Iran says may cut more IAEA ties if sanctions worsen
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Iran warned on Thursday it may reconsider basic cooperation with United Nations nuclear inspectors if it was hit with harsher U.N. sanctions over its expanding atomic program.
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A U.N. watchdog report due on Thursday is likely to confirm Iran has expanded rather than halted its nuclear fuel program, exposing Tehran to possible wider sanctions over fears it secretly wants to make atom bombs.
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EU powers told Iran on Wednesday it faced further sanctions for expanding uranium enrichment and curbing U.N. inspectors' access to its nuclear program.
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Iran confirmed it had offered new concessions in talks with the European Union on its controversial nuclear program, but warned of a &quot;response&quot; if the Europeans and the UN's atomic watchdog again took a tough line against the Islamic republic.
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Iran said on Tuesday it would let the U.N. nuclear watchdog take further environmental samples of materials related to an academic center and which Washington fears are part of a covert program to develop atomic weapons.
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Iran warned the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday against slapping more sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear work, saying it was like "playing with a lion's tail" as its top negotiator met Germany's foreign minister.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Iran said on Saturday it was surprised by proposed new sanctions over its nuclear program and said major powers should have waited for the verdict of a United Nations watchdog in March.
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Iran backed down on a demand to exempt sensitive equipment from a freeze on uranium enrichment that can make atomic weapons, in a move that should save it from possible UN sanctions, diplomats said.
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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 interior minister said China renewed its support Friday for negotiations over his country's disputed nuclear activities, and he warned that new U.N. sanctions could force Tehran to adopt "other means."
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Most members of the U.N. nuclear   watchdog's governing board, a barometer of world sentiment on   Iran, were likely on Tuesday to champion last-ditch talks to   defuse a stand-off over Iran's atomic program, diplomats say.
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A U.N. watchdog report due on Thursday is likely to confirm Iran has escalated rather than halted its nuclear fuel program, exposing Tehran to wider sanctions over fears it is secretly seeking atom bombs.
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Iran demanded an end to Security Council "interference" in an offer made public Tuesday in exchange for clearing up suspicions about its disputed nuclear activities &#151; an apparent attempt to head off new U.N sanctions over its refusal to stop uranium enrichment.
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World powers played down prospects for a deal on new sanctions against Iran ahead of a meeting on Tuesday aimed at ratcheting up pressure on Tehran to curb its sensitive nuclear work.
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The commitment to the UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog agency could derail an American drive to impose UN sanctions. Diplomats said Iran agrees to continue a freeze on uranium enrichment and to suspend related activities.
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Iran may be hiding equipment from the UN nuclear watchdog agency, foiling efforts to police a freeze of all programs that Tehran could use to make nuclear weapons, diplomats said Thursday.
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Iran says it has answered all &quot;serious questions&quot; about its nuclear activities but says some &quot;marginal problems&quot; could arise when the UN&#39;s atomic energy agency meets next month.