Iranian officials have said they would seek to replace Europe's market with buyers in Asia, as U.S. officials call on consumers of Iranian oil in Asia and Africa to find other sources, with mixed success.
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Iranian officials have said they are reluctant to start scaling back nuclear activities without a clear guarantee of what they would eventually get if they go beyond the confidence-building measures and address all concerns about their nuclear program.
Iranian government officials have said the government had nothing to do with the plot.
American military officials have said Iranian support for "criminal" Shiite militias battling Iraqi and American troops in Baghdad has begun to alarm the Iraqi government.
At a recent meeting with Mr Hussein's elder son, Iranian military officials are said to have refused to hand over the 100 or so war planes that Iraq misguidedly entrusted to Iran during the Gulf war.
Before the indictments were announced, sources close to the investigation told CNN that U.S. law enforcement may not have enough evidence to indict Iranian intelligence officials, though U.S. officials have said for months they are suspected of helping to plan the attack.
Still, Iranian officials at IAEA headquarters in Vienna have said this week that they continue to want to have new talks with the U.S. and other world powers on the nuclear issue.
With sanctions biting and the Iranian elections approaching, senior Western officials have said they think Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has for now decided to keep the country's nuclear program within the "red lines" demanded by Israel.
Iranian officials have traveled to Damascus to deliver the aid, the official said.
However, Israeli officials have said the attacks were meant to prevent advanced Iranian weapons from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah militia, an ally of Syria and foe of Israel.
Officials at the Swiss Embassy -- which represents the U.S. interests in Iran because Washington and Tehran do not have formal relations -- said earlier this week they had spoken to Iranian officials.
Iranian fighter jets shot at an unmanned US drone during a routine surveillance mission over the Gulf, Pentagon officials have said.
At this point, McCormack said, U.S. officials have no indication the man is being held by any Iranian entity.
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