U.S. Democratic presidential hopefuls clash over Iran

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democratic presidential candidates clashed over Iran Tuesday during a live radio debate from Iowa.

    The debate, sponsored by National Public Radio (NPR), comes just one month before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, at a time when polls show a tight three-way race between Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York and former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina.  Full story

Iranian president: nuclear issue closed

    DOHA, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here on Monday that the disputed Iranian nuclear issue was "closed" from Iran's perspective and that his country had the right to develop new energy.

    Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the 28th annual summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Ahmadinejad said "In our opinion, the nuclear issue is now closed."  Full story

U.S. demands world keep pressure on Iran

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- A senior U.S. official urged on Monday the world community should "turn up the pressure" on Iran despite a new U.S. intelligence assessment that the Islamic republic appears less determined to develop nuclear weapons.

    The latest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) suggested the U.S. strategy of ensuring "that the world will never have to face a nuclear-armed Iran" was on the right track, said U.S. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley.  Full story

U.S. report: Iran ceases to work on nukes in 2003

     WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran halted work toward a nuclear weapon in 2003 and is unlikely to be able to produce enough enriched uranium for a bomb until 2010 to 2015, according to a new U.S. intelligence report.

    A declassified summary of the latest National Intelligence Estimate that came out Monday, found with "high confidence" that the Iran stopped an effort to develop nuclear weapons in the fall of 2003.   Full story

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