Clinton Issues Another Warning to Iran.

The confrontation with Iran over its nuclear program appeared to deepen Tuesday as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton escalated her verbal assault during a Persian Gulf visit and Russia joined the United States and France in bluntly questioning Iran's ultimate intentions in enriching uranium. Speaking in Jidda as she prepared to end a three-day regional visit, Mrs. Clinton said that it would create ''quite dangerous'' problems if Iran acquired a nuclear weapon, potentially setting off a nuclear arms race. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]