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US casts doubt on Iran claim that nuclear deal is 'close'
06/02/2010 - NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION

US casts doubt on Iran claim that nuclear deal is 'close'

The US defence secretary, Robert Gates, expressed doubts Saturday that Iran would take steps to reach a deal with Western powers over their contentious nuclear program and said it was time to start applying more pressure.
Tehran says chances are good for agreement on uranium swap
06/02/2010 - IRAN

Tehran says chances are good for agreement on uranium swap

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (pictured) has said a deal that would see some of Iran's uranium exchanged for reactor fuel could happen "in the not very distant future", in a move to reassure world powers over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
French PM says time's up for Tehran, calls for strong sanctions
04/02/2010 - IRAN

French PM says time's up for Tehran, calls for strong sanctions

France's Prime Minister François Fillon has accused Tehran of foot-dragging on a proposed uranium exchange deal, warning that France would lobby the UN to impose stronger sanctions on the Iranian regime.
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West calls for fourth round of sanctions on Tehran
03/02/2010 - NUCLEAR IRAN

West calls for fourth round of sanctions on Tehran

Western powers on Tuesday called for a fourth round of UN sanctions on Iran, hours after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran would accept a deal on sending low-enriched uranium abroad in exchange for nuclear fuel.
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Tehran will swap enriched uranium for fuel, Ahmadinejad says
04/02/2010 - NUCLEAR IRAN

Tehran will swap enriched uranium for fuel, Ahmadinejad says

In an apparent turnaround, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran was willing to send its low-enriched uranium abroad in exchange for nuclear fuel. Iran had earlier rejected a similar deal from the UN nuclear agency.
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US intelligence suggests Tehran never halted nuclear programme
20/01/2010 - IRAN

US intelligence suggests Tehran never halted nuclear programme

US spy agencies updating intelligence on Iran say they have growing evidence that Iran has never completely suspended its nuclear weapons programme, according to US officials quoted by Reuters.
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Six-nation nuclear talks fail to agree on new sanctions
17/01/2010 - IRAN

Six-nation nuclear talks fail to agree on new sanctions

The "P5+1", comprising the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, held closed-door talks in New York on Saturday to decide on a response to Iran's nuclear defiance but failed to reach an agreement.
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Inside Iran's nuclear programme
15/01/2010 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Inside Iran's nuclear programme

Coming up this week: who killed a Tehran university nuclear physics professor? Iran's president describes Zionist methods but dissidents are dubious. They point to his support for the country's pro-reform movement. French supermarket giant Carrefour's roundabout foray into Iran, the little village cut in half by Israel and Lebanon, and that wants to be Syrian, and the lie detector test Israelis might be exporting to an airport terminal near you.
Tehran's nuclear sites 'can be bombed', says top US commander
11/01/2010 - NUCLEAR IRAN

Tehran's nuclear sites 'can be bombed', says top US commander

Iranian facilities "can be bombed" if diplomatic steps to control Tehran's nuclear programme fail, acknowledged General David Petraeus, head of US Central Command and a top commander for the Middle East, on Sunday.
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Iran's nuclear deal: a new deadlock?
05/01/2010 - IRAN

Iran's nuclear deal: a new deadlock?

The United States stepped up calls for fresh sanctions on Iran, while France hit out at what foreign minister Bernard Kouchner called Tehran's 'pirouetting'. Even Iran's age-old allies in Moscow and Beijing are rumored to be losing patience... So what now? FOCUS re-examines Iran's contested nuclear ambitions.
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