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  • U.S. tries to save its Iran plan Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 55 minutes ago
    The United States tried Tuesday to salvage its plan to punish Iran with sanctions if it won't back down in a nuclear standoff with the West, even as President Bush told Iranians he hopes that one day "America and Iran can be good friends."

  • Presidents Spar Over Iran?s Aims and U.S. Power Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
    President Bush and Irans President seemed to speak past each other as diplomats continued to work on terms for talks with Iran over its nuclear program.

  • Presidents Spar Over Iran?s Aims and U.S. Power Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
    Hours after President Bush reiterated his demand that Iran suspend its uranium enrichment, Iran?s president defended his nation?s nuclear activities.

  • Analysis: Iran pays low price for stance Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
    The deadlines are all past, yet Iran remains defiant over its nuclear program.

  • Bush takes moderate stance on Iran at UN Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 19 6:42 PM
    President Bush cautioned Iran against seeking nuclear weapons but said the U.S. wanted a diplomatic solution. Afterward, Iran's president defended his nation's nuclear activities.

  • Iran accuses West of abusing U.N. nuclear role Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 5:52 PM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the West on Tuesday of abusing the United Nations to try to deny Iran the right to the peaceful nuclear technology which Western states enjoy.

  • Iran charges West abuses U.N. nuclear role Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 5:05 PM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the West on Tuesday of abusing the United Nations to try to deny Iran the right to peaceful nuclear technology which Western states enjoyed.

  • Iran favors asymmetric strategy in joust with US: general Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 3:22 PM
    Iran has the most powerful military in the Middle East, but is relying on unconventional means to counter superior US military might in the region, a top US commander said.

  • Chirac doesn't want new Iran deadline Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 4:01 PM
    French President Jacques Chirac said Tuesday that he does not want to set a new deadline for Iran to suspend nuclear activities, which could be used to develop atomic weapons, despite Tehran's defiance of U.N. Security Council demands.

  • Bush slams Iran for wasting wealth on nuclear quest Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 1:24 PM
    President Bush accused Iran's rulers on Tuesday of using their nation's wealth to fund terrorists and nuclear arms research but said he preferred to resolve differences with Tehran diplomatically before resorting to sanctions.

  • Chirac offers compromise solution for Iran crisis Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 1:24 PM
    French President Jacques Chirac put forward a compromise formula for resolving the standoff over Iran's suspect nuclear program without having to impose sanctions on Tehran.

  • Bush takes moderate stance on Iran at UN Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 19 12:42 PM
    President Bush cautioned Iran against continuing its quest for nuclear weapons but said the U.S. was pursuing a diplomatic solution to the crisis over Iran.

  • Super Micro admits to Iran export Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 1:55 PM
    Super Micro Computer Inc. has pleaded guilty to exporting computer parts to Iran and will pay a $150,000 fine.

  • US stepping up pressure on Iran outside of UN Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 12:16 PM
    Washington is working to ratchet up international pressure against Iran, as it presses for formal UN sanctions if Tehran fails to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons program, a top State Department official said.

  • 'Dialogue must prevail' in Iran nuclear standoff: Chirac Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 11:43 AM
    French President Jacques Chirac told the UN General Assembly that "dialogue must prevail" in the international standoff over Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program.

  • Golf makes comeback in Iran after hiatus Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 11:58 AM
    Golf never has been very popular in Iran. Even during the days of the shah, there was a single 18-hole course in Tehran: The Imperial Country Club.

  • Defiant Bush assails Iran, Syria at UN Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 10:56 AM
    President Bush accused Iran's rulers on Tuesday of using their people's resources to fund terrorists and pursue nuclear weapons but, facing uncertain international support, vowed to seek a diplomatic solution.

  • Iran President: Our Nukes Are Peaceful Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 11 minutes ago
    Iran's nuclear activities are ?transparent, peaceful and under the watchful eye? of inspectors, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the U.N. Earlier, President Bush used his platform to try to quell anti-Americanism in the Mideast.

  • Senator compares Iran's Ahmadinejad to Hitler Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 11:07 AM
    A U.S. senator compared Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Hitler and made fun of his name on Tuesday during a congressional hearing on the U.S. strategy to end Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program.

