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| Iran 'ignores nuclear deadline' | Iran 'ignores nuclear deadline' |
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| Iran has failed to stop enriching uranium despite a UN deadline calling for a halt to its nuclear programme, the UN nuclear agency says. | Iran has failed to stop enriching uranium despite a UN deadline calling for a halt to its nuclear programme, the UN nuclear agency says. |
| The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tehran began a new round of uranium enrichment in recent days. | The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tehran began a new round of uranium enrichment in recent days. |
| Six world powers are set to meet next week to decide on the way forward. The US is pushing for sanctions. | Six world powers are set to meet next week to decide on the way forward. The US is pushing for sanctions. |
| A senior Iranian nuclear official said the IAEA report showed Tehran had been co-operating over its nuclear work. | A senior Iranian nuclear official said the IAEA report showed Tehran had been co-operating over its nuclear work. |
| Iran would continue enriching uranium "within the framework of research and under the control of the IAEA", Mohammad Saeedi, deputy head of Iran's atomic energy agency, said. | Iran would continue enriching uranium "within the framework of research and under the control of the IAEA", Mohammad Saeedi, deputy head of Iran's atomic energy agency, said. |
| 'Unsatisfactory' | 'Unsatisfactory' |
| US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, described the report as a red flag and said it provided ample evidence of Iranian defiance. | |
| He questioned Iran's refusal to say why it wanted uranium metal when "the only real use for uranium metal is a nuclear weapon". | |
| It is time for Iran to make a choice - we've made our choice US President George W Bush | |
| Mr Bolton said the UN Security Council must now be ready to impose sanctions on Tehran, but said no action would be taken until EU talks with Iran next week. | |
| EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana is due to hold face-to-face talks with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani. | |
| The talks will come a day before a meeting of the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany on the issue, diplomats say. | |
| French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said his country deplored Iran's "unsatisfactory" response, but added that he remained "convinced that the path of dialogue should remain open". | French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said his country deplored Iran's "unsatisfactory" response, but added that he remained "convinced that the path of dialogue should remain open". |
| Russia and China, which can both veto action at the Security Council, have previously urged patience and said they would not support severe punishments. | Russia and China, which can both veto action at the Security Council, have previously urged patience and said they would not support severe punishments. |
| 'Consequences' | 'Consequences' |
| "Iran has not suspended its enrichment related activities," the IAEA report was quoted as saying. | "Iran has not suspended its enrichment related activities," the IAEA report was quoted as saying. |
| "Iran has not addressed the long outstanding verification issues or provided the necessary transparency to remove uncertainties associated with some of its activities," the report added. | "Iran has not addressed the long outstanding verification issues or provided the necessary transparency to remove uncertainties associated with some of its activities," the report added. |
| Iran will not back down an inch: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | Iran will not back down an inch: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| The report said Iran started one new round of enrichment on 24 August, diplomatic sources say. | The report said Iran started one new round of enrichment on 24 August, diplomatic sources say. |
| But inspectors have found no "concrete proof" that the nuclear programme "is of a military nature," one official told journalists. | But inspectors have found no "concrete proof" that the nuclear programme "is of a military nature," one official told journalists. |
| Mr Saeedi said the report "does not satisfy us completely" but "indicates that the US's groundless claims were based on the US officials' illusions". | Mr Saeedi said the report "does not satisfy us completely" but "indicates that the US's groundless claims were based on the US officials' illusions". |
| "This report carries no sign Iran's nuclear programme is not peaceful," he added. | "This report carries no sign Iran's nuclear programme is not peaceful," he added. |
| US President George W Bush warned that there would be "consequences" for Iran if it did not meet the deadline. | US President George W Bush warned that there would be "consequences" for Iran if it did not meet the deadline. |
| "It is time for Iran to make a choice," he told a meeting of US veterans in Salt Lake City. | "It is time for Iran to make a choice," he told a meeting of US veterans in Salt Lake City. |
| "We've made our choice. We will continue to work closely with our allies to plan a diplomatic solution, but there must be consequences for Iran's defiance and we must not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon." | |
| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tehran would not yield to international pressure to halt its programme. | |
| As the UN deadline expired, he denounced the US for trying to impose its will on Iran. | |
| "The Iranian nation will not succumb to bullying, invasion and the violation of its rights," he told a crowd of thousands in the north-west. | |
| Iran maintains it has a right to a nuclear programme which, it says, has a purely civilian aspect. | Iran maintains it has a right to a nuclear programme which, it says, has a purely civilian aspect. |
| Western powers accuse Iran of trying covertly to develop a nuclear bomb. | Western powers accuse Iran of trying covertly to develop a nuclear bomb. |