Clinton says world “will not wait indefinitely” for Iran to live up to nuclear obligations

October 5th, 2009 Cabinet secretaries: Iran talks a limited successWASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton say last week's historic joint talks with Iran were a limited success. Clinton says the session in Geneva yielded three agreements that buy time for the U.S.

October 1st, 2009 Clinton: Iran talks were productive but incompleteWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that international talks with Iran had "opened the door" to potential progress on clarifying the country's nuclear ambitions. Speaking to reporters shortly after the talks ended in Switzerland, Clinton struck a cautious tone and said it remained to be seen whether the Iranians would act decisively to address concerns about their intentions.

October 1st, 2009 Obama: Iran must let inspectors into nuclear plantWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday called landmark international talks with Iran on its nuclear program "a constructive beginning" but said that Iran must match its promises of cooperation with deeds. Now that Iran has agreed to open its newly disclosed nuclear enrichment facility to international inspectors, it "must grant unfettered access" to those inspectors within two weeks, Obama said.

September 25th, 2009 PITTSBURGH - US President Barack Obama said Friday the size of a second Iranian nuclear plant revealed this week is "inconsistent" with claims that it is being used to produce civilian nuclear power. Speaking at the G20 summit and standing alongside British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Obama said the "disturbing" news of the second facility demonstrates Tehran's willingness to deceive the world and violate international norms.

September 25th, 2009 US, UK and France tell Iran to open nuke sitePITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama and the leaders of Britain and France are publicly demanding that Iran open up a secret nuclear fuel facility to international inspectors. Led by Obama at the site of the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh, French President Nicolas Sarkozy (sahr-koh-ZEE') and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined the United States Friday in chastising Tehran for operating the facility covertly.

September 18th, 2009 Clinton warns Iran over nuclear programWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that Iran's refusal to prove that its nuclear intentions are peaceful has "profound consequences" for world security. Clinton said the Obama administration's offer to engage with Iran remains on the table, but Tehran faces new penalties and greater isolation unless it complies with demands that it be forthcoming about its plans.

September 7th, 2009 TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran is ready to hold talks with the world powers over global challenges including its nuclear program. Ahmadinejad said Monday Iran will initially present its package of proposals to the five permanent members of the U.N.

July 26th, 2009 Clinton says Israel should be patient on IranWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is implicitly urging Israel to give U.S. policy on Iran's nuclear ambitions a chance to work.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday said there was no difference between India and the US on the Iranian nuclear issue and that Washington would be consulting India on evolving global consensus on Tehran. "There is no difference between our positions.

July 15th, 2009 Clinton warns Iran on engagementWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday warned Iran it has only a limited time to accept the Obama administration's offer for engagement. She also urged Arab nations to take immediate steps to improve ties with Israel to bolster Mideast peace hopes.

July 15th, 2009 EU urges Iran to resolve nuclear standoffSTRASBOURG, France — The European Union said Wednesday that Iran has a few months, at best, to find a diplomatic resolution with the international community over its contested nuclear program. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, whose country holds the EU presidency, said the international community faces "difficult choices in the next ...

July 10th, 2009 Obama says G-8 leaders concerned about IranL'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama said Friday the international community is "not going to just wait indefinitely" for Iran to renounce an interest in developing nuclear weapons. Speaking as the G-8 summit concluded in Italy, Obama stressed that he and others were not looking for their summit partners to embrace sanctions at this week's meeting.

April 23rd, 2009 Clinton: Bush's Iran policy was a failureWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is criticizing the Bush administration for what she called a failed eight-year effort to isolate Iran. In congressional testimony Thursday, she said the approach of President Barack Obama's predecessor did not deter Iran "one bit" in its ambitions to acquire nuclear weapons and support terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas.

March 26th, 2009 TEL AVIV - Iran has 'crossed the technological threshold' for making an atom bomb, Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin has said. Achieving military nuclear capability was now 'mainly dependent on a political decision by Iran' to actually do so, Israeli media quoted Yadlin as telling an Israeli parliamentary committee dealing with security.

January 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US secretary of state-designate Hillary Clinton Tuesday said she would not rule out the possible use of military force by the Obama administration to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability. 'We are not taking any options off the table at all,' Clinton told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during her confirmation hearings to become the top US diplomat.