Can the U.S. Defuse Iran?
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The White House can't seem to make up its mind about Iran's nuclear program
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The United States and Iran broke a 27-year diplomatic freeze Monday with a four-hour meeting about Iraqi security. The American envoy said there was broad policy agreement, but that Iran must stop arming and financing militants who are attacking U.S. and Iraqi forces.
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The international community is once more contemplating what to do about Iran&#39;s quest for nuclear weapons. As often with the Islamic Republic of Iran, there are no easy options, but a series of
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The Bush administration may think  tough talk will discourage Iran's nuclear ambitions, but U.S.  policy on Iraq and North Korea has left the Islamic state  believing that only nuclear weapons can deter the possibility  of U.S. invasion, experts said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON/VIENNA  - The United States on Tuesday said non-military measures can be effective against Iran's nuclear ambitions and called for a new round of tougher U.N. sanctions if Tehran fails to halt nuclear enrichment that could be used to produce weapons.
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The question has become more urgent as Tehran resists the International Atomic Energy Agency&#39;s demand that it suspend the enrichment of uranium, part of a process that can lead either to electricity generation or a stockpile of atomic bombs.
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IRAN is expected to thwart American attempts to send its nuclear dossier to the United Nations Security Council this week, despite a fresh flurry of concerns about its apparent ambitions to make a bomb.
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The United States narrowed differences with European allies Friday on how to pressure Iran to renounce the development of nuclear weapons, but it hasn't yet won agreement to haul the country before the U.N. Security Council, a U.S. official said.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday the United States is willing to look at creative ways to get Iran to halt nuclear activities that could lead to a bomb. She held firm that the U.S. won't discuss rewards for Iran until it meets that condition.
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Analysis: Despite the U.S. hard line, Tehran's diplomatic strategy is based on the world's desire for an alternative to confrontation
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The United States said on Friday that what U.S. intelligence found to be a secret Iranian nuclear arms programme halted in 2003 could easily be revived because of later curbs on U.N. inspections in the country.
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The United States needs a shield against what it sees as a growing missile threat from Iran, despite a recent report showing it had halted its nuclear weapons program, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
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U.S. attempts to engage Iran on single issues like Iraq and nuclear weapons have no chance of success unless they are part of a comprehensive approach including restoring normal relations, some U.S. experts say.
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Iran made Europe an offer Tuesday: Stop pressuring us on nuclear energy and we&#39;ll guarantee not to make a bomb. European and US governments were discussing an alternate proposal - to buy Iran out of its nuclear ambitions.
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The United States wants a diplomatic initiative to end the crisis over North Korea&#39;s nuclear program. However, a US official has dismissed any idea that Washington is about to soften its stance.
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In the showdown between Iran and the United States, both sides are bluffing. But that doesn't make it any less dangerous.