Still Trying to Squeeze Iran
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A mild escalation of U.N. measures and U.S. pressure on banks is unlikely to change Tehran's nuclear stance
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Iran is sending mixed messages on enrichment, and international powers have been slow to join and push sanctions.
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Facing fierce international pressure, Iran backed off yesterday from its demand to be allowed to continue operating some uranium enrichment
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The U.S. wants to block Iran's nuclear ambition, but diplomacy seems to be the only path.
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BAGHDAD -- When US and Iranian officials meet here today in search of ways to bring stability to Iraq, both sides will have much to ask for, much they could offer -- and only limited expectations for quick progress.
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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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The world's major powers are struggling to reach agreement on new sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment with the U.S. and Europe pushing for tougher measures than Russia and China will accept, council diplomats said Wednesday.
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The US says it is worried about Iranian support for insurgents in Iraq. Separately, the IAEA reported that Iran's progress on nuclear enrichment is slow.
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VIENNA - Iranâs reported rush to make uranium gas that could be used to make nuclear weapons raised alarm bells but the week ahead will show if international efforts to rein in Teheranâs atomic ambitions are still on track, diplomats said.
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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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In the showdown between Iran and the United States, both sides are bluffing. But that doesn't make it any less dangerous.
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A three-year international effort to pressure Iran is faltering, with a new report to Congress questioning the impact of 20 years of U.S. economic sanctions on Tehran and a long-sought U.N. resolution against Iran in trouble.
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Tehran will remain steady in pursuing its disputed nuclear program and hopes the U.N. Security Council won't approve further sanctions, Iran's foreign ministry said Sunday.
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Visiting Iranian Vice President Isfandiar Rahim Mashaee said Wednesday that Iran was still considering a Western incentives package offered to Iran in exchange for suspending uranium enrichment, a news report said.
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Despite the government's insistence that U.S. and U.N. sanctions aren't causing any pain, some leading Iranians have begun to say publicly that the pressure does hurt. And on Tehran's streets, people are increasingly worried over the economic pinch.
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In a final attempt to spare Iran the threat of U.N. sanctions, European negotiators resumed talks with Tehran Wednesday on incentives aimed at getting the regime to stop enriching uranium.
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Twenty-five years after its revolution of 1979, Iran has yet again become too big of a problem for Washington to play politics with.