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Iran sets condition to halt nuke program 
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Iran's chief nuclear envoy said Tuesday his country wants to negotiate over its uranium enrichment program, on the eve of a U.N. Security Council deadline that carries the threat of harsher sanctions. But the country's hard-line president said Iran will halt enrichment only if Western nations do the same.U.S. admiral questions Iran's motives CNN.com - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
The White House on Tuesday emphasized diplomacy over potential military action against Iran -- just a day after a top naval commander questioned the intentions behind Iran's recent exercises in the Persian Gulf.Deadline looming, Iran calls for new nuke talks USA Today - Feb 20 6:37 PM
Iran said it was ready to negotiate over its nuclear ambitions, but refused to budge on demands that it suspend uranium enrichment, despite a looming U.N. Security deadline and the threat of tougher sanctions.Iran refuses to halt nuclear work as deadline passes Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 5:48 PM
Iran brushed off threats intended to make it freeze its nuclear program as a U.N. deadline to do so fell due on Wednesday, but offered to guarantee it would not seek atomic weapons.No sign of compromise on Iran nuclear crisis as UN deadline looms AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 2:41 PM
Iran warned the United States about getting into a "boxing" match to force it to abandon uranium enrichment but said it was open to talks over worries it seeks nuclear weapons.Iran offers atomic assurances via talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 1:52 PM
Iran on Tuesday dismissed threats to make it drop its nuclear program and offered to guarantee in negotiations that it would not seek atomic weapons.Iran says it's ready to negotiate but will not suspend uranium enrichment USA Today - Feb 20 2:06 PM
Iran's chief nuclear envoy warned the United States on Tuesday against climbing into "the boxing ring" over his country's refusal to freeze uranium enrichment, while signaling that Tehran wants to negotiate over fears that it may want to develop an atomic bomb.Force won't work on nuclear issue, Iran says CNN.com - Feb 20 1:51 PM
VIENNA, Austria (Reuters) -- Iran dismissed on Tuesday threats of force to make it back down over its nuclear program and said only negotiations -- without the precondition that it stop enriching uranium -- could resolve the dispute.US welcomes Russia's possible delay of nuclear fuel to Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 3:03 PM
The United States welcomed reports that Russia may delay delivering nuclear fuel for the nuclear power station it is building in Iran, saying it probably shows Moscow's concerns about Tehran's atomic program.Iran?s President Defiant as Nuclear Deadline Looms New York Times - Feb 20 10:51 AM
President Ahmadinejad said Iran will halt its uranium enrichment program only if Western powers do the same.U.S. Navy buildup came after Iran moves AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 11:34 AM
Iran has brought its war games maneuvers over the past year into busy shipping lanes in the Straits of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which two-fifths of the world's oil supplies pass, the top U.S. Navy commander in the Mideast said.Iran dismssies threats over its atom program International Herald Tribune - Feb 20 1:44 PM
The Iranian chief nuclear envoy warned the U.S. on Tuesday against climbing into "the boxing ring" over Iran's refusal to freeze uranium enrichment, while signaling that Tehran wanted to negotiate over fears that it intends to develop an atomic bomb.Iran wants atom talks without condition Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 8:42 AM
Iran on Tuesday defied international calls for it to stop enriching uranium, a day before a U.N. deadline for it to back down.Iran uncertainties won't deter Gulf investors: experts AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 8:47 AM
Growing tensions over Iran's nuclear standoff with the West will not tarnish the attractiveness to foreign investors of rich Gulf Arab countries, thanks to their sound economies, economists have said.Iran sets condition to halt nuke program AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 8:29 AM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday said his country was ready to stop its enrichment program and return to talks provided Western nations also stopped their own. Ahmadinejad told a crowd of thousands in northern Iran one day ahead of a U.N. Security Council deadline that it was no problem for his country to stop, but that "fair talks" demanded a similar gesture from the West.Key Iran clerical body begins new term AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 9:14 AM
