Obama: Would meet Iranian as president
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Democrat Barack Obama says he probably wouldn't have invited Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak at Columbia University but would be willing as president to meet with the Iranian leader as a way to protect U.S. interests.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cut short his two-day visit to Armenia on Tuesday and returned to neighboring Iran, an Armenian presidential spokesman said.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that Iran was "opposed to any proliferation" of nuclear weapons and was always ready to talk about its nuclear program.
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Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has said Iran is ready to reach an agreement over its nuclear programme. Mr Khatami was speaking ahead of talks on Friday with European negotiators.
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Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in Iran Saturday to discuss Iraq and other Middle East issues with President Mahmoud Ahmadinajed, state-run television reported.
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Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, left, leaves a cabinet meeting, accompanied by his Intelligence Minister, Ali Younesi, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004.
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HAMBURG, Germany  - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana confirmed on Tuesday that he would meet Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani this week for the latest round of talks on Iran's nuclear program.
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The UN's Kofi Annan is to meet Iran's president and supreme leader for talks likely to cover the nuclear issue.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who wants to talk peace with Israel, has accepted an invitation to pay an official visit to Israel's arch-enemy Iran, officials said on Wednesday.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will travel to Saudi Arabia on Saturday to hold talks on regional issues, an Iranian official said on Thursday.
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(Corrects spelling of Iranian president's name to Ahmadinejad throughout from Ahmedinejad)     BAGHDAD  - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told Iraq he supports a crackdown on Kurdish guerrillas in northern Iraq but wants a peaceful solution to the crisis, Iraq's government said.
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The conference next month would include the first direct, high-level diplomatic contacts between American and Iranian officials in more than two years.
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Prompted by the Iranian President's challenge, we imagine how the debate might play out
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Iran would not object to Washington joining negotiations with the European Union over its nuclear program provided the United States treated Tehran with respect, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Tuesday.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. would hold direct talks with Iran if Tehran suspended its nuclear program. Iran's president, however, pledged to move ahead with enrichment activity that Washington contends masks weapons development.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived for talks in Iran on Monday amid growing calls for Washington to engage Tehran in dialogue to help stop Iraq sliding into civil war.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that  Iran is approaching the "summit" of nuclear development.