  • Bush accuses Iran of backing terror, nuclear arms Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 11:00 AM
    President George W. Bush told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday the United States wants peace with Iran and urged world leaders to move quickly to save Darfur.

  • Oil Trades Near Six-Month Low on Rising Stockpiles, Iran Talks Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 26 minutes ago
    Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil traded near a six-month low in New York after plunging yesterday on speculation fuel stockpiles are rising and negotiations over Iran's nuclear program will be drawn out.

  • Rice says EU, Iran holding nuclear talks Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 9:06 AM
    President Bush exhorted Iran to "come to the table" to discuss its nuclear weapons program while Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the world will have a credibility problem if it doesn't confront Tehran.

  • Bush presses Iran before UN speech Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 19 9:42 AM
    President George W. Bush warned that any delay on the part of Iran in negotiations on its nuclear program would bring consequences.

  • US, France have 'same approach' on Iran: Chirac Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 9:34 AM
    France and the United States insisted they saw eye to eye on the Iranian crisis, with the French backing the US line that Iran must halt uranium enrichment before talks can proceed.

  • Deja Vu on Iran Open this result in new window
    The Nation via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 9:40 AM
    The Nation -- Is the Bush Administration mistaking Iran for pre-war Iraq? Recent events certainly sound eerily familiar.

  • Before Speech to U.N., Bush Warns Iran Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 19 8:46 AM
    President Bush said today that if Iran continued to stall on demands concerning its nuclear program that the consequences would include sanctions.

  • Bush warns Iran to give up 'nuclear weapons ambition' Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 19 7:47 AM
    President Bush, in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly today, warned that Iran must give up its "nuclear weapons ambition" and called on moderates and reformers in the Middle East to marginalize extremists and terrorists.

  • Bush, Chirac Discuss Iran Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 19 8:30 AM
    NEW YORK (AP) -- President Bush pressed Iran Tuesday to immediately begin negotiations on its nuclear program and warned Tehran that delay would bring consequences.

  • Bush, Chirac Discuss Iran Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 19 8:11 AM
    As Bush prepares to urge harsh penalties for Iran in speech to U.N., he meets with Chirac, who has signaled opposition to stringent measures.

  • Bush warns Iran anew over nuclear plans Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 7:53 AM
    President Bush, poised to outline to world leaders his vision of a 21st century framework for global security, pressed Iran once more Tuesday to immediately begin negotiations on its nuclear program.

  • Oil Trades Near Six-Month Low on Rising Stockpiles, Iran Talks Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
    Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil traded near a six-month low in New York after plunging yesterday on signs rising fuel stockpiles and protracted negotiations over Iran's nuclear program have prompted investment funds to cut their holdings.

  • Bush says will discuss sanctions if Iran stalls Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 8:05 AM
    President Bush said on Tuesday that if Iran continues to stall in the West's demand that it suspend uranium enrichment he will push for U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program.

  • Iran must suspend enrichment before talks: Chirac Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 7:38 AM
    French President Jacques Chirac said on Tuesday Iran must suspend uranium enrichment, a process which can produce fuel for power plants or bombs, before talks aimed at defusing a nuclear standoff can go ahead.

  • Prodi attacked over contacts with Iran Open this result in new window
    FT.com via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 7:15 AM
    Roman Catholic and conservative Italians on Tuesday attacked Romano Prodi, prime minister, for pursuing high-level contacts with Iran at a time when Pope Benedict XVI is under fire from the Tehran leadership for provocative remarks about Islam.

  • Rice warns wavering allies credibility at stake over Iran sanctions Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 6:28 AM
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Washington's wavering allies that their credibility is at stake if they fail to follow through on a vow to impose sanctions against Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons program.

  • Iran's Ahmadinejad a Study in Contrasts Open this result in new window
    NPR - Sep 19 5:58 PM
    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sought to make the case for his government's right to develop nuclear capabilities. According to NPR's senior news analyst Ted Koppel, many in Tehran believe an accommodation can be reached -- if the sides come to understand one another.