Iran's Assembly of Experts, the body that selects and can even oust the country's supreme leader, began a new nine year term by voting for its conservative head to stay on in his post.Pentagon dismisses report of Iran attack plan as "ludicrous" AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 7:44 AM
The Pentagon dismissed as "ludicrous" a BBC report that the US military has drawn up detailed contingency plans for air strikes against Iran.Iran says wants atomic talks without condition Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 4:50 AM
Iran wants talks on its nuclear program but rejects preconditions demanding it freeze work that the West believes is being used to make atomic bombs, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday.Second US aircraft carrier arrives near Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 6:40 AM
A second US aircraft carrier has arrived in Middle Eastern waters as promised by US President George W. Bush in January amid an escalating crisis with nearby Iran over its nuclear program.Iran May Ignore Wednesday's Nuclear Deadline NPR - Feb 20 3:30 PM
Iran is not expected to acquiesce to a United Nations deadline Wednesday to halt uranium production. A key Iranian official is in Vienna to meet with the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The IAEA says Iran could be ready to enrich uranium on an industrial scale in six months to a year.Iran ready to halt enrichment program AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 3:32 AM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran would only halt its uranium enrichment program and return to negotiations if other Western nations do the same.New tensions over Iran's nuclear plans BBC News - Feb 20 10:21 AM
Tension over Iran's nuclear programme is increasing with the expiry of a deadline for Iran to halt uranium enrichment, says the BBC's Paul Reynolds.Iran refuses to halt nuclear work as deadline passes Reuters via Yahoo! India News - 54 minutes ago
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran brushed off threats intended to make it freeze its nuclear programme as a U.N. deadline to do so fell due on Wednesday, but offered to guarantee it would not seek atomic weapons.Iran repels simulated air attack in war games AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 2:17 AM
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have staged a war game simulating an air strike against the Islamic republic amid continued speculation of US military intervention to halt its nuclear drive.Second US Aircraft Carrier Arrives Near Iran Space War - Feb 20 4:48 PM
Manama (AFP) Feb 20 - A second US aircraft carrier arrived in Middle Eastern waters on Tuesday as promised by US President George W. Bush in January amid an escalating crisis with nearby Iran over its nuclear programme.16 PCT OF IRAN'S TOTAL NON-OIL EXPORTS SHIPPED TO UAE Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
Statistics Volume of non-oil exports from Iran to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) accounted for 16 per cent of the country's total non-oil exports in the first nine months of the current Iranian year (started March 20, 2006), director general of the Planning Office of the Trade Development Organization of Iran (TDOI) said.16 PCT of Iran's Total Non-Oil Exports Shipped to Uae Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Feb 21 Asia Pulse - Volume of non-oil exports from Iran to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) accounted for 16 per cent of the country's total non-oil exports in the first nine months of the current Iranian year (started March 20, 2006), director general of the Planning Office of the Trade Development Organization of Iran (TDOI) said.Iran Sends Mixed Signals CBS News - Feb 20 9:30 AM
Iran's government is delivering subtly mixed messages about its willingness to negotiate ahead of a U.N. deadline to halt uranium enrichment. Also, a British TV network has reported details on when and how the U.S. might attack Iran.Iran Fires Missiles in New Round of War Games Voice of America - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have carried out missile tests as they begin three days of war games.The News Media Wonder Whether Iran is Next Journalism.org - Feb 20 6:02 PM
In January, any talk of war with Iran was little more than a faint rumble on the horizon, and much of that was the coming from a few chatty cable talk hosts.Iran Has Right to Nuclear Program, Ahmadinejad Says (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Feb 20 8:24 AM
Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted on Iran's ``right'' to pursue its nuclear program, rejecting the main demand of a United Nations Security Council resolution that sets a deadline of tomorrow for compliance.Pressure mounts on Iran over its nuclear programme Financial Times - Feb 20 6:34 PM
Iran was last night struggling to stave off further international censure as controversy over its nuclear programme continued to mount.Iran increasing boats in Iraqi waters UPI - Feb 20 8:55 AM
