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| Jan.9 |
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Nuclear research resumed As expected, Iran said it would resume the program
| Jan.10 |
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EU leaders consider Iran action |
| Jan.11 |
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Blair: Iran U.N. referral 'likely' |
| Jan.12 |
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Europeans: Refer Iran to U.N.
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U.S. backs Europe over nuclear Iran |
| Jan.13 |
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Bush, Merkel united on Iran nuclear issue |
| Jan.14 |
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Ahmadinejad lashes back at critics |
| Jan.15 |
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Iran plans Holocaust conference |
| Jan.17 |
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Iran crisis: World powers at odds Russia and China: Sanctions are not the best way to resolve international concerns over nuclear program
| Jan.18 |
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U.S., Europe balk at new talks with Iran
| Jan.29 |
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EU hosts last-ditch talks on Iran |
| Jan.30 |
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'No progress' from EU-Iran talks |
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Iran 'must face Security Council' The permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have agreed Iran should be hauled before that body
| Jan.31 |
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Iran angry at U.N. council move
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Iran 'stepping up uranium work' |
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| Feb.1 |
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Nuclear watchdog to vote on Iran |
| Feb.2 |
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'Critical phase' in Iran standoff |
| Feb.4 |
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Iran reported to Security Council 27 states out of 35 on the IAEA board backed the move, with 3 against and 5 abstentions
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Iran to halt snap nuclear checks
| Feb.5 |
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Tehran: Nuclear talks still possible |
| Feb.7 |
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Paper to run 'Holocaust cartoons' |
| Feb.11 |
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Denmark withdraws more diplomats
| Feb.12 |
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Iran demands apology over cartoons |
| Feb.13 |
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Iran restarts uranium work Iran has resumed uranium-enrichment work at its Natanz nuclear plant | |
| Feb.27 |
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IAEA: Iran working to enrich uranium |
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| Mar.5 |
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Iran warns on uranium enrichment
| Mar.6 |
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IAEA chief: Iran deal possible |
| Mar.7 |
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Russia-Iran plan 'blocked by U.S.' |
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Iran demands nuclear compensation |
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US, Russia reject Iran compromise The United States and Russia have ruled out allowing Tehran to run its own small-scale uranium enrichment program
| Mar.8 |
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U.S.: Iran remarks 'provocative'
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US seeks further pressure on Iran |
| Mar.9 |
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U.N. tackles Iran nuclear crisis |
| Mar.10 |
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Bush: Iran grave security threat |
| Mar.16 |
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Iran would talk with U.S. about Iraq |
| Mar.20 |
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U.N. Iran statement still elusive
| Mar.21 |
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Ayatollah Khamenei backs talks on Iraq Iran's supreme spiritual leader has backed talks with the US but warned Washington against 'bullying' tactics
| Mar.29 |
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Iran told to curb nuclear program The Security Council has unanimously called to suspend uranium enrichment activities within 30 days
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Crunch talks on Iran nuclear plan |
| Mar.30 |
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Series of earthquakes killing dozens
| Mar.31 |
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Iran says it has test-fired missile |
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| Apr.2 |
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High-speed underwater missile test-fired
| Apr.11 |
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Iran 'advances uranium program' Ex-President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iran has advanced its uranium enrichment program. In a televised speech in the h oly city of Mashhad president Ahmadinejad insist... | |
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US condemns Iran nuclear advance |
| Apr.12 |
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Russia, Britain blast Iran's nuclear move |
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ElBaradei puts pressure on Iran
| Apr.13 |
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U.N. presses Iran on nuclear plans |
| Apr.15 |
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Peres: 'Ahmadinejad represents Satan' |
| Apr.16 |
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US nuclear talks with Iran urged |
| Apr.18 |
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Moscow hosts meeting on Iran crisis |
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No Iran consensus in talks
| Apr.26 |
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Iran 'will harm U.S. interests if attacked'
| Apr.28 |
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Iran 'fails to heed nuclear call' Mohammed ElBaradei told the UN Security Council that Iran has failed to co-operate with UN inspectors. The report said that Iran had done little to answer questions over its nuclear intentions.
