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EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:19:53 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. An Iranian Tondar missile is ready for launch during a test at an unknown location in central Iran September 27, 2009. REUTERS/Fars News/Ali Shayegan

Iranian Member of Parliament Alaeddin Boroujerdi speaks during ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian Member of Parliament Alaeddin Boroujerdi speaks during a debate about Iran's nuclear program in Tehran October 31, 2004.REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/Files

Mohamed ElBaradei, the outgoing head of the UN nuclear watchdog. ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:48 GMT

(AFP) - Mohamed ElBaradei, the outgoing head of the UN nuclear watchdog. Major world powers have expressed disappointment that Iran has "not responded positively" to a plan for resolving the standoff over its nuclear programme or agreed to new talks.(AFP/John Macdougall)

A map locating Iran's known nuclear sites. Major world powers ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:48 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - A map locating Iran's known nuclear sites. Major world powers have expressed disappointment that Iran has "not responded positively" to a plan for resolving the standoff over its nuclear programme or agreed to new talks.(AFP/Graphic)

VIDEO - US President Barack Obama on Sunday won the strongest ...

(AFPTV/POOL) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:48 GMT

(AFPTV/POOL) - VIDEO - US President Barack Obama on Sunday won the strongest backing yet from Russia on the Iranian nuclear crisis as he warned that Tehran was "running out of time". Duration: 00:39(AFPTV/POOL)

An Iranian technician works inside the Bushehr nuclear power ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:48 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Iranian technician works inside the Bushehr nuclear power plant in February 2009. Major world powers have expressed disappointment that Iran has "not responded positively" to a plan for resolving the standoff over its nuclear programme or agreed to new talks.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with journalists ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:40:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with journalists after meeting with his cabinet in Tehran January 23, 2008. REUTERS/FARS NEWS/Files

Map locating Iran's known nuclear sites. Major world powers ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:13:03 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Map locating Iran's known nuclear sites. Major world powers have expressed disappointment that Iran has "not responded positively" to a plan for resolving the standoff over its nuclear programme or agreed to new talks.(AFP/Graphic)

Mohamed ElBaradei, the outgoing head of the UN nuclear watchdog ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:09:13 GMT

(AFP) - Mohamed ElBaradei, the outgoing head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Iran has not yet provided a "final answer" to a "unique" international nuclear fuel offer.(AFP/John Macdougall)

Map locating Iran's known nuclear sites. Major world powers ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:09:13 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Map locating Iran's known nuclear sites. Major world powers were meeting in Brussels to plot their next move after Iran rejected a nuclear fuel deal, as the UN atomic watchdog's chief warned that Tehran risked losing a "unique" opportunity.(AFP/Graphic)

An Iranian technician works inside the Bushehr nuclear power ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:09:13 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Iranian technician works inside the Bushehr nuclear power plant in February. Major world powers were meeting in Brussels to plot their next move after Iran rejected a nuclear fuel deal, as the UN atomic watchdog's chief warned that Tehran risked losing a "unique" opportunity.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:33:24 GMT

(Reuters) - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei (R) addresses a news conference as German Social Democratic Party (SPD) veteran Wolfgang Thierse listens in Berlin, November 20, 2009. The chief of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said on Friday he hoped for an agreement with Iran on an offer to send enriched uranium abroad for further processing before the end of the year. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:31:17 GMT

(Reuters) - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei addresses a news conference in Berlin, November 20, 2009. The chief of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said on Friday he hoped for an agreement with Iran on an offer to send enriched uranium abroad for further processing before the end of the year. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:30:11 GMT

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:45:39 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran September 3, 2009. Brazil aims to burnish its growing diplomatic stature by pushing Middle East peace next week as it welcomes Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/Files

An Iranian security guard watches over the nuclear reactor in ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:04:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Iranian security guard watches over the nuclear reactor in Bushehr. Major world powers are to meet in Brussels to discuss Iran's rejection of a nuclear fuel deal, a top EU official has said, after US President Barack Obama warned of "consequences" for Tehran.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:04:28 GMT

(AFP) - Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a press conference in Tehran in September. Major world powers are to meet in Brussels to discuss Iran's rejection of a nuclear fuel deal, a top EU official has said, after US President Barack Obama warned of "consequences" for Tehran.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)

Two Iranian technicians at the zirconium production plant in ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:04:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - Two Iranian technicians at the zirconium production plant in Isfahan. Major world powers are to meet in Brussels to discuss Iran's rejection of a nuclear fuel deal, a top EU official has said, after US President Barack Obama warned of "consequences" for Tehran.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:50:39 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. IAEA nuclear inspectors arrive at the Imam Khomeini International airport, 35 km (22 miles) south of Tehran, in this October 25, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/Files

A Digitalglobe image showing the nuclear facility near the holy ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:28:57 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Digitalglobe image showing the nuclear facility near the holy city of Qom. Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged Washington to unblock Iranian assets, as US President Barack Obama warns of "consequences" after Tehran's dismissal of a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal.(AFP/File)

An Iranian protester wearing a mask of Iranian President Mahmoud ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:28:57 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Iranian protester wearing a mask of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a rally with a fake nuclear missile in Geneva. Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged Washington to unblock Iranian assets, as US President Barack Obama warns of "consequences" after Tehran's dismissal of a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)

Map locating Iran's known nuclear sites. Iran's Mahmoud ...

