Iran hopes to seal nuclear pact despite opposition
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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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Iran's hardline president maintained a defiant tone Saturday ahead of talks with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan on the country's suspect nuclear program.
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Iran pledged Sunday to meet its deadline and suspend its uranium enrichment activities on Monday, in a sign of cooperation even as the United States has been stepping up pressure over the country&#39;s nuclear program.
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Iran has said there was no reason to suspend its nuclear activities, maintaining a tough line despite talks with the European Union aimed at persuading Tehran to halt uranium enrichment.
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Tehran hoped to reach a compromise at  talks on Saturday over its nuclear program with Britain,  Germany and France, which are trying to persuade it to stop  enriching uranium, an Iranian negotiator said.
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LONDON, Nov 27 (IranMania) - Iran remained optimistic Saturday that a deal to avert a crisis over its nuclear plan could be reached despite its apparent insistence that certain key equipment should be exempted from an agreement on suspending uranium
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TEHRAN, Iran  - Hoping to avoid a showdown at the United Nations, Iran and the European Union's three big powers reached a preliminary agreement over Tehran's nuclear program, Iran's chief negotiator said Sunday.
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Iran reiterates that it will not give up uranium enrichment on the eve of talks with the European Union.
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Iran seems determined to defy the international community and continue to develop a nuclear bomb. That&#39;s no longer in dispute.
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Iran voiced optimism on Sunday about negotiations with the European Union on its nuclear program and a possible trade deal and said there was no need to involve Washington in the talks right now.
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Iran&#39;s nuclear agreement with European governments was endorsed by the governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday despite resistance
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed Iran &quot;would not bend one inch&quot; over its nuclear programme as key talks with the European Union wrapped up in Berlin with no breakthrough.
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Iran and European nations reached a provisional agreement over Iran's nuclear program at talks aimed at avoiding a U.N. showdown, but all parties involved still must approve it, Iran's chief negotiator said Sunday.
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Iran stepped back from its tough rhetoric of recent days on Thursday, saying there was a "not small" chance Tehran would reach a deal with European Union negotiators on its nuclear program.
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TEHRAN: Iran staged its annual show of military might on Tuesday, with President Mohammad Khatami vowing the Islamic Republic will push on with its controversial nuclear program even if it risks international isolation.
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Iran refused yesterday to agree to suspend indefinitely its uranium enrichment activities although it would continue talks with Britain, France and Germany on a package of incentives.
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Iran toughened its position over its nuclear program Sunday, vowing to maintain its demand to exempt 20 centrifuges it says it wants for research despite international efforts to save a deal committing Tehran to freeze uranium enrichment and all related activities.