Iran tests fires longer range missile
2006-11-02 20:13:29
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards test-fired dozen of missiles, including the long-range Shahab-3, during the first hours of new military maneuvers, Iranian state-run television said Thursday.
Iran warns of response to nuke sanctions
2006-10-31 14:25:23
Iran's firebrand president warned on Monday that his country would respond with an "appropriate and firm response" to any UN sanction over its nuclear program.
Iran stepping up uranium enrichment
2006-10-28 20:55:27
Iran officially confirmed that it has stepped up uranium enrichment by injecting gas into a second network of centrifuges, a state-run newspaper reported on Saturday.
Iran will not give up atomic work - president
2006-09-28 08:40:13
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Tehran would not give up its right to uranium enrichment despite pressure from the West, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran could halt enrichment under right terms - president
2006-09-22 10:19:49
Iran is prepared to negotiate a suspension of its most sensitive nuclear work if it receives fair guarantees in talks with major powers, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday.
Iran could discuss nuclear suspension - Khatami
2006-09-08 10:57:46
Former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami on Thursday said Iran could discuss suspending its nuclear program once talks with the West had begun.
Iran threatens oil prices rise against U.N. blocks
2006-09-07 14:16:18
Oil prices would rise if the West imposed new obstacles to investing in Iran's oil sector, although Tehran does not expect such measures from the United Nations.
Iran defies U.N. deadline on enrichment
2006-09-01 08:50:18
Iran defied a U.N. deadline to stop enriching uranium, opening the door for sanctions, but U.S.said no action would be sought before a key European diplomat meets with Tehran's atomic chief next week.
Defiant Iran faces sanctions risk
2006-09-01 08:26:27
Tehran has failed to dispel international doubts it wants nuclear bombs, clearing the way for the UN to consider sanctions on Tehran.
Iran confident over sanctions
2006-08-31 15:19:09
If it comes to sanctions, Iran says it can take anything the U.N. Security Council might impose for its expected failure to meet Thursday's deadline to halt sensitive nuclear work.
Report may expose Iran to sanctions
2006-08-31 09:19:24
The U.N. nuclear watchdog is likely to report that Iran has defied a deadline to halt atomic fuel work, exposing it to possible sanctions over fears it may secretly try to build atom bombs.
Iran president challenges Bush to debate
2006-08-30 09:23:43
Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday challenged President Bush to a televised debate, a proposal the White House dismissed as a "diversion."