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U.N. nuclear watchdog board rebukes defiant Iran

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog board of governors censured Iran on Friday over mounting suspicions it may be seeking to develop atomic bombs, after the six big powers overcame divisions on how to best deal with a defiant Tehran.But the ...

Powers pressure Iran, IAEA chief "alerts world"

VIENNA (Reuters) - Major powers closed ranks on Thursday to increase pressure on Iran to address fears about its atomic ambitions, and the U.N. nuclear chief said it was his duty to "alert the world" about suspected Iranian efforts to develop atom ...

U.N. nuclear chief says "must alert world" about Iran

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear chief said on Thursday it was his duty to "alert the world" about suspected work in Iran to develop atomic bombs, and major powers prepared to intensify the pressure on the Islamic state.International Atomic Energy Agency ...

Iran faces big power pressure, IAEA wants mission

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog wants to send a high-level mission to Iran to address mounting concerns it may be seeking to design atom bombs, its head said on Thursday, and Tehran was expected to face censure at a meeting ...

Powers make "progress" on IAEA Iran resolution

VIENNA (Reuters) - World powers are making progress in narrowing their differences on how to respond to a U.N. watchdog report that aired intelligence suggesting Iran has worked on designing a nuclear weapon, Western diplomats said on Wednesday.They said officials from the ...

Soviet scientist denies helping Iran develop atomic bomb

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Soviet scientist has denied being the brains behind Iran's nuclear program, despite U.S. media reports that he helped put Tehran on the threshold of making an atomic bomb, a Russian newspaper said on Thursday.The United Nations' nuclear watchdog ...

Iran nuclear standoff enters more dangerous phase: UK

LONDON (Reuters) - The standoff over Iran's nuclear program is entering a more dangerous phase and the risk of conflict will increase if Iran does not negotiate, British Foreign Secretary William Hague warned on Wednesday.He said Britain was considering further sanctions on ...

France opposes strike on Iran: minister

PARIS (Reuters) - France is "very worried" about the potential militarization of Iran's nuclear program, but opposes any strike against the Islamic Republic because it could cause irreparable damage, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Tuesday.Juppe voiced concern about speculation that Israel ...

Analysis: Russia, China may blunt Western pressure on Iran

VIENNA (Reuters) - Russian and Chinese reluctance may complicate any Western campaign to parlay a U.N. watchdog report this month into political momentum for tougher sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, diplomats and analysts say.The report by the International Atomic ...

Iran nuclear issue to grow more urgent: UK's Hague

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Tackling Iran's nuclear program will become more urgent over the next year and the world must not be distracted from it by the focus on the Arab Spring popular uprisings, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday.Hague said ...
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