U.S. military officials in Washington say Iran is increasing boat patrols aimed at evaluating the security at offshore Iraqi oil terminals.Iran rejects preconditions for negotiations on nuclear program People's Daily - 15 minutes ago
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani told a press conference in Vienna on Tuesday that Iran is willing to restart negotiations on its nuclear program but rejects any pre-condition.Iran defiant on nuclear plan BBC News - Feb 20 4:34 AM
Iran's president rejects calls to suspend uranium enrichment, a day before a UN deadline runs out.Australia sanctions Iran over uranium enrichment ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 20 5:01 PM
Australia has put in place the United Nations Security Council sanctions against Iran.1. Iran Foreign Policy Magazine - Feb 20 2:55 PM
After nearly 25 years of wrestling with Saddam Hussein, Iran s Shiite rulers have the war to thank for their newfound power.Correction: Austria-Iran Story AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 20 7:44 AM
In a Feb. 16 story about weapons sales, The Associated Press, citing Austrian news media reports, erroneously reported that Austrian authorities approved the export of 30,000 handguns to Iran.Iran bullish on threat to force climbdown on its nuclear projects The Scotsman - Feb 20 6:08 PM
IRAN last night dismissed threats of force to make it back down over its nuclear programme and Ali Larijani, Tehran's chief negotiator said only negotiations - without the precondition that it stop enriching uranium - could resolve the dispute.US Consults on New Iran Nuclear Resolution Voice of America - Feb 20 2:33 PM
The Bush administration said Tuesday it has begun consultations on a new U.N. Security Council resolution that would further penalize Iran for failing to heed demands to halt uranium enrichment. An initial Security Council deadline for Iran to comply expires Wednesday.Iran offers atomic assurances via talks Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Feb 20 1:51 PM
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday dismissed threats to make it drop its nuclear programme and offered to guarantee in negotiations that it would not seek atomic weapons.Iran Sets Condition to Halt Nuke Program ABC News - Feb 20 5:46 AM
Ahmadinejad Says Iran Ready to Halt Enrichment Program and Talk, but Calls on West to Do SameIran offers atomic assurances via talks, spurns threats Daily Mail - Feb 20 4:36 PM
Iran on Tuesday dismissed threats to make it drop its nuclear programme and offered to guarantee in negotiations that it would not seek atomic weapons. But it said it would not suspend uranium enrichment as a precondition for talks Russia Will Slow Work on Iran?s Nuclear Plant New York Times - Feb 19 7:20 PM
Russia contended that Iran had not made the last two $25 million monthly payments, adding a new twist to a deeply contentious project.Iran: Man Hanged for Role in Bus Bombing New York Times - Feb 19 7:21 PM
Iran hanged a man convicted of involvement in the bombing of a bus carrying members of the Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, the ILNA news agency reported. Eleven people were killed in the blast in southeastern Zahedan. According to an official in the governor?s office, the man, Nassrollah Shanbeh Zehi, had come from Pakistan two days earlier, the news agency said.Iran makes leap in uranium enrichment UPI - Feb 20 5:10 AM
The United Nations' top nuclear official says Iran has mastered technology that puts it six months away from enriching uranium on an industrial scale. ...Fifth Fleet chief fears miscalculation by Iran Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
MANAMA - The outgoing commander of the US Navy s Fifth Fleet has expressed concern that a miscalculation by Iran in its nuclear standoff with the West could spark an armed conflict in the Gulf region.Iran Sets Condition to Halt Nuke Program The Auburn Citizen - 51 minutes ago
VIENNA, Austria - Iran's chief nuclear envoy said Tuesday his country wants to negotiate over its uranium enrichment program, on the eve of a U.N. Security Council deadline that carries the threat of harsher sanctions.Iran hangs man convicted of Revolutionary Guards attack CNN.com - Feb 19 4:50 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran executed a defendant by hanging after a court convicted him of a bombing last week that killed 11 members of the elite Revolutionary Guards, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.Saying yes to Iran gas price, Indian team on way to Pak Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Feb 20 12:42 PM
Isolated by Pakistan during recent trilateral talks in Iran, New Delhi may agree to to the price that Tehran is asking for the natural gas that is to flow through the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline. An Indian team will leave for Islamabad on Thursday to negotiate the transit fee that Pakistan will charge for the overland pipeline. The two sides will also discuss the project structure ...Oil Falls Amid Gesture by Iran President AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 20 4:37 AM
