Iran defiant, big powers seek progress on sanctions
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Six world powers were to meet in Paris on Tuesday to try to break the deadlock over U.N. sanctions on Iran's nuclear program, but Tehran said any denial of its rights would be seen as "enmity".
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Despite the threat of new sanctions, Iran is advancing work at its largest nuclear facility and has informed international inspectors in writing that it will not comply with a U.N. order to suspend the program, according to U.S. and European diplomats familiar with the inspectors' latest findings.
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Major powers made progress on Thursday on agreeing on new sanctions on Iran and hope to have their U.N. ambassadors begin drafting a formal U.N. Security Council resolution next week, a senior U.S. official said.
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New sanctions to target Iran's institutions show that Washington, frustrated by resistance at the U.N., is moving toward a different strategy to pressure Tehran &#13;&#10;
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Iranian leaders vowed on Wednesday to press on with Tehran's disputed nuclear work regardless of any new U.N. sanctions, one day after world powers agreed the outline of a new resolution.
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Iran vowed on Thursday not to bow to   Western pressure, hours before a U.N. watchdog was expected to   report Tehran had defied a deadline to halt work which the West   fears could help it build nuclear bombs.
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Major powers sought to narrow   differences over sanctions against Iran on Friday as a new   deadline ticked away for that country to agree to suspend   sensitive nuclear work.
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France, Britain and Germany have told Iran that if they had not reached a final agreement to freeze key parts of its atomic programme by Monday, they would not stop moves to seek sanctions against Tehran.
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Six world powers agreed on Friday to discuss possible sanctions to punish Iran for failing to halt its nuclear program but said they were still open to negotiations with Tehran.
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Iran marks the 28th anniversary of its revolution on Sunday seeking to show a nation united over its nuclear policy, but Western pressure and cautious voices at home dampened prospects for a big statement on atomic progress.
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Iran vowed on Thursday never to shelve   its nuclear program, defying the threat of sanctions hours as a   U.N. deadline fell due for Tehran to stop work that the West   fears could lead to atomic bombs.
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In the eyes of six world powers, Iran  has failed to meet a U.N. Security Council demand that it  suspend uranium enrichment, a senior European Union diplomat  said, in a move which could pave the way for sanctions.
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Major powers working on a U.N. resolution to impose new sanctions on Iran probably will not complete a draft text by the end of the week as expected, diplomats said after another round of talks on Tuesday.
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World powers said they would have to overcome key differences on Tuesday to agree on a new sanctions resolution against Iran that aims to ratchet up pressure on Tehran to curb sensitive nuclear work.
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Six major powers hope on Wednesday to put finishing touches on a draft text imposing sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment, which can be used in a bomb or for peaceful ends.
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Major powers said on Friday they had "serious and constructive" talks about new U.N. Security Council sanctions aimed at trying to force Iran to halt its uranium enrichment activities.
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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.