Madrid:The US is not preparing for war with Iran, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said.

"The president of the US has made it very clear what our policy is. That policy is supported by all the members of his cabinet and by the vice president of the US," Rice said yesterday(June 1, 2007) referring to US opposition to Iran's nuclear activities.
  
Her words came after talks with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos in Madrid. 

Earlier, the UN nuclear watchdog agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei had cautioned against military action to halt Iran's nuclear programme.
  
"I have no brief other than to make sure we don't go into another war or that we go crazily into killing each other. You do not want to give additional argument to crazy people who say 'let's go and bomb Iran'," he told BBC radio.
  
"We have a diplomatic choice, but it's only going to succeed if we are absolutely clear with the Iranians, not muddying the message in any way," Rice said.
  
Also in Madrid, nuclear talks between negotiators for Iran and the European Union Thursday ended without an announcement of any breakthrough.
  
The UN Security Council has ordered two rounds of sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme and Washington has proposed a third round. Iran has pledged to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
  
The US has accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear programme. However, Iran has said its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only.