U.N. Iran nuclear talks stall; Russia has objections
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Despite optimism of a U.N. Security Council vote this week on Iran's nuclear program, Russia still voiced objections on Tuesday to a draft European resolution imposing sanctions on Tehran.
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Nuclear energy officials hosted an Iranian delegation Wednesday for talks on the construction of a Russian-built plant that has fallen behind schedule because of what Moscow said were delays in payments by Tehran.
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The European Union's foreign policy chief and Iran's top nuclear negotiator on Wednesday abruptly postponed talks on easing tensions over the refusal of the Tehran regime to suspend uranium enrichment.
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In the eyes of six world powers, Iran   has failed to meet a U.N. Security Council demand that it   suspend uranium enrichment, a senior European Union diplomat   said, in a move which could pave the way for sanctions.
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Russia said Friday it regrets Iran's decision not to halt uranium enrichment by a U.N. deadline, underscoring the growing impatience of one of Tehran's key allies on the Security Council.
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Iran called Wednesday for talks with the United States &#151; but despite a U.N. Security Council deadline did not budge on council demands that it mothball its uranium enrichment program or face harsher sanctions.
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Iran recently hinted at willingness to discuss a partial suspension of uranium enrichment, but the West stuck to its demand for a full halt and Tehran withdrew its idea for getting talks going in the dispute over its nuclear program, diplomats said Wednesday
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Iran's chief nuclear negotiator   has not come to New York this week as expected, raising doubts   about talks on Tehran's nuclear ambitions, U.S. envoy to the   United Nations John Bolton said on Monday.
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Tehran denies Russian claims it is late on payments for work on a nuclear reactor in southern Iran.
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Russia will delay starting up Iran's first nuclear power plant because Tehran is behind with payments, a Russian atomic industry source said on Monday, as a U.N. deadline neared for Iran to curb disputed nuclear activity.
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The United States said on Saturday Iran  was "completely isolated" in its pursuit of an atom bomb, while  talks at the U.N. nuclear agency stalled over what to demand of  Tehran.
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VIENNA, Sept 14  - The United States appeared to falter Tuesday in its push for a hard line over Iran&#39;s alleged nuclear weapons program as a meeting of the UN atomic agency was suspended for further talks.
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Iran said on Friday that a nuclear   standoff with the West could only be settled through   negotiation while Russia called imposing punitive sanctions on   Tehran for not ending sensitive atomic work a dead end.
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Talks on Iran's nuclear  ambitions were abruptly called off on Tuesday because of  Russian anger at the United States for raising a hunger strike  by a jailed opposition politician in Belarus.
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The United States, the European Union and Russia urged Iran Monday to comply with the U.N. nuclear watchdog's demand that it halt all activities linked to uranium enrichment, after Tehran rejected the call.
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Iran has failed to meet a U.N. Security   Council demand that it suspend nuclear enrichment, six world   powers agreed on Thursday, but there was growing opposition to   U.S. calls for sanctions against Tehran.
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Talks between Iran and the European Union on a package of incentives designed to defuse the standoff over Tehran&#039;s atomic program will not be held as scheduled on Wednesday, an Iranian official said.