Sunni party drops out of Iraq's national elections
BAGHDAD - Iraq's main Sunni party said Saturday it is dropping out of next month's national elections, seizing on U.S. concerns about Iran's influence in the political process as proof that the vote will not be legitimate.
Nations:Iraq Iran Afghanistan Source:(AP)
2010-02-20
US seeks to shore up support for tough Iran stance
DOHA, Qatar - U.S. officials sought to shore up support Sunday for a tougher stand against Iran's nuclear program by saying Tehran had left the world little choice and expressing renewed confidence that holdout China would come around to harsher U.N. penalties.
Nations:Qatar Saudi Arabia Canada Russia People:David Petraeus Hosni Mubarak Joseph Biden Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis
2010-02-14
Iran proclaims new success in uranium enrichment
TEHRAN, Iran - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed Thursday that Iran has produced its first batch of uranium enriched to a higher level, saying his country will not be bullied by the West into curtailing its nuclear program a day after the U.S. imposed new sanctions.
Nations:United Arab Emirates People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2010-02-11
Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
VIENNA - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.
Nations:Russia France People:Robert Gates Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2010-02-08
Iran's leader orders further enrichment of uranium
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin enriching uranium to a higher level, a move that's likely to deepen international suspicion over the country's intentions for its nuclear program.
Nations:Russia People:Robert Gates Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2010-02-07
Iran's president says Obama made a big mistake
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's president said Saturday that President Barack Obama made a big mistake when he accused the country of hiding a newly revealed nuclear site that Iran claims it reported to the U.N. even earlier than required.
Nations:Russia People:Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Iran-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-03
Secret Iran Plant Gives U.S. Leverage in Geneva Talks
Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Iran enters the first talks in more than a year on its nuclear ambitions facing world powers more unified in their demand for limits after the disclosure of a covert uranium enrichment plant.
Nations:Russia Sweden Venezuela People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Robert Gates Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Iran-U.S.
2009-09-30
Iran parliament warns against foreign pressure
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian lawmakers warned the U.S. and other world powers on Tuesday against further pressures over Tehran's disputed nuclear program just days ahead of a key international meeting.
Nations:Russia Iran Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-09-29
U.S., allies seek 'unfettered access' to Iran site
WASHINGTON - The U.S. and its five allies trying to stop Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program plan to tell Tehran in a key meeting on Thursday that it must provide "unfettered access" to its previously secret Qom enrichment facility within weeks, a senior administration official says.
Nations:Russia People:Dmitry Medvedev Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-09-26
Obama offers Iran `serious, meaningful dialogue'
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is offering Iran "a serious, meaningful dialogue" over its disputed nuclear program, while warning Tehran of grave consequences from a united global front.
Nations:Iran People:Dmitry Medvedev Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Iran-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-09-26
US, UK, French heads demand Iran nuke site opened
PITTSBURGH - Armed with the disclosure of a secret Iranian nuclear facility, President Barack Obama and the leaders of France and Britain demanded Friday that Tehran fully disclose its nuclear ambitions "or be held accountable" to an impatient world community.
Nations:Israel U.K. France U.S. People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis
2009-09-25
Obama to world: Don't expect America to fix it all
UNITED NATIONS - President Barack Obama challenged world leaders Wednesday to shoulder more of the globe's critical burdens, promising a newly cooperative partner in America but sternly warning they can no longer castigate the U.S. as a go-it-alone bully while still demanding it cure all ills.
Nations:Russia North Korea People:Dmitry Medvedev Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad George W. Bush Activities:Obama Admin.
2009-09-23
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