Iran talks tough on nukes
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Tehran - Iran&#39;s top nuclear official said on Sunday the Islamic republic would refuse to accept any limitations on its nuclear activities, and threatened to halt tough UN inspections if the case was referred to the Security Council.
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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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Crucial nuclear talks between the   European Union and Iran were in doubt on Wednesday as the two   sides were still wrangling over a date and venue amid a growing   war of nerves over Tehran's atomic ambitions.
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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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Iran has not yet responded to a Western proposal over its nuclear program because of deep differences within its regime about what to say.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said in Tehran on Friday he had called for swifter Iranian cooperation in resolving questions about its atomic activity, which the West fears will yield atom bombs.
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Iran wants talks on its nuclear program but rejects preconditions demanding it freeze the work, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, just ahead of a U.N. deadline for Tehran to back down.
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Talks between Tehran and the EU on  Iran's nuclear programme are put back, Iranian representatives say.
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Iran says it has answered all &quot;serious questions&quot; about its nuclear activities but says some &quot;marginal problems&quot; could arise when the UN&#39;s atomic energy agency meets next month.
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Iran&#039;s top nuclear negotiator said Thursday his country remains serious about continuing negotiations to defuse the international standoff over its nuclear program, which the West fears could be used to make weapons.
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Iran will not comply with IAEA demands that it freeze all activities related to the enrichment of uranium and the Islamic republic is open for both confrontation and negotiations, Iranâs senior national security official said.
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Iran ruled out a total suspension of uranium enrichment Wednesday as a second round of talks with European negotiators failed to produce an agreement aimed at avoiding
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants negotiations on Iran's nuclear program but won't halt uranium enrichment ahead of talks, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Sunday after meeting the Iranian leader.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck a defiant yet vague tone on Sunday, telling Iranians during the 28th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that their country would not give up uranium enrichment but was prepared to talk with the international community.
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The United States told Iran on Thursday  it must change its nuclear course or be isolated, but Tehran  remained defiant as it held talks on its atomic program with  the European Union.
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Iran was sending mixed messages on Tuesday regarding the development of its nuclear program. Iranian President Mohammed Khatami said on Tuesday that his country would
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TEHRAN  - Iranian officials said they will not bow to international demands for Tehran to suspend its controversial uranium enrichment activities, saying they were ready for confrontation or negotiation.