Bush and Merkel urge UN action on Iran

US PRESIDENT George W Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised Iran’s decision to resume its nuclear programme, but clashed over Ms Merkel’s call to shut down the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The camp on the US Navy base there is “a necessary part of protecting the American people”, Mr Bush said after their meeting at the White House.

In a joint news conference, Ms Merkel said she raised the issue with Mr Bush and she described it as one of the differences between the United States and Germany.