Iran leader seeks to address Security Council
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Iran said on Sunday President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to go before the U.N. Security Council to defend his country's civilian nuclear plans, which the West says are a covert attempt to make atom bombs.
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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seems to be enjoying the spotlight at this year's U.N. General Assembly, easing his way into the international arena and trying to improve his image amid the controversy over his nuclear program and remarks about Israel and the Holocaust.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lambasted President George W. Bush's Middle East strategy on Wednesday at a time the U.S. leader is under pressure to open direct contacts with Tehran.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to brief members of the U.N. Security Council about his country's nuclear program, state television reported on Sunday.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is expected to hold talks in Iran on Monday amid growing calls for Washington to engage Tehran in dialogue to help stop Iraq sliding into civil war.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told U.N.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday that Iran wanted to find   a negotiated solution to its nuclear dispute with the West but   would not freeze uranium enrichment before talks.
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Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is poised to deliver a defiant address to the United Nations general assembly this week amid a storm of opposition to his visit to New York and growing international alarm over his country's nuclear ambitions.
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The US says the UN Security Council will make a fresh attempt to persuade Iran to discuss its nuclear programme.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran is open to talks on its nuclear programme.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Iran wanted further talks to address the West's concerns about its nuclear program but said the country would not abandon its efforts to make nuclear fuel.
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TEHRAN, Feb. 5âA senior Iraqi Shiite leader said Monday at a news conference in Tehran that his country was urging Iran to hold talks with the United States and that such talks are important for the security of the region.
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Iran&#39;s President, Mohammad Khatami, has called on Muslim countries to convene an urgent meeting on the situation in Iraq, particularly the 2-week standoff in the holy city of Najaf.
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Iran demanded an end to Security Council "interference" in an offer made public Tuesday in exchange for clearing up suspicions about its disputed nuclear activities &#151; an apparent attempt to head off new U.N sanctions over its refusal to stop uranium enrichment.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan held   talks in Iran on Saturday to seek help in shoring up a   Hizbollah-Israel ceasefire and to discuss Tehran's nuclear   standoff with the West.
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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 head of the UN nuclear agency urges diplomacy as the primary means of tackling Iran's nuclear aims.
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Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that Iran is ready to hold more talks with the United States over stabilizing Iraq, the state-run news agency reported.