Iran says surprised at sanctions plan, urges patience
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Iran said on Saturday it was  surprised by proposed new sanctions over its nuclear program  and said major powers should have waited for the verdict of a  United Nations watchdog in March.
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Iran on Monday issued a bank note with a nuclear symbol in a move seen as an assertion of its national will in the face of international sanctions over its insistence on enriching uranium.
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Iran's statement that it may extend its  freeze on uranium enrichment to ease fears about its atomic  plans is an obvious ploy to prevent tough action by the U.N.  nuclear watchdog, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
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Iran has not yet responded to a Western proposal over its nuclear program because of deep differences within its regime about what to say.
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Iran has responded cautiously to proposals for the United States to engage its foe directly, as analysts say Tehran waits to see whether President George W. Bush embraces the idea and what concessions it can win.
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Iranian officials say a suspension of the country&#39;s uranium enrichment program will be short and temporary. The comments were made as the United Nations nuclear watchdog prepares to meet in Vienna.
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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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Despite the threat of new sanctions, Iran is advancing work at its largest nuclear facility and has informed international inspectors in writing that it will not comply with a U.N. order to suspend the program, according to U.S. and European diplomats familiar with the inspectors' latest findings.
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Iran rejected Western pressure for an  immediate response to an international offer of incentives to  suspend uranium enrichment on Tuesday, telling the European  Union the proposal lacked proper legal guarantees.
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The U.S. is growing impatient for a response to its incentive plan aimed at slowing Iran's nuclear program. But Tehran may have another move up its sleeve
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Iran has ignored a U.N. Security Council deadline to suspend uranium enrichment or face the possibility of sanctions.
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Iran said on Monday the idea it was   prepared to shelve uranium enrichment for a limited time had   been misunderstood by the West and that it had made no decision   yet.
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New sanctions to target Iran's institutions show that Washington, frustrated by resistance at the U.N., is moving toward a different strategy to pressure Tehran &#13;&#10;
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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.
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Analysis: It's doubtful the Iranian President  really wanted to visit. What he really wanted was just what he got: a ferocious reaction
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Iranian President Mahmoud   Ahmadinejad said on Thursday his country was prepared to   negotiate a suspension of its most sensitive nuclear work if it   receives fair guarantees in talks with major powers, but the   United States and many experts reacted skeptically.
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Iran responds defiantly to new US sanctions which target its Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and three banks.