  • Rice says U.S. will pursue sanctions against Iran Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 5:17 AM
    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday the international community faced a "credibility issue" if it did not impose U.N. sanctions against Iran for refusing to abandon nuclear activities.

  • Iran journalists barred from US for UN meet Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 4:32 AM
    Iran has complained that the United States has denied visas to 15 Iranian journalists who were to accompany President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN General Assembly in New York.

  • US Working Hard To Implement Its Plan At UN On Iran Nuclear Crisis Open this result in new window
    Space War - Sep 19 6:14 PM
    by Staff Writers New York NY (AFP) Sep 19, 2006 On the day the US drive for sanctions against Iran was due to kick into high gear at the United Nations, Washington found itself Tuesday reluctantly obliged to back European negotiations with Tehran over its suspected nuclear weapons program.

  • Oil, Gasoline Plunge as Bush Gives Diplomacy a Chance With Iran Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 19 1:17 PM
    Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil and gasoline fell to the lowest in almost six months after U.S. President George W. Bush said he will give diplomacy a chance to end a dispute with Iran, the fourth-biggest oil producer, over the country's nuclear program.

  • Super Micro Admits to Iran Export Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 19 1:55 PM
    Super Micro Computer Inc. has pleaded guilty to exporting computer parts to Iran and will pay a $150,000 fine. The San Jose-based company, which sells servers, computer cases and motherboards, admitted to shipping $27,600 in goods without a license to Iran in 2001 and 2002, U.S.

  • EU's Solana to hold pivotal talks with Iran on nuclear crisis Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 1:12 AM
    EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana planned to meet Iran's top nuclear negotiator this week in New York, as the United States faced increasing reluctance among European allies to impose sanctions on Tehran.

  • Bush, Ahmadinejad exchange verbal blows over Iran nuclear program Open this result in new window
    Newsday - 30 minutes ago
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used a defiant address here Tuesday night to turn the tables on a U.S. call for sanctions against Iran's nuclear program -- sharply challenging the United Nations instead to stand up to American "aggression and oppression" in the Middle East.

  • Analysis: Iran Defiance Has Little Cost Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 19 12:35 PM
    Analysis: for Iran, Defiance Over Its Nuclear Program Has Carried Little Cost So Far

  • Rep. Brad Sherman: The U.S. Bows Down to Iran -- And Fails to Stop Its Nuclear Program Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Sep 19 12:08 PM
    When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad strides to the podium at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, he could very well declare victory. The leader of the nation that is No. 1 on the State Department list of sponsors of terrorism is on a roll. In July, Ahmadinejad signaled that Iran's creation, Hezbollah, would attack Israel. The resulting conflict diverted attention away from

  • Iran tells U.N. nuclear program peaceful Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Sep 19 5:20 PM
    Iran's nuclear activities are "transparent, peaceful and under the watchful eye" of United Nations inspectors, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday.

  • Oil Falls Below $62 as Bush Gives Diplomacy a Chance With Iran Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 19 12:02 PM
    Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell below $62 a barrel and gasoline plunged after U.S. President George W. Bush said he will give diplomacy a chance to end a dispute with Iran, the fourth- biggest oil producer, over the country's nuclear program.

  • Iran?s Freeze on Enrichment Could Wait, France Suggests Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 18 10:33 PM
    France?s president suggested that Iran would not have to freeze major nuclear activities until formal negotiations began.

  • Bush, Iran's Ahmadinejad clash over nuclear rights Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed over Iran's nuclear ambitions in long-range rhetorical sparring before the United Nations on Tuesday.

  • Bush, Chirac Say They Agree on Approach to Iran Talks (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 19 9:29 AM
    Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush and President Jacques Chirac of France said they agree on the strategy for pressing Iran into negotiations over its nuclear development program.

  • No need to discuss sanctions on Iran for now: U.S. official Open this result in new window
    Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
    _ A senior White House official said Tuesday there is no need to discuss sanctions over Iran's nuclear program as European countries are working with Tehran to set the stage for negotiations with U.S. participation, though the sanctions option remains on the table.

