IAEA sets Iran inspection date

10-04-2009 •

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will examine Iran's newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant on October 25, the chief of the UN nuclear watchdog has said.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad revealed to have Jewish past

10-04-2009 • Telegraph

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's vitriolic attacks on the Jewish world hide an astonishing secret, evidence uncovered by The Daily Telegraph shows.

Israel names Russians helping Iran build nuclear bomb

10-03-2009 • Times Online

Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has handed the Kremlin a list of Russian scientists believed by the Israelis to be helping Iran to develop a nuclear warhead. He is said to have delivered the list during a mysterious visit to Moscow

Iran Agrees to Send Enriched Uranium to Russia

10-01-2009 • NY Times

Iran agreed in talks with the United States and other major powers to open its newly revealed uranium enrichment plant near Qum to international inspection in the next two weeks and to send most of its openly declared enriched uranium outside Iran to

Obama: Iran must let inspectors into nuclear plant within 2 weeks

10-01-2009 • Jerusalem Post

Iran will have two weeks, Obama said, to follow through on the commitments Western officials announced following the seven-way Geneva meetings, the first in which the United States held substantive direct discussions on the Iranian nuclear program wi

Possibility of a Nuclear-Armed Iran Alarms Arabs

10-01-2009 • NYT

CAIRO — As the West raises the pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, Arab governments, especially the small, oil-rich nations in the Persian Gulf, are growing increasingly anxious.

Ron Paul on the ‘Daily Show’ Tonight & Video RP the Most Recent 'Disclosures' on Iran

09-29-2009 • Economic Policy Journal

.Ron Paul is the guest tonight (Tuesday) on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central).The show is repeated three times tomorrow (Wednesday).It will also be available on their website starting tomorrow. Video Ron Paul on the Most Recent 'Discl

Iran conducts third round of missile tests

09-28-2009 • My Way News

Iran said it successfully completed two days of missile tests that including launching its longest-range missiles on Monday, weapons capable of carrying a warhead and striking Israel, U.S. military bases in the Middle East, and parts of Europe.

U.S. Is Seeking Tougher Sanctions Against Iran

09-27-2009 • NY Times

The Obama administration is scrambling to assemble a package of harsher economic sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program that could include a cutoff of investments to the country’s oil-and-gas industry and restrictions on many more Iranian ba

US giant bunker-buster bomb project rushed since Iran's Qom site discovered

09-27-2009 • Debkafuke

The Pentagon has brought forward to December 2009 the target-date for producing the first 15-ton super bunker-buster bombs (GBU-57A/B) Massive Ordinance Penetrator, which can reach a depth of 60.09 meters underground before exploding

China is the key to unlocking Iran

09-27-2009 •

Anything less would be a dereliction of its role in the new world order.Barack Obama has said Iran is on a nuclear path “that is going to lead to confrontation” and that no options are ruled out in responding to it

Venezuela seeking uranium with Iran's help

09-26-2009 • AP/Google

Iran is helping to detect uranium deposits in Venezuela and initial evaluations suggest reserves are significant, President Hugo Chavez's government said Friday.

Ahmadinejad Says Obama Should Back Off

09-26-2009 • Time

In an exclusive interview with TIME, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says America should back off from allegations about Iran's nuclear program

Obama warns Iran to come clean or face a 'confrontation'

09-25-2009 • Breitbart

President Barack Obama declared Friday that Iran is on a path to confrontation with world powers unless it agrees to "come clean" and disclose all its nuclear activities. He said he would not rule out military action.

G-8: Iran Has 3 Months to Stop Uranium Enrichment

09-24-2009 • AP

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Thursday that the Group of Eight nations is giving Iran until the end of the year to commit to ending uranium enrichment and avoid new sanctions. Frattini, whose nation holds the rotating chair of the

Iran's Ahmadinejad says he's proud to have angered West with Holocaust denial ahead of UN tr

09-22-2009 • SF Examiner

Along with his anti-Israel and anti-U.S. rhetoric, Ahmadinejad often portrays himself as the champion of a new world order ending Western domination and providing justice for developing nations

And Just by Coincidence...

