Putin urges Iran to yield to IAEA demands By Reuters, Thursday ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Iran on Friday to heed the demands of the UN nuclear watchdog after Tehran defied the United Nations by going ahead with its uranium enrichment programme.
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TEHRAN (International Herald Tribune) - President Vladimir Putin of Russia told a meeting of five Caspian Sea nations in Iran on Tuesday that any use of military force in the region was unacceptable and in a declaration the countries agreed that none of them would allow their territories to be used as a base for launching military strikes against any of the others. Putin's comments and the declaration came at a time when France and the United States have refused to rule out military action to halt Iran's nuclear energy program, which they believe masks a desire to develop nuclear weapons. Iran says its program is solely for peaceful purposes.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said in Tehran on Friday he had called for swifter Iranian cooperation in resolving questions about its atomic activity, which the West fears will yield atom bombs.
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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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make nuclear weapons, days before its promise to freeze all such activities takes effect, Western diplomats say. of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told Reuters on Friday.
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Iran's foreign minister was likely to press Russia on Wednesday to complete construction of its Bushehr nuclear plant at talks that might be strained by Moscow's impatience with Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency&#39;s governors passed a resolution demanding Iran freeze all activities related to uranium enrichment and calling for it to grant full and prompt access to the IAEA&#39;s inspectors by 25 November.
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The United States, the EU and Russia  urged Iran Monday to comply with the U.N. nuclear watchdog's  demand that it halt all activities linked to uranium  enrichment, a process that can be used to build an atom bomb.
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The United States on Thursday pressed Iran to respond to demands that it comply with the UN nuclear watchdog after three European nations made a last-chance proposal to entice Tehran into compliance.
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TEHRAN, 12 Oct. (IPS) Russia joined Britain, France and Germany, known as the European Unionâs âBig 3â demanding the Islamic Republic to heed the international community for suspending enriching uranium
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on  Thursday that direct dialogue was a better way of easing the  diplomatic crisis over Iran's nuclear ambitions than the threat  of military force or sanctions.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin today warned strongly against new international sanctions on Iran, saying they would lead to a dead end
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The European Union called on Iran Monday to comply with the U.N. nuclear watchdog's demand that it suspend all activities connected with uranium enrichment, a process that can be used to develop atomic weapons.
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Libya, which last year renounced its nuclear weapons program, Monday urged Iran to follow suit and comply with the demands of the U.N. nuclear watchdog to stop enriching uranium which can be used to make atomic bombs.
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President Vladimir Putin criticized North Korea&#039;s missile tests and urged Iran to respond to an international offer on its nuclear program, but suggested Thursday it would be counterproductive to threaten either country with sanctions.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Iran should stand up to the world and pursue its nuclear program, after Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop nuclear work which the West says will be used to make atom bombs.