Latest News on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iran prepared for 'long negotiations' with world powers - Summary
Tehran - Iran was prepared for long negotiations with the world powers, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday. Iran is due to meet Thursday in Geneva with the representatives of the five permanent members of the United Nations Secur...

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Ahmadinejad: 'We are completely within IAEA rules'
New York - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday denounced Western reaction to news that Tehran was building a second, previously unknown uranium enrichment plant and said Iran had complied with all international regulation. Ahmadinejad tol...

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German foreign minister calls Ahmadinejad 'disgrace'
Berlin- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a disgrace to his country, said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday, a day after Ahmadinejad's controversial speech before the UN General Assembly. Ahmadinejad accused Israel ...

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Sanctions would just hit the people, says Iran's opposition leader
Tehran - Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi said in a statement Monday that financial sanctions against Iran would just hit the people and not the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. These sanctions would not be against a govern...

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Ahmadinejad cancels press conference at UN
New York - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has cancelled a press conference scheduled for later Friday at United Nations headquarters in New York. No reasons were provided to the UN secretariat, which organizes the event that Ahmadinejad is give...

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Iran prepared for 'long negotiations' with world powers
Tehran - Iran was prepared for long negotiations with the world powers, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday. Iran is due to meet Thursday in Geneva with the representatives of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council...

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Ahmadinejad confirms Iran's willingness to exchange uranium
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday confirmed Iran's willingness to exchange low-enriched uranium with other countries for high-enriched fissile material. Speaking after a cabinet session on state television, Ahmadinejad said ...

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Ahmadinejad says Tehran ready for direct talks with US
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that Tehran was prepared for more direct talks with the United States, Fars news agency reported. Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeid Jalili met last week with Under Secretary of State W...

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Ahmadinejad says no secrecy involved in Iran's nuclear facility
Tehran - World powers including the United States have realized there was no secrecy over the country's new uranium enrichment plant, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday. The official news agency IRNA quoted the president as saying th...

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Anti-government protestors, police clash in Tehran - Summary
Tehran - Police and protestors criticizing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government clashed Wednesday in Tehran as demonstrators shouted slogans such as Death to the dictator and authorities res...

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Ban Ki-moon concerned about Iran's uranium enrichment
New York - United Nations General-Secretary Ban Ki-moon told Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a meeting in New York on Friday that he is very concerned about Iran's enrichment of uranium, the UN said in a statement. Ban repeated his demand th...

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Anti-government protestors, police clash in Tehran - 2nd Update
Tehran - Police and protestors criticizing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government clashed Wednesday in Tehran as demonstrators shouted slogans such as Death to the dictator and authorities respond...

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Anti-government protestors, police clash in Tehran - Update
Tehran - Police and protestors criticizing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government clashed Wednesday in Tehran as demonstrators shouted slogans such as Death to the dictator and authorities responded with tear gas, witnesses said. The cl...

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Anti-government protestors, police clash in Tehran
Tehran - Police and protestors criticizing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government clashed Wednesday in Tehran as demonstrators shouted slogans such as Death to the dictator and authorities responded with tear gas, witnesses said. The cl...

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Ahmadinejad's UN speech was anti-Semitic, says Israel
Jerusalem - Israel Thursday slammed as anti-Semitic Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's address to the UN General Assembly. Ahmadinejad's hatred once again revealed the danger that Iran posed and the need to stop its nuclear ambitions, Israel's...

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Ahmadinejad: Iran would welcome uranium exchange deal - Summary
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that Iran would welcome a proposed uranium exchange deal with Russia, the United States and France. We welcome the uranium exchange deal and are ready for cooperation, but the countries in...

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Iran's president calls on US to drop support for Israel
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called on the United States to drop its support for Israel to prove its claim of wanting change. You have to choose between your prestige in the world or support for the Zionist regime [Isra...

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Ahmadinejad: Iran would welcome uranium exchange deal
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that Iran would welcome a uranium exchange deal proposed with Russia, the United States and France. We welcome the uranium exchange deal and are ready for cooperation, but the countries in...

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Ahmadinejad hails Turkish premier for supporting nuclear programme
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday hailed visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's support of Tehran's nuclear programme and for its anti-Israel stance, state media reported. What kind of justice is that an illeg...

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International Atomic Energy Agency chief starts talks in Tehran
Tehran - Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), initiated fresh talks with high-ranking Iranian officials on Sunday in Tehran. ElBaradei met with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and was scheduled to hold talks wit...

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Protests against Ahmadinejad planned on anti-US day, says cleric
Tehran - Renewed protests are planned against the administration of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during the annual anti-US day on November 4, a senior conservative cleric said Friday. It is predicted that those responsible for the recent un...

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Renewed protests against Ahmadinejad planned, says senior cleric
Tehran - Renewed protests are planned against the administration of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during the annual anti-US day on November 4, a senior conservative cleric said Friday. It is predicted that those behind the recent unrest will...

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Ahmadinejad accuses Israel of genocide, wants greater global role
New York - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad condemned Israel for genocide against the Palestinians, defended his own election and insisted that Tehran would play a constructive role on the global stage, in a speech Wednesday to UN General Asse...

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Gaddafi, Ahmadinejad cast shadow on UN summit - Feature
New York - US President Barack Obama's vow of a new era of engagement stood in stark contrast to United Nations speeches by two long-time rogues of the international community: Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad....

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Report: Ahmadinejad offers US access to Iran's nuclear scientists
New York - Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has offered the United States and other Western powers access to scientists working in Iran's nuclear programme, according to a report by the Washington Post on Thursday. The offer - a confidence-building...

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