Annan: Iran intervention would be unwise
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday a negotiated settlement with Iran over its nuclear program should be sought, and he warned that military intervention would be "unwise and disastrous."
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned on Sunday the world could soon face a cascade of countries acquiring nuclear weapons unless it took action to tighten existing controls.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi   Annan has been asked by a leading American Jewish group to   speak out against Iran's Holocaust cartoon exhibition when he   travels to Tehran next week.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants negotiations on Iran's nuclear program but won't halt uranium enrichment ahead of talks, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Sunday after meeting the Iranian leader.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday cautioned against terrorism-fighting approaches that he said could generate problems in the long run.
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Incoming U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Iran on Thursday it was unacceptable to deny the Holocaust or call for Israel to be wiped off the map.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday talk of last-ditch war on Iran to disable its nuclear program was premature "hype" and suggested moves to harden sanctions on Tehran may be counterproductive.
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Iran will strike against US interests worldwide if attacked, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns.
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Most Middle East leaders believe   the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was a disaster for the region,   U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Wednesday.
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The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday an attack on Iran over its refusal to freeze programs that could make nuclear weapons would be "an act of madness," an indirect warning to the United States and Israel.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said in Tehran on Friday he had called for swifter Iranian cooperation in resolving questions about its atomic activity, which the West fears will yield atom bombs.
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A senior Iranian official said Wednesday  that Iran has no fear of being sent to the U.N. Security  Council for violating the non-proliferation pact, though it  would be a setback in its cooperation with the U.N.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Friday that Iran has a vested interest in a peaceful Iraq and should be part of discussions to resolve the conflict there.
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With the U.N. Security Council meeting this week to consider whether to impose sanctions on Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took aim at the body Tuesday, saying the United States' permanent inclusion on the council undermines its effectiveness and credibility.
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The international community should not  isolate Iran, which has indicated it will cooperate in the  reconstruction of Lebanon, United Nations Secretary-General  Kofi Annan told a Spanish newspaper.
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UN chief Kofi Annan says most Mid-East leaders regard the US invasion of Iraq as a disaster for the region.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said   Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday reaffirmed   support for a U.N. resolution on Lebanon and his determination   to negotiate an end to Tehran's nuclear standoff with the West.