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The United States will do what has to be done to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons, the White House spokesman said, declining to comment on a media report about possible new sanctions. We think it's important to do what has to be done in order to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, starting with engaging directly with Tehran, spokesman Robert Gibbs told. He declined to comment specifically on a New York Times report that a top US official discussed with Israel the possibility of imposing sanctions aimed at starving the Islamic republic of gasoline imports. Obama will evaluate the status of diplomatic overtures to Iran in September and decide on the way forward in the dispute, but I do not want to get into discussions amongst allies, said Gibbs.
