Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Top News

U.N. Security Council reaffirms sanctions on Iran

Sep. 27, 2008
The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution Saturday reaffirming three previous rounds of sanctions on Iran for refusing to halt its uranium enrichment program.
Related Stories from UPI.com
U.N. Iranian vote shows unity, Rice says

U.N. Iranian vote shows unity, Rice says

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Approval of a U.N. resolution calling on Iran to suspend its nuclear program shows the unity of Security Council, the U.S. secretary of state said Monday.

Security Council agrees on Iran resolution

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The U.N. Security Council and Germany have agreed on a U.N. resolution calling on Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program, diplomatic officials said.

Official: Iran sanctions could chill talks

TEHRAN, July 31 (UPI) -- Threats of new sanctions against Iran could compromise negotiations between the West and the Islamic republic, an Iranian official said Thursday.

Rafsanjani: Iran ultimatums won't work

TEHRAN, July 26 (UPI) -- Iran will not accept any ultimatums or deadlines from the West regarding its nuclear program, former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said.

U.S. lawyer urges Iran to sue over nukes

TEHRAN, July 22 (UPI) -- A University of Illinois law professor says he has offered to represent Iran if it decides to sue the United States over threatened nuclear program sanctions.

U.S. welcomes EU sanctions against Iran

WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- The United States welcomes the European Union's imposition Monday of further sanctions against Iran, a State Department spokesman said.

Iran says no again to nuke moratorium

TEHRAN, June 21 (UPI) -- Iranian negotiators say they won't discuss a moratorium on their uranium enrichment activities in exchange for a package of incentives from the West.
Iran's assets in Europe to be frozen

Iran's assets in Europe to be frozen

LONDON, June 16 (UPI) -- European leaders will agree to freeze Iran's financial assets to pressure Iran to end its nuclear enrichment effort, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said.

Iran says 'no' to nuke program halt

TEHRAN, June 14 (UPI) -- Iranian leaders say they won't negotiate away their uranium enrichment activities in exchange for benefits being offered by Western nations.

EU offers Iran incentives to end nuke work

TEHRAN, June 13 (UPI) -- The European Union's foreign policy leader traveled to Iran Friday to present a proposal of incentives in an effort to resolve Iran's nuclear aspirations.

Iran calls U.N. sanctions illegal

TEHRAN, May 16 (UPI) -- Iran Friday branded as "illegal" U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed on Tehran for its refusal to give up its uranium enrichment program.

Iran renews call for own enrichment center

TEHRAN, April 11 (UPI) -- Iran wants to export fuel from what would be an international uranium enrichment center, an Iranian nuclear official said Friday.

Iran says nuclear program non-negotiable

TOKYO, April 4 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday he would turn down new incentives from any country if it means suspending uranium enrichment.

Security Council approves Iran sanctions

UNITED NATIONS, March 3 (UPI) -- The U.N. Security Council in New York Monday adopted a third round of sanctions against Iran for its refusal to stop enriching uranium.

U.N. panel postpones Iran sanctions vote

UNITED NATIONS, March 1 (UPI) -- France and Britain reportedly have delayed a United Nations Security Council vote on a new round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.
1 of 27
Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler