Iran could take months to agree to &#39;ambiguous&#39; European nuclear ...
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TEHRAN  -- Iran could take months to agree to a European request not to resume uranium enrichment, a nuclear negotiation spokesman said Tuesday, saying the offer was riddled with ambiguities and must be more balanced.
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LAPPEENRANTA, Finland  - The European Union agreed   on Saturday to try to clarify Iran's nuclear stance within two   weeks and Iran told visiting U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan   it wanted fresh negotiations on the issue.
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A divided U.N. nuclear watchdog has put off until Thursday ruling on Iran's bid for aid for a project the West fears could yield bomb-grade plutonium, but is still likely to block such assistance, diplomats said.
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HAMBURG, GERMANY - Iran is not prepared to negotiate with the European Union over a long-term suspension of its uranium enrichment, the head of Iranâs nuclear energy agency said in an interview published on Thursday.
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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 is still unable to accept some positions of European countries in crucial talks on its nuclear programme at the UN atomic agency, but an agreement remains possible, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi says.
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Tehran has ignored deadlines and ultimatums, but as long as it offers a diplomatic way out of the standoff, there'll be little support for sanctions
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Iran&#39;s nuclear transparency deal with  U.N. inspectors could be a recipe for delay and the lack of any  provision for Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment is  unacceptable, the United States and EU powers said on  Wednesday.
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The diplomatic deadlock over Iran's nuclear plan maintains its hold over the European press, with commentators predicting a long and difficult path for ahead for Tehran's critics.
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LAPPEENRANTA, Finland  - European Union foreign   ministers agreed on Saturday to give Iran two more weeks to   clarify its stance on halting sensitive nuclear work after   Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to suspend uranium enrichment.
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The UN nuclear agency says it needs more time to decide whether Iran has a nuclear weapons programme.
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Iran is in the "final stages" of negotiation with diplomats from the major European powers in a dispute over nuclear arms, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Saturday. But European envoys warned that a lasting agreement remains a long way off.
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A claim by Iran that it has suspended uranium enrichment appears to open a three-month window for a compromise over what it insists is its peaceful atomic energy programme.
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Iran is prepared to keep uranium enrichment activities frozen as long as nuclear negotiations continue with the EU, but those talks should not last too long, Iran&#39;s chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani said Tuesday.
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Iran's nuclear transparency deal with U.N. inspectors could be a recipe for delay and the lack of provision for suspending Tehran's uranium enrichment is unacceptable, European Union powers said on Wednesday.
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A divided U.N. nuclear watchdog has postponed until Thursday a ruling on Iran's bid for aid for a project the West fears could yield bomb-grade plutonium, but is still likely to block such assistance, diplomats said.
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Iran said on Monday the idea it was   prepared to shelve uranium enrichment for a limited time had   been misunderstood by the West and that it had made no decision   yet.