Iran says Western nuclear pressure failing
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Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Thursday the West had failed in efforts to put pressure on the Islamic Republic over its atomic activities.
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Iran has told France, Britain and  Germany it wants more than promises of future benefits if it  suspends its controversial uranium enrichment program, but the  Europeans have refused, Western diplomats said on Thursday.
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Iran dug in its heels over its nuclear program on Monday as major powers discussed tightening U.N. sanctions against the Islamic republic, which the West fears is attempting to produce nuclear weapons.
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Despite intense pressure from other nations, Iran failed to provide written assurances yesterday that it was fully suspending its nuclear program, though Tehran's negotiators promised a commitment would be forthcoming, U.S. and European diplomats said.
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Iran said on Friday that a nuclear   standoff with the West could only be settled through   negotiation while Russia called imposing punitive sanctions on   Tehran for not ending sensitive atomic work a dead end.
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Iran's call for help in building a plutonium-producing reactor appeared headed for rejection, with diplomats at a 35-nation meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency saying Tuesday that many of Tehran's traditional allies favored denying the request.
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Iran's persistent failure to clear up concerns about its nuclear activities after concealing them for almost 20 years sets it apart from all other nations, the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said on Monday.
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The United States, the European Union and Russia urged Iran Monday to comply with the U.N. nuclear watchdog's demand that it halt all activities linked to uranium enrichment, after Tehran rejected the call.
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Despite intense pressure from other nations, Iran failed to provide written assurances today that it was fully suspending its nuclear program, though Tehran&#39;s negotiators promised a commitment
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Iran said on Monday the idea it was   prepared to shelve uranium enrichment for a limited time had   been misunderstood by the West and that it had made no decision   yet.
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Iran rejected a European demand to stop building a heavy water nuclear reactor in return for a light-water reactor Sunday, hardening Iran's position on a key part of its nuclear facilities that critics claim is part of a weapons program.
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Talks between Tehran and the EU on  Iran's nuclear programme have been put back, Iranian officials say.
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Facing fierce international pressure, Iran backed off yesterday from its demand to be allowed to continue operating some uranium enrichment
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Iran's president voiced defiance on Wednesday as world powers prepared to put the finishing touches to new sanctions against the Islamic Republic, saying his country would not surrender.
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Tehran: Iran failed last night to give a definitive answer to an EU demand it freeze sensitive nuclear activities or face referral to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions, a diplomat familiar with the talks said.
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VIENNA -- Iran failed yesterday to give a definitive answer to an EU demand that it freeze sensitive nuclear activities or face referral to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions, a diplomat familiar with the talks said.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Iran should not show weakness over its nuclear program, after Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop nuclear work which the West says will be used to make atom bombs.