U.S. Vice President Cheney warns Iran about nuclear weapons
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[[Image:Richard Cheney 2005 official portrait.jpg|thumb|left|150px|U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney]]
{{date|May 11, 2007}}

Speaking on the aircraft carrier [[w:USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|USS John C. Stennis]], [[United States|U.S.]] Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] sent a strong warning to the [[Iran]]ian leadership. He said that the U.S. would not permit Iran to obtain nuclear weapons. The USS John C. Stennis is currently in [[w:Abu Dhabi|Abu Dhabi]]. The comments are considered more poignant because Iranian leader [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] is set to visit Abu Dhabi in the next few days.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/11/world/middleeast/11cnd-cheney.html?hp
|title=On Carrier in Gulf, Cheney Warns Iran
|author=Graham Bowley
|pub=New York Times
|date=May 11, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.ncr-iran.org/content/view/3422/152/
|title=Cheney seeking support against Iran in Mideast tour: Bush 
|author=AFP
|pub=National Council of Resistance of Iran
|date=May 11, 2007}}

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U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney


Speaking on the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney sent a strong warning to the Iranian leadership. He said that the U.S. would not permit Iran to obtain nuclear weapons. The USS John C. Stennis is currently in Abu Dhabi. The comments are considered more poignant because Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is set to visit Abu Dhabi in the next few days.
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