Topic: Hillary Clinton

US, world powers to hold talks on Iran next week

The United States and five other world powers which are seeking to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions will hold talks next week on the sidelines of the the UN General Assembly, officials said.US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to join her ...
The United States plans to freeze some 100 overseas bank accounts believed linked to illicit North Korean transactions, South Korean media reports said Friday."The assets in those accounts are likely to be money (leader) Kim Jong-Il needs to operate his regime, so ...
US wins agreement from major powers on new Iran sanctions, to be sent to UN Security CouncilThe United States won agreement from China, Russia and other major powers on tough new sanctions against Iran's nuclear program Tuesday, a day after Tehran sought ...

Iran urges for probe to verify US warhead claims

Iran called Tuesday for independent verification of US claims it has pared its stockpile of nuclear warheads back to 5,113 and queried whether Washington was justified in holding such a lethal load.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast also dismissed US Secretary of State ...

US, Iran clash at UN nuclear meet

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blasted the United States at a UN conference here Monday for threatening to use atomic weapons, triggering a sharp American response and a walkout by several delegations."Regrettably, the government of the United States has not only used nuclear ...

Clinton says Iran puts world at nuclear risk

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday said that Iran's nuclear ambitions put the world at risk and called on nations to rally around U.S. efforts to finally hold Tehran to account.In a high-stakes speech that comes as ...
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Thursday on NATO to press Russia to match any future move by Washington to reduce its estimated 240 tactical nuclear weapons in Europe.In a dinner speech to fellow NATO members in Tallinn, the capital of ...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday pledged unwavering US commitment to fellow NATO members' security before setting out principles for the future of the alliance's nuclear deterrence.NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen and host Estonia then opened talks which could hear calls ...

NATO ministers to meet on Afghan trainers

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived here Thursday for talks with her NATO counterparts about the alliance's role in nuclear defence and ways to drum up more trainers for the Afghan army.The gathering in the Estonian capital Tallinn will first focus ...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday the United States could not rule out using nuclear weapons if it came under biological attack, saying in that case "all bets are off."Both Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in joint television interviews ...