30 November 2004 -- U.S. President George W. Bush said today that Iran must permanently end -- not merely suspend -- its uranium enrichment program.
Iraqi security is a regional issue (file photo) 30 November 2004 -- Interior ministers and other security officials from Iraq and its neighboring countries are convening in Tehran today to begin two days of talks about Iraq and regional security issues.
30 November 2004 -- Iran's top national-security official said today that his country has only agreed to a temporary freeze of its controversial nuclear-fuel activities and will never totally abandon its uranium-enrichment work.
29 November 2004 -- The United States says it retains the option of reporting Iran to the United Nations Security Council despite today's agreement by Tehran to freeze its uranium-enrichment activities.
Mohammad el-Baradei (file photo) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) passed a resolution today endorsing Iran's freeze of uranium-enrichment activities that could lead to nuclear-reactor fuel or material for making nuclear bombs. The passage came after Tehran backed off an earlier demand to continue testing of 20 uranium-enrichment centrifuges despite a deal with three EU states to suspend such work.
el-Baradei said today that the additional 20 or so centrifuges are under international surveillance (file photo) 29 November 2004 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today confirmed that Iran has suspended its uranium-enrichment program after agreeing to add 20 disputed centrifuges to a freeze of activities that could be used to develop nuclear weapons.
29 November 2004 -- Iran today called a draft European resolution submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) "the most positive" text on the issue since the crisis over Iran's nuclear-development program started in 2003.
28 November 2004 -- Diplomats in Vienna say Iran appears to have dropped its demand to exempt research and development on uranium enrichment technology from a freeze of its enrichment program.
28 November 2004 -- Diplomats say further informal talks have been held aimed at saving a deal between Iran and European countries under which Iran is supposed to halt nuclear programs that can make fuel for nuclear power plants or nuclear weapons.
27 November 2004 -- The United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency is awaiting Iran's final decision on a deal calling for a full suspension of Iran's program that could make weapons-grade uranium.
IAEA head Muhammad el-Baradei (file photo) 26 November 2004 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency has adjourned a meeting on a full freeze of Iranian nuclear activities as Iran must still agree to withdraw its request for exemptions to the deal.
IAEA head Muhammad el-Baradei The United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) begins what could be a decisive meeting in Vienna today in the long-running dispute over whether Iran is trying to develop nuclear arms. The IAEA Board of Governors could refer Tehran to the UN Security Council for possible sanction over its nuclear program. Washington accuses Tehran of secretly seeking nuclear arms, but Iran says its program is peaceful.
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