Oil prices fell Tuesday after Iran's President said his country would halt its uranium enrichment program and return to negotiations, but only if Western nations do the same.U.N. deadline on Iran nuclear crisis looms Japan Today - Feb 20 2:38 PM
VIENNA Iran warned the United States on Tuesday about getting into a "boxing" match to force it to abandon uranium enrichment but said it was open to talks over worries it seeks nuclear weapons.US contingency plan for 'Iran attack' revealed News From Bangladesh - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
US contingency plans for air strikes on Iran extend beyond nuclear sites and include most of the country's military infrastructure, the BBC has learned.Iran dismisses force threat over nuclear programme Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 20 11:10 AM
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran dismissed on Tuesday threats of force to make it back down over its nuclear programme and said only negotiations -- without the precondition that it stop enriching uranium -- could resolve the dispute.Ahmadinejad says Iran ready to halt enrichment program if West does same Fox21 - Feb 20 5:06 PM
TEHRAN, Iran Iran's president says his country is willing to halt its uranium enrichment program -- but he's attaching a big condition.White House dismisses Iran nuclear offer KTRE-TV East Texas - Feb 20 5:05 PM
WHITE HOUSE Questioning whether it was even a "serious offer," the White House is dismissing a suggestion from Iran's president that his country would stop its uranium enrichment program if Western nations did the same.Iran Foreign Min: Solving Nuclear Dispute Requires Dialogue Nasdaq - Feb 20 12:07 PM
ANKARA (AP)--Iran's foreign minister said Tuesday that solving the international standoff over his country's nuclear program would require dialogue. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki's remarks - made on the eve of a U.N.Russia Iran gas cartel can push gold higher than you can think of India Daily - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Iran is enriching the uranium. The geopolitics is very making gold bullish. But there is one thing that also involves Iran than make gold test high of last year and then move to zones you can never think of.Correction: Austria-Iran story Boston Globe - Feb 20 8:07 AM
In a Feb. 16 story about weapons sales, The Associated Press, citing Austrian news media reports, erroneously reported that Austrian authorities approved the export of 30,000 handguns to Iran. The weapons were sold to Iraq, not Iran.Iran warns US of 'boxing match' News Interactive - Feb 20 2:30 PM
IRAN has warned the United States about getting into a "boxing" match to force it to abandon uranium enrichment but said it was open to talks over worries it seeks nuclear weapons.Iran warns US of 'boxing match' The Australian - Feb 20 2:18 PM
On the eve of a UN deadline for Iran to stop enriching uranium, which is used to make nuclear reactor fuel but also atom bomb material, Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani said any attempt to force the issue would be met with "an appropriate response".Iran dismisses force threat TVNZ - Feb 20 12:47 PM
Iran has dismissed threats of force to make it back down over its nuclear programme and said only negotiations - without the precondition that it stop enriching uranium - could resolve the dispute.Iran: We'll Halt Uranium Enrichment If West Does KDKA Pittsburgh - Feb 20 2:20 PM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on Western nations Tuesday to stop their own enrichment programs if they wanted his country to stop its own and return to negotiations. CBS News Interactive: About Iran CBS News Interactive: World Nuclear Arms Iran Warns US Against the Use of Force Arab News - Feb 20 4:19 PM
VIENNA, 21 February 2007 Iran s chief nuclear envoy warned the United States yesterday against climbing into the boxing ring over his country s refusal to freeze uranium enrichment, while signaling that Tehran wants to negotiate over fears that it may want to develop an atomic bomb.Russia delays Iran atomic power plant start-up Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 1:59 PM
Russia will delay starting up Iran's first nuclear power plant because Tehran is behind with payments, a Russian atomic industry source said on Monday, as a U.N. deadline neared for Iran to curb disputed nuclear activity.Iran uncertainties will not deter Gulf investors Middle East Times - Feb 20 1:05 PM
DUBAI -- Growing tensions over Iran's nuclear standoff with the West will not tarnish the attractiveness to foreign investors of rich Gulf Arab countries, thanks to their sound economies, economists said Tuesday.Nuclear row will not be resolved by force - Iran Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 20 11:10 AM
VIENNA (Reuters) - A dispute with the West over Iran's nuclear programme will not be resolved by force and pressure, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Tuesday.Iran supports negotiated settlement of nuclear issue Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 20 3:06 PM
