Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad said Iran wanted talks over its nuclear program, but would not accept preconditions such as freezing uranium enrichment.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today that Iran's disputed nuclear program is its "future and destiny."

U.S. President George Bush says North Korea must abide by terms of an international agreement aimed at ending its nuclear program. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the White House is defending the deal reached Tuesday in Beijing.

In December, the U.N. Security Council unanimously voted to impose sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program, and gave that nation until next week to halt uranium enrichment or face the possibility of additional penalties. In the United States, there is a debate about how the Iranian nuclear issue should be handled and what should come next: talks, more sanctions or military action. From Washington.

U.S. President George Bush is defending a deal aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story.

North Korea has agreed to shut down its main nuclear reactor and eventually dismantle its nuclear program in return for fuel aid from its negotiating partners.

Foreign ministers of the 27 European Union member countries meeting in Brussels have approved plans for implementing UN sanctions against Iran.

China, the host of six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear-weapons capabilities, says there will only be one more scheduled day of negotiations in Beijing. Delegates to the talks say excessive demands by North Korea are blocking a deal. VOA's Kurt Achin has more from Beijing.

Tens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran today in an annual show of support for the Islamic revolution.

Iran says it wants talks to resolve its nuclear dispute with the West, but insists it will not suspend uranium-enrichment activities.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today in Munich that the international community is united in its determination to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, and warned the country not to use "tricks" to meet demands to stop its nuclear program.

Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, has canceled a visit to Europe, where he was supposed to hold talks on the international standoff over Iran's nuclear program.