Iran painted the United States as a diplomatically isolated superpower on Monday, saying an international outcry had forced Washington to withdraw a threat of military action against Tehran. "I believe the international community's reaction to the speech by itself meant a lot," Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said on a visit to Malaysia, referring to U.S. President George W. Bush's State of the Union address. "That's why America has withdrawn from the position and they have stressed that they do not have such plans in their agenda," he said, noting remarks last week by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who sought to ease fears of a U.S. attack. Those fears were aroused last week when Bush called Iran the "world's primary state sponsor of terror" and accused it of seeking to build atomic weapons. He has also declined to rule out military action against Iran over its nuclear programme. His comments drew criticism from Islamic nations and caused the European Union (EU) to distance itself from Washington's approach to Iran. Iran denies U.S. accusations that it is developing a nuclear bomb and says its programme will be used to generate electricity.