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Iran claims full control over making nuclear fuel
Tehran, Iran – Iran claimed Sunday it could now use domestically mined Uranium to produce Nuclear Fuel, giving the country complete control over a process the West suspects is geared toward producing weapons. Tehran made the claim a day before a new round of nuclear talks with world powers that want to rein in Iran's Uranium Enrichment — a process that can be used either to make fuel for Nuclear Energy or Nuclear Weapons. Nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said Iran had for the first t...

Iran talks recess with no signs of progress
Geneva—Talks between Iran and six world powers recessed Monday with no sign that Tehran was ready to discuss U.N. Security Council calls to curb its nuclear activities that could be harnessed to make weapons, an official at the negotiations said. While the two sides were scheduled to meet in a second session on Tuesday, the description of Monday's meeting by the official gave little reason to presume that Iran would relent and agree to talks specifically addressing the U.N Security Counci...

Talks on Iran's Nuclear Program Produce ... More Talks
If there is any test today for Western Diplomacy, it surely lies with Iran. While Tehran insists its Nuclear Program is for purely peaceful purposes, the U.S. and its allies assume the ultimate aim is to develop a bomb. Yet years of talks, threats and sanctions have failed to halt the program, and officials are at their wits' end on how to wean Iran off its nuclear habit. This week, the European Union picked up the baton. On Tuesday, E.U. foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton emerged from tw...

World powers, Iran move nuclear talks forward
World powers and Iran are due Tuesday to carry on talks over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme for a second day, after what both sides described as a "constructive" meeting. After a 14-month break, the first day of discussions in the Swiss city of Geneva was "constructive" and "forward moving", an Iranian official said. "They should resume tomorrow at 9:00 am to fix the framework for future discussions during which we could talk about Nuclear Disarmament and about cooperation in the civil nucl...

World powers revive nuclear talks with Iran - The Irish Times - Tue, Dec 07, 2010
Catherine Ashton and Saeed Jalili: the EU Foreign Policy chief met the Iranian negotiator in Geneva yesterday. Fears persist that Tehran is developing a Nuclear Bomb.Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus GLOBAL POWERS have resumed difficult talks with Iran over its disputed nuclear programme as Tehran again blamed “secret foreign services” for the Assassination last week of a key Nuclear Scientist. Although the two-day negotiation at a conference centre in Geneva marks the first face-to-face...

Iran, 6 world powers resume nuclear talks
GENEVA (AP) - Iran and six world powers came to the table Monday with an exchange of pleasantries but far apart on how deeply their talks should go into the West's greatest concern—Iranian nuclear activities that could be used to make atomic weapons. The talks in Geneva—the first in over a year—are meant to ease fears over Iran's nuclear agenda. Tehran says it does not want atomic arms, but as it builds on its capacity to make such weapons, neither Israel nor the U.S. have ruled ...

Iran agrees to 2011 talks in Turkey
Geneva – Iran and six world powers concluded talks Tuesday with an agreement to reconvene early next year, suggesting Tehran may be willing to address concerns about its Nuclear Program. But Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned that unless they lift U.N. sanctions the six face failure in the next round. Diplomats from delegations at the table with Iran said Tehran made no commitments to talking about U.N. Security Council demands that Tehran freeze Uranium Enrichment — whic...

Iran, 6 world powers resume nuclear talks
GENEVA — Iran and six world powers came to the table Monday for the first time in a year, exchanged pleasantries, but remained far apart on how deeply their talks should tackle the West’s greatest concern — Iranian nuclear activities that could make atomic weapons. Tehran says it does not want atomic arms, but as it builds up its capacity to make such weapons, neither Israel nor the U.S. have ruled out Military action if Tehran fails to heed U.N. Security Council demands to fre...

Nuclear Talks Start Between Iran and 6 Nations
PARIS— Six world powers began two days of talks with Iran on Monday to seek reassurances that Tehran’s nuclear ambitions are peaceful. Ahead of the talks in Geneva, Mike Hammer, a spokesman for the National Security Council said the United States and its allies are looking to see if Iran will enter into discussions “with the seriousness of purpose required to begin to address international concerns.” British Defense Secretary Liam Fox said on Saturday that the talks &md...;

NUCLEAR TALKS BEGIN BETWEEN IRAN AND SIX NATIONS
PARIS — Six world powers began two days of talks with Iran on Monday to seek reassurances that Tehran’s nuclear ambitions are peaceful. Ahead of the talks in Geneva, Mike Hammer, a spokesman for the National Security Council said the United States and its allies are looking to see if Iran will enter into discussions “with the seriousness of purpose required to begin to address international concerns.” British Defense Secretary Liam Fox said on Saturday that the talks &#...

Defiant Iran reports nuclear advance before talks
Geneva/Tehran (Reuters) - Iran announced what it called a major step forward in its Nuclear Program on Sunday, showing determination to pursue it a day before talks in Geneva with world powers which fear Tehran may be seeking atom bombs. Nuclear Energy chief Ali Akbar Salehi said Iran would use domestically produced Uranium concentrates, known as yellowcake, for the first time at a key nuclear facility, cutting its reliance on imports of the ingredient for Nuclear Fuel. "This means that Iran ha...

Iran talks recess with no signs of progress
GENEVA (AP) — Talks between Iran and six world powers recessed Monday with no sign that Tehran was ready to discuss U.N. Security Council calls to curb its nuclear activities that could be harnessed to make weapons, an official at the negotiations said. While the two sides were scheduled to meet in a second session on Tuesday, the description of Monday's meeting by the official gave little reason to presume that Iran would relent and agree to talks specifically addressing the U.N Security C...

