Nations weigh new Iran sanctions
2008-08-07 00:03:20
Six nations agreed Wednesday to pursue new UN sanctions against Iran after it failed to accept incentives offered in hopes of defusing the dispute over its nuclear program, the State Department said.
US: New sanctions against Iran considered
2008-08-04 23:55:24
Five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany are considering new sanctions against Iran after the Islamic republic failed to give a positive response to suspend its controversial nuclear program.
Iran says will stick to uranium enrichment work
2008-06-17 19:38:27
Iran said on Tuesday it would continue enriching uranium, defying efforts by major powers to pressure Tehran into stopping work which the West fears could lead to building a nuclear bomb.
Major powers to meet on Iran in April
2008-04-08 09:31:56
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany plan to meet in April to discuss whether to sweeten incentives they have offered Iran to curb its nuclear program, US officials said on Monday.
UN states lag on Iran sanctions reports
2008-03-18 09:28:47
Less than half of the United Nations' member states have filed mandatory reports on how they are complying with sanctions against Iran for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, the monitoring committee's chairman said.
Iran resolution hits snag at UN - French envoy
2008-02-02 10:33:05
Several non-permanent UN Security Council members are holding up agreement on a new sanctions resolution against Iran over its nuclear program, said France's envoy to the United States on Friday.
Iran sanctions vote at U.N. seen weeks away
2008-01-29 11:32:10
It will take weeks before the UN Security Council is ready to vote on a new round of sanctions against Iran proposed last week by six world powers, council diplomats said on Monday.
Net boy
2003-08-11 10:02:28
Shi Chunsheng from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region uses his foot to do network management at the 2nd National Vocational Skill Contest for the Disabled in the city, August 10, 2003. A total of 205 disabled contestants nationwide attend the contest. [Eastday.com]
Security Council members to meet on Iran
2008-01-16 10:42:38
Foreign ministers of the US and five other key nations plan to meet next week to discuss possible new sanctions against Iran for refusing to freeze uranium enrichment and heed other UN Security Council demands.
Putin delays Iran visit amid plot report
2007-10-16 06:44:57
President Putin pledged to negotiate with Iran in the nuclear standoff, although he didn't come to Tehran amid warnings of an assassination plot. Plot Warnings
Ahmadinejad: Iran nuclear issue in IAEA hands
2007-09-26 06:37:50
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday the issue of his country's nuclear ambitions was "closed" and a matter to be handled by the UN watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Powers have 'serious' talks on Iran sanctions
2007-09-22 09:45:53
Major powers said on Friday they had "serious and constructive" talks about new UN Security Council sanctions aimed at trying to force Iran to halt its uranium enrichment activities.