Annan sees fears Iran standoff could lead to war
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Middle Eastern leaders are worried the   current standoff between Iran and the West over Tehran's   nuclear ambitions could degenerate into war, U.N.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Sunday.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is worried about Iran's nuclear program but hopes a stand-off with the international community can be resolved through dialogue, he said in comments published in Italy on Friday.
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America's standoff with Iran is a source of much stress here &#151; with Saudi Arabia worried about Iran's nuclear intentions but also fearful of the prospect of strong U.S. action.
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U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei sought clarity from Iran on Friday about an atomic program the West fears may ultimately yield warheads.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad   told U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday he supported a   U.N. resolution on Lebanon and was determined to negotiate an   end to Tehran's nuclear standoff with the West.
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The United Nations said on Monday it was  worried about the possibility of rising tensions along the  Lebanese-Israeli frontier, and urged Beirut to exercise control  over its side.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, alarmed by a possible coup in Fiji, urged the South Pacific island nation's president and a defiant military leader on Tuesday to resolve their differences lawfully.
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Kofi Annan urges a negotiated solution to the Iranian nuclear issue, but the US calls for UN sanctions.
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A warning from French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner that the world has to prepare for a possible war with Iran over its nuclear programme triggered alarm in the Middle East and elsewhere Monday.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said after meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Thursday that he believes Tehran is taking &quot;very seriously&quot; an offer of incentives to roll back its disputed nuclear program.
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Russia's foreign minister raises fears over threats of war in Iran after meeting his French counterpart.
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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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Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed for nations to unite against human rights abuses, religious divisions, brutal conflicts and an unjust world economy in an emotional farewell on Tuesday. But his remarks were overshadowed by a military coup in Thailand and the Iranian president's fiery defense of his country's nuclear program.
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Iran's hardline president maintained a defiant tone Saturday ahead of talks with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan on the country's suspect nuclear program.
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Iran's nuclear behavior poses a serious concern it might gain the ability to build atom bombs, the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said on Monday as Tehran and the EU resumed talks but dampened expectations of a breakthrough.
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Fears that Islamic hard-liners could  exacerbate Iran's nuclear standoff with the West, scare foreign  investors and worsen social tensions may pave the way for a  comeback by former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
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The chief U.N. nuclear inspector warned Friday against rhetoric in the Iranian nuclear standoff that he called "a reminder of pre-war Iraq," and said he sees no reason to go beyond diplomacy, apparent criticisms of the U.S. position.