UN atomic report may expose Iran to wider sanctions
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A U.N. watchdog report due on Thursday is likely to confirm Iran has escalated rather than halted its nuclear fuel program, exposing Tehran to wider sanctions over fears it is secretly seeking atom bombs.
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Proposed new United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program call for travel bans and asset freezes for specific Iranian officials and vigilance on all banks in Iran, according to a draft text.
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Iran hits out at UN calls for it to stop uranium enrichment after a report said it had missed a deadline to do so.
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TEHERAN - Iran will probably give its formal response on Thursday to Britain, France and Germany on whether it will agree to a suspension of some of its nuclear activities in order to avoid possible UN sanctions, a top official told AFP.
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VIENNA -- Iran has steadily expanded its program to enrich uranium and defied a United Nations Security Council deadline for an immediate freeze of nuclear activities before it gains the capability to produce fuel for nuclear weapons, the UN nuclear watchdog agency said here yesterday.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog's governing body is this week expected to ratify cuts in aid to Iran and scrutinize Tehran's defiant expansion of uranium enrichment, a possible route to atomic bombs.
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VIENNA  - EU officials were evaluating Iran&#39;s response to an offer for Tehran to avoid possible UN sanctions over its nuclear program in a wrangle that has led a UN watchdog to hold up a key report.
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A UN report says Iran is planning uranium enrichment facilities, but does not confirm if  nuclear weapons are the goal.
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A new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) hardly lessens Western unease over Iran&#39;s possible nuclear intentions.
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Iran has begun enriching a new batch   of uranium just days ahead of a U.N. deadline for Tehran to   suspend atomic fuel work or face possible sanction, The   Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
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Iran slammed UN efforts to rein in its nuclear programme Wednesday but both the United States and Europe called for tough action at a UN atomic watchdog meeting that brought new sanctions closer.
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LISBON -- A senior Iranian official warned yesterday that further UN sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program could derail ongoing negotiations toward a settlement. Ali Larijani, Iran's top nuclear envoy, me t yesterday with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana. Iran has agreed to disclose past suspicious nuclear activities if diplomatic efforts continue. Solana called the session constructive.
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The UN says Iran has  ceased uranium enrichment, but the US says it could still press for sanctions against Tehran.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Iran said on Saturday it was surprised by proposed new sanctions over its nuclear program and said major powers should have waited for the verdict of a United Nations watchdog in March.
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Major U.N. Security Council powers have agreed on an incremental increase in sanctions on Iran, including a new restriction on exporters doing business with the country, diplomats said Thursday.
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Iran has notified the UN nuclear watchdog in writing that it will to suspend uranium enrichment and linked activities to dispel suspicions that it is trying to build nuclear arms, diplomats said Sunday.
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The commitment to the UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog agency could derail an American drive to impose UN sanctions. Diplomats said Iran agrees to continue a freeze on uranium enrichment and to suspend related activities.