The White House said yesterday that it was carefully reviewing Iran's response to a package of incentives put forward by six major powers aimed at resolving Tehran's disputed nuclear issue.

"We're giving it careful consideration and a careful review, as it deserves," White House deputy spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters.

Perino said on Tuesday that the Bush administration had received a copy of the Iranian response, but adding that she didn't believe President George W. Bush had read it.

"I'm not going to parse the Iranian government's document today... That is a job best left to the diplomats," she said on Tuesday, adding Bush had made very clear at a press conference in the White House on Monday that he thought Iran's nuclear program "would be a mistake and dangerous for the region and the whole world."

Iran on Tuesday delivered its official response to the six-nation proposals, but refused to suspend uranium enrichment, akey demand by the West.

The United States has accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of civilian nuclear programs. Iran has repeated said its nuclear programs are purely for peaceful purposes.