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Iran Rejects Six-Nation Proposal
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The Bush administration warned that Iran's rejection of the package would lead to new sanctions and "further isolation," a senior State Department official said in a conference call on the condition of anonymity.
"The Security Council members would be disappointed in a rejection by Iran of this package. So, yes, I do expect more international action," he said.
But despite Elham's remarks, the State Department official said subsequent comments in the Iranian press "sort of leave the door open."
President Bush, speaking from Paris, said he was "disappointed" by the reports that Iranian leaders had rejected the incentives. "It's an indication to the Iranian people that their leadership is willing to isolate them further," he said.
Bush did not say what additional steps against Iran the United States would take or whether he believed European countries would agree to them.
Wright reported from Washington. Staff writer Dan Eggen in Paris contributed to this report.
