U.S. may bypass U.N. on Iran: LA Times
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The Bush administration has   indicated it is prepared to form an independent coalition to   freeze Iranian assets and restrict trade if the U.N. Security   Council fails to penalize Tehran for its nuclear enrichment   program, The Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.
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Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear  watchdog would like to visit a secret military site in Iran  that an exile group said was a nuclear weapons site, but they  lack the legal authority to go there, U.N. diplomats told  Reuters.
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A new report on UN inspections in Iranâs nuclear facilities may undermine the US demand to send Tehranâs nuclear file to the UN Security Council this month, diplomats said on Wednesday.
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Iran will consider taking 'illegal' steps if further UN sanctions are imposed over nuclear programme.
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The United States wants the U.N.   Security Council to take up the issue of Iran's nuclear   programme and draft a resolution setting out sanctions after   more talks between world powers next week, U.S. Undersecretary   of State Nicholas Burns said on Friday.
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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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Buoyed by growing European support, the United States lobbied the UN atomic watchdog agency Monday to send Iran before the UN Security Council for refusing to freeze work that can produce nuclear weapons.
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The Bush administration does not plan to seek immediate sanctions against Tehran even if it succeeds in getting Iran&#39;s nuclear program referred
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WASHINGTON, Oct 29  - The United States said Friday that &quot;time is running out&quot; for Iran to avoid being hauled before the UN Security Council for possible sanctions by complying with international demands to halt uranium enrichment activities and come
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia  - U.S. Secretary of State   Condoleezza Rice on Monday held out the possibility that the   United States might join talks with Iran if it temporarily   suspends its nuclear program.
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Major powers are expected to begin   discussing an Iran sanctions resolution at a meeting in Europe   next week if Tehran continues to defy a U.N. Security Council   demand to halt uranium enrichment, the U.S. State Department   said on Wednesday.
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Experts say that there may not be a legal basis for trying to block President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran from going to ground zero during his visit to the United Nations next week.
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Iran faces the risk of sanctions after a   U.N. nuclear watchdog report on Thursday likely to find that   Tehran has ignored a deadline to halt an atomic fuel program   Western leaders say could lead to bombs.
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There is no time for complacency on Iran because U.S. intelligence suggests it could have the capability to produce a nuclear bomb as early as 2010, a senior U.S. diplomat said Monday.
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The United States will not negotiate directly with Iran on its nuclear program, President Bush&#039;s spokesman said Wednesday, although he left open the door for talks if Tehran proves it has permanently stopped all nuclear weapons activities.
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NEW YORK -- Iran's refusal to halt uranium enrichment has sabotaged talks meant to defuse the standoff over its nuclear program, opening the way for the UN Security Council to start considering sanctions next week, senior UN diplomats said yesterday.
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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.