Iran cautious over U.S. report seeking engagement
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Iran has responded cautiously to proposals for the United States to engage its foe directly, as analysts say Tehran waits to see whether President George W. Bush embraces the idea and what concessions it can win.
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When U.S. and Iranian diplomats meet Monday for the first time in almost three decades, they won't discuss their unresolved issues such as Iran's nuclear program. U.S. officials say the discussions with Iran will be limited to Iraq's security. On the eve of the talks, Tehran lodged a protest about what it says is a recently uncovered U.S. spy ring. Meanwhile, the United States is calling for the release of Americans held by Iran.
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Iran has no plans to set preconditions for any further talks with the United States to discuss Iraq, a senior Iranian official was quoted on Friday as saying.
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A statement by US Secretary of State Colin Powell revealing information about Iranian efforts to obtain nuclear weapons has created a stir in Washington.
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The Bush administration does not plan to seek immediate sanctions against Tehran even if it succeeds in getting Iran's nuclear program referred to the U.N. Security Council, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
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Iran on Saturday denied a report that it might launch a preemptive attack to prevent a possible raid on its nuclear sites by the United States or Israel, saying the report &quot;distorted&quot; its Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani.
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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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Iran says it is ready to talk to the US but rejects Washington's call for it to first halt uranium enrichment.
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Despite talk of a possible rapprochement between Tehran and Washington, Iran sees no sign of the United States changing its policy toward the Islamic state, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
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Iran has not offered to temporarily   suspend its uranium enrichment program as part of an effort to   launch nuclear negotiations with six major powers, despite   reports it had shown flexibility, the State Department said on   Tuesday.
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The secretarys of state and defense have expressed concerns over Iran's attempt to shape Iraq's future.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog has held up a  new report on inspections in Iran while Tehran and the EU's  "big three" try to break a deadlock in talks aimed at freezing  Iran's uranium enrichment program, diplomats said on Friday.
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Iran is unlikely to accept European incentives aimed at getting it to suspend uranium enrichment, diplomats said Thursday, raising the likelihood of a showdown with the UN nuclear watchdog agency next month.
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Iran's foreign minister said Monday his country would be open to holding further talks with the U.S. over Iraq's security, while also criticizing the U.S. for not having a "plan to overcome the current crisis," state-run media reported Monday.
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Iran appears to be encountering   technical difficulties with its uranium enrichment but this   does not diminish the fact that it has nuclear ambitions and is   acting on them, U.S. officials and experts said on Thursday.
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US is concerned that revenues would boost Iran's nuclear program.
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Iran's president has reminded Iranians that matters such as nuclear policy are ultimately decided by the supreme leader not him, words analysts say may be aimed at deflecting criticism and denying a leadership rift.