Stand-off with Iran like 'height of the Cold War': British naval officer
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The West's stand-off with Iran over its contested nuclear programme is like &quot;the height of the Cold War&quot;, Britain's most senior naval officer said in an interview with The Daily Telegraph published on Monday.
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LONDON -- US and European diplomats prepared yesterday to consider possible new sanctions in the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, even as Iran's top nuclear negotiator again signaled that Tehran would be willing to engage in "constructive and logical" negotiations with the United States.
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"The fact that the government appears not to have been able to achieve its main objectives at the U.N. brings into question the wisdom of its tactical approach"  British diplomats were too slow to contact a key official who helped broker the eventual release of 15 sailors and marines held hostage in March by Iran, a report by lawmakers said Sunday.Officials also bungled a decision that allowed some of the personnel to sell their stories to media organizations after their release, despite strong reservations from some sectors of government, Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee concluded.The British sailors and marines were searching a merchant ship in the Persian Gulf, off the coast of Iraq, when they and their two inflatable boats were intercepted by Iranian vessels near the disputed Shatt al-Arab waterway. Read more
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Australia had become a mediator in a  nuclear stand-off between Iran and the United States, Prime  Minister John Howard said on Sunday, in a move that mirrors  Australia's role in the North Korea nuclear crisis.
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The secretary's comments came after the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned against what he called the ânew craziesâ pushing for military action against Tehran.
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The top U.S. military commander in the Mideast said Friday that Iran runs the risk of triggering an unintended conflict if its boats continue to harass U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf.
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The White House on Tuesday emphasized diplomacy over potential military action against Iran -- just a day after a top naval commander questioned the intentions behind Iran's recent exercises in the Persian Gulf.
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TEHRAN: The standoff between Iran and the international community over its nuclear programme is headed towards ânormalisationâ, a top cleric said on Friday, despite a row over whether Tehran has fully suspend uranium enrichment.
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Iran&#39;s top nuclear negotiator and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Hasan Rowhani, right, shakes hands with British ambassador to Iran Richard Dalton, in front of German ambassador Paul von Maltzahn at the Saadabad palace in Tehran, Iran
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards test fired missiles in wargames on Thursday which a commander said could sink "big warships" in the Gulf, Sea of Oman and the north of the Indian Ocean, the state broadcaster said.
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Britain last night gave Iran two months to come clean about its nuclear programme and halt work on enrichment of uranium or face a demand for United Nations sanctions.
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Shadow defence secretary Liam Fox claims Russia could pose as big a threat to Britain's future security as Iran.
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Middle Eastern leaders are worried the   current standoff between Iran and the West over Tehran's   nuclear ambitions could degenerate into war, U.N.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Sunday.
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For all the stern words from Washington about possible military action against Iran if it fails to rein in its nuclear ambitions, the United States would almost certainly have to mount such a campaign without the backing of Britain, its staunchest ally in Iraq, according to experts.
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Officials call accusations of intrusions 'Cold War' thinking, according to reports.
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Iran could be only two or three years away from being able to produce a nuclear weapon, the head of a leading international security think tank in London has said.