Iran Says It Has Halted Uranium Enrichment

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VIENNA, Austria - Iran said Monday it has frozen all uranium enrichment programs, weakening a U.S. effort to refer Tehran's suspect nuclear activities to the U.N. Security Council. President Bush (news - web sites) said he hoped the statement is true but "there must be verification."

Iran's claim was welcomed by Europe and cautiously endorsed by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. atomic watchdog agency. But even if verified by the IAEA, such a freeze falls short of European and U.S. hopes of an Iranian commitment to scrap enrichment ambitions.

Iran has said suspension will be only temporary and insists that it has the ultimate right to enrich uranium. It dismisses U.S. assertions that it wants to use the technology to make weapons, saying it is interested only in generating nuclear power.

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Bush said Iran must "earn the trust of those of us who are worried about them developing a nuclear weapon."


"Let's say I hope it's true," Bush said at a news conference in Cartegena, Colombia. But, he added, "I think the definition of truth is the willingness of the Iranian regime to allow for verification."

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Let's just see how this parlays out.

[Cha]

1. Is this like friggin

Deja Vu?

[nine23]

2. "there must be verification."

Faaaaaacckk...Is there no place on this planet where I can get away from this fucking guy?

[tmooses]

3. Methinks we see the Shrubbites in their "reality creation" mode

[Nevernose]

4. Too late

They're already on Shrub's list. He's checking it twice. He doesn't really give a shit who's been naughty or nice.