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France says worried by "dangerous" Iran situation

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said he was worried by a police crackdown on demonstrators in Iran on Wednesday and warned that the situation was "dangerous." Skip related content

Kouchner told reporters that major powers were still waiting for a response from Tehran over offers to enrich Iranian uranium but said it would be up to the United States to decide when to set a deadline for any response.

France has previously said Iran should have until the end of the year to respond to concerns over its nuclear programme which many western countries believe is aimed at developing a bomb.

Iran says the programme is intended purely for civilian purposes.

(Reporting by Crispian Balmer; editing by James Mackenzie)

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