U.S. President George W. Bush said Saturday he was disappointed that Iran rejected a deal aimed at halting the country's uranium enrichment program. In Tehran, European Union diplomat Javier Solana presented Iran a modified package of economic, technological and political incentives on behalf of the United States, Germany, Britain, France, Russia and China. Iran immediately rejected the deal because it requires suspending uranium enrichment, according to a report of the Associated Press. «I'm disappointed that the leaders rejected this generous offer out of hand,» Bush said. «It's an indication to the Iranian people that their leadership is willing to isolate them further. Our view is we want the Iranian people to flourish and to benefit.» French President Nicolas Sarkozy took the same approach as Bush. He said the Iranian people «deserve better than the impasse into which some of their leaders are leading them.»
