Foreign ministers of EU 3 + 3 planning to meet next week at UN to assess situation, figure out way to break standstill in negotiations over Islamic Republic's nuclear program.

• September 19, 2012

EU foreign affairs representative Catherine Ashton is to hold talks with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, in a bid to end the stand-off over the Iranian nuclear programme.

• September 18, 2012

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will hold further talks with Iran to allay international concern over its disputed nuclear program, despite the lack of cooperation from Tehran so far, the UN watchdog's chief said on Monday.

• September 17, 2012

The European Commission is holding intensive talks with Russia and expects to reach a compromise on a legal dispute between the bloc and its biggest gas provider, while avoiding disruption to energy supplies, the bloc's energy commissioner said on Monday.

• September 17, 2012

A senior Israeli official said on Sunday the United States should not wait for Iran to decide on building a nuclear weapon before it considers military action against the Islamic Republicing closer defense ties to countries near China and renewing its focus in the South Pacific.

• September 16, 2012

The United Nations' nuclear watchdog organization overwhelmingly passed a resolution Thursday stressing concern about Iran's continued nuclear activity while simultaneously urging Tehran to cooperate with international nuclear regulators.

• September 14, 2012

The United States and its Western allies have persuaded Russia and China to support a resolution critical of Iran’s nuclear defiance in hope of showing Israel that diplomacy is an alternative to military force in pressuring Tehran, diplomats said Wednesday.

• September 13, 2012

Diplomats say the U.S. and its Western allies have persuaded Russia and China to join in criticizing Iran’s nuclear defiance to show Israel that diplomacy is an alternative to force in pressuring Tehran.

• September 12, 2012