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Iran says needs 20 nuclear sites - report
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it needed 20 uranium enrichment plants to provide fuel for its nuclear power plants, an announcement likely to heighten tension with six major powers over the Islamic state's nuclear ambitions. Full Article
Q+A - What's in store for Obama's envoy in North Korea?
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, visits the reclusive state next week in a bid to revive dormant international talks on ending Pyongyang's atomic ambitions. Full Article
Iran rejects IAEA transparency demand on atom sites
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said it will provide the U.N. nuclear watchdog with the bare minimum of information about its plan to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants, a stance sure to stoke Western suspicions about its atomic agenda. Full Article
U.S., Germany losing patience with Iran
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - The United States signalled on Thursday its patience with Iran was wearing thin, saying Tehran was rapidly approaching a December deadline to accept a U.N.-brokered nuclear deal with Western powers. Full Article
Syria says bus explosion was an accident, 3 dead
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - An explosion hit a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in Damascus on Thursday, killing at least three people and shattering windows in nearby buildings, in an incident Syria said was an accident and not an attack. Full Article
Iran to review ties with countries over IAEA vote
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's parliament will review the Islamic republic's relations with countries that voted against its nuclear activities at the International Atomic Energy Agency last week, the speaker said on Thursday. Full Article
Iran to enrich uranium to higher level - Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Iran would enrich uranium to a higher level itself, apparently ruling out a U.N.-brokered deal meant to minimise the risk of Tehran producing material for atomic bombs. Full Article
Iran editor gets 9-year jail term for vote protest
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A newspaper editor and well-known critic of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been sentenced to nine years in jail for fomenting unrest after June's disputed elections, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Full Article
Q+A - What does Obama Afghan strategy mean for Pakistan?
(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he is sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan by next summer to speed the battle against the Taliban and plans to start bringing some home in 18 months. Full Article
Russia shifts stance on Iran, Ahmadinejad defiant
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will join any consensus on more sanctions against Iran, a senior Russian diplomatic source said on Tuesday after Tehran declared it would expand nuclear activity in defiance of a U.N. rebuke. Full Article
