On Two Fronts, One Nuclear, Iran Is Defiant
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Two announcements Sunday appeared intended to enforce Iranâs refusal to back down in the face of stepped-up pressure from the United States.
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TEHRAN  - Iranian officials said they will not bow to international demands for Tehran to suspend its controversial uranium enrichment activities, saying they were ready for confrontation or negotiation.
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Friday prayers in Iran rang with defiance in the face of expected tough action from the UN nuclear watchdog over suspicions this country is trying to build a nuclear bomb.
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TEHRAN, September 19 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Iran reacted on Sunday, September 19, with defiance to a UN atomic agencyâs resolution demanding Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, threatening not to allow tough inspections of its nuclear
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Iran might be willing to give up its  uranium enrichment capabilities but it wants many things in  return -- above all a guarantee that no one will try to topple  the Islamic regime, diplomats and analysts say.
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Iran rejected a European demand to stop building a heavy water nuclear reactor in return for a light-water reactor Sunday, hardening Iran's position on a key part of its nuclear facilities that critics claim is part of a weapons program.
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Iran remained defiant Thursday as a U.N. deadline arrived for it to halt uranium enrichment, and the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said unanimity among the Security Council was not needed to take action against Tehran.
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A defiant Iran faces the threat of U.N.   Security Council sanctions after the world body's atomic   watchdog said Tehran refused to stop work on its nuclear   program by a Thursday deadline.
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Despite intense pressure from other nations, Iran failed to provide written assurances today that it was fully suspending its nuclear program, though Tehran&#39;s negotiators promised a commitment
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Iran's hard-line president on Saturday inaugurated a heavy-water production plant, a facility the West fears will be used to develop a nuclear bomb, as Tehran remained defiant ahead of a U.N. deadline that could lead to sanctions.
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While the French foster a sense of urgency over Iran's nuclear program, Tehran's neighbors are fearful of what a showdown may bring
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The United States told Iran on Thursday  it must change its nuclear course or be isolated, but Tehran  remained defiant as it held talks on its atomic program with  the European Union.
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Two announcements today appeared intended to enforce Iranâs refusal to back down in the face of stepped-up pressure from the United States.
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TEHRAN : Iran refused to give up on producing enriched uranium in defiance of the West and said dialogue was the only way to resolve the nuclear standoff, on the eve of talks with the EU&#39;s Big Three.
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Iran vowed that it would &quot;resist&quot; unfair demands to suspend its nuclear program, as talks with the EU on resolving the nuclear stand-off faced new difficulties.
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Iran is emboldened by oil prices, its opponents' involvement in other conflicts, and an ironclad belief in its nuclear rights.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 20 -- In a feisty session with leading foreign policy experts, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defiantly stuck to his hard-line positions on issues including Iran's nuclear program and a need for further study to confirm the Holocaust.