Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They
AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German
Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who
By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an
My Profile
Top News
Reuters top ten news stories delivered to your inbox each day.
Subscribe
You are here:
Home
>
News
>
International
>
Article
Home
Business & Finance
News
U.S.
Politics
International
Technology
Entertainment
Sports
Lifestyle
Oddly Enough
Environment
Health
Science
Special Coverage
Video
Pictures
Your View
The Great Debate
Blogs
Weather
Reader Feedback
Do More With Reuters
RSS
Widgets
Mobile
Podcasts
Newsletters
Your View
Make Reuters My Homepage
Partner Services
CareerBuilder
Affiliate Network
Professional Products
Support (Customer Zone)
Reuters Media
Financial Products
About Thomson Reuters
Iran president dismisses demand to halt atom work: report
Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:37am EDT
Email | Print |
Share
| Reprints | Single Page
[-]
Text
[+]
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's president expressed openness for talks with the United States but again dismissed demands to halt nuclear work the West fears is aimed at making bombs, in an interview with Germany's Der Spiegel news magazine.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also called for "fundamental changes" in Washington's policies, echoing comments by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials.
"If the behavior of the United States changes, we can expect to see important progress," he said in the interview posted on Der Spiegel's website, referring to decades of mistrust between Tehran and Washington.
The new U.S. administration of President Barack Obama, in a reversal of George W. Bush's approach, has offered a "new beginning" of diplomatic engagement if the Islamic Republic "unclenches its fist."
Breaking with past U.S. policy of shunning direct talks with Tehran, Washington last week said it would join discussions with Iran on its disputed nuclear program from now on.
Der Spiegel said the interview was conducted about a week ago, before the United States and five other world powers said they would invite Iran to a meeting on the nuclear issue.
An aide to Ahmadinejad has said Iran would review the offer.
Iran has reacted cautiously to Washington's overtures, saying it wants to see a real shift in U.S. policy from the Bush administration, which spearheaded a drive to isolate Tehran over its refusal to stop enriching uranium.
"We support talks on the basis of fairness and respect. That has always been our position. We are waiting for Obama to announce his plans, so that we can analyze them," Ahmadinejad said in an English translation of the interview.
"We speak very respectfully of Barack Obama. But we are realists. We want to see real changes," he said. "We feel that Obama must now follow his words with action."
While seeking to engage Iran, Obama's administration has also warned of tougher sanctions if it continues to defy United Nations demands to halt sensitive nuclear work.
Ahmadinejad made clear once again Iran would not bow to such pressure and suspend uranium enrichment, which can have both civilian and military uses.
"These discussions are old. The time for this is over," he said.
Turning to neighboring Afghanistan, he said Tehran was interested in "helping correct a faulty" U.S. policy there.
Obama announced his strategy for stabilizing Afghanistan and Pakistan on March 27, pledging additional troops to train Afghan forces and more civilians to spur Afghanistan's development. The United States now has about 38,000 troops in Afghanistan.
Iran has often called on U.S. forces to leave the region, saying their presence is making the security situation worse. Continued...
View article on single page
Share:
Del.icio.us
Digg
Mixx
Yahoo!
Facebook
LinkedIn
Next Article:
Obama seeks new relationship with Latin America
Also on Reuters
Blog: Who should get to buy discounted mortgages?
Commentary: Immigration can speed economic recovery
Financial crisis lights fire under publishers
More International News
Warships track U.S. hostage floating to Somalia
| Video
Thai ministry stormed after government declares emergency
Pope calls for Israel-Palestinian peace at Easter
Italy quake survivors celebrate bitter Easter
| Video
Egypt state-controlled paper denounces Hezbollah
More International News...
Editor's Choice
Slideshow
A selection of our best photos from the past 24 hours. Slideshow
Most Popular on Reuters
Articles
Video
WRAPUP 5-Warships track U.S. hostage floating to Somalia
Ship reaches Kenya; pirate lifeboat drifts toward land | Video
Warships track U.S. hostage floating to Somalia | Video
WRAPUP 8-Ship reaches Kenya; pirate lifeboat drifts toward land
Russia test-fires intercontinental missile
Thai protesters force Asia summit cancellation | Video
Wildfires destroy 2 Texas towns, kill 2 | Video
Karate expert kills two over lice infection
Steve Jobs maintains grip at Apple: report
Las Vegas trophy project becomes symbol of trouble
Most Popular Articles RSS Feed
Video
Thailand state of emergecy lifted
Hostage captain hailed a hero
Pirates seize U.S tugboat
U.S. versus pirates
Iraq bomber targets Sunni militiamen
Thai PM flees ministry compound
Thai protesters turn violent
FBI to assist in talks with pirates
French pirate hostage killed
White House to get new First Dog
Most Popular Videos RSS Feed
The Great Debate
World Affairs:
Arabia's knowledge gap
Bernd Debusmann
Education is a tempting target for budget cutters in times of financial distress, but in the Arab world an education drive without parallel is taking place. Commentary
Reuters Deals
The global destination for corporate leaders, deal-makers and innovators
Knowledge to Act
Reuters.com:
Help and Contact Us |
Advertise With Us |
Mobile |
Newsletters |
RSS |
Interactive TV |
Labs |
Archive |
Site Index |
Video Index
Thomson Reuters Corporate:
Copyright |
Disclaimer |
Privacy |
Professional Products |
Professional Products Support |
About Thomson Reuters |
Careers
International Editions:
Africa |
Arabic |
Argentina |
Brazil |
Canada |
China |
France |
Germany |
India |
Italy |
Japan |
Latin America |
Mexico |
Russia |
Spain |
United Kingdom |
United States
Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests.
NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.