Iranians defy world on nuclear issue
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VIENNA: Iran defied the UN yesterday by announcing it has begun converting a large amount of raw uranium to prepare it for enrichment, a process that can be used to develop atomic bombs.
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Iran's leaders apparently believe that the benefits of obtaining a nuclear bomb now outweigh the drawbacks.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday said his country would not beg world powers to allow Iran to have a nuclear program.
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Iran vowed on Thursday not to bow to   Western pressure, hours before a U.N. watchdog was expected to   report Tehran had defied a deadline to halt work which the West   fears could help it build nuclear bombs.
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No one familiar with Iranâs record of broken promises on its hidden nuclear weapons program will be surprised by the allegations leveled against Tehran this week.
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VIENNA: Shrugging off a 35-nation ultimatum, Iran revealed on Tuesday that it had started converting tons of raw uranium as part of technology that could be used to make nuclear arms.
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To shouts of "No compromise" tens of thousands of Iran's Basij militia staged a show of strength on Wednesday, a day before the U.N. nuclear watchdog meets to discuss Iran's disputed nuclear program.
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VIENNA -- Iran defied a United Nations deadline for suspending uranium enrichment, and has not cooperated with inspectors trying to assess whether its program is for peaceful purposes, the UN's nuclear watchdog reported yesterday.
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You have to hand it to Iranian diplomacy. Heads of state, scores of ministers, and senior representatives from a number of the world&#39;s most powerful nations are working ardently to prevent Iran from attaining nuclear weapons.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Iran would never yield to international pressure to suspend its uranium enrichment work.
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Iran defied the United Nations on Tuesday by announcing it has begun converting a large amount of raw uranium to prepare it for enrichment, a process that can be used to develop atomic bombs.
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Iran said yesterday it would not abandon uranium enrichment, rejecting a key demand by three European powers which have threatened to intensify pressure if Tehran does not curb its nuclear program.
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Iran has not put into prohibited activities any nuclear materials it declared to the UN atomic watchdog, the watchdog said on Monday, but it could not rule out the existence of covert nuclear work.
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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 the West says will be used to make atom bombs.
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VIENNA, Sept 21: Iran defied the United Nations on Tuesday by announcing it would go on converting a large amount of raw uranium to prepare it for enrichment, a process that can be used to develop atomic bombs.
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Iran will not beg world powers for its right to develop nuclear technology and has shown it will not retreat from the "field of danger" to protect such rights, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday.
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TEHRAN -- Iran's supreme leader said yesterday that his country was not seeking nuclear weapons, as Iranian diplomats met with European officials in Paris in new talks aimed at finding a compromise over Tehran's controversial nuclear program.