(AFP Graphics) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:28:57 GMT

(AFP Graphics) - Map locating Iran's known nuclear sites. Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged Washington to unblock Iranian assets, as US President Barack Obama warns of "consequences" after Tehran's dismissal of a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal.(AFP Graphics)

The Piaget Building in New York which is owned by a non-profit ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:28:57 GMT

(AFP/File) - The Piaget Building in New York which is owned by a non-profit Muslim group suspected of ties to the Iranian regime. Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged Washington to unblock Iranian assets, as US President Barack Obama warns of "consequences" after Tehran's dismissal of a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)

U.S. President Barack Obama takes part in a welcoming ceremony ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:07:18 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama takes part in a welcoming ceremony at the Blue House in Seoul, November 19, 2009. Obama said on Thursday he had started talks with partners about the consequences of Iran's failure to respond to the offer of a nuclear deal and could have a package of steps to take "within weeks". REUTERS/Jim Young

US President Barack Obama in Seoul. UN experts are to visit ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:42:26 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama in Seoul. UN experts are to visit a controversial uranium enrichment plant south of Tehran, as Obama warns of "consequences" after Iran dismissed a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

A Digitalglobe image showing the nuclear facility near the holy ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:42:26 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Digitalglobe image showing the nuclear facility near the holy city of Qom. UN experts are to visit a controversial uranium enrichment plant south of Tehran, as US President Barack Obama warns of "consequences" after Iran dismissed a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal.(AFP/File)

Map locating Iran's known nuclear sites. UN experts are ...

(AFP Graphics) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:42:26 GMT

(AFP Graphics) - Map locating Iran's known nuclear sites. UN experts are to visit a controversial uranium enrichment plant south of Tehran, as US President Barack Obama warns of "consequences" after Iran dismissed a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal.(AFP Graphics)

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki speaks during a ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:09:49 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki speaks during a news conference in Manila November 19, 2009. Iran on Wednesday rejected a deal to send enriched uranium abroad for further processing, defying Washington and its allies which had called on Tehran to accept a deal which aimed to delay Iran's potential ability to make bombs by at least a year by divesting the country of most of its enriched uranium. REUTERS/Stringer (PHILIPPINES POLITICS)

US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:30:13 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (back) are greeted by children waving national flags in Seoul. Obama Thursday said Washington and its partners were now working on a package of steps to show Iran the consequences of its decision to snub a nuclear deal with the West.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. President Barack ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:30:13 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. President Barack Obama Thursday said Washington and its partners were now working on a package of steps to show Iran the consequences of its decision to snub a nuclear deal with the West.(AFP/Ted Aljibe)

An Iranian protester wearing a mask meant to resemble Iranian ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:30:13 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Iranian protester wearing a mask meant to resemble Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad takes part in a rally with a fake nuclear missile in Geneva. President Barack Obama warned Thursday that the United States and its partners were working on a package of steps to show Iran the "consequences" of its decision to snub a nuclear deal with world powers.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki talks to reporters ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:35:39 GMT

(AP) - Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki talks to reporters during a press conference at a hotel in Manila, Philippines on Thursday Nov. 19, 2009. Mottaki said that his country had three options in obtaining enriched nuclear fuel, including the enrichment in Iran of its own 3.3 percent (uranium) to 20 percent, purchasing the 20 percent fuel from other countries and through the proposal raised by the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki answers questions ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:33:47 GMT

(AP) - Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki answers questions from reporters during a press conference at a hotel in Manila, Philippines on Thursday Nov. 19, 2009. Mottaki said that his country had three options in obtaining enriched nuclear fuel, including the enrichment in Iran of its own 3.3 percent (uranium) to 20 percent, purchasing the 20 percent fuel from other countries and through the proposal raised by the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki speaks with journalists ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:52:47 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki speaks with journalists while attending a joint news conference in Tehran November 17, 2009. Mottaki on Thursday dismissed the possibility of sanctions over Tehran's rejection of a deal to send enriched uranium abroad for further processing. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

US President Barack Obama (centre) alongside South Korean President ...

