U.S. pursuing increased pressure on Iran
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Senior U.S. officials will consult allies in Europe next week on ways to intensify pressure on Iran amid efforts by Tehran to evade existing sanctions by concealing the origin of financial transactions.
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Sanctions the U.S. is seeking could start with restrictions on IranÂs imports of nuclear material, but the plan faces a high hurdle at the U.N.
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Ratcheting up the pressure on Tehran, the United States on Thursday designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a proliferater of weapons of mass destruction and its elite Qods force a supporter of terrorism.
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The United States and Iran were headed  for a diplomatic showdown at the U.N. nuclear watchdog, with  Washington demanding Tehran be threatened with tough action if  it resumes atomic work it could use for bombs, diplomats say.
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Citing Iranian involvement with Iraqi militias and Tehran's nuclear ambitions, the Bush administration has shifted to offense in its confrontation with Iran &#151; building up the U.S. military in the Persian Gulf and promising more aggressive moves against Iranian operatives in Iraq and Lebanon.
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The United States will push for more U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran if Tehran continues to ignore council demands for suspension of the country's uranium enrichment program, the State Department said Monday.
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VIENNA -- Buoyed by growing European support, the United States lobbied the UN atomic watchdog agency yesterday to send Iran before the UN Security Council for refusing to freeze work that can produce nuclear weapons.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell says Iran may be seeking to adapt its missiles to carry nuclear warheads.
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The world's major powers will try to narrow their differences on tougher sanctions against Iran when they meet on Friday in New York, seeking to keep up pressure on Tehran to curb its nuclear program.
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Buoyed by growing European support, the United States lobbied the U.N. atomic watchdog agency Monday to send Iran before the U.N. Security Council for refusing to freeze work that can produce nuclear weapons.
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The U.S. is growing impatient for a response to its incentive plan aimed at slowing Iran's nuclear program. But Tehran may have another move up its sleeve
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Raising pressure on Tehran, the United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a general from the country's elite Qods force and three Iraqis living in exile in Syria and Iran for fomenting violence in Iraq.
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President Bush heightened the administration&#39;s pressure on Iran on Saturday by using his first summit meeting since he won re-election to accuse Iran of speeding
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China called on Iran on Tuesday to step up its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, as world powers raise pressure on Tehran to curtail its nuclear program.
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Washington says it will now push for tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities.
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The Bush administration expressed concern on Tuesday about Iran's pursuit of longer-range ballistic missiles and imposed U.S. economic penalties against Chinese companies it accused of helping Tehran in those efforts.
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The United States said on Monday it   still aimed to seek U.N. sanctions against Iran over its   disputed nuclear program this month despite Iranian hints of   readiness to compromise in talks with Europe.