Iranian cleric upbeat on closure of nuclear case
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A top Iranian cleric expressed optimism Friday that Iran&#39;s nuclear case might not be referred to the United Nations Security Council, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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Iranian President Mohammad Khatami ruled out an indefinite suspension of uranium enrichment as demanded by the European Union but he expressed his optimism that negotiations could end the nuclear standoff.
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A top Iranian official tells the BBC Tehran is prepared to give more assurances over its nuclear enrichment plans.
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Iran was sending mixed messages on Tuesday regarding the development of its nuclear program. Iranian President Mohammed Khatami said on Tuesday that his country would
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Iran said on Sunday that it would fulfill its commitment of suspending uranium enrichment activities on Monday, denying the allegation that it was still producing uranium feedstuff for enrichment.
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The conservative-dominated Iranian Majlis (parliament) on Wednesday voiced hope that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Union (EU) will honor their
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Tuesday not to give in to pressure by "arrogant powers" trying to force him to abandon his nation's uranium-enrichment program and unilaterally declared that as far as he is concerned, "the nuclear issue of Iran is now closed."
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Iran's foreign minister was quoted as saying that nuclear talks are to resume on Wednesday
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A key Iranian nuclear facility which the  U.N.'s nuclear watchdog has urged Tehran to shut down is  nearing completion, a senior Iranian nuclear official said on  Sunday.
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TEHRAN -- Iran said yesterday it is prepared to temporarily suspend some nuclear activities but would not surrender its right to enrich uranium.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi on Sunday welcomed the decision of his country&#39;s parliament to back the resumption of uranium enrichment.
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Iran says it is close to restoring diplomatic ties with Egypt, ending a 30-year freeze in relations.
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A senior Iranian cleric said on Friday the "death knell" had sounded for a U.S.-sponsored Arab-Israeli peace conference, which has drawn skeptical remarks from some Arab countries that are expected to take part.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced optimism Thursday that the dispute over his country's nuclear ambitions could still be settled through talks, despite mounting international impatience at Tehran's rejection of U.N. Security Council demands.
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A prominent Iranian cleric said on Friday the fatwa death warrant against author Salman Rushdie issued by the late Iranian Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini in 1989 was "still alive" in the Islamic Republic.
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Tehran - Iranian officials said on Wednesday they will not cede to international demands for the Islamic republic to suspend its controversial uranium enrichment activities, saying they were ready for confrontation or negotiation.
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An influential Iranian cleric said on   Friday that Iran would not halt uranium enrichment work,   calling it an unacceptable precondition set by six world powers   for talks over the country's atomic activities.