Iran - Nuclear Top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani Tuesday stressed on negotiations as the only way to settle the issue of Iran's peaceful nuclear programme.International pressure mounts on Iran Financial Times - Feb 20 12:01 PM
Iran was on Tuesday struggling to stave off further a fresh round of international censure as controversy over its nuclear programme continued to mount.Iran women set for Fed Cup re-entry New Kerala - 50 minutes ago
Gurgaon, Feb 20: The Iran women's tennis team is confident of a grand re-entry into the Fed Cup after receiving special exemption in dress code from the ITF.Ahmadinejad Says Iran Ready To Halt Enrichment Program If West Does Same WCSH 6 Portland - Feb 20 2:47 PM
Iran's president says his country is willing to halt its uranium enrichment program but he's attaching a big condition. Western nations would have to do the same.Sean-Paul Kelley: Iran: Two Triggers HuffingtonPost - Feb 20 12:25 AM
Today the BBC reported that war plans for Iran were complete. But the BBC clearly buried the lede on this. It's not news that the US has completed its target set on Iran. William Arkin reported on Iran war-gaming and planning last year in his blog, Early Warning and in the Washington Post. The disturbing news revealed in this article is the revelation of two supposed triggers that ...Iran wants atom talks without condition San Diego Union-Tribune - Feb 20 8:07 AM
Sumatran rhino arrives in Indonesia Associated Press The first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in more than 100 years arrived in Indonesia with a single task to breed and help save the endangered species from extinction. Iran wants atom talks without conditionIran denies delaying payment for reactor AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 12:05 PM
The launch of a Russian-built nuclear power plant in Iran could be delayed because Iran has fallen behind in payments, Russian officials said Monday. Top Iranian officials swiftly denied that payments had been disrupted, in the latest dispute surrounding the deal at the heart of the two countries' nuclear cooperation.Iran wants talks without condition News Interactive - Feb 20 10:45 AM
IRAN overnight defied international calls for it to stop enriching uranium, a day before a UN deadline for it to back down.Iran president agrees to shut down nuclear development if West does Calcutta News - Feb 20 2:06 PM
The president of Iran says he is willing to hold talks with the West over his controversial nuclear program. But he says he will only stop enriching uranium if the West stops too.Iran wants unconditional nuclear talks Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 20 7:34 AM
Iran wants talks on its nuclear programme but rejects preconditions demanding it freeze the work, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, just ahead of a U.N. deadline for Tehran to back down.Foreign secretary to discuss N-deal, India-Iran relations with US rediff.com - Feb 20 2:20 PM
Menon, in addition to the discussions on the nuclear deal and the train bombings apparently aimed at derailing the India-Pakistan peace process, will provide a briefing on India-Iran relations.Iran rejects use of force in nuclear row Independent Online - Feb 20 3:55 PM
Iran has dismissed threats of force to make it back down over its nuclear programme, saying that only negotiations can resolve the dispute.Iran readies gas for enriching uranium: diplomats AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 11:00 AM
Iran has moved feedstock gas needed to start uranium enrichment into a nuclear plant at the centre of a crisis over Tehran's nuclear programme, diplomats said.ElBaradei, the IAEA director, has suggested a time-out between Iran and the UN [AP] Aljazeera - Feb 20 11:14 AM
Ali Larijani, Iran's nuclear negotiator, is to meet the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to discuss a proposed time-out plan.Iran Rejects Call For Suspension Of Uranium Enrichment Nasdaq - Feb 20 8:21 AM
(RTTNews) - The president of Iran continued to stand firm against international pressure concerning the country's controversial nuclear program. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected calls for a suspension of Iran's uranium enrichment program. This took place a day before a UN deadline expires.White House dismisses Iran nuclear offer ABC 7 El Paso - Feb 20 12:34 PM
WHITE HOUSE Questioning whether it was even a "serious offer," the White House is dismissing a suggestion from Iran's president that his country would stop its uranium...Saying yes to Iran gas price, Indian team on way to Pak Express India - Feb 20 12:58 PM
Isolated by Pakistan during recent trilateral talks in Iran, New Delhi may agree to to the price that Tehran is asking for the natural gas that is to flow through the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline.Russia says Iran is behind in payments for nuclear plant WLUC TV 6 - Feb 20 4:31 PM
