US presses atomic energy agency for strong stand on Iran
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VIENNA: A US official expressed alarm Thursday that Iran might have a test site for nuclear weapons technology and pressed the UN nuclear watchdog agency to take a tougher position on the issue.
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The United States needs a shield against what it sees as a growing missile threat from Iran, despite a recent report showing it had halted its nuclear weapons program, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
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The United States will push for more U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran if Tehran continues to ignore council demands for suspension of the country's uranium enrichment program, the State Department said Monday.
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The US is pushing the European Union to increase the pressure on Tehran over its nuclear programme by stopping two Iranian banks from operating on European soil.
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Pressured by European powers, Iranian negotiators at a key UN atomic agency meeting sought approval from their government Friday for a total freeze of a program that can make nuclear-weapons grade uranium.
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The United States and Europe urged Iran on Thursday to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding its nuclear activities and freeze uranium enrichment, with Washington warning that continued defiance could result in tough measures by the U.N. Security Council.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency is pushing for a fresh look at an Iranian military complex linked by the United States to possible atomic arms research just days after being granted limited access, diplomats said Tuesday.
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The US State Department Tuesday said iran&#39;s missile program posed a threat to the region and US interests. The United States has had and continues to have serious concerns about Iran&#39;s missile program, department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said.
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The United States lobbied its allies Monday to have Iran hauled before the UN Security Council over its nuclear program as the world body&#39;s atomic watchdog agency considered
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This latest IAEA resolution on Iran isn&#39;t the result the United States wanted. Its own intense lobbying at successive IAEA Board of Governors meetings has consistently recommended that the
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WASHINGTON/VIENNA  - The United States on Tuesday said non-military measures can be effective against Iran's nuclear ambitions and called for a new round of tougher U.N. sanctions if Tehran fails to halt nuclear enrichment that could be used to produce weapons.
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The U.S. has recently shared sensitive information with the International Atomic Energy Agency on key aspects of Iran's nuclear program that Washington says shows Tehran was directly engaged in trying to make an atomic weapon, diplomats told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON - Mohamed ElBaradei, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, urged the Bush administration yesterday to soften its statements about Iran while maintaining diplomatic pressure to halt the nuclear enrichment that could lead to the production of a nuclear weapon.
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Iran, in a renewed challenge to U.S. and European efforts to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear bomb, vowed on Wednesday it would never give up its nuclear program.
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The United States warned Iran on Tuesday the international community would have no choice but to impose sanctions if it did not halt sensitive atomic work.
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A senior U.S. official challenged Iran's hard-line president Thursday over his claim that Iranians are immune from further U.N. sanctions, saying such action is in the works unless Tehran meets demands to curb its nuclear program.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell Tuesday reaffirmed the United States&#39; intention to try to get the issue of Iran&#39;s nuclear program referred to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.