At U.N., Iranian Leader Is Defiant on Nuclear Efforts
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Tuesday not to give in to pressure by "arrogant powers" trying to force him to abandon his nation's uranium-enrichment program and unilaterally declared that as far as he is concerned, "the nuclear issue of Iran is now closed."
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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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Sanctions will not succeed in stopping Iran's nuclear progress, its president said on Saturday, a day after major powers said they had "serious and constructive" talks about new U.N. punitive measures.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Iran should not show weakness over its nuclear program, a day after Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop nuclear work which the West says could to used for making bombs.
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Iran vowed defiantly on Thursday not to   bow to Western pressure, hours before a U.N. watchdog was   expected to report Tehran had failed to meet a deadline to halt   work which the West fears could help it build a nuclear bomb.
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TEHRAN - A defiant Iran yesterday rejected a resolution by the UN atomic watchdog calling for a halt to sensitive nuclear work and threatened to block tough inspections if the issue was referred to the Security Council.
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TEHRAN, Sept. 3 -- 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 with the Iranian leader.
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TEHRAN, Iran -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday rejected demands that Tehran suspend its uranium enrichment activities, saying his government was determined to continue pursuing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
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TEHRAN - Iran reacted yesterday with defiance to a resolution from the UN&#39;s atomic watchdog, rejecting calls to halt sensitive nuclear activities and threatening to block tough inspections if the issue was referred to the Security Council.
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Iran vowed on Thursday not to bow to   Western pressure, hours before a U.N. watchdog was expected to   report Tehran had defied a deadline to halt work which the West   fears could help it build nuclear bombs.
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Iranian President Mohammad Khatami today rejected calls from European nations to halt a nuclear program, raising the odds that the UN Security Council will have to consider the matter as early as next month.
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Iran's president rejects calls to suspend uranium enrichment, a day before a UN deadline runs out.
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Iran's president says he wants talks on his nation's nuclear programme, but rules out pre-conditions set by the UN.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced optimism Thursday that the dispute over his country's nuclear ambitions could still be settled through talks, despite mounting international impatience at Tehran's rejection of U.N. Security Council demands.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday denied reports that Iran had slowed down its atomic work, which the West fears is aimed at making nuclear bombs.
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President Ahmadinejad said today that U.N. sanctions will not deter Iran from pursuing its nuclear program.
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Iran says it will not agree to halt uranium enrichment, despite a call by the UN to suspend all such activities.