A defiant Iran presses on with nuclear plans
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VIENNA - Shrugging off an ultimatum from the United Nations nuclear agency, Iran revealed yesterday that it had started converting tons of raw uranium as part of a process that could be used to make nuclear arms.
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Iran insists it will continue its controversial nuclear programme, ahead of UN talks on possible new sanctions.
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VIENNA: Iran defied the UN yesterday by announcing it has begun converting a large amount of raw uranium to prepare it for enrichment, a process that can be used to develop atomic bombs.
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Iran vowed on Thursday never to shelve   its nuclear program, defying the threat of sanctions hours   before a U.N. deadline to stop work the West fears could lead   to atomic bombs.
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The United States told Iran on Thursday it must change its nuclear course or be isolated, but Tehran remained defiant despite the specter of harsher sanctions as it held talks on its atomic work with the European Union.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali   Khamenei said on Monday Iran would press ahead with its pursuit   of nuclear energy, indicating it will not heed a U.N. demand it   stop enriching uranium or face possible sanctions.
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Iran has agreed to a plan by the UN&#39;s atomic agency, saying it will halt uranium enrichment work. But the world must remain vigilant about that nation&#39;s plans.
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TEHRAN: Iran yesterday vowed never to give up its &quot;right&quot; to enrich uranium but offered hope of progress in critical nuclear talks with European countries which want the Islamic Republic to permanently halt the activity.
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Iran vowed defiantly on Thursday not to   bow to Western pressure, hours before a U.N. watchdog was   expected to report Tehran had failed to meet a deadline to halt   work which the West fears could help it build a nuclear bomb.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck a defiant yet vague tone on Sunday, telling Iranians during the 28th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that their country would not give up uranium enrichment but was prepared to talk with the international community.
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Iran's hardline president maintained a defiant tone Saturday ahead of talks with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan on the country's suspect nuclear program.
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Iran defied the  United Nations on Tuesday by announcing it has begun converting  a large amount of raw uranium to prepare it for enrichment, a  process that can be used to develop atomic bombs.
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Iran's president vowed on Wednesday not   to give up the right to nuclear technology, just as EU and   Iranian diplomats met to see if Tehran might suspend uranium   enrichment and avoid the threat of sanctions.
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Iran's president defiantly refused to compromise as a U.N. deadline for his country to stop enriching uranium arrived Thursday, saying Tehran would not be bullied into giving up its right to nuclear technology.
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Iran is steadily expanding â rather than freezing â its efforts to enrich uranium, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported today.
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Iran has again defied U.N. demands to suspend its nuclear enrichment programs, according to a report issued yesterday by the International Atomic Energy Agency, leading Bush administration officials to demand increased pressure on Tehran.
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Iran reportedly is making steady progress toward producing nuclear fuel and could make a significant amount of enriched uranium within a year.