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Iran ready to hold talks with US in Oct or Nov (AP)

October 9th, 2010

FILE- Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi delivers a speech at the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, in this file photo dated Monday, Sept. 20, 2010.  Quoted Saturday Oct. 9, 2010, by the semiofficial Fars news agency,  Iran's Ali Akbar Salehi seemed to confirm that Iran has been fighting espionage at its nuclear facilities, saying that personnel at the country's nuclear facilities were lured by promises of better pay to pass secrets to the West, but that increased security and worker privileges has put a stop to the spying. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, file)AP - Iran says it is ready to hold talks over its nuclear program with the United States and other major powers in late October or early November.


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Iran bans 2 IAEA inspectors from entering Iran (AP)

June 21st, 2010

Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh gestures as he arrives for a board of governors meeting at the UN headquarters in Vienna June 7, 2010. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter BaderAP - Iran said Monday it has banned two U.N. nuclear inspectors from entering the country because they disclosed to the media the contents of a “false” report on the…

EU approves new sanctions on Iran (AP)

June 17th, 2010

Escorted by his bodyguards, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, flashes the victory sign to supporters as he arrives in the city of Shahr-e-Kord, 325 miles (543 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, during a provincial tour, Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Iran's president says Tehran supports a dialogue with the outside world but that world powers must first be punished for the latest round of U.N. sanctions imposed on Iran.(AP Photo/ISNA, Amir Kholousi)AP - The European Union on Thursday adopted new sanctions against Iran, the latest in a series of measures taken by the international community in an effort to halt the country’s…

EU set to approve new sanctions on Iran (AP)

June 17th, 2010

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the crowd, at a public gathering during his provincial tour in the city of Shahr-e-Kord, 325 miles (543 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, as a boy stands next to him, wearing traditional dress, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Iran's president says Tehran supports a dialogue with the outside world but that world powers must first be punished for the latest round of U.N. sanctions imposed on Iran. (AP Photo/IIPA, Sajjad Safari)AP - EU leaders are set to adopt a new set of sanctions against Iran in a fresh effort to stall its disputed nuclear program.


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Iran to review relations with UN nuclear watchdog (AP)

June 10th, 2010

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad salutes the media with a clenched fist  in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Ahmadinejad called the Security Council the 'most un-democratic' body of the United Nations.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)AP - Iran warned Thursday it will review relations with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, a day after the U.N. Security Council approved a fourth round of sanctions against Tehran over…

Iran to review relations with UN nuke watchdog (AP)

June 10th, 2010

President Barack Obama makes a statement about Iran, Wednesday, June 9, 2010, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Iran said Thursday it will review relations with the U.N. nuclear watchdog a day after the U.N. Security Council approved a fourth round of sanctions against Tehran over…

Iran dismisses sanctions, but tried to avoid them (AP)

June 9th, 2010

President Barack Obama makes a statement about Iran, Wednesday, June 9, 2010, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The U.S. and its allies scored a long-sought victory Wednesday by pushing through new U.N. sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program, punishments Tehran dismissed as “annoying flies, like a…

US official: At odds with China over NKorea, Iran (AP)

May 23rd, 2010

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, greets dignitaries upon arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 23, 2010. Clinton visited Beijing for high-level economic and strategic talks with Chinese leaders that will be dominated by efforts to win China's support to punish North Korea for the sinking of a South Korean warship. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)AP - The United States and China are still at odds about how to deal with North Korea over the sinking of a South Korean warship it has been blamed…

Mothers of 3 detained Americans arrive in Iran (AP)

May 19th, 2010

Cindy Hickey, mother of Shane Bauer, left, Nora Shourd, mother of Sarah Shourd, 2nd left, and Laura Fattal, mother of Josh Fattal, right, arrive at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Wednesda, May 19, 2010. The mothers of three American hikers imprisoned in Iran for 10 months arrived in Dubai en route to Tehran to visit them and to try to persuade Iranian authorities to release their children. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - The mothers of three jailed Americans brought appeals for their freedom to Iran Wednesday on a mission that could be complicated by diplomatic showdowns over Iran’s nuclear program.


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Iran unveils more efficient centrifuge machines (AP)

April 9th, 2010

Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, speaks with a Reuters correspondent during an interview in Tehran February 11, 2010. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/FilesAP - Iran unveiled a third generation of domestically built centrifuges Friday as the country pushes ahead with plans to accelerate a uranium enrichment program that has alarmed world powers…