismissive Iran Iran's chief nuclear negotiator on Wednesday brushed off Bush's comments and said he hoped any future US intelligence report would say Tehran's nuclear plans had always been peaceful. Saeed Jalili said: "Bush's remarks were not new. What is important is their official organisations admitted that Iran did not have non-peaceful activities." Related
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Timeline: Iran's nuclear programme Mehran Kamrava, a foreign policy expert from Georgetown University in Qatar , told Al Jazeera: "It is terrible for Bush [that he has] to admit he was mistaken. "There is going to be a tremendous impact ... t he EU and US have been working on a third round of sanctions ... that alliance will now be fractured." "It'll make it more difficult for him to rally support against Iran. "What will change perhaps will be the rhetoric, it will be far more difficult to invoke 'World War Three' and more difficult to say Iran is a 'real and present danger' to the [Middle East] region." 'No credibility' Referring to the failure to find "weapons of mass destruction" in Iraq after the US-led invasion against Saddam Hussein, Kamraya said: "The US lost credibility after the Iraq invasion, but at the same time it is the only dominant world superpower ... many smaller countries rely on its support. "It will continue to have significant sway in the UN ... and internationally, although it will no longer have credibility." Seyed Mohammad Marandi, a political analyst from the University of Tehran, told Al Jazeera: " US credibility has been severely damaged. "But .. [Bush] will continue a policy of animosity towards Iran ." Source: Agencies
Bush en la conferencia de prensa


El presidente de los Estados Unidos, George W. Bush, advirtió que una Irán nuclearmente armada significaría un peligro para el mundo.

En una rueda de prensa en la Casa Blanca, Bush dijo que el programa secreto de armas atómicas que se frenó en Irán hace cuatro años, es una "señal de advertencia" que demuestra que Teherán podría reiniciar su proyecto.

Bush afirmó que los hallazgos de la oficina de la Oficina Nacional de Evaluación de Inteligencia ofrecen una oportunidad para motivar a la comunidad internacional a fin de que presione a Irán para que suspenda sus programas nucleares.

El mandatario señaló además que Irán aun continua con su programa de enriquecimiento de uranio.

El presidente estadounidense dijo que si Irán hubiese desarrollado esta tecnología que podría facilitar un programa de armas clandestinas, seria un peligro para el mundo.

Bush hizo un llamado a la comunidad internacional.


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