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  • Iran Is Given More Time to End Uranium Enrichment Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
    The United States has agreed, once again, to extend the deadline that it set in June for Iran to stop enrichment or face sanctions.

  • Iran?s Leader Skirts Issue of Disbanding Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
    Iran?s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, refused to say if he would meet a Security Council demand to disarm and disband Hezbollah.

  • Iran leader uses U.N. to improve image Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seems to be enjoying the spotlight at this year's U.N. General Assembly, easing his way into the international arena and trying to improve his image amid the controversy over his nuclear program and remarks about Israel and the Holocaust.

  • Ahmadinejad Insists Iran Is Not Seeking Nuclear Weapons Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 21 1:50 PM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today denied that his government is secretly pursuing a nuclear weapons program, declared that "we do not need a bomb" and charged that U.S. efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear arms technology were really intended to "prevent the development of our...

  • Iran could halt enrichment under right terms: president Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 9:49 AM
    Iran is prepared to negotiate a suspension of its most sensitive nuclear work if it receives fair guarantees in talks with major powers, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday.

  • Nations discuss new deadline for Iran Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 7:26 AM
    The nations seeking to halt Iran's nuclear activities are working out a new deadline for the Islamic republic and have authorized the European Union's foreign policy chief to go anywhere at any time to meet Tehran's top nuclear negotiator.

  • Bill Clinton: U.S. should talk to Iran Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 5:40 AM
    Former President Clinton said Thursday the U.S. should try talking to Iran about its nuclear weapons ambitions without imposing a lot of conditions.

  • US cautions Europe on Iran investment Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor - Sep 21 2:45 PM
    Two European banks have limited or ended operations. The US says Iran taps banks for illicit activities.

  • Iran Cracks Down on Dissenters Open this result in new window
    NPR - Sep 21 3:28 PM
    Journalists, reformers, and student activists feared that the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad might lead to repressive policies and restrictions on their freedoms. Now a year later, it appears that their fears were justified. Iran's government has recently jailed several prominent students and activists - at least one has died under mysterious circumstances. The government has also shut a popular

  • Ahmadinejad: Iran Doesn't Need the Bomb Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 21 3:04 PM
    Iran's Ahmadinejad Says It Doesn't Need Atomic Weapon; 'At Loss' About How to Prove It Further

  • Ahmadinejad: Iran Doesn't Need the Bomb Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 21 2:50 PM
    Iran's Ahmadinejad Says Iran Doesn't Need a Nuclear Weapon, That the Time for It 'Has Ended'

  • Ahmadinejad Says Iran Seeks Nuclear Accord Guarantees (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 21 1:03 PM
    Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Iran is willing to discuss a suspension of uranium enrichment demanded by the U.S. and Europe, and seeks guarantees for the fulfillment of any nuclear agreement, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said at the United Nations.

  • Iran a Bigger Threat Than Al Qaeda, Congressman Warns Open this result in new window
    Crosswalk.com - 26 minutes ago
    (CNSNews.com) - As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Thursday, U.S. lawmakers from both parties warned that Iran poses a bigger threat to the United States than al Qaeda.

  • Iran leader meets with U.S. think tank Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 2:48 AM
    Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad broke away from events at the U.N. General Assembly to hold an informal question-and answer session with high-powered members of America's most prestigious foreign policy think tank despite objections from some Jewish groups and the Bush administration.

  • Ahmadinejad: Iran might consider suspending uranium enrichment Open this result in new window
    The State - 38 minutes ago
    UNITED NATIONS Grinning and giving brisk little salutes, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denied Thursday that Iran wants a nuclear bomb and said it might discuss suspending uranium enrichment if the conditions are fair.

  • Ahmadinejad Says Iran Seeks Nuclear Accord Guarantees (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 21 11:03 AM
    Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Iran seeks guarantees for any nuclear agreement, and preliminary talks with the European Union ``are moving on the right path,'' President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said at the United Nations today.

  • Israeli foreign minister calls for greater vigilance against Iran Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 12:50 AM
    The Israeli foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, called for greater international vigilance against the security threat posed by Iran, in a speech to the UN General Assembly.

  • Iran?s Leader Relishes 2nd Chance to Make Waves Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 20 10:03 PM
    Iran?s president sparred with the Council on Foreign Relations, exasperating his questioners and angering the Bush administration and Jewish groups.

