Major powers mull meeting to break logjam with Iran
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Major powers are considering a joint   meeting with Iran next week that excludes the United States as   a way of bridging a divide over its nuclear program, U.S. and   European diplomats said on Saturday.
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The United States and France on Friday stressed their diplomatic efforts to end Iran's suspected nuclear arms program as major powers met to discuss possible new U.N. sanctions against Tehran.
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Foreign ministers from the Group of  Eight industrialized nations meet in Moscow on Thursday to  decide how best to nudge Iran to give a clear answer to  proposals aimed at ending the standoff over its nuclear plans.
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Iraq prepared on Friday for a crucial regional meeting that will be a rare opportunity for officials from Washington and Tehran to sit at the same table at a time of tension over Iran's nuclear plans.
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World powers were struggling to agree on joint statements on Iran at a UN nuclear agency meeting, with diplomats saying this showed divisions in how to crack down on Tehran.
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China said on Thursday it hoped a crisis   over Iran's nuclear program could be resolved through dialogue   as senior diplomats from six world powers prepared to meet to   discuss next steps, including possible sanctions.
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Major powers are expected to begin   discussing an Iran sanctions resolution at a meeting in Europe   next week if Tehran continues to defy a U.N. Security Council   demand to halt uranium enrichment, the U.S. State Department   said on Wednesday.
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Six major powers hope on Wednesday to put finishing touches on a draft text imposing sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment, which can be used in a bomb or for peaceful ends.
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Foreign ministers of the six major powers will discuss the Iran crisis over dinner in London Friday, a diplomatic source said, although British authorities were refusing to confirm the talks.
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Representatives of Iran and the European Union were due to meet Saturday in Lisbon to seek to defuse the growing crisis over Tehran&#39;s refusal to suspend its uranium enrichment programme as demanded by the UN Security Council.
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Iran has failed to meet a U.N. Security   Council demand that it suspend uranium enrichment, six world   powers agreed on Thursday, but there was growing opposition to   U.S. calls for sanctions.
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The United States urged a reluctant Russia and China on Tuesday to agree quickly on a sanctions plan against Tehran and its nuclear program as officials from six world powers met to seek a breakthrough at talks in Paris.
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Iran has failed to meet a U.N. Security   Council demand that it suspend nuclear enrichment, six world   powers agreed on Thursday, but there was growing opposition to   U.S. calls for sanctions against Tehran.
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Senior officials from six international powers meet in Paris on Tuesday hoping for progress toward ending a deadlock that has held up agreement over a sanctions resolution on Iran's nuclear program.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency&#39;s governing board meets next week to decide what action, if any, to take against Iran in the face of past deceptions and current suspicions that the country may be trying to build a nuclear arsenal.
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France, Britain and Germany are drafting  a resolution on Iran for a key meeting of the U.N. nuclear  watchdog next week and Washington is pushing the trio to  include some tough language, diplomats said on Thursday.
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World powers played down prospects for a deal on new sanctions against Iran ahead of a meeting on Tuesday aimed at ratcheting up pressure on Tehran to curb its sensitive nuclear work.