Iran defiant on nuclear issue as EU offers more time
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Iran would defend the aims of its nuclear program during any negotiations, as the European Union gave Tehran extra time to show it was serious about talks.
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Iran confirmed it had offered new concessions in talks with the European Union on its controversial nuclear program, but warned of a &quot;response&quot; if the Europeans and the UN's atomic watchdog again took a tough line against the Islamic republic.
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Iran on Tuesday defied international calls for it to stop enriching uranium, a day before a U.N. deadline for it to back down.
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Iran said on Monday it was willing to negotiate with European nations the length of its uranium enrichment suspension but will never renounce its right to carry out the process, which can be used to make atom bombs.
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Iran said Saturday it still wanted to revise a nuclear agreement with the EU, contradicting Western diplomats who said Tehran had dropped demands for a partial exemption to allay fears it is seeking nuclear arms.
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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 prepared to keep uranium enrichment activities frozen as long as nuclear negotiations continue with the EU, but those talks should not last too long, Iran&#39;s chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani said Tuesday.
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Iran insisted on Saturday an  escalating dispute with the West over its nuclear activity  could be resolved by negotiation as its security chief arrived  in Germany for meetings with European Union leaders.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Iran wanted further talks to address the West's concerns about its nuclear program but said the country would not abandon its efforts to make nuclear fuel.
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The European Union will push Iran on  Tuesday to respond to an offer of incentives to halt uranium  enrichment in a new encounter just days before a key G8  deadline, but Tehran insists it wants more time.
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Iran vowed on Wednesday to press ahead with its nuclear program, in defiance of a U.N. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment, but offered to guarantee it would not try to develop atomic weapons.
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IranÂs president continued defiant pronouncements today, the U.N. deadline to halt production of nuclear fuel.
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Iran rejects a new European bid to make it abandon nuclear work but insists it is not pursuing atomic weapons.
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Iran confirmed Wednesday it was holding talks with Europe on freezing some nuclear activities but said it won't give up its plan to control the whole nuclear fuel cycle, from mining uranium to enriching it.
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Iran stepped back from its tough rhetoric of recent days on Thursday, saying there was a "not small" chance Tehran would reach a deal with European Union negotiators on its nuclear program.
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Iran said yesterday it would not abandon uranium enrichment, rejecting a key demand by three European powers which have threatened to intensify pressure if Tehran does not curb its nuclear program.
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Iran's president says he wants talks on his nation's nuclear programme, but rules out pre-conditions set by the UN.