  • Ahmadinejad Reaffirms Iran's Right to Enrich Uranium Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Sep 19 5:50 PM
    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a U.N. General Assembly speech late Tuesday, stood firm behind what he said was his country's right to enrich uranium as part of a nominally peaceful nuclear program. Big-power foreign ministers meanwhile discussed possible sanctions against Tehran.

  • UN being abused by West: Iran PM Open this result in new window
    CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
    Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday the legitimacy of the UN Security Council has been eroded from abuses by the West's most powerful nations.

  • Super Micro Admits to Iran Export Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 19 2:33 PM
    Super Micro Computer Inc. has pleaded guilty to exporting computer parts to Iran and will pay a $150,000 fine. The San Jose-based company, which sells servers, computer cases and motherboards, admitted to shipping $27,600 in goods without a license to...

  • Oil Prices Rise on Renewed Iran Jitters Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 19 9:29 AM
    Crude Prices Rise, Pass $64 Mark on Renewed Iran Jitters; Delays in BP Platform Startup

  • US, Iran trade blows at the UN Open this result in new window
    The Australian - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
    US President George W Bush and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed todayover Iran's nuclear ambitions in long-range rhetorical sparring before the UN.

  • France's Chirac Not in Favor of Iran Sanctions Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 18 8:44 PM
    UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 18 -- In a potential break with the Bush administration, French President Jacques Chirac said Monday that he is "never in favor of sanctions" and suggested that the United States and other nations could begin talks with Iran on its nuclear program before Iran formally suspends...

  • Iran's nuclear program is peaceful, Admadinejad says Open this result in new window
    Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 19 5:42 PM
    _ Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said at the 61st U.N. General Assembly session Tuesday that his country's nuclear activities are "peaceful" and that as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran is abiding by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

  • US agrees to delay Iran sanctions Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
    George W. Bush, the US president, agreed yesterday in talks with France's Jacques Chirac to put on hold a push for UN sanctions against Iran in order to give the Europeans more time to persuade Iran to suspend uranium enrichment and resume negotiations over its nuclear programme.

  • Golf makes a comeback in Iran after long hiatus Open this result in new window
    SportingNews.com - Sep 19 12:39 PM
    KISH, Iran -- Golf never has been very popular in Iran. Even during the days of the shah, there was ...

  • Iran Leader: 'West Is Abusing UN Role' Open this result in new window
    Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 19 5:49 PM
    The Iranian president has addressed the UN General Assembly in New York. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the West of abusing the UN to deny Iran the right to peaceful nuclear technology.

  • Bush, Chirac Say U.S. and EU Agree on Approach to Iran Talks Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 19 8:03 AM
    Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush and President Jacques Chirac of France said they agree on the strategy for pressing ahead in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear development program.

  • Bush and Chirac heal rift on Iran Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
    George W. Bush, the US president, and Jacques Chirac of France said yesterday they had reached a common strategy for starting negotiations with Iran that would appear to involve the US putting on hold its drive to impose UN sanctions.

  • Prodi draws ire for Iran meeting after failing to defend the Pope Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
    Roman Catholic and conservative Italians yesterday attacked Romano Prodi, prime minister, for pursuing high-level contacts with Iran when Pope Benedict XVI is under fire from the Tehran leadership for his remarks on Islam.

  • Iran blows away Bush's warm words at UN Open this result in new window
    Daily Telegraph - Sep 19 6:35 PM
    Iran's hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made an unbridled attack last night on the foreign policies of Britain and America and in particular the invasion of Iraq.

  • Major powers meet on Iran's nuclear plans Open this result in new window
    The Australian - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
    MAJOR powers today held discussions on Iran's nuclear program, with Washington calling for punitive action against Tehran after it failed to meet an August 31 UN deadline to give up its enrichment activities.

  • US preparing to get tough as UN dithers over Iran sanctions Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Sep 19 3:38 PM
    IF IRAN is going to worry about the prospect of sanctions, it should be those that the US is drawing up on its own, not anything trickling out of the UN.

  • Rice says U.S. will pursue Iran sanctions Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Sep 19 6:51 AM
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday the international community faced a "credibility issue" if it did not impose U.N. sanctions against Iran for refusing to abandon nuclear activities.

