![](\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2006\/09\/nuke.jpg\" "\\"nuke\\"")
The Associated Press – Iran on Monday denied reports that the country was ready to consider freezing uranium enrichment for up to two months as a senior Iranian official warned against U.N. sanctions, saying his country would respond by cutting international inspections of its nuclear program. <\/p>\n
Government spokesman Gholan Hossein Elham said in Tehran that any mention of Iran agreeing to suspend its nuclear program, even temporarily, was \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00abjust a misconception.\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00bb Both sides of the negotiation \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00abhave not reached any conclusion in this regard,\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00bb Elham told reporters. <\/p>\n
Diplomats in Vienna, Austria who were familiar with talks between senior Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana told The Associated Press on Sept. 10 that Tehran was ready to consider temporarily complying with a U.N. Security Council demand that it halt enrichment. <\/p>\n
The diplomats asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to speak to the press. Solana has not confirmed what the diplomats said. Elham did not elaborate Monday but said he didn’t think any issue was \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00abinsolvable.\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00bb \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00abUpon determination of both parties, the negotiation could be continued,\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00bb he said. <\/p>\n
Tehran insists its nuclear activities are purely peaceful and aimed at generating electricity, but the United States and some of its Western allies fear Iran wants to develop a weapons program. Iranian Vice President Reza Aghazadeh also said in Vienna on Monday at the International Atomic Energy Agency conference that his country was \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00abready for negotiations and political compromise.\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00bb <\/p>\n
But he also threatened cutting international inspections of Iran’s nuclear program in response to \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00abhostile action.\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00bb Iran defied an Aug. 30 deadline set by the Security Council, which demanded Iran stop enrichment or face sanctions. Tehran has refused to alter its nuclear program as a precondition to talks with Western countries. <\/p>\n
Earlier Monday, French President Jacques Chirac suggested that the international community suspend the threat of U.N. sanctions in exchange for Iran’s suspension of uranium enrichment during negotiations. <\/p>\n
\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00abI don’t believe in a solution without dialogue,\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00bb Chirac said on Europe-1 radio before heading to the General Assembly meeting. European diplomats are considering meeting with Iran on the sidelines of this week’s U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York in hopes of de-escalating the standoff. The U.S. though has said it will participate only if Iran stops enrichment work first. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Associated Press – Iran on Monday denied reports that the country was ready to consider freezing uranium enrichment for up to two months as a senior Iranian official warned […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2271","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nuclear"},"yoast_head":"\n