US cautions Europe on Iran investment
519352
The Christian Science Monitor - American attempts to persuade Europe to think again about financial involvement in Iran may be starting to bear fruit, according to European banking officials. Whether such "back-door sanctions" will work is far less apparent, experts say.
452952
The Bush administration will talk with European allies later this week about possible economic incentives to Iran if it agrees to suspend the enrichment of uranium, a key step
108718
American officials fear that commercial investments in Iraqi power plants could mask military activities by Iran.
226920
TEHRAN, Iran  - Iran warned the United States on  Sunday not to attack its nuclear facilities and said talks with  European nations might produce a deal to defuse the dispute.
282129
"Next week in New York there will be discussions to try to have a resolution. If in the framework of the U.N. things are not sufficient, we will act in the European framework."  France's foreign minister appeared Tuesday to soften his weekend warning of war with Iran if it develops nuclear weapons, emphasizing instead the need to 'negotiate, negotiate, negotiate without respite.'Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner also had said that European leaders were considering their own economic sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt the enrichment of uranium in its nuclear program.Kouchner, who is on his first trip to Moscow as France's top diplomat, on Sunday said 'we must prepare ourselves for the worst' if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, and he specified that could mean a war. Read more
665726
Senior U.S. officials will consult allies in Europe next week on ways to intensify pressure on Iran amid suspicions Tehran is trying to evade sanctions by concealing the origin of financial transactions.
368167
The resistance threatens to open a new rift between Europe and the United States over Iran.
720768
Administration officials say Washingtonâs European allies are talking about a far broader cutoff of bank lending and technology to Iran than any tried so far.
365822
WASHINGTON -- US officials and their European allies are gearing up to impose targeted sanctions on Iran, which has defied a UN Security Council order to halt the enrichment of uranium by today.
318212
Amid US charges of Iran's hand in Iraq's instability, some counsel caution.
707965
Iran's president warned Washington's European allies on Tuesday that Iran would reconsider its relations with them if they insist on punishing Tehran for its nuclear programs, saying that would amount to an act of "hostility."
485330
The Bush administration, which has  opposed deal-making with what it branded "axis of evil" states  like Iran, is working with Europe on a plan to use threats and  incentives to persuade Tehran to end its nuclear activities,  U.S. and European officials said on Tuesday.
667765
Europeans are accusing Americans of strong-arming them into cracking down on Iran in the latest trans-Atlantic conflict straining efforts to maintain a joint front on Tehran and its refusal to freeze uranium enrichment.
108611
Iran made Europe an offer Tuesday: Stop pressuring us on nuclear energy and we&#39;ll guarantee not to make a bomb. European and US governments were discussing an alternate proposal - to buy Iran out of its nuclear ambitions.
258439
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seeking to allay European fears of a preemptive US strike on Iran's nuclear sites, said an attack "is simply not on the agenda at this point".
5046
European Union officials have expressed concern that international sanctions targetting Iran's nuclear programme might not be enough to curb its atomic ambitions, in a document obtained by AFP.
480517
A military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would be a mistake, the European Union's foreign policy chief said Sunday.