Author: George Jahn
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OPEC and other nations extend output cuts
VIENNA — An alliance of many of the world’s biggest oil-producing nations extended their agreement to cut output for an additional nine months, an effort to support prices that seems futile in the face of growing production from the U.S. Thursday’s decision by the 14-member OPEC cartel and 10 other countries led by Russia, means…
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Iran submits fuel-swap offer
VIENNA — Seeking to evade new U.N. sanctions, Iran on Monday formally submitted its plan to swap some of its enriched uranium for reactor fuel and said the onus was on world powers to defuse tensions by accepting the deal. The proposal, which was shared with The Associated Press, did not go beyond generalities…
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U.S. agrees to announce missile launches
VIENNA — The United States has agreed to notify other nations before it launches most ballistic missile tests or satellites, in a measure that builds on a landmark arms agreement with Russia and is meant to encourage Moscow to reciprocate. The American decision was contained in a confidential note made available Thursday to The Associated…
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Iran derides Obama’s “cowboy” nuclear stance
TEHRAN, Iran — U.S. allies on Wednesday lined up behind President Barack Obama’s new policy aimed at reducing the likelihood of nuclear conflict. But Iran — classified as a possible target under the guidelines — dismissed it as a “cowboy” policy by a political newcomer doomed to fail. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in the…
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Russian president in Slovakia before START signing
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called for creating an overarching European security umbrella in comments published Tuesday that were timed to coincide with his visit to Slovakia and reflected the Kremlin’s wish to push back on NATO’s possible eastward expansion. The Bratislava trip is a brief stopover en route to Prague, where Medvedev…
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U.N: Once-secret Iran nuclear site to start in 2011
VIENNA — Iranian technicians have moved highly sophisticated technical equipment into a previously secret uranium enrichment site in preparation for starting it up in 2011, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a new report Monday. The report offered no estimate of the new plant’s capabilities but a senior international official familiar with the watchdog…
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U.S., Iran meet directly on nuke issue
VIENNA — American and Iranian negotiators met directly Tuesday to try to kick-start stalled talks meant to persuade Tehran to send most of its enriched uranium abroad — and thus delay its potential to make a nuclear weapon. The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said progress was slow but he expected a breakthrough. Tuesday…
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Diplomats: First day of Iran nuke talks inconclusive
VIENNA — A first day of talks to get Iran to send most of its enriched uranium abroad — and thus delay its potential to make a nuclear weapon — ended inconclusively Monday, with Tehran remaining uncommitted, diplomats told The Associated Press. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei said the negotiations between Iran and…
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Iran built nuclear site shielded from air attack
TEHRAN — In an unusually frank disclosure, Iran’s nuclear chief said Tuesday the country’s new uranium enrichment site was built for maximum protection from aerial attack: carved into a mountain and near a military compound of the powerful Revolutionary Guard. Iran’s revelation that it covertly built a second uranium enrichment plant has raised international concerns…