Europe, Washington play &#39;good cop, bad cop&#39; with Iran
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The United States has hardened its tone against Iran for its alleged efforts to obtain nuclear weapons, adopting a &quot;bad cop&quot; role against Europe&#39;s &quot;good cop&quot; line toward Tehran.
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WASHINGTON, Sep 21 (IPS) - After a tense week with several U.S. allies  breaking ranks with the George W. Bush administration on Iran, an  agreement has been reached to give diplomacy a bit more time.
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VIENNA, Austria Sept. 15, 2004 - Differences between the United States and Europe over how firmly to deal with Iran and its suspect nuclear program have resulted in the European Union pushing recommendations that ignore American suggestions.
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The United States said on Friday it was   consulting European governments about possible sanctions   against Iran for intransigence over its nuclear program, but   the EU signaled it wanted to see more dialogue with Tehran.
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Administration officials say Washingtonâs European allies are talking about a far broader cutoff of bank lending and technology to Iran than any tried so far.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell said there had been some &quot;progress&quot; in European efforts to end Iran&#39;s alleged nuclear weapons program.
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VIENNA : The United States and three major European nations have reached agreement in Vienna on a draft resolution on Iran&#39;s alleged nuclear weapons program in a breakthrough that could lead to the text being adopted Friday by the UN nuclear watchdog, a
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Next weekâs meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors over Iranâs nuclear programs is looming as a tense diplomatic battleground between the US and its European rivals.
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VIENNA : Europe&#39;s three heavyweight states are to give Iran a last chance prove it is not secretly developing atomic weapons, offering valuable nuclear technology as a carrot and possible UN sanctions as the stick.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration will talk with European allies later this week about possible economic incentives to Iran if it agrees to suspend the enrichment of uranium, a key step in the production of nuclear weapons, US officials said yesterday.
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The Christian Science Monitor - American attempts to persuade Europe to think again about financial involvement in Iran may be starting to bear fruit, according to European banking officials. Whether such "back-door sanctions" will work is far less apparent, experts say.
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France, Britain and Germany are drafting a resolution on Iran for a key meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog next week and Washington is pushing the trio to include some tough language, diplomats said on Thursday.
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PARIS  - In Europe, it's hard for some to think of Condoleezza Rice without recalling the low points in transatlantic relations that grew out of the war in Iraq.
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Europe's initiative to prevent a military confrontation between the United States and Iran represents a new coming of age in world affairs for a Europe often described as an economic giant but a geo-political ...
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Europe and the United States have been busy in the past year mending their relations damaged by deep divisions over the Iraq war, the Middle East peace process and trade issues.
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FRANCE, Germany and Spain signalled a new alliance yesterday to strengthen the European Unionâs political project as a counterbalance to the United States after the re-election of President Bush.
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France, Britain and Germany are drafting  a resolution on Iran for a key meeting of the U.N. nuclear  watchdog next week and Washington is pushing the trio to  include some tough language, diplomats said on Thursday.