US sets nuclear deadline for Iran
Iran must decide between confrontation and co-operation in the dispute over its nuclear plans, the US has warned.
At talks in Geneva, envoys from the US, EU and UN asked Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment in return for a pledge not to introduce new sanctions.
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Instead, state department spokesman Sean McCormack issued a strongly-worded statement in Washington.
"We hope the Iranian people understand that their leaders need to make a choice between co-operation, which would bring benefits to all, and confrontation, which can only lead to further isolation," he said.
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