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U.S.: Iranian offer to halt nuclear program if West does is 'false'
By News Agencies

The White House on Tuesday brushed off Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's proposition to close down nuclear fuel production facilities if the United States and its allies do the same, calling it a "false offer."

"That is a false offer because the position of the international community is clear," White House spokesman Tony Snow said.

The international community was "perfectly happy to help Iran acquire civilian nuclear power" but had made it clear Tehran should not have nuclear weapons, and the United States was committed to resolving the issue through diplomacy, he said.

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"But the offer that the Iranians need to make is to suspend activity that could lead to the enrichment of nuclear material that could be used in creating a bomb," Snow said.

Ahmadinejad had told a rally broadcast on Iranian state television that, "If they say that we should close down our fuel production facilities to resume talks, we say fine, but those who enter talks with us should also close down their nuclear fuel production facilities."

Ahmadinejad told a crowd of thousands in northern Iran that it was no problem for his country to stop, as long as Western nations did the same.

"Justice demands that those who want to hold talks with us shut down their nuclear fuel cycle program too," he said. "Then, we can hold dialogue under a fair atmosphere."

The Iranian president also said that Iran wanted talks over its nuclear program, but would not accept preconditions to freeze uranium enrichment as demanded by a UN Security Council resolution.

"They tell us 'come and negotiate on Iran's nuclear issue but the condition is to stop your activities.' We have said that we want negotiations and talks but negotiations under just conditions," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech broadcast on state television.

Iranian official: Tehrans wants to renew nuclear talks
Tehran wants new talks on its nuclear program, a senior Iranian official said Tuesday, the eve of a United Nations Security Council deadline for his country to stop uranium enrichment or face the threat of harsher
sanctions.

"We are looking for ways and means to start negotiations," said Ali Larijani, Iran's senior nuclear negotiator, as he headed into talks with Mohamed ElBaradei, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Asked what his side was seeking, Larijani replied: "Constructive dialogue that could ... address the concerns both of Tehran and of the world powers fearing that Iran wanted to use enrichment to develop nuclear arms.
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  1.   Iranian nukes 13:45  |  Joe 20/02/07
  2.   When are the elections again? 13:56  |  Danny - Israeli one 20/02/07
  3.   ha ha the fool cant admit that he cannot get it to work 14:27  |  David G 20/02/07
  4.   Seems like he has called the hand in stud poker! 14:37  |  John 20/02/07
  5.   There is no rationality in fanaticism 14:38  |  Brod 20/02/07
  6.   to #1 14:49  |  observer 20/02/07
  7.   Iran & Enrichment of Uranium 15:03  |  Donovan 20/02/07
  8.   Stop babbling act now! 15:22  |  Jonathan S 20/02/07
  9.   to observer 15:28  |  René Fries 20/02/07
  10.   TO JOE 15:49  |  M 20/02/07
  11.   Ahmadinejad is absolutely right 16:00  |  Clickfool 20/02/07
  12.   Do as I say, not as I do. 16:05  |  Lou Medel 20/02/07
  13.   back to the playground 16:05  |  Paul Freedman 20/02/07
  14.   What Makes an Iranian Missile more Deadly than an Israeli one? 16:46  |  Ibn Filastin 20/02/07
  15.   #1 nukes 16:56  |  North American 20/02/07
  16.   next criminals demand across the world 17:02  |  vik 20/02/07
  17.   #9 Rene 17:04  |  Itsik 20/02/07
  18.   can anyone explain? 17:09  |  maria 20/02/07
  19.   #11, I`ll bet money he wouldn`t 17:19  |  Danny - Israeli one 20/02/07
  20.   North American 17:20  |  Lynn 20/02/07
  21.   #14, and again the history gets rewritten 17:21  |  Danny - Israeli one 20/02/07
  22.   # 10 M 17:24  |  Lynn 20/02/07
  23.   # 12 blatant aggressors? 17:27  |  Lynn 20/02/07
  24.   #15, Israel is a democracy for all 17:27  |  Danny - Israeli one 20/02/07
  25.   #18 Maria 17:32  |  Itsik 20/02/07
  26.   # 9 Rene 17:35  |  Lynn 20/02/07
  27.   Lynn 17:37  |  Itsik 20/02/07
  28.   More BS From Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 17:40  |  Kipperraes 20/02/07
  29.   the japanese 17:42  |  Pdidddy 20/02/07
  30.   Maria #18, look... 17:53  |  Gabriel 20/02/07
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  33.   What the US should do NOW 19:16  |  Jonathan S 20/02/07
  34.   For Danny - Israeli 1 # 19 19:48  |  Clickfool 20/02/07
  35.   For Jonathan S, on his idea of a blockade # 33 19:55  |  Clickfool 20/02/07
  36.   re: Voice of Reason 19:56  |  Sherry Hallsford 20/02/07
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  38.   To Bimmer, 37 20:24  |  Moishe 20/02/07
  39.   PNAC 20:35  |  RAL 20/02/07
  40.   in iran lying is an art 20:52  |  harzion 20/02/07
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  42.   re: bimmer 21:01  |  Sherry Hallsford 20/02/07
  43.   Joe`s reply to #15 21:03  |  Joe 20/02/07
  44.   Nuke the Nukes in Iran 21:09  |  Zev Regan 20/02/07
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  46.   To Pdidddy 21:29  |  DAVID KAPLAN 20/02/07
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  54.   TO ALL INTERESTED READERS : Original Farsi Quote (Joe 43) 23:10  |  Nilofarr 20/02/07
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  57.   # 42 sherry 23:29  |  Lynn 20/02/07
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  60.   # 48 00:01  |  cj 21/02/07
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  69.   Deborah 01:47  |  Ron 21/02/07
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  73.   #56 Jan ,,, Right ON!! 02:49  |  Astasheiks 21/02/07
  74.   Ahmadinejad 02:49  |  Double Click 21/02/07
  75.   # 64 Deborah 02:54  |  Lynn 21/02/07
  76.   # 58 Tosefta 02:58  |  Lynn 21/02/07
  77.   Deborah 03:01  |  Lynn 21/02/07
  78.   ach MAD dinejad`s Repeat Performance 03:02  |  * BEN JABO 21/02/07
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  80.   Margaret 03:07  |  Lynn 21/02/07
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