U.S. says nuclear-armed Iran "intolerable"

    WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A nuclear-armed Iran is intolerable not only to the United States, but also to the entire international community, said Robert Joseph, undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, at a briefing on Wednesday. >>>

Italy calls for solving Iran issue through diplomatic way

    ROME, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Italy said on Wednesday that diplomacy and not force was the only way to resolve Iran's nuclear standoff with the West. >>>

France at odds with U.S. over Iran

    PARIS, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- France on Wednesday warned of a shift towards a "war of civilizations" between the West and the Muslim world, in reference to U.S. President George W. Bush's remarks comparing the Iranian regime with the terrorist group al-Qaida. >>>

EU-Iran talks on nuclear issue delayed

    VIENNA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Talks on Iran's nuclear program, scheduled for Wednesday between Iranian and EU officials had been postponed, the Austrian Press Agency reported. >>>

Merkel threatens to take action on Iran

    BERLIN, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned here Wednesday that the international community would take action if Iran refuses to quit its nuclear program, but she again ruled out military force in dealing with the matter. >>>

Russia possible to join sanctions on Iran

    MOSCOW, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Russia still has a possibility to join sanctions on Iran, presidential aide Igor Shuvalov said here on Tuesday. >>>

Bush vows not to let Iran acquire nuclear weapons

    WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush vowed on Tuesday not to allow Iran to get nuclear weapons and he urged the Iranian leadership to "make a different choice." >>>

Merkel rules out military option for Iran

    BERLIN, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- "The chancellor has expressed the view that there is no military option," Ulrich Wilhelm said, adding that "the door for negotiations remains open." >>>

Iran calls sanction threat empty propaganda

    TEHRAN, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on Monday that threats of sanctions from the West are just empty propaganda and weapons of psychological wars, the official IRNA news agency reported. >>>

Annan fails to achieve breakthrough on Iran nuclear issue

    TEHRAN, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday wrapped up his two-day visit to Iran without achieving any breakthrough on its nuclear issue as Tehran insisted that suspension of uranium enrichment would not happen before talks. >>>

Chinese FM meets Iranian deputy FM on nuclear issue

    BEIJING, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing met here Wednesday with visiting Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi where they both stressed to resolve the Iran nuclear issue by diplomatic means. >>>

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