09-21-2009 • Economic Policy Journal

Just by coincidence, of course, on this coming Monday afternoon, Secretary Geithner will meet with First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Ivanovich Shuvalov of the Russian Federation.

A Victory for Ahmadinejad

09-20-2009 • Faith Freedom Intl

The Tehran media describe his coming address at this month’s UN General Assembly in New York as a “blueprint for a new world order.”

Russia's President says Israel promised not to strike Iran

09-20-2009 • Reuters

Israel promised Russia it would not launch an attack on Iran, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in which he described such an assault as "the worst thing that can be imagined." Israel has hinted it could forcibly deny Iran the means to make a

Protests Against Iranian Regime Rock Tehran On Anti-Israel Holiday

09-19-2009 • Politics Daily

An Iranian government holiday known as Quds Day, usually marked by protests of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, turned into an outlet for dissent against the country's regime Friday.

“We’ll See If Iran is Serious” Redux

09-19-2009 • Newsreal

Her speech could have been culled from any official statement on the topic for at least three years. “Our message will be clear,” said Hillary. “We are serious, and we will soon see if the Iranians are serious. This is not about process for the sake

US Missile Defense Halt Is First Signal that War With Iran is Near

09-19-2009 • Economic Policy Journal

The recent announcment that the Obama Administration has canceled plans for a missile defense system in Central Europe is causing careful observers to sit up and think about the global ramifications

Clashes erupt at Iran mass rally

09-18-2009 • BBC News

Thousands of opposition supporters have clashed with security forces during a government-sponsored rally in Tehran. Iran's reformists had been warned not to try to turn the pro-Palestinian Quds (Jerusalem) Day marches into anti-government protests

IAEA denies report it is sure Iran seeking atom bomb

09-18-2009 • Reuters

The U.N. nuclear agency has no proof that Iran has or once had a covert atomic bomb program, it said on Thursday, dismissing a report that it had concluded Iran was on its way to producing nuclear weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency reaff

AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb

09-17-2009 • Breitbart

VIENNA (AP) - Experts at the world's top atomic watchdog are in agreement that Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and is on the way to developing a missile system able to carry an atomic warhead, according to a secret report seen by The As

Iran not to compromise on its nuclear right: FM

09-12-2009 • Xinhua

Mottaki slammed the three rounds of UN sanctions against Iran as "a failed policy" which he said cannot stop Tehran from pursuing its legitimate rights. To initiate talks with the six major powers that are dealing with Iran's nuclear issue, Iran on Wednesday handed over its new package of proposals on global issues. However, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Thursday criticized Iran's proposal for its failure to live up to its international obligations, saying that "Iran obviously has two paths that they can choose: one of those paths leads to increased international isolation if they don't take concrete steps to end their program." Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iran must remain firm on its nuclear rights. "We must remain firm on our rights," Khamenei told Friday prayer worshippers in a sermon broadcast live on state television, "if we give up our rights, whether nuclea

Iran leader warns opposition of "harsh response"

09-11-2009 • Reuters

Iran's top leader told the opposition on Friday they would face a harsh response if they drew their "swords" against the Islamic Republic, three months after a disputed election that sparked widespread unrest.

The stern warning from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivered at a Friday prayers sermon broadcast live by state media, was a clear signal he would not tolerate any perceived threat to Iran's clerical system of government.
 

Iran Says US Nuke Documents 'Forged'

09-04-2009 • AP

Iran accused the U.S. on Friday of using "forged documents" and relying on subterfuge to make its case that Tehran is trying to build a nuclear weapon, according to a confidential letter obtained by The Associated Press.

The eight-page letter — written by Iran's chief envoy to the U.N. nuclear agency in Vienna — denounces Washington's allegations against the Islamic Republic as "fabricated, baseless and false." The letter does not specify what documents Iran is alleging were forged.

Was Russia's 'Hijacked' Ship Carrying Missiles to the Mideast?

08-31-2009 • Time magazine

In July, the Russian-manned cargo ship the Arctic Sea disappeared on its way to take timber from Finland to Algeria, sparking reports of the first incident of piracy in European waters since the days of the buccaneers. Experts and observers weighed in with their theories: the ship had been snatched in a commercial dispute; it was being used to run drugs; it was carrying something more precious — or dangerous — than timber.