Iran defies deadline to halt atom work: U.N. watchdog
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The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday Iran had failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend enrichment of uranium, exposing Tehran to possible new sanctions over concerns it seeks to produce an atomic bomb.
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VIENNA : The UN atomic agency has postponed until Monday releasing a landmark report on Iran&#39;s nuclear program as EU officials pursue talks to save a deal for the Islamic Republic to suspend uranium enrichment and avoid possible UN sanctions, diplomats
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Iran appears to have frozen major nuclear activities in an effort to persuade the world that it does not intend to build nuclear bombs, the head of the United Nations&#39; nuclear watchdog agency said Monday.
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Iran remained defiant Thursday as a U.N. deadline arrived for it to halt uranium enrichment, and the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said unanimity among the Security Council was not needed to take action against Tehran.
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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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Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki urged the U.N. Security Council on Saturday to wait for a report from its atomic watchdog agency before taking any decision on a new sanctions resolution.
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TEHRAN - Iran reacted yesterday with defiance to a resolution from the UN&#39;s atomic watchdog, rejecting calls to halt sensitive nuclear activities and threatening to block tough inspections if the issue was referred to the Security Council.
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A defiant Iran faces possible U.N.   Security Council sanctions after the world body's atomic   watchdog said Tehran refused to stop work on its nuclear   program by a Thursday deadline.
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Iran defied a U.N. deadline Thursday to stop enriching uranium, opening the door for sanctions, but U.S. and other officials said no action would be sought before a key European diplomat meets with Tehran's atomic chief next week to seek a compromise.
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Iran has ignored a U.N. Security Council deadline to suspend uranium enrichment or face the possibility of sanctions.
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Tehran is confident of reaching a  negotiated settlement over its nuclear program, a senior  Iranian diplomat said in Tokyo on Thursday, as the United  Nations nuclear watchdog seemed set to report that Iran had  defied a deadline to halt atomic fuel work.
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Iran on Tuesday defied international calls for it to stop enriching uranium, a day before a U.N. deadline for it to back down.
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Iran is making substantial advances in uranium enrichment in defiance of world demands, U.N. monitors said on Wednesday, opening the way to harsher sanctions against Tehran over fears it is seeking atom bombs.
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Iran is probably three to eight years away from producing a nuclear bomb if it so chooses, the head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.
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Shrugging off a deadline, Iran defied the prospect of possible UN Security Council sanctions as it stood firm Sunday in claiming the right to exempt some equipment from a deal freezing uranium enrichment programs that can make
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Iran vowed on Wednesday to press ahead with its nuclear program, in defiance of a U.N. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment, but offered to guarantee it would not try to develop atomic weapons.
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IRAN is defying the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) while engaging in an &quot;unrelenting push toward nuclear weapons capability&quot;, the US said today.