  • In UN speech, Bush assails Iran leaders Open this result in new window
    Chicago Tribune - Sep 21 8:57 AM
    President directs address to people in Iran, Syria With a potential showdown looming at the United Nations over Iran's nuclear program, President Bush criticized the Iranian government before the world body Tuesday but made no mention of U.S.-threatened sanctions and offered praise for the Iranian people.

  • Ambassador to U.N. Urges Iran Nuclear Talks, Action on Sudan Open this result in new window
    The Online NewsHour - Sep 21 5:28 PM
    U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton discusses the controversial statements made at this week's meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, Iran's nuclear ambitions and the crisis in Darfur.

  • Early October New Deadline for Iran Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 20 9:45 PM
    UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 20 -- With Iran still resisting a freeze on its nuclear activities, the United States and five partners have decided to set yet another deadline in hopes that Iran will finally agree to terms paving the way for substantive talks on its nuclear program.

  • Why Bush is taking a more diplomatic approach on Iran Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor - Sep 21 8:37 AM
    Iran is sending mixed messages on enrichment, and international powers have been slow to join and push sanctions.

  • Hirsh: An Iran Plan for Bush Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Sep 21 9:05 AM
    Nixon went to China. Now Bush must break out of the box on Iran

  • Uncovering Iran's ancient past Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 21 6:29 AM
    Zahid Warley reports from Iran on three moments in time that seem to have shaped Iranian identity.

  • Iran Who? Venezuela Takes the Lead in a Battle of Anti-U.S. Sound Bites Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 20 10:04 PM
    Hugo Chávez?s fiery speech elicited gasps and horrified giggles from the U.N. General Assembly after Iran?s president received polite applause.

  • Iran?s Leader Relishes 2nd Chance to Make Waves Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 20 8:01 PM
    Iran?s president sparred with the Council on Foreign Relations Wednesday, exasperating his questioners and angering the Bush Administration and Jewish groups.

  • Nations discuss new deadline for Iran Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 7:35 PM
    The nations seeking to halt Iran's nuclear activities are working out a new deadline for Tehran despite differences over possible sanctions, the French foreign minister said Wednesday.

  • President says Iran needs no nuclear bomb Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, at a press conference on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Thursday, insisted that his country's nuclear program is peaceful and Iran does not need a nuclear bomb.

  • Clinton Urges U.S. to Talk to Iran About Nuclear Weapons Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Sep 21 6:45 AM
    Former President Bil Clinton wants the U.S. to try talking to Iran about its nuclear weapons program.

  • Clinton Weighs In on Detainees, Iraq and Iran Open this result in new window
    NPR - Sep 21 4:37 PM
    Former President Bill Clinton, one of the few people to have viewed national security from inside the Oval Office, has his own opinions about how to handle terrorism suspects. He also has ideas about how to deal with Iran.

  • Ahmedinejad emphatic Iran not pursuing nuclear weapons Open this result in new window
    Calcutta News - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has denied his country is seeking nuclear weapons. He told a news conference on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly that he is "at a loss" as to what more Iran can do to prove its nuclear intentions are peaceful.

  • Nations Discuss New Deadline for Iran Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 21 5:35 AM
    Nations Are Discussing a New Deadline for Iran, but Diplomats Say They Won't Wait Much Longer

  • Iran / Nuclear: Complexities of Dealing with Iran Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Sep 21 12:35 PM
    The European Unions foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Irans top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani have been meeting in recent days to discuss ways to resolve Irans nuclear standoff with the West. Tehran recently hinted that it would be willing to freeze its uranium enrichment program for two months in a bid to jumpstart talks with the European Union and the United States.

  • New Iran deadline as Bush watches clock Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 4:19 PM
    World powers handed Iran a new early October deadline to halt uranium enrichment, a senior European diplomat said, as President George W. Bush warned "time is of the essence" in settling the nuclear showdown.

  • New round nuke talks to forge understanding between Iran and EU Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 21 6:38 PM
    An Iranian senior official has said that resumption of talks on Iran's nuclear issue would help forge better understanding between the country and the European Union (EU), the official IRNA news agency reported Thursday.

