Iran dismisses U.S. threat of sanctions coalition

2006-08-28 16:30:41

Iran said on Monday a U.S. threat to form an independent coalition to impose sanctions if the U.N. Security Council failed to act over Tehran's nuclear programme was an insult to the council's work.

Iran: Atomic work will go on despite deadline

2006-08-28 09:25:44

Iran said it would never stop uranium enrichment despite a looming U.N. deadline designed to ensure it cannot develop nuclear weapons.

Iran to announce progress in nuclear project

2006-08-26 14:24:20

Iran will announce on Saturday it has completed a new phase in its Arak heavy-water reactor plant, a presidential official said, referring to part of the nuclear programme which the West fears is aimed at producing bombs.

Former president: Pressure on Iran creating another crisis

2006-08-25 10:48:38

Mounting pressure on Iran to abandon its nuclear program is creating another crisis in the Middle East, former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said Friday.

Iran ready for serious talks

2006-08-23 08:23:06

Iran said Tuesday it was ready for "serious negotiations" on its nuclear program but was unwilling to abandon uranium enrichment - the key U.S. demand.

Iran to hand over atomic reply at 1230 GMT

2006-08-22 17:19:23

Iran will hand over its response to a nuclear package backed by six nations on Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. (1230 GMT) in the Iranian capital, a journalist for Iran's Arabic-language news channel Al-Alam reported.

Iran rejecting atomic package

2006-08-22 09:09:04

Iran is due to give its reply on Tuesday to a package backed by six world powers, but Iranian officials say Iran does not accept the key demand to suspend uranium enrichment.

Iran says it won't suspend enrichment

2006-08-21 11:19:08

Iran said Sunday that it will offer a "multifaceted response" Tuesday to a Western package of incentives aimed at persuading Tehran to rein in its nuclear program, but insisted it won't suspend uranium enrichment altogether.

Iran to reply to nuke incentive package August 22

2006-07-21 11:00:01

Iran announced it would reply to the Western incentives on its nuclear program on August 22, the first time it has given a precise date after weeks of being accused of stalling.

Iran vows to continue nuke program

2006-07-02 18:47:37

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that his country would continue uranium enrichment activities, the official IRNA new agency reported on Saturday.

Iran on agenda for industrial democracies

2006-06-29 16:58:19

Iran's disputed nuclear program was on the agenda as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and foreign ministers from the world's largest industrial democracies met in run-up to Russia's debut as host to leaders of the Group of Eight nations next month.

Iran: No use negotiating with US

2006-06-28 08:53:50

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he saw "no use" in negotiating with the United States over its nuclear program.