World powers, Iran move nuclear talks forward
World powers and Iran are due Tuesday to carry on talks over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme for a second day, after what both sides described as a "constructive" meeting. After a 14-month break, the first day of discussions in the Swiss city of Geneva was "constructive" and "forward moving", an Iranian official said. "They should resume tomorrow at 9:00 am to fix the framework for future discussions during which we could talk about Nuclear Disarmament and about cooperation in the civil nucl...

Iran, West start nuclear talks in Geneva
Published: Dec. 6, 2010 at 2:18 PM Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili holds a Press Conference in Tehran, Iran on December 4, 2010. Iran today accused the United Nations of sending spies instead of nuclear inspectors and said the International Atomic Energy Agency will need to take responsibility for those actions. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Iran and major world powers have started talks in the Swiss city of Geneva on Tehran's disputed Nuclear Program....

Iran agrees to more nuclear talks next month
GENEVA -- Iran agreed Tuesday to another international meeting next month on its Nuclear Program, though it appeared that two days of talks in Geneva had made little progress in the seven-year push for it to guarantee that it isn't seeking to build a nuclear weapon. European Union foreign-policy chief Lady Catherine Ashton characterized the talks between Iran and the sextet of Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States as "substantive" and "detailed" and said January's meetin...

Iran agrees to 2011 talks in Turkey
GENEVA (AP) - Iran and six world powers concluded talks Tuesday with an agreement to reconvene early next year, suggesting Tehran may be willing to address concerns about its Nuclear Program. But Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned that unless they lift U.N. sanctions the six face failure in the next round. Diplomats from delegations at the table with Iran said Tehran made no commitments to talking about U.N. Security Council demands that Tehran freeze Uranium Enrichment—which has...

Iran nuke talks adjourn with plans to meet
Published: Dec. 7, 2010 at 10:05 AM Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili holds a Press Conference in Tehran, Iran on December 4, 2010. Iran today accused the United Nations of sending spies instead of nuclear inspectors and said the International Atomic Energy Agency will need to take responsibility for those actions. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Talks between Iran and major global powers ended Tuesday with an agreement to meet in Istanbul, Turkey, next mo...

"Ratcheting" Is not an Actual Policy for Dealing with Iran
In a stunning preview of what’s to come during the 112th Congress, six U.S. senators sent a letter to President Obama today, asserting that they intend to “continue ratcheting up” the pressure on Iran and that they will “strongly oppose any proposal for a diplomatic endgame in which Iran is permitted to continue [enrichment or reprocessing activities] in any form.” The letter reads like a love letter to sanctions, but ends with a pledge to “do all that is nece...

World powers, Iran agree to further nuclear talks
Six world powers and Iran have wrapped up two days of talks in Geneva on Tehran's contentious nuclear programme, with an agreement to meet again in Istanbul despite clear differences. "The only outcome of our talks today was the agreement we reached to organise a set of talks based on cooperation... and anything other than this has no value," said Jalili, adding that additional points were a sign of "disrespect." Jalili insisted that parties to the Geneva talks agreed on the final wording, and t...

Iran agrees to 2011 talks in Turkey
GENEVA - Iran and six world powers concluded talks Tuesday with an agreement to reconvene early next year, suggesting Tehran may be willing to address concerns about its Nuclear Program. But Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned that unless they lift U.N. sanctions the six face failure in the next round. Diplomats from delegations at the table with Iran said Tehran made no commitments to talking about U.N. Security Council demands that Tehran freeze Uranium Enrichment — which ...

Iran Claims Full Control Over Making Nuclear Fuel
Dec. 4: Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, right, speaks with media, during a press briefing, in Tehran, Iran. TEHRAN, Iran - Iran claimed Sunday it could now use domestically mined Uranium to produce Nuclear Fuel, giving the country complete control over a process the West suspects is geared toward producing weapons. Tehran made the claim a day before a new round of nuclear talks with world powers that want to rein in Iran's Uranium Enrichment — a process that can be used e...

We can mine our own uranium, says Iran
Iran claimed yesterday it could now use domestically mined Uranium to produce Nuclear Fuel, giving the country complete control over a process the West suspects is geared toward producing weapons. Tehran made the claim a day before a new round of nuclear talks with world powers that want to rein in Iran's Uranium Enrichment – a process that can be used either to make fuel for Nuclear Energy or Nuclear Weapons. Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, said the c...

Low expectations as Iran nuke talks begin
GENEVA — Iran and six world powers began negotiations about the country's Nuclear Program Monday with low expectations, at odds on what to talk about and with tensions high over the Assassination of one of Tehran's most prominent scientists. The talks in Geneva — the first in over a year — are meant to ease concerns over Iran's nuclear agenda. Tehran says it does not want atomic arms, but as it builds on its capacity to make such weapons, neither Israel nor the U.S. have ...

Talks begin on Irans nuclear program
Stumble This! World powers held their first meeting in 14 months with Iran over its disputed nuclear programme on Monday, sounding out Tehran's intentions after it claimed to have taken a new step in making fissile material. Just a day ahead of the talks, Tehran raised the stakes by revealing that it had mined and produced its first home-grown batch of Uranium yellowcake instead of seeking to import new supplies. That triggered statements of concern in Washington and Europe ahead of the meeting...

Iran claims nuclear advance day before talks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran claimed another advance in its disputed nuclear activities on Sunday, a day before opening a new round of talks on that work with world powers. The country's nuclear chief said that for the first time the country had mined its own Uranium—which can be processed into material used to make Nuclear Energy or Nuclear Weapons—giving it a way to bypass U.N. sanctions prohibiting the material's import. The announcement displays Iran's determination to master nuclear...