  • Iran negotiator's absence raises doubts about talks Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 6:52 PM
    Iran's chief nuclear negotiator has not come to New York this week as expected, raising doubts about talks on Tehran's nuclear ambitions, U.S. envoy to the United Nations John Bolton said on Monday.

  • France: more Iran talks needed, sanctions flawed Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 6:09 PM
    French President Jacques Chirac said on Monday talks with Iran on its nuclear ambitions should be pursued since U.N. sanctions have never worked well, a fresh hint of EU misgivings over Washington's calls for punishing Tehran.

  • What to Do About Iran's Nukes Open this result in new window
    consortiumnews.com - Sep 19 6:28 PM
    n June, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and China offered to provide goodies if Iran ended its nuclear program and threatened economic sanctions if it did not. Negotiations would not start until Iran suspended its enrichment of uranium.

  • Iran has right to enrich uranium, Ahmadinejad tells UN Open this result in new window
    Calcutta News - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a U.N. General Assembly speech late Tuesday, stood firm behind what he said was his country's right to enrich uranium as part of a nominally peaceful nuclear program.

  • Iran issue Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
    On the sidelines of the meeting, Bush firmly denounced Iran for defying UN Security Council demands to freeze its uranium enrichment work and engage in talks to resolve the standoff over its nuclear weapons ambitions.

  • Bush, Chirac, have same view of Iran Open this result in new window
    Calcutta News - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
    President Bush and French President Jacques Chirac say they are in absolute agreement on the need for Iran to suspend its nuclear enrichment activities before any negotiations over the country's nuclear program.

  • EU's Solana to meet Iran's nuclear negotiator at UN Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 5:44 PM
    EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said that he will meet Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani this week in New York and that key progress had been made in talks.

  • DoD refutes report of Navy plans for war with Iran Open this result in new window
    Army Times - Sep 19 1:58 PM
    The Pentagon is dismissing a media report that the Navy is secretly dusting off plans that would help the U.S. to go to war with Iran.

  • Venezuela, Iran begin joint oil drilling Open this result in new window
    Calcutta News - Sep 19 6:41 PM
    Iran and Venezuela have begun drilling the first joint oil well in the South American country, the Tehran Times reported Tuesday.

  • Rice says EU, Iran holding nuclear talks Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Sep 19 8:05 AM
    Failure to confront Iran over its nuclear program would present the world with a "credibility problem," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday.

  • Rice Says EU, Iran Holding Nuclear Talks Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 19 8:07 AM
    Failure to confront Iran over its nuclear program would present the world with a "credibility problem," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday. Discussing the situation amid heightened activity at the United Nations, Rice acknowledged that...

  • Bush warns Iran not to delay talks on nuclear program Open this result in new window
    Houston Chronicle - Sep 19 8:40 AM
    President Bush's comments came today on the sidelines of a three-day U.N. meeting, where Iran's pursuit of a nuclear program is at the top of the agenda.

  • Iran's President, in U.S., Calls Nuclear Issue 'Not Important' Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 19 4:18 AM
    Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Iran's nuclear program is ``not an important subject,'' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said as he arrived in New York to attend the 61st United Nations General Assembly.

  • Bush Warns Iran Anew Over Nuclear Plans Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 19 8:07 AM
    President Bush, poised to outline to world leaders his vision of a 21st century framework for global security, pressed Iran once more Tuesday to immediately begin negotiations on its nuclear program. Just before going to the United Nations to address...

  • San Jose company fined for exporting components to Iran Open this result in new window
    BizJournals - Sep 19 1:33 PM
    United States Attorney Kevin V. Ryan said Monday that Supermicro Computer Inc. pleaded guilty to a felony charge of unlawfully exporting computer components to Iran in 2001 and 2002, and agreed to pay a $150,000 fine.

  • Iran says its four kidnapped diplomats still alive Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 19 5:53 PM
    Iran said on Tuesday that the four Iranian diplomats kidnapped in Lebanon in 1982 are still alive despite recent reports about their death, the official IRNA news agency reported.

