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Britain prepared to consider more Iran sanctions

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Reuters: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday he was prepared to consider more sanctions against Tehran and that the world was at risk from its nuclear ambitions.

Iran, EU expect further nuclear talks by end-Nov

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Reuters: Iranian negotiators and the EU’s Javier Solana had what they called a “constructive” meeting in Rome on Tuesday and said they expected more talks on Iran’s nuclear program by the end of November.

Iran limits new nuclear negotiator

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New York Times: Hours before Iran’s new chief nuclear negotiator made his international debut in Rome, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made clear today that there was no room for negotiation on the country’s nuclear program.

Iran won’t negotiate over atomic rights: president

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Reuters: Iran will not negotiate with anyone about its right to nuclear technology, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, hours before talks aimed at defusing an atomic row with the West were to start in Rome.

Iran’s new nuclear negotiator to meet EU’s Solana

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Reuters: Iran’s new nuclear negotiator headed to Rome on Tuesday to meet Western diplomats who will try to gauge whether Tehran has hardened its stance on its atomic program.

Students in Iran protest sentences for 3 activists

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New York Times: Students at one of the most politically active universities in Tehran demonstrated Monday amid high security to protest jail terms for three student activists, an Iranian student news agency reported.

White House denies stoking Iran nuclear tensions

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AFP: The White House insisted Monday it was still committed to diplomacy with Iran, despite ominous comments from the US president and vice president attacking the Islamic republic’s nuclear drive.

Bush presses Russia’s Putin on Iran

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AP: President Bush on Monday prodded Russian President Vladimir Putin to press Iran, through the United Nations, to suspend its nuclear enrichment work in a way that can be verified by the international community.

Bush urges Putin to help keep pressure on Iran

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Reuters: U.S. President George W. Bush urged Vladimir Putin on Monday to help keep the pressure on Iran after the Russian leader voiced skepticism about Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.

In Iraq, conflict on a second Kurdish front

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New York Times: Deadly raids into Turkey by Kurdish militants holed up in northern Iraq are the focus of urgent diplomacy, with Turkey threatening invasion of Iraq and the United States begging for restraint while expressing solidarity with Turkish anger.