U.S. spars with Iran before Iran-EU nuclear talks
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The United States told Iran on Thursday it must change its nuclear course or be isolated, but Tehran remained defiant as it held talks on its atomic program with the European Union.
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The United States, which has been pressing for tough UN action against Iran, has not yet given its position on any deal, saying today it was waiting for word from Britain, Germany and France, the nations negotiating with Tehran.
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The resistance threatens to open a new rift between Europe and the United States over Iran.
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The debate is delaying a decision about whether to use a strategy of diplomacy or isolation in dealing with Iran.
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The United States on Friday played down the chance of major powers agreeing on new U.N. sanctions against Iran when ministers meet in Berlin next week, underlining discord over how to proceed with Tehran.
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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&#39;t yet won agreement to haul the country before the UN Security Council, a US official
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The United States and Iran appear headed for a showdown over the Islamic republic&#39;s nuclear program. Washington is reported to be pushing for the United Nations nuclear agency to adopt a resolution that would
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Iran sought a compromise at talks on Saturday with Britain, France and Germany to avoid a dispute over its nuclear program being referred to the United Nations Security Council and to avert the risk of sanctions.
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The United States and Europe appeared closer to agreement ahead of a meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog over setting a deadline for Iran to allay suspicions it is secretly making atomic weapons, but Tehran insisted on its right to develop peaceful nuclear technology.
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Iran and the European Union failed to reach agreement in talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, prompting the United States to warn the Islamic republic the clock was ticking on sanctions.
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U.S. officials on Thursday played  down expectations for a meeting at which Europeans will present  a plan for dealing with Iran's nuclear program and expressed  skepticism the plan would solve the problem.
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VIENNA, Austria - Buoyed by growing European support, the United States lobbied the U.N. atomic watchdog agency Monday to send Iran before the U.N...
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Crucial nuclear talks between the   European Union and Iran were in doubt on Wednesday as the two   sides were still wrangling over a date and venue amid a growing   war of nerves over Tehran's atomic ambitions.
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Crucial nuclear talks between the  European Union and Iran were in doubt on Wednesday as the two  sides were still wrangling over a date and venue amid a growing  war of nerves over Tehran's atomic ambitions.
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The United States is prepared to join other nations in holding direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program if Iran first agrees to stop disputed nuclear activities that the West fears could lead to a bomb, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday.
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With the threat of new U.N. sanctions looming, senior European officials met Friday with a ranking envoy from Iran in what officials described as an attempt to defuse the crisis over the Islamic republic's refusal to scrap uranium enrichment.
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A history of official contact &#151; and near misses &#151; between U.S. and Iranian officials.