Pentagon sees Iran with bomb in 5 years: report
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The U.S. military is operating on   the assumption that Tehran is five to eight years away from   being able to build a nuclear bomb, The Washington Times   reported in its Thursday edition.
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Iran would need another three to eight years to make a nuclear bomb, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in an interview published on Monday, warning against any rush to use force to curb its nuclear ambitions.
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A hawkish U.S. official said on  Tuesday that Iran has warned it could make enough bomb-grade  material in a year to produce a nuclear weapon, a threat that  may boost a U.S. push to report Tehran to the United Nations.
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The U.S. military said Sunday that attacks in Iraq with Iranian-made bombs have fallen off in recent days after a sharp but brief increase earlier in the month
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Serial numbers and markings on explosives used in Iraq provide "pretty good" evidence that Iran is providing either weapons or technology for militants there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates asserted
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Washington has intelligence suggesting Iran is working on the technology to deliver a nuclear warhead on a missile, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Wednesday in a claim that could increase fears about Tehran's nuclear activities.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that the United States is "not planning for a war with Iran."
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Iran will make the United States "regret" its detention earlier this year of five Iranians in Iraq, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
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Iran could acquire a nuclear bomb in the next one to four years and would become more willing to aid terrorist groups once it has an atomic
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The U.S. military has detected a significant increase in the number of sophisticated roadside bombs in Iraq and believes that orders to send components for them came from the "highest levels" of the Iranian government, a senior intelligence officer said Sunday.
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A secret CIA report says there is no proof that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, a US magazine article says.
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Military action against Iran would have disastrous consequences, according to a report released on Monday by a coalition of British-based think-tanks, faith groups and others who urge a new diplomatic push to avert conflict.
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Military strikes to destroy Iran's nuclear ambitions could backfire, increasing Tehran's determination to obtain atomic weapons and bolstering hostility toward the West, a report said on Monday.
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A U.N. watchdog report due on Thursday is likely to confirm Iran has expanded rather than halted its nuclear fuel program, exposing Tehran to possible wider sanctions over fears it secretly wants to make atom bombs.
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The United States is not planning for a war with Iran but is determined to stop Iranians supplying bombs for deadly attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
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EHRAN, Aug. 19 - Iran&#39;s defense minister, Vice Adm. Ali Shamkhani, has warned that Iran may resort to pre-emptive strikes to prevent an attack on its nuclear facilities.
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic  -- The United States might delay activating its proposed missile defense sites in Europe until it has ''definitive proof'' of a missile threat from Iran, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.