Six days and 85 billion euros later, I stand by that assessment.

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America's spooks stand by their 2007 assessment that Iran had such a programme, but called a halt in 2003.

ECONOMIST: Diplomacy and Iran

What is your assessment as we stand, as you stand here today, about where this is headed?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

In his assessment of the stand-off between Iran and Western powers over its nuclear programme - which Tehran argues is for peaceful and civilian purposes - Mr Kissinger called for "serious" negotiations on both sides to look for solutions.

BBC: Henry Kissinger

The Conservatives' university spokesman, David Willetts, said the report was a "refreshingly frank assessment of where things stand".

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