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Last update - 20:59 03/06/2008 Rice: U.S. will cooperate with Israel on missile defense system in face of Iranian threat By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: AIPAC, Condoleezza Rice, Iran U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that in the face of the Iranian threat, America will continue to work to improve the capabilities of her allies and will cooperate with Israel in every aspect related to missile defense systems. Speaking at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference in Washington, Rice said that Iran's actions did not stem from naivety and that it was necessary for America and her allies to exploit Iran's weaknesses. She also said that there was no point in talking to Iran unless the clerical regime there changed its behavior. She added that in her view, the world must deal with this challenge and should work firmly against the Iranian regime. Through diplomatic actions, economic actions as well as political actions, Iran should be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons, she said. Advertisement Rice made it clear that she did not believe that Iran has quit pursuing nuclear weapons. The secretary of state also discussed the recently renewed indirect peace negotiations between Israel and Syria, saying that the focus in Israel should remain on the Palestinian peace track. She voiced her appreciation for Turkish efforts to mediate a peace agreement between Israel and Syria, which she said were aimed at achieving peace between Israel and the Arab world, but stressed that Israel's efforts should concentrate on the Palestinian track at this time, since that is the focus of the Palestinian people and through this path, the most progress will be made. Rice referred to the U.S. agenda which sees the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a priority and should be exhausted before an Israel-Syrian settlement is addressed. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Terrorist donuts U.S. Arabs irate over criticism of celebrity cook's kaffiyeh. All the way to hell Rosner's blog: It's Obama's good intentions that pro-Israel activists fear.   1.   Did Rice put it in writing? 21:22  |  Wendy 03/06/08   2.   Let the ARMS RACE BEGIN! 21:27  |  Nostradajew 03/06/08   3.   rice grovelling before AIPAC and preparing for an assault not on 21:48  |  lakshmi 03/06/08   4.   American missile defense systems are useless against Iran 21:49  |  Natallie Durson 03/06/08   5.   Natallie 22:31  |  Roxy 03/06/08   6.   Roxy - The issue is not how the people in Iran live 22:48  |  Wendy 03/06/08   7.   stop the pussyfooting and bomb them. 00:12  |  frenz 04/06/08   8.   to natallie durson 00:21  |  rob 04/06/08   9.   Rob - Natallie defends America 01:33  |  Wendy 04/06/08   10.   Rice and Iran nuclear 03:13  |  Donald 04/06/08   11.   THEN WHERE IS THE MILITARY ARMOUR ISRAEL HAS TO KEEP BEGGING FOR? 03:29  |  glenna 04/06/08   12.   The USA is complicit in Occupation + Apartheid + Land Theft 03:35  |  POP 04/06/08   13.   Great. But what is new in concrete terms? 03:44  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/06/08   14.   outsider 06:10  |  Di, the doubter 04/06/08   15.   POP "America is complicit..." 06:29  |  Gray 04/06/08   16.   Misile Defense Systems 19:48  |  P. J. Casey 05/06/08

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