Hillary Clinton said in Brazil she doubts Iran will negotiate seriously about its nuclear program unless the UN SC approves new sanctions against it. The U.S. secretary of state held talks in Brasilia with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva.
America is rallying its friends to concentrate minds in the Islamic RepublicSURELY it is clear by now, many people feel, that Iran would rather go on enriching uranium than talk to America or anyone else about its suspect nuclear activities. If efforts to tempt it round have failed, could a ...
Turkey's foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with Iranian officials in what was billed as an attempt to resolve the ongoing crisis over Iran's nuclear program. But Iranian officials from President Ahmadinejad to Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki appear to be saying different things.
Israel has issued a stern warning after Iran said it had begun making a higher-grade nuclear fuel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran's intentions are clear.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he hopes strong international sanctions on Iran will forestall the need for a military strike. They are designed to end the country's chances of developing a nuclear weapon, VOA reports.
Germany has told Israel it is ready to back new tougher sanctions on Iran. The assurance came during an official visit by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Berlin.
Six world powers will meet behind closed doors in New York Saturday to discuss further sanctions against Iran and its nuclear program. The goal is to pressure Iran back to the negotiating table and to accept a U.N.-backed deal to send most of Iran's low-enriched uranium overseas for refinement ...
Russia is ready to support sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear programme, the daily Kommersant said on Saturday, citing sources in the administration of President Dmitry Medvedev. "Recently our sources in the presidential administration are saying more often" that Moscow is
Myanmar’s detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has on Friday been allowed by the country’s junta leader to meet Western diplomats to discuss sanctions imposed against the military-ruled country. The decision came following the United States recent high level talks with Myanmar that came first in nearly a decade ...
Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev agreed yesterday that further UN sanctions will be considered if Iran does not respond to proposals to end a nuclear standoff. Foreign ministers from the five permanent UN Security Council members -- the United States, Russia, Britain, France and China -- and a German official ...
The Obama administration said Tuesday that it would take new steps to ease American sanctions against Syria on a case-by-case basis, the latest sign of a diplomatic thaw. More on Syria ...
WASHINGTON — After a half-year of extending patient feelers to Iran, President Barack Obama has set a timeline _ warning Tehran it must show willingness to negotiate an end to its nuclear program by September or face consequences. If th...