Russia delays Iran atom plant work as tensions rise
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Russia will delay the building of Iran's first nuclear power plant as Tehran is behind with payments, a Russian atomic industry source said, as pressure grew on Tehran to curb its disputed nuclear activity.
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Nuclear energy officials hosted an Iranian delegation Wednesday for talks on the construction of a Russian-built plant that has fallen behind schedule because of what Moscow said were delays in payments by Tehran.
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Iran announces a delay to the opening of its first nuclear reactor, but says it will build more with Russian help.
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Russia urged Iran yesterday to act on a United Nations call to suspend sensitive nuclear work that could be used to make atomic bomb material.
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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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The EU Commission crisis prompts Russia to postpone this week's talks with EU leaders.
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Iran said on Thursday it had agreed a  timetable with Russia for the start-up of the Islamic state&#39;s  first nuclear power plant, but an official in Moscow said  negotiations with Tehran were still under way.
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Technical problems have prompted a further delay to the blast-off of a Russian spacecraft to the International Space Station, space officials said on Tuesday.
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Russia will delay starting up Iran's first nuclear power plant because Tehran is behind with payments, a Russian atomic industry source said on Monday, as a U.N. deadline neared for Iran to curb disputed nuclear activity.
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Uranium fuel deliveries to a Russian-built nuclear plant in Iran, and the reactor's launch, could fall behind schedule because of delays in Iran making payments, Russian officials said Monday &#151; the latest sign of financial disputes dogging the deal at the center of Moscow's nuclear cooperation with Tehran.
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Russia warned Iran on Wednesday that its development of rockets and continued uranium enrichment was creating the impression Tehran was intentionally ignoring the concerns of the international community.
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The debate is delaying a decision about whether to use a strategy of diplomacy or isolation in dealing with Iran.
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Iran's first nuclear power plant Bushehr will not be operational until at least the end of 2008, Russian news agencies quoted the head of the company building the facility as saying on Thursday.
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Russia has finished construction work at the Bushehr nuclear reactor in Iran and hopes to sign agreements on shipping nuclear fuel in November, officials said Friday.
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Iran's isolation over its nuclear ambitions deepened on Monday as Russia, its closest big power ally, announced indefinite delays to a joint nuclear power project and accused Tehran of abusing its goodwill.
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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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Iran's first nuclear power plant, which is being built by Russia, will not come online until late 2008, Russian news reports said Thursday.