Iran says U.S. must change behaviour for ties

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Wednesday Iran could reconsider its relations with the United States if President George W. Bush and his administration changed its behaviour.

"If Mr Bush and his government change their behaviour ... this side (Iran) has the ability to reconsider" its ties with Washington, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a news conference without specifying what change he wanted to see.

He also said there was no link between the release of the Britons and five Iranians held by U.S. forces in Iraq.

Asked about any possible connection with the five, Ahmadinejad said: "They (the Britons) were pardoned ... It has nothing to do with media issues. Our view is not a materialistic and politicised view but is a human view."