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The Bush administration is considering launching a campaign to destabilize the Iranian government, The Washington Post reported this week. White House officials believe Tehran is working hard to develop nuclear weapons, and that it has harbored al Qaida terrorists. Iranian officials warned that they would not respond to “the language of pressure.” Iran did arrest several suspected al Qaida operatives after the U.S. claimed terrorist leaders in Iran had a hand in the recent bombings in Saudi Arabia. Iran’s foreign minister, Kamal Kharrazi, said that his country had always been tough on al Qaida. “Iran has been the pioneer in fighting al Qaida terrorists,” he said.
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