Iranians see right to nuclear program as matter of national pride
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TEHRAN, Iran -- From this country's divisive political sphere to its disaffected streets, one thing binds Iranians of all ideologies: a fervent belief in the Islamic Republic's right to its nuclear program.
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Iranians are set to vote in elections seen as the first test of support for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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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 Wednesday.
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Friday prayers in Iran rang with defiance in the face of expected tough action from the UN nuclear watchdog over suspicions this country is trying to build a nuclear bomb.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday his country would move forward with its disputed nuclear program, comparing its nuclear drive to a train that has no brakes.
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TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said yesterday it is prepared to suspend some nuclear activities but would not surrender its right to enrich uranium.
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TEHRAN (MNA) -- The Europeans should understand the mood in Iran and move in the direction of recognizing Iranâs legitimate right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy through mutual respect and understanding, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi
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Iran regards the draft resolution proposed by the three major European states - Germany, Britain and France - on Tehran&#39;s nuclear programs as politically motivated, the spokesman for the Iranian delegation to the meeting of the International Atomic Energy
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his nation's human rights record on Monday as hundreds of people gathered outside the U.N. and Columbia University to protest appearances by the hard-line leader
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday said his country would not beg world powers to allow Iran to have a nuclear program.
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Iran would not object to Washington  joining negotiations with the European Union over its nuclear  program provided the United States treated Tehran with respect,  Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Tuesday.
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Iranians are swelling with pride after weightlifter Hossein Rezazadeh confirmed his status as the world&#39;s strongest man at the Athens Olympics.
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To cries of &quot;Death to America&quot; and &quot;God is Greatest&quot; Iran&#39;s hard-liner-dominated parliament passed a bill on Sunday obliging the government to continue efforts to develop a nuclear energy program.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marked the 28th anniversary of Iran's revolution on Sunday pledging to pursue the country's nuclear program but announcing no new atomic work that would have riled the West.
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Iran wants to be a leader in the Islamic world, but it has often had to labor to unify its own people under one national identity.
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TEHRAN, Iran Oct 31, 2004 - Iran&#39;s parliament approved on Sunday the outline of a bill requiring the government to resume uranium enrichment an issue of national pride that is a rare point of agreement between conservatives and reformers in Iranian
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Iran marks the 28th anniversary of its revolution on Sunday seeking to show a nation united over its nuclear policy, but Western pressure and cautious voices at home dampened prospects for a big statement on atomic progress.