The evidence includes long-range missiles which Iraq has been banned from keeping since the 1991 Gulf War, he said.
But analysts said the US case would have to be more convincing to change minds in Europe and much of the US.
"If the Americans wanted this to be the linchpin for building the coalition, it would have to be very conclusive evidence, such as photographs," said Toby Dodge, an Iraq specialist at Warwick University, in Coventry, England. "Either this is a well-timed grand finale, or they don't have anything. My first instinct is that if the US had conclusive evidence we'd see it now."
The US said yesterday at least a dozen nations would back an attack on Iraq, even without a new UN resolution, but was reported to be ready to give UN arms experts more time to complete their work.
The Washington Post reported yesterday that the Bush administration was expected to let UN inspections go on for several more weeks at least.
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