US frowns on reported European nuclear offer to Iran
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The United States said it would be &quot;concerned&quot; by Iran's acquisition of any new nuclear technology, signalling opposition to a reported European offer to give Tehran a light-water reactor it proves it is not secretly developing atomic weapons.
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The United States, determined to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons, is piling pressure on European firms to stop them doing business with Tehran, diplomats say.
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Iran said on Sunday it was not planning to hold any negotiations with the United States over its nuclear programme and called on the Europeans to avoid using &quot;threatening language&quot; in response to the standoff.
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Iran rejected a European demand to stop building a heavy-water nuclear reactor that provides a simpler way of extracting weapons-grade fuel, and it warned the United States on Sunday "not to play with fire" by repeatedly threatening Tehran.
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The United States has hardened its tone against Iran for its alleged efforts to obtain nuclear weapons, adopting a &quot;bad cop&quot; role against Europe&#39;s &quot;good cop&quot; line toward Tehran.
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The United States reacted cautiously Monday to a new promise by Iran to halt enrichment of uranium, stressing promises must be implemented.
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The United States and the European Union share the view that Iran must not be permitted to develop nuclear weapons and their approaches to ensuring this does not happen are very close, US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said.
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THE US said today that Iran&#39;s missile program is a serious threat to the Middle East and US interests which is compounded significantly by its alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons.
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The United States and Europe have urged Iran to suspend uranium enrichment to show it does not seek atomic weapons as Washington warned of Security Council action if Tehran did not comply.
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French, German and British officials were meeting Iranian negotiators in Vienna following a first round of talks last week. The United States accuses oil and gas-rich Iran of trying to make
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VIENNA : The United States presented key EU states with a softened version of an ultimatum over Iran&#39;s alleged nuclear weapons program but diplomats said the text was still too strong to win approval at the UN atomic agency&#39;s meeting in Vienna.
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The United States and Europe are   divided over negotiations with Iran, with the Bush   administration resisting a new European offer that includes a   proposal for a Middle East security "framework" for Iran if it   gives up its nuclear activities, The New York Times reported on   Saturday.
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The United States said on Friday it was   consulting European governments about possible sanctions   against Iran for intransigence over its nuclear program, but   the EU signaled it wanted to see more dialogue with Tehran.
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The US expresses grave concern over what it calls the worsening human rights situation in Iran.
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VIENNA, Austria  - The United States accused Iran  Wednesday of threatening global peace with its plans to process  37 tons of raw "yellowcake" uranium, which one Western nuclear  expert said would be enough to build five atomic bombs.
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The United States on Thursday pressed Iran to respond to demands that it comply with the UN nuclear watchdog after three European nations made a last-chance proposal to entice Tehran into compliance.
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A U.S.-European rift surfaced Tuesday over how harshly to deal with Iran and its suspect nuclear program, with the Europeans ignoring American suggestions and circulating their own recommendations to other delegates at a key meeting of the U.N. atomic agency.