Iran says cooperation not threats needed over nuclear issue
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A senior Iranian official said Monday that cooperation and not threats were needed in the dispute over Tehran&#39;s nuclear program as he started a European tour to try to head off US efforts to haul his government before the UN Security Council.
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Iran's top nuclear negotiator said on  Monday talks, not threats, would resolve a standoff over a  nuclear program Washington says is a cover for developing  atomic weapons.
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TEHRAN -- Iran's supreme leader said yesterday that his country was not seeking nuclear weapons, as Iranian diplomats met with European officials in Paris in new talks aimed at finding a compromise over Tehran's controversial nuclear program.
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IRAN&#39;S nuclear program does not present an &quot;imminent threat,&#39;&quot; but Tehran must take measures to reassure the international community about its intentions, UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Sunday.
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A senior Iranian official said Wednesday that Iran has no fear of being sent to the U.N. Security Council for violating the non-proliferation pact, though it would be a setback in its cooperation with the U.N.
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Iran on Saturday brushed aside warnings by G8 leaders that it would face further U.N. sanctions if it failed to halt uranium enrichment work.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Iran should not show weakness over its nuclear program, after Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop nuclear work which the West says will be used to make atom bombs.
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Iran would not object to Washington  joining negotiations with the European Union over its nuclear  program provided the United States treated Tehran with respect,  Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Tuesday.
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Iran will not beg world powers for its right to develop nuclear technology and has shown it will not retreat from the "field of danger" to protect such rights, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday.
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Iran will not back down in a nuclear dispute with the West and is not interested in talks with the United States, its president said on Tuesday ahead of a previously unannounced visit by Russia's foreign minister.
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Iran said on Sunday that it would fulfill its commitment of suspending uranium enrichment activities on Monday, denying the allegation that it was still producing uranium feedstuff for enrichment.
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Iran is ready to prove to the world it  is not producing atomic weapons if the West recognizes the  Islamic Republic's right to have peaceful nuclear technology,  President Mohammad Khatami said Wednesday.
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Tehran - Iranian officials said on Wednesday they will not cede to international demands for the Islamic republic to suspend its controversial uranium enrichment activities, saying they were ready for confrontation or negotiation.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that Iran was "opposed to any proliferation" of nuclear weapons and was always ready to talk about its nuclear program.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr   Mottaki said on Friday there was no "reason or logic" to   suspending Iran's nuclear work and talks were the only way to   resolve a standoff with the West, according to state TV.
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A senior Iranian official said Wednesday  that Iran has no fear of being sent to the U.N. Security  Council for violating the non-proliferation pact, though it  would be a setback in its cooperation with the U.N.
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Iran said Monday it is not concerned about this week's U.N. deadline demanding it suspend a key part of its disputed nuclear program or face political and economic sanctions.