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Reports RSSMay 4, 2012: "Ayatollah Khamenei gives Iran nuclear talks unprecedented legitimacy", Roshanak Taghavi, Christian Science MonitorIran's supreme leader appears much more involved in current nuclear negotiations, meaning that any deal struck will not face resistance back in Iran. But he's also likely to press for a harder line.
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May 4, 2012: "UN nuke chief: Access to Iran army site ‘priority’ in talks", ReutersWestern diplomats say Iran appears to be stonewalling the IAEA's request to go to Parchin and they suspect it may be "sanitizing" the site southeast of Tehran of any incriminating evidence before any visit.
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May 4, 2012: "Russian Contractor: Bushehr N. Power Plant to Reach Full Capacity in May", FARS News AgencyThe Russian contractor in charge of the construction of Iran's first nuclear power plant in Bushehr announced that the plant will reach its full power generation capacity by the end of this month.
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May 4, 2012: "Iran goal: To build a nuclear bomb in 60 days, says Israel minister", Dan Williams, ReutersIran is working toward a 'threshold status' of being able to produce a nuclear bomb with 60 days notice, says Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Debate in Israel over Iran's nuclear aims continues.
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April 30, 2012: "Iran hopes for “successful” nuclear talks with UN", Fredrik Dahl, ReutersAn Iranian envoy voiced hope on Monday that talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog in mid-May would help resolve "outstanding issues", but he again ruled out any halt to the Islamic state's controversial uranium enrichment programme.
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April 30, 2012: "Iran Nuclear Power Plant Works at Near Full Capacity, IRNA Says", Ladane Nasseri, BloombergIran’s first nuclear power plant was connected at almost full capacity to the national power grid on April 28, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported, citing Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, who heads the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization.
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April 27, 2012: "Iran/IAEA talks to resume mid-May: Tehran envoy", Agence France PresseIran and the International Atomic Energy Agency will resume talks aimed at clearing up questions over Tehran's nuclear programme in Vienna in mid-May, Iran's envoy to the UN watchdog said on Friday.
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April 26, 2012: "Iran ambassador says Bloomberg misquoted his remarks", Islamic Republic News AgencyIran’s Ambassador to Moscow Reza Sajjadi said on Thursday that Bloomberg TV channel has misquoted his remarks on Iran’s accession to Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) additional protocol.
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April 26, 2012: "Israeli military chief: Iran will not build nuclear bomb", Karin Brulliard and Joby Warrick, Washington PostIsrael’s military chief said in an interview published Wednesday that he believes Iran will choose not to build a nuclear bomb, an assessment that contrasted with the gloomier statements of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and pointed to differences over the Iran issue at the top levels of Israeli leadership.
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April 26, 2012: "Iran says it may halt nuclear program over sanctions", BloombergIran is considering a Russian proposal to halt the expansion of its nuclear program in order to avert new sanctions, the country’s envoy in Moscow said Wednesday night.
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April 24, 2012: "Salehi calls for more concrete moves prior to Baghdad meeting", Islamic Republic News AgencyForeign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Tuesday that it is expected to witness more concrete moves prior to the upcoming meeting between Iran and G5+1 in Baghdad.
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April 23, 2012: "Iran sees progress at Baghdad nuclear talks in May", Lin Noueihed, ReutersIran is optimistic that talks in Baghdad next month will make progress toward resolving its nuclear dispute with world powers, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday.
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April 23, 2012: "The Iranian threat: Military or political?", D. Parvaz, Al JazeeraDespite hyperbolic talk over Iran's nuclear programme, it's unlikely the country would deploy potential nuclear weapons.
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April 17, 2012: "Clinton says US will keep sanctions on Iran", ReutersResponding to Iranian FM, US secretary of state says burden of action falls on the Iranians to demonstrate seriousness.
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April 17, 2012: "Nuclear talks don’t exempt Iran from attack: Barak", Ori Lewis, ReutersIsrael's defense minister said on Tuesday that Israeli military action against Iran remains an option even while nuclear negotiations are under way, and voiced strong doubts whether the talks would succeed.
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