  • Iran: Tehran gives spiritual support to Hizbollah Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 21 12:40 PM
    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Thursday his country gave cultural and spiritual support to Lebanon but sidestepped questions about whether Tehran would obey a U.N. arms embargo imposed on Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • (AFX UK Focus) 2006-09-22 05:22 GMT: Oil prices higher in Asian trade after Iran handed new deadline Open this result in new window
    Interactive Investor - 14 minutes ago
    SINGAPORE (XFN-ASIA) - Oil prices were higher in Asian trading hours in a short-term bounce after reports that world powers had handed Iran a new early October deadline to halt uranium enrichment, dealers said.

  • Iran sees progress in nuclear talks with Europe Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Sep 21 10:30 AM
    Iran believes that nuclear negotiations with Europe are making progress, President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad said on Thursday, leaving open the possibility that talks under fair conditions could include discussion of suspension of Irans uranium enrichment programme.

  • Former President Clinton says U-S should talk to Iran about nuclear standoff Open this result in new window
    WTVM 9 - Sep 21 4:37 PM
    NEW YORK Former President Clinton says the U-S shouldn't be afraid to talk to anyone, not even Iran.

  • Iran Open To a Break In Nuclear Program Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 45 minutes ago
    UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 22 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that his government is prepared to consider suspending its controversial uranium-enrichment program if Western governments meet unspecified conditions.

  • New Iran deadline as Bush watches clock Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Sep 21 12:46 PM
    UNITED NATIONS, NY., USA -- World powers handed Iran a new early October deadline to halt uranium enrichment, a senior European diplomat said Wednesday, as President George W. Bush warned "time is of the essence" in settling the nuclear showdown.

  • Indians split on Iran programme Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 20 11:58 PM
    Indians are split on the appropriate way to respond to Iran's nuclear programme, a BBC poll suggests.

  • Poll: Few support force to deal with Iran Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Sep 21 2:43 AM
    World opinion does not believe the use of force is the best way to halt Irans nuclear ambitions, according to a global poll published on Thursday.

  • Iran sidesteps arms embargo Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - Sep 21 1:41 PM
    IRAN'S president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said overnight that his country gave cultural and spiritual support to Lebanon but sidestepped questions about whether Tehran would obey a UN arms embargo imposed on Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Iran builds new towns with Malaysian help Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Sep 21 12:45 PM
    PARAND, Iran -- Iran and Malaysia Sunday launched a project to build tens of thousands of homes in new towns outside Tehran, the first such foreign investment in the Islamic republic to help it cope with booming population growth in cities.

  • Iran says nuclear programme is peaceful Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Sep 21 10:45 AM
    World: President Ahmadinejad insists that Iran does not need nuclear weapons and has no plans to develop them.

  • Iran: we don't need nuclear bomb Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Sep 21 10:45 AM
    President insists that Iran has no plans to develop nuclar weapons.

  • DAILY DIGEST / Super Micro admits selling Iran banned components Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 21 6:24 AM
    A San Jose computer company has admitted illegally exporting computer components to Iran in 2001 and 2002 and agreed to pay a $150,000 fine, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The felony conviction of Super Micro Computer Inc. is one of the first in the...

  • Iran, Norway sign oil exploration deal Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Sep 21 12:45 PM
    TEHRAN -- Iran and Norwegian firm Norsk Hydro have signed a deal for exploration of the major onshore oil block of Khoramabad in western Iran, state television and the company said Monday.

  • Nations Working on New Deadline for Iran Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 21 1:34 AM
    International Community Discussing New Accomodations for Iran in Nuclear Standoff

  • Ahmadinejad Refuses To Say If Iran Will Stop Hezbollah Arms Shipments Open this result in new window
    Free Internet Press - Sep 21 6:29 PM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad refused to say Thursday whether he would comply with a Security Council demand to withhold arms from Hezbollah,the Tehran-backed guerrilla group that fought a 34-day war with Israel in southern Lebanon. I'd like to say that Lebanon's affairs are its own affairs, and we don't want to interfere, Ahmadinejad said at a news conference, when he was asked if Iran

  • Bush: Time is of the essence on Iran Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 2:01 PM
    President Bush said it was crucial that Western powers keep up the pressure on Tehran to suspend its nuclear enrichment program and not allow Iran to drag out talks indefinitely.

  • Petrol-hungry Iran still eyeing rationing Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Sep 21 12:45 PM
    TEHRAN -- Major crude producer Iran is still aiming to enforce petrol rationing to curb crippling domestic fuel consumption, as long as it wins parliamentary approval, its oil minister said Saturday.

  • Ahmadinejad: Iran Doesn't Need The Bomb Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Sep 21 9:27 AM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted Thursday that Tehran's nuclear program is peaceful and said he is "at a loss" about what more he can do to provide guarantees. "The bottom line is we do not need a bomb," he said at a news conference on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. "The time for nuclear bombs has ended," he added. CBS News: About Iran

  • Major powers give Iran until early October to accept nuclear deal Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 12:42 PM
    The major powers have given Iran a new deadline of early October to suspend uranium enrichment and begin negotiations on a package of rewards for stepping back from a nuclear showdown, a senior European diplomat said.

  • MAJOR POWERS GIVE IRAN UNTIL EARLY OCTOBER TO ACCEPT NUCLEAR DEAL Open this result in new window
    The Tocqueville Connection - Sep 21 1:05 PM
    UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20, 2006 (AFP) - The major powers have given Iran a new deadline of early October to suspend uranium enrichment and begin negotiations on a package of rewards for stepping back from a nuclear showdown, a senior European diplomat said Wednesday.

  • Israel Calls Iran Its Greatest Threat Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 21 12:04 AM
    Israel Foreign Minister Says There's No Greater Threat to Its Values Than Leaders of Iran

  • Delays in EU-Iran nuclear talks a sign of divisions in Tehran: US Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 11:34 AM
    The repeated postponement of a new round of negotiations between the major powers and Iran over its uranium enrichment program signals a "great debate" in Tehran over the country's nuclear future, a senior US official said.

  • Clear about Iran - but not the answer Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 20 8:33 PM
    The US can take only limited comfort from a BBC poll showing most people do not believe Iran's claim not to be seeking nuclear weapons, the BBC's Jonathan Marcus reports.

  • CHIRAC HOSTS MERKEL, PUTIN FOR TALKS ON IRAN, ECONOMY Open this result in new window
    The Tocqueville Connection - Sep 21 1:06 PM
    PARIS, Sept 21, 2006 (AFP) - French President Jacques Chirac was due Saturday to host his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a mini-summit focused on Iran and the Middle East as well as recent developments in the European aerospace and energy sectors.

  • Iran President: Our Nukes Are Peaceful Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Sep 20 10:18 PM
    Iran's nuclear activities are ?transparent, peaceful and under the watchful eye? of inspectors, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the U.N. Earlier, President Bush used his platform to try to quell anti-Americanism in the Mideast.

  • Iran could halt nuclear enrichment: president Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 5:05 PM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday his country was prepared to negotiate a suspension of its most sensitive nuclear work if it received fair guarantees in talks with major powers, but the United States and many experts reacted skeptically.

  • Iran could halt nuclear enrichment - president Open this result in new window
    SABC News - Sep 21 12:26 PM
    Iran is prepared to negotiate a suspension of its most sensitive nuclear work if it receives fair guarantees in talks with major powers, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, said today.

  • Iran 'no threat to its neighbours' Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - Sep 21 4:50 PM
    IRAN is not a threat to its neighbours and has no plans to develop nuclear weapons, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared at the United Nations yesterday.

  • Iran 'doesn't need nuke' Open this result in new window
    News 24 South Africa - Sep 21 2:55 PM
    President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran doesn't need and is not seeking to build a nuclear bomb.

  • New possible Iran deadline by October as Bush watches clock Open this result in new window
    Nine O'Clock - Sep 21 1:49 PM
    World powers apparently handed Iran a new early October deadline to halt uranium enrichment. Irans Supreme Leader urges armed forces to be vigilant.

  • Nations Discuss New Deadline For Iran Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Sep 21 5:27 AM
    The nations seeking to halt Iran's nuclear activities are working out a new deadline for the Islamic republic and have authorized the European Union's foreign policy chief to go anywhere at any time to meet Tehran's top nuclear negotiator. CBS News: About Iran

  • Qatar welcomes expansion of media ties with Iran Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 21 9:03 AM
    Iran - Media - Qatar Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmad bin Abdallah al-Mahmud in a meeting with the visiting Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Ezzatollah Zarghami in Doha Thursday welcomed the prospect of expansion of media relations between the two countries.

