Diplomats: EU Ready for Tougher Action on Iran Nukes
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European countries trying to persuade  Iran to abandon its uranium enrichment program are losing  patience with Tehran and may soon be ready to support U.S.  demands for tougher action, diplomats say.
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Iran&#39;s nuclear behavior poses a serious  concern it might gain the ability to build atom bombs, the U.N.  atomic watchdog agency said on Monday as Tehran and the EU  resumed talks but dampened expectations of a breakthrough.
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European countries are losing patience with Iran over its nuclear program, diplomats said on Friday, as France&#39;s foreign minister insisted Tehran must assure the world it does not plan to acquire nuclear weapons.
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Western powers have quietly put off efforts to toughen United Nations sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program until September in hopes of improved cooperation with U.N. inspectors, European diplomats say.
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Europeans should resist U.S. accusations  Iran is seeking atomic weapons and treat Tehran's nuclear  dossier with caution while sensitive discussions grind on,  Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
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The European Union played down the threat of a US strike on Iran, saying that a diplomatic solution to Tehran's nuclear ambitions would ultimately be found.
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EU countries analyse an Iranian response to EU pressure for it to halt plans to enrich uranium, officials say.
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With the threat of new U.N. sanctions looming, senior European officials met Friday with a ranking envoy from Iran in what officials described as an attempt to defuse the crisis over the Islamic republic's refusal to scrap uranium enrichment.
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EU powers told Iran on Wednesday it faced further sanctions for expanding uranium enrichment and curbing U.N. inspectors' access to its nuclear program.
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The United States will press the EU to get tough with Iran at a meeting of the UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog on Thursday, urging a trigger for UN Security Council action if Tehran resumes any uranium enrichment work.
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The United States said on Wednesday Iran   was "aggressively" pursuing atom bombs and should face   sanctions now, but EU allies stressed it was not too late for   talks on a negotiated solution to its disputed nuclear work.
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The Netherlands would support European Union sanctions over Iran&#39;s nuclear programme if the UN Security Council fails to agree on new measures, Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen said Monday.
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VALKENBURG, the Netherlands -- Major European powers were discussing yesterday whether to take Iran to the UN Security Council amid frustration at its failure to cooperate fully with UN efforts to make sure it is not secretly trying to develop atomic weapons.
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Iran's nuclear behavior poses a serious concern it might gain the ability to build atom bombs, the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said on Monday as the EU said it had "constructive" exploratory talks with Tehran.
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Iran slammed UN efforts to rein in its nuclear programme Wednesday but both the United States and Europe called for tough action at a UN atomic watchdog meeting that brought new sanctions closer.
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LONDON -- US and European diplomats prepared yesterday to consider possible new sanctions in the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, even as Iran's top nuclear negotiator again signaled that Tehran would be willing to engage in "constructive and logical" negotiations with the United States.
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European Union foreign ministers approved plans Monday for implementing U.N. sanctions against Iran, a move that is meant to punish Tehran over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment