51.   To that end, Peres is next week due to call on the international community to classify Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism.

52.   To that end, Peres is next week to call on the international community to classify Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism.

53.   Washington maintains a trade embargo on the oil-rich nation and a US State Department report last month branded Iran the biggest state sponsor of terrorism.

54.   Washington maintains a trade embargo on Iran and a US State Department report last month branded the country the biggest state sponsor of terrorism.

55.   Libya itself is on a list of seven countries, along with Iran, Iraq and North Korea, the United States has designated as state sponsors of terrorism.

56.   Such technology is likely coveted by other nations -- including those listed as state sponsors of terrorism by Washington, Van Diepen said.