Moscow urges Tehran to sign NPT protocol, halt enrichment
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Russia called on Iran on Sunday to ease world concerns about its nuclear ambitions by ratifying the additional protocol of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and halting all uranium enrichment, the Ria-Novosti news agency reported.
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Russia has delivered the first shipment  of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr atomic power station, a step  Western powers worried by Tehran's nuclear ambitions had urged  Moscow not to take.
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President Vladimir Putin criticized North Korea&#039;s missile tests and urged Iran to respond to an international offer on its nuclear program, but suggested Thursday it would be counterproductive to threaten either country with sanctions.
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Iran and Russia said Sunday they were close to finalizing a long-delayed protocol on returning spent nuclear fuel to Russia, paving the way for the launch of a Russian-built nuclear power plant in southern Iran in 2006.
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Russia is preparing to sign a deal with  Iran this month to start atomic fuel shipments for a  Moscow-built nuclear reactor there, a Russian nuclear source  said Monday.
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Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, chairman of the powerful Expediency Council of Iran, on Sunday urged European countries to honor a nuclear deal with Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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The UN nuclear watchdog called on Iran on Saturday to immediately halt activities related to uranium enrichment, a process that can be used to make atomic weapons.
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Russia said Friday it regrets Iran's decision not to halt uranium enrichment by a U.N. deadline, underscoring the growing impatience of one of Tehran's key allies on the Security Council.
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Iran must comply with demands from UN nuclear inspectors seeking to verify that Tehran is not trying to develop nuclear weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
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After IAEA meeting in Vienna, Tehran told to comply with UN inspectors and halt uranium enrichment activities by the agencyâs next meeting scheduled for November 25.
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Russia warned Iran on Friday that the  Bushehr nuclear plant could face further delays unless Tehran  moved to resolve a payment row after days of talks ended with  no resolution to the dispute.
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The United States urged a reluctant Russia and China on Tuesday to agree quickly on a sanctions plan against Tehran and its nuclear program as officials from six world powers prepared to seek a breakthrough at talks in Paris.
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Russia's first shipment of nuclear fuel for Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant will strengthen strategic ties between Tehran and Moscow, a top nuclear official said Wednesday.
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A top Iranian nuclear negotiator urged Russia on Friday to ship nuclear fuel this month for a Russian-built power plant, and promised to increase funding for the project after tense talks at which Russian officials complained of insufficient financing.
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POTSDAM, Germany  - World powers, including Russia, threatened "further appropriate measures" on Wednesday if Iran failed to comply with U.N. resolutions demanding that it suspend nuclear enrichment.
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Iran and Russia announced on Sunday that the two countries are about to finalize their delayed protocol on returning spent nuclear fuel to Russia, preparing to the launch of a Russian-built nuclear power plant in southern Iran in 2006.
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Key European nations put finishing touches Tuesday on a proposal meant to enlist the support of Russia and China for possible U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran should Tehran refuse to abandon uranium enrichment, diplomats said.