The White House reiterated yesterday that it intends to solve Iran's nuclear issue through diplomacy and the issue is between Iran and the world rather than the United States.

"What we're trying to do is (to) achieve a diplomatic solution to the nuclear issue with regards to Iran. That's why we're working with the international community," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said at a briefing.

"I know the regime would like to make it an issue between the United States and itself, but this is an issue that the regime has with the world. This is a concern that the world has about the regime's behavior," McClellan said.

"So we're keeping the focus on the regime, by working with the international community to prevent the regime from developing a nuclear weapons capability. That's what the objective is, and that's where the focus is. And we are pursuing it in a diplomatic way," the spokesman said.

The United States has said that it will not join France, Germany and Britain, or the EU-3, in talks with Iran aimed at pressuring the country to suspend its uranium enrichment program.

Moreover, the United States has dismissed the suggestion that the process is so flawed that the United States needs to jump into it.

The United States has insisted on referring Iran to the United Nations Security Council for possible sanctions.