  • World poll favours Iran diplomacy Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 20 7:14 PM
    World opinion opposes military action against Iran's nuclear programme, a BBC World Service poll says.

  • Ahmadinejad: Iran Doesn't Need the Bomb Open this result in new window
    The Sacramento Union - Sep 21 9:10 AM
    UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The nations seeking to halt Irans nuclear activities are working out a new deadline for the Islamic republic and have authorized the European Unions foreign policy chief to go anywhere at any time to meet Tehrans top nuclear negotiator. Despite the possible new accommodations, diplomats said theyre not willing to wait much longer for Iran to respond more definitively to

  • Iran has no plans to develop nuclear bomb: Ahmadinejad Open this result in new window
    Outlook India - Sep 21 10:30 AM
    Asserting that Iran has no plans to develop a nuclear bomb, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today said the debate on its nuclear enrichment has been politicised.

  • Ey! Iran: of Contemporary Iranian Photography in (Exhibition in Australia) Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Sep 21 8:31 AM
    The art of photography has developed in parallel with the highly regarded art of film making in Iran. In the same vein that contemporary Iranian filmmakers portray their vision of Iran with a compelling quiet reserve, the work of artists selected for this exhibition communicates to international audiences with the same subtle boldness. -Gold Coast City Art Gallery

  • Ahmadinejad: Iran doesn't need the bomb Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 3:36 PM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted Thursday that Tehran doesn't need atomic weapons and he is "at a loss" about what more he can do to prove that. Ahmadinejad said his country has not hidden anything and was working within the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

  • Exporting Democracy to Iran a Bad Idea, Says Hoover's "Iran Specialist" Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Sep 21 8:31 AM
    Bay Area Iranian-American Democrats (www.baiad.org) hosted a public educational event with guest speaker Dr. Abbas Milani on Sunday, September 17. Dr. Milani, Co-Director of Iran Democracy Project, research fellow at the Hoover Institution and Director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University, discussed three paradigms on how the U.S. can help Iran transition to democracy.

  • France demands quick reply from Iran on nuclear issue Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 9:24 AM
    France has called on Iran to respond quickly to the latest European proposal that it suspend its uranium enrichment proposal in parallel with the start of negotiations on improving relations between the West and the Islamic republic.

  • Global poll favors diplomacy with Iran Open this result in new window
    UPI - Sep 21 10:08 AM
    LONDON, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A global BBC poll of people in 25 countries shows the majority of people say Iran's nuclear controversy should be settled by diplomatic means.

  • 'Let's be friends,' Iran prez now sez Open this result in new window
    New York Daily News - Sep 21 1:26 AM
    Iran's fiery leader asked yesterday, "Can't we just be friends?" as 30,000 New Yorkers rallied against the man who said Israel should be "wiped off the map."

  • White House: Bush has made conditions clear for Iran talks Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 10:11 AM
    President Bush did not watch a U.N. speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but he has already made clear Washington's demand for Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment before engaging in talks on Iran's nuclear program, the White House said on Wednesday.

  • Ahmadinejad says Iran does not need nuclear bomb Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Sep 21 10:33 AM
    UNITED NATIONS - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday his country does not need and is not seeking to build a nuclear bomb.

  • Allies lead a wary US into new negotiations with Iran Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 8:37 AM
    Months of tough-talking US diplomacy on Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program faded from view after Washington formally endorsed a new round of negotiations with Tehran following talks here with its major allies.

  • Clinton suggests U.S. talks with Iran on nukes Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Sep 21 9:08 AM
    Former President Clinton said today the U.S. should try talking to Iran about its nuclear weapons ambitions without imposing a lot of conditions.

  • PDVSA, Iran's Petropars Begin Ayacucho 7 Block Drilling Open this result in new window
    Rigzone - Sep 21 9:05 AM
    Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA and Iran's Petropars have begun drilling well MFK-4E in the Ayacucho 7 block of Venezuela's Orinoco oil belt, PDVSA said in a statement.