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West urges tougher line on Iran |
| Apr.29 |
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Iran: Checks resume if U.N. drops case |
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| May.1 |
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UN powers to review Iran atom row |
| May.2 |
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U.S. confident of Iran sanctions |
| May.3 |
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Sec. Council receives draft Iran resolution The U.S., Britain and France introduced a draft that would give Iran a mandate to stop enriching uranium
| May.7 |
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MPs threaten nuclear treaty |
| May.8 |
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US rejects surprise Iran letter |
| May.9 |
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Ahmadinejad letter attacks Bush Iranian President criticises the US invasion of Iraq and urges US President to return to religious principles
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Rumsfeld: Iran intelligence needed care |
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Incentives plan proposed for Iran |
| May.11 |
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Ahmadinejad: Iran open to talks |
| May.16 |
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EU 'to offer reactor to Iran' Britain, France and Germany plan to offer Iran a light-water nuclear reactor as part of a package of incentives
| May.25 |
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Iran to U.S.: Stop bluster, let's talk |
| May.26 |
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Minister defends Iranian nuclear program |
| May.31 |
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US to join Iran talks The US is ready to join direct multilateral talks if Tehran suspends disputed nuclear activities
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Europeans hail US offer to Iran |
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| Jun.1 |
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China, Russia agree Iran deal
| Jun.2 |
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Nuclear bomb 'in 10 years' |
| Jun.3 |
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EU chief 'to deliver Iran deal' |
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Ahmadinejad won't give up nucl. Program
| Jun.4 |
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Iran warns U.S. on oil shipments |
| Jun.5 |
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EU begins package talks with Iran |
| Jun.6 |
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Iran 'positive' on nuclear offer
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Bush encouraged by Iran response |
| Jun.8 |
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Iran rejects 'carrot-stick' moves |
| Jun.11 |
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Iran urges IAEA to show restraint |
| Jun.16 |
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Incentives a 'step forward' President Ahmadinejad said that the 6-nation package to halt uranium enrichment was a step forward
| Jun.19 |
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Bush: Iran must stop uranium work |
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| Jul.18 |
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Israel claims Iran link to crisis |
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| Aug.22 |
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Iran hands U.N. nuclear response The response includes an offer to return immediately to negotiations on nuclear program in the coming days
| Aug.23 |
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Russia still seeks Iran solution
| Aug.26 |
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Nuclear project forges ahead
| Aug.29 |
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Ahmadinejad in Bush TV debate call
| Aug.30 |
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Defiant Iran set to spurn deadline |
| Aug.31 |
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Sanctions loom, Iran keeps enriching U.N. report: The threat of sanctions has not convinced Iran to stop enriching uranium
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| Sep.1 |
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Up to 80 killed when jetliner catches fire
| Sep.14 |
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IAEA: US Iran report dishonest |
| Sep.17 |
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Lift off for woman space tourist
| Sep.19 |
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Iranian president takes on U.S., Israel
| Sep.27 |
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Ahmadinejad defiant at Iran-EU talks |
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| Oct.6 |
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World powers mull Iran sanctions |
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Big six: Iran sanctions possible U.S., Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia agreed to pursue possible U.N. sanctions against Iran
| Oct.25 |
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Prosecutors: Arrest Iranian ex-president |
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U.N. draft targets Iran's missiles |
| Oct.27 |
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Iran 'fires up nuclear processors' Iran is building a second cascade of centrifuges and injecting gas into the system
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| Nov.2 |
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Iran fires unarmed missiles |
| Nov.9 |
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Arrest warrant ordered for ex-Iran leader |
| Nov.12 |
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US 'open to Iran talks on Iraq' |
| Nov.13 |
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Blair challenges Iran and Syria to help
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Bush maintains tough line on Iran |
| Nov.14 |
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President says world accepts nuclear Iran |
| Nov.20 |
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Iraqi president plans talks with Iran, Syria
Jalal Talabani is expected to travel this weekend to Tehran to meet with Iranian President Ahmadinejad
| Nov.26 |
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Military plane crashes in Tehran
| Nov.27 |
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Iraqi president seeks Iran's help
| Nov.28 |
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Iran: U.S. causes Iraq violence |
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| Dec.6 |
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France: Iran facing U.N. sanctions |
| Dec.11 |
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Students interrupt Iran president |
| Dec.12 |
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Ahmadinejad: Israel will be 'wiped out'
Iran's hard-line president is drawing applause from participants in a conference casting doubt on the Holocaust
| Dec.15 |
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Ahmadinejad popularity tested in vote |
| Dec.17 |
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Reformist Rafsanjani regains influence Moderate former president has won election to powerful clerical body, the Assembly of Experts | |
| Dec.22 |
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Britain, France push for vote on Iran
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Judge: Iran responsible for terror attack |
| Dec.23 |
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Security Council approves Iran sanctions 
The Council voted unanimously to impose sanctions for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment
The resolution orders countries to stop supplying Iran with materials and technology contributed to nuclear and missile programs. It freezes Iranian assets of related to those programs. The resolution increases pressure on the Iran government to prove that it is not trying to make nuclear weapons. Iran rejected the resolution. The US urges even tougher action against Iran
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| Dec.24 |
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Ahmadinejad: U.N. will regret sanctions
| Dec.25 |
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US arrest of Iranians upsets Iraq president |
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Iran oil profits could dry up by 2015 |
| Dec.27 |
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Iran to 'revise' nuke cooperation |