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3/7/12

Obama shuns talk of war with Iran as U.S., Europe set new meetings in nuclear dispute - by Ali Akbar Dareini, Anne Gearan and Bradley Klapper

Alarmed by rising talk of war, the United States, Europe and other world powers announced Tuesday that bargaining will begin again with Iran over its fiercely disputed nuclear efforts. Tehran, for its part, invited inspectors to see a site suspected of secret atomic weapons work.

In Washington, U.S. President Barack Obama declared he had been working to avert war with Iran during intensive meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week. Israel, fearing the prospect of a nuclear Iran, has been stressing a need for possible military action, but Obama said sanctions and diplomacy already were working.

The president rebuffed Republican critics, who say his reluctance to attack Iran is a sign of weakness, holding up the spectre of more dead Americans in another Middle East war.

“When I see the casualness with which some of these folks talk about war, I’m reminded of the costs involved in war,” Obama said. “This is not a game. And there’s nothing casual about it.

For more: World News: Obama shuns talk of war with Iran as U.S., Europe set new meetings in nuclear dispute - thestar.com

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