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Rice denies Iran threat
By Joe Murphy, Political Editor, Evening Standard
4 February 2005

George Bush's right-hand woman played down the prospect of war with Iran after talks in London today.

However, Condoleezza Rice pointedly refused to rule out a future military attack to prevent the Islamic state getting hold of nuclear weapons.

She said an attack was "not on the agenda at this point".

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...she lambasted Iran's "abysmal" human rights record, its nuclear programme and suppression of freedoms - making clear that the US administration is not letting up on its hard line.

Asked about prospects of an attack, she said: "The question is simply not on the agenda at this point. We have diplomatic means to do this. Iran is not immune to the winds of change blowing through the Arab world.

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