Pressure mounts on Iran over nuclear arms
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VIENNA - Buoyed by growing European support, the United States is lobbying the United Nations atomic watchdog agency to haul Iran before the Security Council for refusing to freeze programmes that can produce nuclear weapons.
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The United States and Iran were headed  for a diplomatic showdown at the U.N. nuclear watchdog, with  Washington demanding Tehran be threatened with tough action if  it resumes atomic work it could use for bombs, diplomats say.
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A defiant Iran faces the threat of U.N.   Security Council sanctions after the world body's atomic   watchdog said Tehran refused to stop work on its nuclear   program by a Thursday deadline.
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The Bush administration on Sunday  stepped up pressure on International Atomic Energy Agency chief  Mohamed ElBaradei to leave his post, amid reports that U.S.  officials were scrutinizing his telephone calls with Iranian  diplomats.
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Iran's Foreign Ministry insisted on Sunday on a right to do research on nuclear centrifuges in a threat that could scupper a deal with the European Union to dispel international fears Tehran seeks nuclear arms.
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SANTIAGO, Chile - President Bush increased the administration&#39;s pressure on Iran on Saturday, accusing the country of speeding forward in the production of a key ingredient for nuclear weapons fuel, a move he said was &quot;a very serious matter&quot; that
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LONDON, Sept 15 (IranMania) - Europe was putting up strong resistance to US pressure to deliver a tough ultimatum to Iran over its alleged nuclear weapons program, though diplomats Wednesday said they expected the two sides to reach a compromise at a
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Since being slapped with yet more criticism and tough demands from the UN nuclear watchdog, Iran has reacted with noisy indignation while still signalling its willingness to negotiate.
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European Union foreign ministers on Monday agreed sanctions on Iran to raise pressure over its nuclear program but also held open the door to fresh talks.
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The United States pressed Iran to meet the demands of the UN nuclear watchdog after the three big European countries made a last-chance offer to make Tehran comply.
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As a delegation from Germany, France and Britain meets Iranian officials to discuss the nuclear stand-off on Thursday, Iran has reiterated its negative stance and upped the pressure by testing a long-range missile.
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Four western countries set the scene yesterday for a showdown with Iran by demanding that it freeze its uranium enrichment activities immediately.
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EU countries analyse an Iranian response to EU pressure for it to halt plans to enrich uranium, officials say.
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The United States and Iran appear headed for a showdown over the Islamic republic&#39;s nuclear program. Washington is reported to be pushing for the United Nations nuclear agency to adopt a resolution that would
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The United States on Thursday dubbed Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a proliferater of weapons of mass destruction and imposed sanctions on its Qods force, ratcheting up pressure on Tehran to abandon its nuclear program.
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As the International Atomic Energy Agency&#39;s governing board prepares for its meeting today - during which it will discuss Iran&#39;s nuclear weapons program â-he radical Iranian regime&#39;s defiance is growing.
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The world's major powers will try Tuesday to overcome differences over imposing more sanctions on Iran and to keep up pressure on the Tehran leadership to curb its nuclear program.