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Posted 23/2/2007 @ 1:20:18 GMTTehran Not Budging on EnrichmentWith the United Nations deadline running out for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment, Tehran is showing no signs of compromise on the issue. Instead, Iran is offering talks, a guarantee not to develop nuclear weapons -- and a warning against any military attack. more By Spiegel Online

Posted 23/2/2007 @ 0:19:17 GMTUS Intelligence on Iran Does Not Stand Up, Say Vienna SourcesMuch of the intelligence on Iran's nuclear facilities provided to UN inspectors by American spy agencies has turned out to be unfounded, according to diplomatic sources in Vienna. more By The Guardian
Posted 22/2/2007 @ 21:12:55 GMTA Dangerous PartnershipFinancial pressure by the U.S. and other Western governments in recent weeks is beginning to have a real impact, chilling investment into Iran's energy sector and ratcheting up the costs of the regime's atomic effort. But these gains are in danger of being erased, thanks to the growing economic partnership between Tehran and Beijing. more By The Wall Street Journal

Posted 22/2/2007 @ 18:17:52 GMTIran Goes Down to the WireWith the United Nations' 60-day deadline given to Iran to halt its sensitive nuclear activities now expired, the stage is set for the next phase in what is increasingly shaping up as a fully fledged crisis. more By Asia Times Online

Posted 22/2/2007 @ 17:45:20 GMTRice Says Europe, Russia Want Iran TalksBERLIN -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that U.S., European and Russian diplomats have a common goal to encourage Iran back to the bargaining table over its disputed nuclear program. ``We reconfirmed we will use available channels and the Security Council to try to achieve that goal,'' the top U.S. diplomat said. Rice spoke following a breakfast meeting with her counterparts from Germany, Russia and the European Union. more By The Associated Press

Posted 22/2/2007 @ 17:39:44 GMTReport Finds Iran in Breach of U.N. Order VIENNA, Austria -- Iran has expanded its uranium enrichment program instead of complying with a U.N. Security Council ultimatum to freeze it, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a finding that clears the way for harsher sanctions against Tehran. more By The New York Times