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Rumsfeld, Merkel Call for Diplomacy to End Iranian Nuclear Threat
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Donald Rumsfeld calls Iran's government the "leading state sponsor of
terrorism," and says the world must work together to prevent a nuclear
Iran





Donald Rumsfeld U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has called
for a diplomatic solution to stop Iran's nuclear program.

At an international security conference Saturday in Munich, Germany,
Rumsfeld called Iran's government the "leading state sponsor of
terrorism," and said the world must work together to prevent a nuclear
Iran.

Earlier, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told conference delegates
Iran had gone too far with its nuclear program, and must be prevented
from developing nuclear weapons. She also urged diplomacy over
military action to deal with an Iranian nuclear threat.

The United States and the European Union have said Iran is secretly
trying to develop nuclear weapons. Tehran insists its aim is to create
energy for civilians. Some information for this report was provided by
AFP, AP and Reuters.


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