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Bush: Iran a 'Threat to World Peace'

Posted Jan 9, 08 3:12 PM CST in US,  World 

(Newser) – President Bush called Iran a "threat to world peace," and reaffirmed America's support for Israel today in the first visit to that country of his presidency. Bush's tough talk came in response to the harassment of US ships by Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz last weekend. "There will be serious consequences if they attack our ships," Bush said.

Israeli President Shimon Peres told Bush that his country would "take your advice about understanding the Iranian threat," reports the Washington Post. And Bush and his Israeli hosts fell over each other reaffirming the friendship between the two nations. Tomorrow Bush will meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and PM Salam Fayyad, where he will urge renewed peace talks.
Source: Washington Post

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U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, hold a joint news conference following their meeting at Olmert's residence in Jerusalem, Wednesday Jan. 9, 2008. Bush opened...   (Associated Press)
U.S. President George W. Bush talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, during a welcoming ceremony in Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)   (Associated Press)
U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, not seen, following their meeting at Olmert's residence in Jerusalem, Wednesday Jan. 9, 2008....   (Associated Press)
Israeli left-wing Jewish and Arab demonstrators protest U.S. President George W. Bush's visit in front of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. President George W. Bush, seeking to...   (Associated Press)
President Bush answers questions during his joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, not shown, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Pablo...   (Associated Press)
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