Iran says U.S. aims to "lift spirits" with war games
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Iran dismissed on Sunday U.S. naval war games on its doorstep as a morale-boosting exercise for American soldiers, days after a large flotilla of U.S. ships entered the Gulf in a show of military muscle.
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If the United States were to attack Iran, the country would respond by striking U.S. interests all over the world, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday.
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Senior Iranian leaders know about the operations of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Qods Force in stirring up violence in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Monday.
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TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Monday that it was suspending uranium enrichment and related activities briefly, voluntarily and in hopes of building confidence in the world that its nuclear ambitions are peaceful.
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One or more Iranians witnessed North  Korea's recent missile tests, deepening U.S. concerns about  growing ties between two countries with troubling nuclear  capabilities, a top U.S. official said on Thursday.
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Iran is considering a novel way to reassure the world about its atomic ambitions: it plans to open its nuclear facilities to tourists.
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Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says relations with the US could be restored in the future.
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Iran's president said on   Thursday his country gave cultural and spiritual support to   Lebanon but sidestepped questions about whether Tehran would   obey a U.N. arms embargo imposed on Hizbollah guerrillas.
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NEW YORK -- Iran's foreign minister said yesterday his country's relations with the United States are about the worst ever, but he believes the upcoming US presidential election could open avenues for renewed dialogue, even if President Bush is reelected.
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Iran is ready to hold more talks with its arch enemy the United States to help secure Iraq, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday.
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Iran's Foreign Ministry said Monday that a confrontation between Iranian boats and U.S. Navy ships in Gulf over the weekend was "something normal" and was resolved. It suggested the Iranian boats had not recognized the U.S. vessels.
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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 said Sunday an international conference in Baghdad where it held direct talks with the United States for the first time in years was a constructive "first step" toward restoring stability to the neighboring country.
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The United States is considering the idea of rewarding Iran if it abandons its nuclear ambitions, diplomats and US officials said Tuesday.
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The top U.S. military commander in the Mideast said Friday that Iran runs the risk of triggering an unintended conflict if its boats continue to harass U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf.
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Washington is sending a veteran Middle East hand. Tehran's envoy is a British-educated diplomat considered one of Iran's top analysts of the West. Combine that with a flexible agenda and a matchmaking Iraqi host &#151; and the international gathering Saturday to help steer Iraq's future also appears as a prime opportunity for some icebreaking overtures between Iran and the United States.
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TEHRAN, Iran  - Iran warned the United States on  Sunday not to attack its nuclear facilities and said talks with  European nations might produce a deal to defuse the dispute.