US cautions Europe on Iran investment
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Two European banks have limited or ended operations. The US says Iran taps banks for illicit activities.
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Iran may be a source of transatlantic  tension for now but a shared commitment to curbing its nuclear  program could draw Washington and Europe closer in George W.  Bush's second term.
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"Next week in New York there will be discussions to try to have a resolution. If in the framework of the U.N. things are not sufficient, we will act in the European framework."  France's foreign minister appeared Tuesday to soften his weekend warning of war with Iran if it develops nuclear weapons, emphasizing instead the need to 'negotiate, negotiate, negotiate without respite.'Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner also had said that European leaders were considering their own economic sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt the enrichment of uranium in its nuclear program.Kouchner, who is on his first trip to Moscow as France's top diplomat, on Sunday said 'we must prepare ourselves for the worst' if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, and he specified that could mean a war. Read more
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The Bush administration will talk with European allies later this week about possible economic incentives to Iran if it agrees to suspend the enrichment of uranium, a key step
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IRAN&#39;S NUCLEAR programme is causing diplomatic fission between India and the United States. A senior US official was quoted by Reuters on Thursday as saying the Bush administration is considering imposing
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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 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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TEHRAN, Iran  - Iran warned the United States on  Sunday not to attack its nuclear facilities and said talks with  European nations might produce a deal to defuse the dispute.
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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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President Bush said Tuesday that plans for a U.S.-led missile defense system in Europe are urgently needed to counter an emerging threat of attack by Iran.
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Failure in Afghanistan would directly threaten European security, US Defense Secretary Roberts Gates warned Friday as he sought to mobilize NATO allies and more especially public opinion in Europe.
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The European Union presidency on Friday cautioned against an early decision to impose economic and other sanctions against Iran, saying that "for the EU, diplomacy remains the Number One way forward."
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President Bush said Tuesday that plans for a U.S.-led missile defense system in Europe are urgently needed to counter an emerging threat of attack by Iran
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European Commission President Jose  Manuel Barroso has warned that a rising tide of protectionism  could endanger European investment in the United States, the  Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
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LONDON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday the United States would rebuff European efforts to bring it into negotiations with Iran aimed at preventing the Islamic state from developing nuclear 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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American officials fear that commercial investments in Iraqi power plants could mask military activities by Iran.