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Iran makes its nuclear case – with PowerPoint
The complete set of PowerPoint slides that Iran used during a meeting with world powers are now public.
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Details emerge on Iran's priorities in nuclear talks
Iran says it is willing to lower uranium enrichment levels to end sanctions. But it also set out red lines in PowerPoint presentation at recent Moscow talks.
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Iran nuclear talks: limited progress as both sides send military 'messages'
Technical talks today in Istanbul ended with agreement to meet again. The talks came against a show of force by both Iran and the United States.
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Can the US and Russia save the UN cease-fire monitoring mission in Syria?
All signs in Syria seem to point to the demise of Kofi Annan's peace plan, including the UN cease-fire monitoring mission. But Annan is hoping the US and Russia can agree on a new contact group to rescue the plan.
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Iran nuclear talks yield only one agreement: Let's meet again
Absent from the five marathon sessions in Moscow over Iran's nuclear program were any new incentives, from either side, to signal that compromise is imminent or even possible.
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Iran nuclear talks: New plan barely masks failure
A 'tense' and 'tough' round of Iran nuclear talks ends in Moscow without a compromise, but fearing the fallout from a collapse in negotiations, world powers set a new round for July.
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Iran nuclear talks get nitty-gritty in Moscow
On the opening day of Iran nuclear talks in Moscow, Iranian officials said they would 'consider' halting uranium enrichment to 20 percent in exchange for sanctions relief.
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Global Viewpoint A win-win road map for nuclear negotiations with Iran in Moscow
If the P5+1 insists on its hard line with Tehran, the Moscow negotiations will be doomed. The US and its allies must recognize that both sides have their own constraints as well as winning cards to play. If there is political will on both sides, the road map for a diplomatic solution is clear.
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Nuclear talks resume: Iran looking for respect and reciprocity
The third round of nuclear talks begins tomorrow in Moscow between Iran and the P5+1 group of the US, Russia, China, Britain, France, and Germany.
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Iran nuclear talks are on, but both sides frustrated, say diplomats
Two diplomats close to the Iran nuclear talks – one Iranian and one European – explain the concerns of their respective sides ahead of June 18-19 talks in Moscow.
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Iran nuclear talks in Moscow may be delayed, say diplomats
Two diplomats close to the Iran nuclear talks, one Iranian and one European, each explain to the Monitor the frustrations and concerns that could delay the June 18-19 talks.
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Iran nuclear talks a 'complete failure,' says Iranian diplomat
Both sides spoke of 'some common ground' that will drive the next round of Iran nuclear talks set for mid-June in Moscow. Yet a chasm of mismatched expectations widened in Baghdad.
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Iran enriching uranium to higher levels than reported, says UN
The IAEA has found uranium enriched up to 27 percent in an underground bunker in central Iran, several diplomats told The Associated Press. Until now, Iran had only reported enriched uranium to 20 percent. Highly enriched uranium can be used to make nuclear weapons.
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Iran nuclear talks: What world powers are offering, Iran isn't buying. Yet.
The parties to the Iran nuclear talks agreed only to reconvene, in Moscow next month. For now, any inducement short of easing sanctions is not enough to persuade Iran to relinquish its 20-percent-enriched uranium.
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Hopes fade for progress at Iran nuclear talks in Baghdad
Iranian officials say practically no sanctions relief was placed on the table by Western powers in response to Iranian concessions over its nuclear program, dashing hopes for any breakthrough in Baghdad.
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Iran nuclear talks: negotiators cite progress ahead of Baghdad meeting
Two days of UN-IAEA talks in Vienna signal some flexibility on both sides ahead of key nuclear meeting in Baghdad next week.
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Keep Calm Europe launches airstrikes on Somalia to uproot pirate base
This is the first time the European-led naval expedition, Operation Atalanta, has attacked a pirate base on Somali territory.
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Iran nuclear talks: Are sanctions on the table?
A senior Iranian figure stated that Iran's 'minimum expectation' for the upcoming negotiations was a lifting of some sanctions, but sanctions are notoriously hard to remove.
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Opinion Iran nuclear talks: To keep global support, US must seize diplomatic opportunities
Talks between Iran and the P5+1 in Istanbul April 14 show that negotiations aimed at addressing Tehran's nuclear ambitions appear to be on track. Diplomatic momentum should quell loose talk about the 'military option.' The top priority now must be to halt Iran's uranium enrichment.
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The Monitor's View Artful diplomacy with Syria and Iran
Kofi Annan and Catherine Ashton each relied on delicate diplomacy to bring some fragile hope to two big security issues – Iran's nuclear program and the civil war in Syria.
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Iran nuclear talks: Why all sides kept positive
The talks Saturday between Iran and six major powers featured the most positive atmosphere in nearly a decade.
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Iran nuclear talks: 'constructive' day yields plan for Round 2 in May
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said negotiators will meet in Baghdad next month. Chief Iran negotiator Saeed Jalili said next round should focus on confidence-building measures.
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Iran nuclear talks: atmosphere 'completely different'
At the last meeting over Iran's nuclear program, the two sides could not even agree on an agenda. Meetings in Istanbul this weekend have gotten off to a better start.
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Iran nuclear talks: Why there's hope for progress this time
A big question is whether the West will pressure Tehran to stop enrichment all together, or just prove that the Iran nuclear program is purely peaceful.
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Iran nuclear talks: Why the trust gap is so great
Part of the reason for Iran's distrust lies in the CIA's infiltration of a UN weapons inspection team in Iraq in the 1990s.
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