Iran sanctions called "dead end"
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Russia's foreign minister cast new doubt   on whether the U.N. Security Council can reach a quick   consensus on punitive measures against Iran over its nuclear   program when he called sanctions a "dead end" on Friday.
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Iran will not halt its disputed nuclear work because of any new U.N. sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying on Wednesday, a day after world powers agreed on the outlines of a new resolution.
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A senior Iranian official warned Saturday that further U.N. sanctions over Tehran's contentious nuclear program could derail ongoing negotiations toward a settlement.
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New sanctions to target Iran's institutions show that Washington, frustrated by resistance at the U.N., is moving toward a different strategy to pressure Tehran &#13;&#10;
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A defiant Iran faces possible U.N.   Security Council sanctions after the world body's atomic   watchdog said Tehran refused to stop work on its nuclear   program by a Thursday deadline.
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Iran will consider taking 'illegal' steps if further UN sanctions are imposed over nuclear programme.
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Iranâs chief nuclear negotiator on Friday dismissed the new sanctions announced by the Bush administration against the Revolutionary Guard in Iran as insignificant.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog called on Iran on Saturday to immediately halt activities related to uranium enrichment, a process that can be used to make atomic weapons.
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Â· Officials attribute fall to US-led security crackdown Â· US accuses Iran of links with Shia militants
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Iranian hard-liners are angered over a deal Tehran has agreed with the European Union to suspend all activities related to its enrichment program in a bid to end an international standoff over its nuclear program.
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The UN says Iran has  ceased uranium enrichment, but the US says it could still press for sanctions against Tehran.
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Iran has condemned a G-8 warning that it could face more sanctions over its controversial nuclear program, the country's official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
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Iran's top negotiator and the EU foreign policy chief failed to break a deadlock over Tehran's nuclear program on Thursday despite a threat of fresh international sanctions.
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VIENNA, AUSTRIA - Iran has backed down on its demand to exempt some equipment from a freeze on its uranium-equipment program, diplomats reportedly said Sunday.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog called on Iran  on Saturday to immediately halt activities related to uranium  enrichment, a process that can be used to make atomic weapons.
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Officials from six world powers meet in Paris on Tuesday seeking progress toward ending a deadlock that has held up agreement over a sanctions resolution on Iran's nuclear program.
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The United States and Britain said on Tuesday Iran could soon face sanctions because it showed no sign of halting sensitive nuclear work, while the EU said the latest talks had been helpful but had brought no breakthrough.