Iran defies deadline to halt atom work: U.N. watchdog
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The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday Iran had failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend enrichment of uranium, exposing Tehran to possible new sanctions over concerns it hopes to produce an atomic bomb.
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Iran has ignored a U.N. Security Council ultimatum to freeze uranium enrichment &#151; a possible pathway to nuclear arms &#151; and has instead expanded its program by setting up hundreds of centrifuges, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday. The finding paves the way for new U.N. sanctions.
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A defiant Iran kept on enriching uranium in advance of the U.N. Security Council's Thursday deadline for Tehran to freeze such activity or face the threat of sanctions, U.N. and European officials said.
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Iran has abandoned its demand to be allowed to continue some of its controversial nuclear activities, the BBC reported Sunday. UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy
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Iran faces the risk of sanctions after a   U.N. nuclear watchdog report on Thursday likely to find that   Tehran has ignored a deadline to halt an atomic fuel program   Western leaders say could lead to bombs.
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Iran is making substantial advances in uranium enrichment in defiance of world demands, U.N. monitors said on Wednesday, opening the way to harsher sanctions against Tehran over fears it is seeking atom bombs.
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Iran defied a U.N. deadline Thursday to stop enriching uranium, opening the door for sanctions, but U.S. and other officials said no action would be sought before a key European diplomat meets with Tehran's atomic chief next week to seek a compromise.
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Vienna - Equipped with black-market blueprints of a nuclear bomb and some weapons-grade uranium, Iran is defying the United Nations by secretly continuing supposedly suspended activities as it presses ahead with plans to have atomic arms by next year, an
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Iran vowed on Thursday never to shelve   its nuclear program, defying the threat of sanctions hours as a   U.N. deadline fell due for Tehran to stop work that the West   fears could lead to atomic bombs.
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A U.N. deadline for Iran to halt its uranium enrichment activities expires Thursday with Iran showing no signs it intends to comply.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday that Iran failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend uranium enrichment, prompting major powers to call a meeting next week to start writing a new Iran sanctions resolution.
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VIENNA  - The UN nuclear watchdog adopted a resolution setting a November 25 deadline for a full, definitive review of Iran&#39;s alleged nuclear weapons programme, a UN nuclear agency spokeswoman told reporters.
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Iran's president rejects calls to suspend uranium enrichment, a day before a UN deadline runs out.
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Iran faces the risk of sanctions after a   U.N. nuclear watchdog report on Thursday that is likely to find   it has ignored a deadline to halt an atomic fuel program   Western leaders say could lead to bombs.
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IRAN is defying the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) while engaging in an &quot;unrelenting push toward nuclear weapons capability&quot;, the US said today.
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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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VIENNA - The UN atomic watchdog agency demanded Iran suspend all uranium enrichment activities and gave it until November comply with the order.