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NECN EXTRA: Obama: There is 'uniform concern about Iran'
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July 25, 2008
Obama: There is 'uniform concern about Iran'


(NECN: Paris, France) - "Going to Afghanistan confirmed for me that the situation is worsening and we will need to put more troops in," said Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama. "My trip to Iraq confirmed that the security situation has greatly improved. The Iraqi government is ready to take more responsibility."

Barack Obama met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris today, where they discussed Iran, Iraq and other issues.

Obama said Iran should accept the proposals made by Sarkozy and other Western leaders. He urged Iran's leaders not to wait for the next U.S. president to pressure them "because the pressure, I think, is only going to build."

The United States and other Western nations accuse Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons and demand that it freeze its uranium enrichment program. Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.

Obama said that he and Sarkozy agreed that Iran poses "an extraordinarily grave situation." He said the world must send "a clear message to Iran to end its illicit nuclear program."

*Material from the Associated Press used in this report*

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