103. UNSC Debates Iran Nuclear Issue (March 24, 2006)
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members continued backroom debates on how to handle Iran’s nuclear program.<More>

104. UNSC Considers France, Britain Iran Statement (March 23, 2006)
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members are evaluating a statement circulated by France and Britain on Iran's nuclear program.<More>

105. Bush Says Nuclear Deal in US Interest (March 22, 2006)
US President George Bush extolled American Congressmen and Senators to support the civilian nuclear deal saying that it was in America's interest to support India's nuclear needs.<More>

106. Lugar to Support Nuke Deal (March. 21. 2006)
The Indo-US civilian nuclear deal seemed to gain ground in the US Senate as Senator Richard Lugar, who heads the powerful Foreign Relations Committee spoke out in support of the deal. <More>

107. US Says That It Will Not Renegotiate Nuclear Deal (March 18, 2006)
US Under Secretary of Political Affairs Nicholas Burns told Congressmen and Senators that US will not renegotiate the deal with India should the Congress tries to change the wording.<More>

108. US & Iran Talk Iraq But Fight Over Nuclear Program (March 18, 2006)
Even as hard-line US Permanent Representative to the United Nations John Bolton demanded strong action by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against Iranian nuclear program, the US sought Iran’s help to resolve the situation in Iraq.<More>

109. US Says That It Will Not Renegotiate Nuclear Deal (March 18, 2006)
US Under Secretary of Political Affairs Nicholas Burns told Congressmen and Senators that US will not renegotiate the deal with India should the Congress tries to change the wording.<More>

110. Indo-US Civilian Nuclear Deal in US Congress (March 17, 2006)
The Indo-US civilian nuclear deal called The India Civilian Nuclear Bill is being introduced in the US Congress and Senate with voting scheduled in April or early May.<More>

111. Russia Promises Uranium despite US Reservation (March 17, 2006)
Despite US reservation and call for restraint, Russia said that it would supply the “limited quantity” of uranium to keep Tharapur safe and operational.<More>

112. France & UK Circulate Draft Statement on Iran (March 16, 2006)
France and Britain, support by the United States (US), have floated a draft statement to be issued by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Iran’s nuclear program to the 10 so-called non-permanent members of the UNSC.<More> 

113. US to Accept Russian Tarapur Supply (March 16, 2006)
The US said that while it would accept the sale of Russian uranium for the Tharapur plant in principle, it would like Russia to wait for India to move further along on the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.<More>

114. US Pre-emptive Military Strategy to Continue (March 16, 2006)
The United States has released a National Security Strategy that advocated preemptive strikes on so-called rogue nations if diplomacy should fail to check the spread of nuclear weapons and terrorism.<More>

115. Russia Promises Nuclear Fuel for Tharapur (March 15, 2006)
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov is visiting India to discuss a range of issues including supply of nuclear fuel for Tharapur nuclear plant.<More>

116. Ahmadinejad Says West Will Die of their Anger (March 15, 2006)
A day after the US extended economic sanctions on Iran by another year, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defiantly warned the West before a crowd chanting “death to America” that they will “die” of their own anger against Iranians.<More>

117. Iran Commences Work on 2nd Nuclear Plant (March 14, 2006)
Iran said that it would commence work on a second nuclear plant even as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is deliberating its nuclear program.<More>

118. Rice Emphasizes Indo-US Nuclear Deal (March 14, 2006)
In an interview to the Washington Post, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice re-emphasized that India just cannot be compared to Iran or North Korea (NK). <More>

119. Iran Threatens to Quit NPT Again (March 13, 2006)
In a further escalation of tensions, Iran threatened to quit the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and said discussions with Russia on a joint venture deal is not longer being considered in Iran.<More>

120. How far is Iran from Bomb? (March 11, 2006)
A senior British Foreign Office source warned that Iran could only be months away from developing a nuclear bomb technology although it could take years to develop a serviceable nuclear weapon.<More>

121. US Exempt India from NSG Guidelines (March 11, 2006)
Many US policy advocates from several think tanks have urged the Congress to approve the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal. Meeting at the US-India Business Council, several prominent <More>

122. IAEA Refers Iran Nuclear Issue to UNSC (March 10, 2006)
With the failure of Russian and last-ditch European Union-3 (EU-3) efforts to negotiate a peaceful solution, the International Atomic Energy Agency voted to refer Iran’s nuclear program to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).<More>

123. Bush Starts Negotiations in US on Nuke Deal (March 10, 2006)
Undersecretary of Political Affairs Nicholas Burns insisted that comparing India with Iran is disingenuous and unfair.<More>

124. Iran Wants Compensation (March 09, 2006)
In an interesting twist to the debate on Iranian nuclear program, hard-line Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanded that the United Nations recompense his country for stopping nuclear enrichment for the last three years.<More>

125. US Considers Military Option against Iran (March 08, 2006)
Even as last minute negotiations and backroom deals on Iran’s nuclear program went on in Vienna US Permanent Representative in the United Nations John Bolton said that military option was being actively considered.<More>

126. US Says India is not Iran (March 08, 2006)
Undersecretary of Political Affairs Nicholas Burns insisted that comparing India with Iran is disingenuous and unfair.<More>

127. India Wants Iran Issue Resolved within IAEA (March 07, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran’s nuclear program on the phone and concluded that they should allow more time for diplomacy to work.<More>

128. Musharraf Concedes Nuke Differences (March 07, 2006)
In an interview to CNN, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf conceded that evaluation of his country's nuclear needs is different from those of India's.<More>

129. EU-3 Threatens Enrichment Again (March 05, 2006)
Iran reiterated its threat to restart complete nuclear enrichment if the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting on March 6 decides to refer its nuclear program to the United Nations Security Council.<More>

130. Israel's Arms Deals Affected by Nuke Deal (March 05, 2006)
A collateral damage to the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal is Israel’s arms deals with India.<More>

131. Iran-EU-3 Negotiations Fail (March 04, 2006)
The last ditch European Union-3 (Britain, France, and Germany) and Iran negotiations before the crucial March 6 vote of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ended without an agreement.<More>

132. Iran-Russia Joint-Venture Proposal Fails (March 03, 2006)
Ahead of the March 6 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting to discuss Iran’s nuclear weapons program, Iran and Russia announced that they have failed to agree on the proposal for a joint venture to enrich uranium in Russia.<More>