Iran Embraces Nuclear Status

Iran says has new proposals to end nuclear standoff Reuters UK — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Iran had ready proposals to end a standoff with six world powers as Washington insisted it would not drop a demand that Tehran suspend uranium enrichment work. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said major powers had not had a response yet from Tehran for talks over its nuclear program and she had not seen "any kind of proposal" from Iran to resolve the stalemate over its nuclear plans. click to read complete article

US, Europe mull next steps on Iran Associated Press — Top U.S. and European diplomats met Wednesday to plan a way ahead in dealing with Iran's suspected nuclear program, just hours after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad indicated he was willing to build a new relationship with the United States. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana met for talks on Iran just hours after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he was open to finding new ways to deal with the United States. Ahmadinejad said he is preparing new proposals aimed at breaking the impasse with the West over his country's nuclear program. click to read complete article

'Iran nuclear success not a campaign tool' Press TV Iran — Reformist Presidential hopeful Mir-Hossein Mousavi says Iran's recent nuclear achievements should not serve as an election campaign tool. Mousavi, on Wednesday, warned against political efforts to use Iranian developments in nuclear research and technology as a means to gain pre-election campaign publicity. click to read complete article