  • Iran-Made PT Boat Launches Mission Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Sep 21 8:30 AM
    Iran-made PT boat named 'Joshan' joined Iranian navy Wednesday morning in the presence of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei. -Fars

  • World opinion opposes the use of force against Iran to halt its Open this result in new window
    Al Jazeera - Sep 21 10:05 AM
    The survey, carried out by the international polling firm GlobeScan in 25 countries, showed that 17% of respondents believed Irans assurances that its nuclear program is aimed at the peaceful generation of electricity.

  • Iran, Iraq to be linked via fiberoptics Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Sep 21 8:29 AM
    Iran's communications network will be linked to Iraq's via the fiberoptic terminals at Iran's western border. -MNA

  • World opinion opposes the use of force against Iran to halt its Open this result in new window
    Al Jazeera - Sep 21 9:50 AM
    The poll, carried out by the international polling firm GlobeScan in 25 countries, showed that 17% of respondents believed Irans assurances that its nuclear program is aimed at the peaceful generation of electricity.

  • Iran's hard-line president makes rare appearance before U.S. foreign policy establishment Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Sep 21 4:36 AM
    NEW YORK - Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad broke away from events at the U.N. General Assembly to hold an informal question-and answer session with high-powered members of America's...

  • Clinton Says U.S. Should Talk to Iran About Nuclear Program Open this result in new window
    KXTV Sacramento - Sep 21 8:41 AM
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Former President Clinton says the U.S. shouldn't be afraid to talk to anyone, not even Iran. Clinton tells NBC's "Today" show the Bush administration should try talking to Iran about its nuclear weapons ambitions without imposing a lot of conditions.

  • U.S. says Iran abusing global financial system Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 7:34 AM
    U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Wednesday that Iran was abusing the global financial system and putting its security at risk.

  • Irans Nobel laureate calls for end to row over popes speech Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Sep 21 8:43 AM
    ROME - Irans Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi said on Thursday it was time to put an end to the useless arguments surrounding Islam and violence in the wake of Pope Benedict XVIs expression of regret for linking the two.

  • Too Early for Iran to Join Shanghai Group Open this result in new window
    Institute for War and Peace Reporting - Sep 21 10:57 AM
    Although Iran already has observer status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, NBCentralAsia analysts argue that full membership is some way off - the current participants, China, Russia and four Central Asian states, are not overly enthusiastic about the idea.

  • Former President Clinton says U.S. should talk to Iran about nukes Open this result in new window
    WSYR 9 Syracuse - Sep 21 7:42 AM
    Former President Clinton says the U.S. shouldn't be afraid to talk to anyone, not even Iran.

  • Bill Clinton: U.S. should talk to Iran Open this result in new window
    ABC 13 Toledo - Sep 21 7:03 AM
    (Washington -AP, September 21, 2006) - Former President Clinton says the US should try talking to Iran about its nuclear weapons ambitions without imposing a lot of conditions.

  • Bill Clinton: U.S. should talk to Iran Open this result in new window
    WABC-TV New York - Sep 21 7:01 AM
    Former President Clinton says the US should try talking to Iran about its nuclear weapons ambitions without imposing a lot of conditions. Clinton told if there's a dispute that could lead to a military confrontation, "then there needs to be the maximum amount of contact beforehand."

  • President: Iran's policy based on dialogue Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 21 6:40 AM
    UNGA - Iran - Ahmadinejad Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran's policy is based on dialogue and rejected threat and violence dominating international relations.

  • Iran?s Leader Challenges U.N. on Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 21 11:58 AM
    Mahmoud Ahmadinejad refused to say today whether he would to comply with a Security Council demand to withhold arms from Hezbollah.

  • Iran wants to pursue 'constructive' nuclear talks Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 5:49 AM
    Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani has said that Tehran was willing to continue "constructive" talks with the European Union over its disputed nuclear programme.

  • Denmark seeks Iran's assistance to help resolve regional crisis Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 21 6:40 AM
    UN - Iran - Denmark Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller conferred on Wednesday with Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on regional developments.

  • Pakistan recognizes Iran's nuclear rights: PM Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 21 7:25 AM
    Pakistan - Iran - Nuclear Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Thursday that Iran has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

  • Iran: Our Military Options Open this result in new window
    Accuracy In Media - Sep 21 9:07 AM
    As the world struggles to deal with Iran's nuclear program, it's important to keep in mind that keeping the military option on the table for dealing with the Mullahs of Mayhem's atomic intransigence makes good policy sense.