(AFP/Pool/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:14:27 GMT

(AFP/Pool/File) - US President Barack Obama (centre) alongside South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak has said he would send US envoy Stephen Bosworth to North Korea for direct talks on December 8, naming a date for the mission for the first time, during a visit to Seoul.(AFP/Pool/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)

A picture released by the Iranian Mehr News Agency shows thousands ...

(AFP/MEHR NEWS/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:01:12 GMT

(AFP/MEHR NEWS/File) - A picture released by the Iranian Mehr News Agency shows thousands of Iranians taking part in a massive rally supporting Iranian opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, in Karimkhan Zand street in Tehran in June 2009. The United States on Wednesday voiced concern over trials in Iran that led to death sentences for five people linked to protests over Iran's June presidential elections.(AFP/MEHR NEWS/File)

Iranian Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:16:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iranian Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh arrives at a meeting at the Vienna headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency in October 2009. Iran on Wednesday rejected plans for it to send most of its stocks of low-enriched uranium abroad, delivering a severe blow to UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns over its nuclear ambitions.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Mohamed ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:16:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei attends a conference in Vienna in September 2009. Iran on Wednesday rejected plans for it to send most of its stocks of low-enriched uranium abroad, delivering a severe blow to UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns over its nuclear ambitions.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)

The building housing the reactor of Bushehr nuclear power plant ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:16:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - The building housing the reactor of Bushehr nuclear power plant at the Iranian port town of Bushehr, 1200 Kms south of Tehran, in February 2009. Iran on Wednesday rejected plans for it to send most of its stocks of low-enriched uranium abroad, delivering a severe blow to UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns over its nuclear ambitions.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad answers a question ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:16:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad answers a question at a news conference in September 2009. Iran on Wednesday rejected plans for it to send most of its stocks of low-enriched uranium abroad, delivering a severe blow to UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns over its nuclear ambitions.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)

Two Iranians work at the zirconium production plant, part of ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:36:03 GMT

(AFP/File) - Two Iranians work at the zirconium production plant, part of the nuclear facilities in Isfahan in 2005. The United States said Wednesday that the international community was "not quite" at the point of switching from trying to engage Iran to pressuring it over its suspect nuclear program.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:09:03 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki speaks with journalists in Tehran November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Two Iranian technicians at the zirconium production plant in ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:30:35 GMT

(AFP/File) - Two Iranian technicians at the zirconium production plant in Isfahan. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Tehran has ruled out sending any low-enriched uranium abroad but would consider a simultaneous fuel swap inside the country.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inspects centrifuges at ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:30:35 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inspects centrifuges at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in 2008. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Tehran has ruled out sending any low-enriched uranium abroad but would consider a simultaneous fuel swap inside the country.(AFP/HO/File/Ho)

A military helicopter flies over a nuclear power plant in Natanz. ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:26:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - A military helicopter flies over a nuclear power plant in Natanz. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said Tehran refuses to send any low enriched uranium abroad but will consider a nuclear fuel swap inside the country, ISNA news agency has reported.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, seen here in Manila, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:26:51 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, seen here in Manila, says Tehran has ruled out sending any low-enriched uranium abroad but would consider a simultaneous fuel swap inside the country, a report has said.(AFP/NOEL CELIS)

Chinese President Hu Jintao (right) talks with US President ...

(AFP/Pool) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:47:06 GMT

(AFP/Pool) - Chinese President Hu Jintao (right) talks with US President Barack Obama during a dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The two leaders pledged to apply their joint political might to the world's toughest problems, but friction was evident on Tibet, economics and Iran.(AFP/Pool/David Gray)

Chinese President Hu Jintao (left) walks with US President Barack ...

(AFP/Pool) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:49:57 GMT

(AFP/Pool) - Chinese President Hu Jintao (left) walks with US President Barack Obama (centre left) as they arrive at a dinner in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on November 17. The two leaders pledged to apply their joint political might to the world's toughest problems, but friction was evident on Tibet, economics and Iran.(AFP/Pool/David Gray)

A Tibetan watches as Chinese paramilitary troops march through ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:58:21 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Tibetan watches as Chinese paramilitary troops march through Qinghai province in March 2009. US President Barack Obama and China's Hu Jintao Tuesday pledged to apply their joint political might to the world's toughest problems, but friction was evident on Tibet, economics and Iran.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)

US President Barack Obama (centre R) takes part in a tour of ...

(AFP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:58:21 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama (centre R) takes part in a tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Obama and China's Hu Jintao Tuesday pledged to apply their joint political might to the world's toughest problems, but friction was evident on Tibet, economics and Iran.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)