EU says it's too early to punish Iran
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Despite mounting U.S. pressure for sanctions against Iran, the European Union said Friday it is too early to punish Tehran for its failure to halt uranium enrichment by the U.N. Security Council's deadline.
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EU powers urged Iran on Wednesday to embrace a U.N. idea of a "timeout" from nuclear activity they fear could yield atom bombs, saying sanctions they sponsored against Tehran would be simultaneously suspended.
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The U.N. Security Council will need until mid-September before acting on its threat to punish Iran if Tehran's leaders flout a Thursday deadline to suspend uranium enrichment as is widely expected, Britain's U.N. ambassador said Tuesday.
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Iran is unlikely to accept European incentives to get it to suspend uranium enrichment, diplomats said yesterday, raising the prospect of a showdown next month between Tehran and the UN nuclear-watchdog agency.
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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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The EU cannot force Iran to give up its right to enrich uranium, Iran&#39;s foreign minister says, apparently slamming the door on European Union efforts to halt the process
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Britain and France are leading a push for new EU sanctions to punish Iran over its nuclear program. But while European nations increasingly fear a war in their backyard, the continent is divided over how to deal with the crisis.
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European Union foreign ministers approved plans Monday for implementing U.N. sanctions against Iran, a move that is meant to punish Tehran over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment.
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Iran&#39;s answer on to a European Union (EU) demand that it freeze sensitive nuclear work such as uranium enrichment has been described as not too disappointing but not completely definitive by an EU diplomat familiar with the talks.
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PARIS, Feb. 12 -- European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday that their 27 member countries will impose limited sanctions on Iran in an effort to pressure the Tehran government to halt its uranium enrichment program.
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VIENNA -- Iran failed yesterday to give a definitive answer to an EU demand that it freeze sensitive nuclear activities or face referral to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions, a diplomat familiar with the talks said.
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European Union foreign ministers approved plans Monday for implementing U.N. sanctions against Iran, a move that is meant to punish Tehran over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment
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The European Union said Friday it was too early to impose sanctions on Iran for its failure to halt uranium enrichment by a U.N.-imposed deadline, and announced it would be meeting early next week with Iran's top nuclear negotiator.
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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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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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Iran's nuclear transparency deal with U.N. inspectors could be a recipe for delay and the lack of provision for suspending Tehran's uranium enrichment is unacceptable, European Union powers said on Wednesday.
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BRUSSELS : Key European governments turned up the pressure on Iran over its nuclear plans, giving Tehran a November deadline to allay concern it is secretly making atomic weapons.