MOSCOW If Iran doesn't get a nuclear power plant up and running, it could be because it hasn't kept up the payments on it.Iran dumps UN nuke deadline Deccan Herald - Feb 20 3:15 PM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday rejected a looming UN deadline for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment, saying it would not halt the sensitive nuclear activity as a precondition to talks.IRAN LAUNCHES ARMY EXERCISE Middle East Newsline - Feb 20 12:40 PM
NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has launched a major ground forces exercise meant to demonstrate the military's missile capability. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has begun a series of maneuvers meant to test indigenous surface-to-surface and anti-tank guided missiles.Iran's nuclear plant launch hits snag with Russian allies Baltimore Sun - Feb 20 5:23 AM
Iran late in payments in billion-dollar deal, Russian official says The launch of a Russian-built nuclear power plant in Iran could be delayed because Iran has fallen behind in payments, Russian officials said yesterday. Top Iranian officials swiftly denied that payments had been disrupted, in the latest dispute surrounding the deal at the heart of the two countries' nuclear cooperation. ...Report: US Iran attack plan revealed Nine O'Clock - Feb 20 1:41 PM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meanwhile rejected the UN deadline for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment, saying his country could halt enrichment only if other nuclear powers suspended the process themselves.Russia says Iran late in payment on power plant Boston Globe - Feb 20 1:13 AM
MOSCOW -- The launch of a Russian-built nuclear power plant in Iran could be delayed because Iran has fallen behind in payments, Russian officials said yesterday . Top Iranian officials swiftly denied that payments had been disrupted, in the latest dispute surrounding the deal at the heart of the two countries' nuclear cooperation.Iran remains firm on nuclear shutdown EuroNews - Feb 20 11:53 AM
Iran's senior nuclear negotiator has arrived in Vienna for talks with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.Officials say Iran behind on N-payments The Buffalo News - Feb 20 6:06 AM
MOSCOW (AP) - The opening of a Russian-built nuclear power plant in Iran could be delayed because Iran has fallen behind in payments, Russian officials said Monday.Iran denies delaying to pay for reactor AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 9:53 AM
A top nuclear official in Iran on Monday rejected claims that Tehran had been dragging its feet on payments for a Russian-built nuclear power plant and accused Moscow of trying to prolong the reactor's launch, the official news agency reported.Iran's Larijani to meet UN nuclear chief Tuesday AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 8:38 AM
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator will on Tuesday meet the head of the UN nuclear watchdog for their first encounter this year, amid spiralling tensions over the Iranian nuclear programme.Key Iran clerical body begins new term AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 20 6:13 AM
Iran's Assembly of Experts, the body that selects and can even oust the country's supreme leader, has begun a new nine year term by voting for its conservative head to stay on in his post.Russia delays Iran atom plant work as tensions rise Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 8:28 AM
Russia will delay the building of Iran's first nuclear power plant as Tehran is behind with payments, a Russian atomic industry source said, as pressure grew on Tehran to curb its disputed nuclear activity.Angkhan leads Thai fighters to boxing tournament in Iran The Nation - Feb 20 9:17 AM
Doha Asian Games silver medallist Angkhan Chomphuphuang will lead the Thai team at the International Boxing Tournament in Iran from March 2 to 6.Iran wants atom talks without condition ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Feb 20 6:56 AM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran wants talks on its nuclear program but rejects preconditions demanding it freeze the work, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, just ahead of a UN deadline for Tehran to back down.Ahmadinejad says Iran ready to halt enrichment program and talk, but calls on West to do same Boston Herald - Feb 20 4:47 AM
TEHRAN, Iran - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran would only halt its uranium enrichment program and return to negotiations if other Western nations do the same. Ahmadinejad told a crowd...Iran says wants atomic talks without condition Reuters.co.uk - Feb 20 7:31 AM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The Iranian president said on Tuesday Iran wanted talks over its nuclear programme but ruled out preconditions demanding Tehran freeze work that the West believes is being used to make atomic bombs.