Nuclear agreement could be finalized soon, Iran says
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Iran said today that a preliminary agreement reached between Iran and the European Unionâs three big powers might be finalized soon, but hard-liners criticized the deal and called on the government to ignore calls to keep suspending
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French officials say an initial accord is likely between the EU and Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme.
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Iran is ready to consider complying &#151; at least temporarily &#151; with a U.N. Security Council demand that it freeze uranium enrichment, which can be used in developing atomic weapons, diplomats told The Associated Press on Sunday.
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Tehran is confident of reaching a  negotiated settlement over its nuclear program, a senior  Iranian diplomat said in Tokyo on Thursday, as the United  Nations nuclear watchdog seemed set to report that Iran had  defied a deadline to halt atomic fuel work.
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TEHRAN -- Iran said yesterday a preliminary agreement reached between Iran and the European Union's three big powers may be finalized soon, but hard-liners criticized the deal and called on the government to ignore calls to keep suspending nuclear activities.
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TEHRAN - An Iranian nuclear plant which atomic experts say could give the Islamic state access to bomb-grade material is nearing completion, a senior Iranian nuclear official said on Wednesday.
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Iran is ready to prove to the world it is not producing atomic weapons if the West recognizes the Islamic Republic's right to have peaceful nuclear technology, President Mohammad Khatami said Wednesday.
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Iranian President Mahmoud   Ahmadinejad on Wednesday signaled a willingness to negotiate as   major powers said Tehran had until early October to agree to   suspend its nuclear program.
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Iran is ready to prove to the world it  is not producing atomic weapons provided the West recognizes  the Islamic Republic's right to peaceful nuclear technology,  President Mohammad Khatami said on Wednesday.
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Iran's president says he wants nuclear power as soon as possible, as a deadline to halt enrichment activity passes.
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TEHERAN - Iran said on Monday it was optimistic ahead of crucial talks with the European Union aimed at striking a long-term accord that would ease concerns over the countryâs nuclear programme.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad   said on Thursday he was open to what he called new conditions   to resolve Tehran's standoff with the West over its nuclear   program and believed talks could end the dispute.
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Iran said it would meet the European  Union's Monday deadline for suspending uranium enrichment and  allay fears it was trying to make a nuclear bomb -- the freeze  could spare it from U.N. sanctions.
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Iran has confirmed it is offering European representatives and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) a compromise deal that would see an end to its more questionable nuclear activities.
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TEHRAN - An Iranian negotiator said Sunday that Iran and three big European powers have reached a preliminary agreement over what to do about Iran&#39;s nuclear program.
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Tehran is confident of a prompt solution to the dispute over its nuclear program, Iran's deputy foreign minister said Wednesday, despite U.N. Security Council plans to meet next week to discuss further sanctions.
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Iran's negotiations with the European  Union over a deal which would spare Tehran from possible U.N.  sanctions over its nuclear program are in their final stages,  Iran said Saturday.