Iran warns to suspend IAEA ties

2006-04-25 15:56:48

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Tuesday his country would suspend its relations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if sanctions were imposed, as advocated by the United States.

UN to vote next week on Iran

2006-05-07 09:52:30

France and Britain said after more council talks on Saturday that they hoped for a vote next week on Iran nuclear program.

Iran: Any attacker will regret its action

2006-04-18 17:41:29

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during an armed forces parade on Tuesday that any aggressor would regret attacking the Islamic Republic.

Iran gets first North Korean-made missiles

2006-04-27 22:21:49

Iran has received its first batch of North Korean-made surface-to-surface missiles that put European countries within firing range, Israel's military intelligence chief said in an interview published Thursday.

Iran: 'Psychological war' not in US' interests

2006-04-17 08:27:51

Iran's former president accused the US of waging "a psychological war" against Tehran and said an American strike against the Islamic republic would not be in their own interests.

Bush won't exclude Iran nuke strike

2006-04-19 09:06:33

The United States on Tuesday failed to secure international support for targeted sanctions against Iran and President George W. Bush refused to rule out nuclear strikes.

UN nuclear inspectors to arrive in Iran on Friday

2006-04-18 17:34:55

Senior inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will arrive in Iran on Friday to visit nuclear sites, including the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday.

Iran rebuffs UN atomic chief

2006-04-14 16:13:00

Iran dismissed appeals from UN's atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei to freeze its controversial nuclear program and calm suspicions it is seeking the bomb.

IAEA head to probe Iran's nukes claims

2006-04-13 09:02:35

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, expressed optimism about his visit to Iran on arriving there for talks aimed at defusing tension over Tehran's nuclear program.

Iran vows to ramp up uranium enrichment

2006-04-13 08:42:51

Iran intends to enrich uranium on a scale hundreds of times larger than its current level, signaling its resolve to expand a program the international community insists it halt.

Iran won't back down 'one iota': Ahmadinejad

2006-04-11 14:14:28

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed he will not back down "one iota" over Iran's nuclear programme as Washington denied reports that it is in the early stages of planning a military assault.

Iran says it joins nuclear club

2006-04-12 14:25:13

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran had successfully produced the enriched uranium needed to make nuclear fuel for the first time.