May 09 Watch Iran Letter Criticizes U.S. Policy, Sidesteps Negotiations U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that President Bush would not respond to a letter from Iran's President Ahmadinejad in which he criticizes U.S. policy and democracy. Two policy experts discuss avenues for communication between the U.S. and Iran. Continue watching
May 05 Watch Nobel Laureate Sees Iran's Hard-line Movement Growing Nobel Peace Prize-winner Shirin Ebadi, a human rights advocate and dissident, has seen the hard-line policies of Iran intensify since the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ebadi, in Washington to promote her new book, discusses her homeland in an interview with… Continue watching
May 04 Watch U.N. Secretary-general Kofi Annan Discusses Darfur and Iran's Nuclear Threat United Nations Secretary-general Kofi Annan discusses challenges facing his organization including the ongoing crisis in Sudan's Darfur region, Iran's nuclear ambitions and the U.N.'s relationship with the United States. Continue watching
Apr 13 IAEA Chief Finds No Early Evidence of Iranian Weapons Program By PBS News Hour The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency, in Iran for talks aimed at ending a standoff over the country's nuclear program, said no evidence exists that nuclear materials are being used to build weapons. Continue reading
Mar 29 Security Council Calls for Iran to Stop Uranium Enrichment By PBS News Hour The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a statement Wednesday demanding that Iran suspend its uranium enrichment program, marking the first direct request from the Security Council concerning Iran's nuclear program. Continue reading
Mar 23 Security Council Deadlocked Over Response to Iran Nuclear Ambitions By PBS News Hour Foreign ministers from the world's most powerful nations are trying to end a deadlock over efforts to form a united front against threats posed by Iran's continued refusal to end its nuclear program. Continue reading
Mar 08 Iran, U.S. Spar Over Nuclear Research; Iran Referred to Security Council By PBS News Hour The United States and Iran exchanged threats over Iran's nuclear program as the International Atomic Energy Agency agreed Wednesday to refer the matter to the U.N. Security Council. Continue reading
Mar 07 U.S. Rejects Russian Plan to Allow Iran to Enrich Some Uranium By PBS News Hour The Bush administration said Tuesday it opposes allowing Iran to enrich any uranium, a process used in the creation of a nuclear bomb, and hopes the U.N. Security Council moves to rebuke Iran over its nuclear program. Continue reading
Mar 03 Nuclear Watchdog Mulls Action Over Iran Nuclear Program By PBS News Hour Negotiations between Iran and the European Union over Tehran's nuclear program appeared to yield little ahead of a meeting of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog on Monday. Continue reading
Feb 20 Iran, Russia to Continue Nuclear Talks By PBS News Hour The diplomatic effort to ensure Iran's nuclear efforts would not lead to the Islamic republic developing atomic weapons shifted to Moscow Monday where negotiators from Iran and Russia met to discuss ways to end the standoff. Continue reading