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EU, Iran nuclear talks near collapse: diplomats

EU, Iran nuclear talks near collapse: diplomats

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Ahmadinejad' relations push appears aimed at presenting his views directly to a U.S. audience amid rising strains and talk of war between the two nations. Tensions are high between Washington and Tehran over U.S. accusations that Iran is secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons, as well as helping Shiite militias in Iraq that target U.S. claims Iran denies. "Well, you have to appreciate we don't need a nuclear bomb. We don't need that. What need do we have for a bomb " Ahmadinejad said in the "60 Minutes" interview taped in Iran on Thursday. "In political relations right now, the nuclear bomb is of no use. If it was useful it would have prevented the downfall of the Soviet Union."

Cottage Holiday In Wales UNITED NATIONS - Talks between Iran and the EU's three biggest powers on the future of Tehran's nuclear program are near collapse as Iran threatens to resume sensitive atomic activities, European diplomats said on Wednesday.

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Caravan Holiday In Wales In a deal reached with Britain, Germany and France last November, Tehran agreed to suspend all nuclear fuel-related activities while both sides tried to negotiate a long-term solution regarding Iran's atomic ambitions.

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Camping Holiday Wales But Iran, unhappy with the slow pace of talks, said over the weekend it would resume some work related to enrichment, a process of purifying uranium to use in nuclear power plants or atomic weapons.

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Accommodation Holiday Wales "It doesn't look good," a diplomat from one of the three nations told Reuters on condition of anonymity. "The talks could collapse."

Holiday Last Minute Wales Sharing Washington's suspicion that Iran is developing atomic weapons, the EU has offered economic and political incentives if Tehran scraps its enrichment program. Iran says its program is intended to fuel only power plants, not arms.

Catering Holiday Self Wales But four months of talks have not convinced Iran to terminate its uranium enrichment program. Instead, Tehran is demanding to be permitted to gradually build up a commercial-scale enrichment complex under U.N. supervision that could hypothetically provide fuel for dozens of bombs annually.

Holiday Wales Walking The Europeans find this unacceptable, EU diplomats said.

Family Holiday Wales The three European nations have also warned Iran that they would back U.S. calls to send Iran's case to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions if it resumed any enrichment-related work.

Holiday Riding Wales White House spokesman Scott McClellan said "a resumption of any enrichment and reprocessing activities would be contrary to that commitment that the Iranians made."

Adventure Holiday Wales EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said in Washington that any enrichment activity by Iran -- from low-grade processing of raw uranium to its actual enrichment -- would be "completely unacceptable" to the Europeans.

Holiday Park South Wales Washington is increasing pressure on its EU allies to keep its promise to help refer Iran's case to the Security Council if Iran follows through on its threats, diplomats said.

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Holiday In Wales The three European nations said in a March letter to EU President Luxembourg that it wanted Iran to continue its suspension of all uranium enrichment and plutonium reprocessing activities and cooperate fully with the U.N. nuclear watchdog.

Holiday Wales "If ... Iran does not do so, then ... we shall have no choice but to support referring Iran's nuclear programme to the U.N. Security Council," the letter said.

Cottage Holiday In Wales Washington asked the three nations to prepare to refer Iran to the Security Council when the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors meets next month in Vienna.

Caravan Holiday In Wales One diplomat said EU and U.S. officials met after the latest round of EU-Iran talks ended on Friday without a deal.

Camping Holiday Wales "The Americans have asked the EU-3 to help set up a road map for the June (IAEA) board meeting," he said.

Accommodation Holiday Wales The IAEA's governing board meets on June 13 -- four days ahead of Iran's presidential elections -- to discuss Iran.

Holiday Last Minute Wales Separately, intense U.S. pressure has scuppered the possible acquisition of a major Europeans plastics firm by an Iranian state-owned company, Iran said on Wednesday.

Catering Holiday Self Wales European diplomats and company officials have said many top European companies have been warned by Washington to stay away from Iran.

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