  • Bush faces doubts at U.N. over Iran, Iraq policy Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 5:02 PM
    President Bush faced growing international skepticism over his policies for Iran and Iraq as he arrived in New York on Monday to try to rally support at a U.N. General Assembly session.

  • Writethru: French president voices support for dialogue with Iran Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 19 6:24 PM
    French President Jacques Chirac on Tuesday called for further talks with Iran, saying he does not want to set a deadline for Iran to suspend its nuclear activities.

  • Bush demands Iran abandon its nuclear weapons ambition Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 19 5:54 PM
    U.S. President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that Iran must abandon what he called its " nuclear weapons ambitions" in his speech at the 61st session of the UN General Assembly.

  • Bush gives ground on nuclear talks with Iran Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Sep 19 12:21 PM
    President Bush used a UN address today to appeal directly to the Iranian people over the head of Irans firebrand leader, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who stayed away from the chamber.

  • Golf Makes a Comeback in Iran After Decades-Long Hiatus Open this result in new window
    WTOL News 11 - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
    KISH, Iran (AP) - Golf never has been very popular in Iran. Even during the days of the shah, there was a single 18-hole course in Tehran: The Imperial Country Club. And after the 1979 Islamic revolution, golf was derided as a peculiar western waste of time.

  • Iran Tells U.N. Nuclear Program Peaceful Open this result in new window
    The Daily Comet - Sep 19 5:20 PM
    Iran's nuclear activities are "transparent, peaceful and under the watchful eye" of United Nations inspectors, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the U.N. General Assembly in a speech Tuesday.

  • Chirac's remarks signal widening U.S.-European difference on Iran: report Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 19 5:09 PM
    U.S. President George W. Bush's administration is facing "a potential break" with France over Iran's nuclear issue after French President Jacques Chirac said on Monday that he is "never in favor of sanctions," the Washington Post said in Tuesday.

  • Golf Makes Comeback in Iran After Hiatus Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 19 11:58 AM
    Golf never has been very popular in Iran.

  • U.S. Urges Iran To Halt Nuclear Program, Resume Negotiations Open this result in new window
    U.S. Department of State - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
    The United States is prepared to enter into diplomatic discussions with Iran for the first time since the 1979 hostage crisis at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran if Iran verifiably suspends its uranium enrichment activities. We have said that if Iran is prepared to suspend [uranium enrichment], we are prepared for the first time in decades to sit down across the table from the Iranians and talk about

  • Iran leader says U.S. abusing U.N. power Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 14 minutes ago
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took aim at U.S. policies in Iraq and Lebanon on Tuesday, and accused Washington of abusing its power in the U.N. Security Council to punish others while protecting its own interests and allies.

  • Feds nail Supermicro for illegal Iran server sale Open this result in new window
    The Register - Sep 19 5:13 PM
    Time to pay up Supermicro has found itself on the wrong end of a pricey server shipment after pleading guilty to sending gear to Iran.

  • Chirac looks to avoid Iran standoff Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 18 2:36 PM
    French President Jacques Chirac on Monday offered a way around a diplomatic standoff over Iran's nuclear program by saying negotiations could begin before Tehran suspends its uranium enrichment program.

  • Iran won't accept offer on halting atomic work Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - Sep 19 5:58 PM
    TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday Iran would not accept any offer made by European states if it included a demand that Tehran stop what he called peaceful nuclear activities.

  • SJ Computer Firm Fined For Selling To Iran Open this result in new window
    NBC 11 Bay Area - Sep 19 4:07 PM
    SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A San Jose computer firm pleaded guilty and was fined $150,000 Monday for selling computer parts to Iran in 2001 and 2002 outside of lawful export controls, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

  • Responding to Irans Nuclear Ambitions Open this result in new window
    Foreign Relations - Sep 19 1:01 PM
    As the cycle of negotiations and United Nations conclaves begins, Irans nuclear ambitions seem to be surging without restraintno longer subject to easy diplomatic mediation or coercive resolution.

  • Bush accuses Iran of backing terror, nuclear arms Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Sep 19 3:41 PM
    UNITED NATIONS: President George W Bush has told the UN General Assembly the United States wants peace with Iran and urged world leaders to move quickly to save Darfur.