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In this frame made from TV, Herman Nackaerts, of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is seen at the airport in Vienna, Sunday, Feb. 19 2012. A senior U.N. nuclear official said Sunday he hoped for progress in upcoming talks with Iran about suspected secret work on atomic arms, but his careful choice of words suggested little expectation that the meeting will be successful. The comments by Herman Nackaerts as his International Atomic Energy Agency team prepared to leave for Tehran for the second time in less than a month appeared to reflect IAEA reluctance to raise hopes that Iran will engage on an issue that it claims has no substance. (AP Photo / APTN)

UN nuclear inspectors to press Iran on weapons

Last updated Monday, February 20, 2012 - 10:22am

TEHRAN, Iran -- U.N. nuclear inspectors starting a two-day visit to Tehran on Monday sought to meet Iranian nuclear scientists and visit a key military facility as they try to gauge allegations that Iran is pushing toward making an atomic weapon.

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(VAHID SALEMI/The Associated Press) Iranian cleric lawmakers talk in an open session of the parliament in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. Iran’s parliament has approved a bill to reduce Tehran’s diplomatic relations with London and withdraw the country’s ambassador to Britain.

Iranian students storm British Embassy in Tehran

Nasser Karimi The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 10:28am

TEHRAN, Iran — Hard-line Iranian students stormed the British diplomatic compounds in Tehran on Tuesday, bringing down the Union Jack flag and throwing documents from windows in scenes reminiscent of the anger against Western powers after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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(Associated Press) US hiker Josh Fattal, speaks before the judge, unseen, with his lawyer Masoud Shafiei, background, in a court room, at the Tehran Revolutionary Court, Iran. The website of Iran's state TV reported Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011 that two Americans held in Iran have been sentenced to 8 years in jail each.

Lawyer: Iran sets bail for 2 jailed Americans

Nasser Karimi The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 9:20am

TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian court Tuesday set bail of $500,000 each for two American men arrested more than two years ago and convicted on spy-related charges, clearing the way for their release a year after a similar bail-for-freedom arrangement for the third member of the group, their defense attorney said.

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Iran offers Nov. 15 as date for new nuclear talks

Nasser Karimi, The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 10:33am

TEHRAN -- Iran offered Tuesday to resume nuclear talks with the United States and other world powers next week after pushing for a shift of venue to Turkey to give Tehran an ally on the sidelines.

It was not immediately clear, however, whether the mothballed negotiations could be restarted as quickly as next Monday -- under the Iranian proposal carried by the semiofficial Mehr news agency.

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In this May 20, 2010 file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer (from left) Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal, sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. Iran announced Thursday that one of the three Americans jailed for more than a year will be released Saturday to mark the end of Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Iran to free female American for holiday clemency

Nasser Karimi, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 2:15pm

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Thursday it will free Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months, as an act of clemency to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

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