Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, has dismissed recent comments by Western states that time is running out for dialogue with Tehran, and said time is running out not for Iran but for the Western powers’ increasing pressure against the Iranian nation. “Today, what is running out is the time for applying pressure and this […]
Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday that Iran “is determined to fool the entire world” and obtain nuclear weapons. “They do so while repeatedly disobeying Security Council decisions and directives from the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna,” Barak said. “The last report by [IAEA Director General Yukiya] Amano clarifies the intelligence picture in an […]
An Iranian building suspected as a test site for nuclear explosions has been identified through satellite imagery by Washington think tank. The identification of the site at the Parchin complex near Tehran adds more circumstantial evidence that Iran is trying to manufacture a nuclear weapon, a charge it constantly has denied. David Albright, president of […]
A report in Ma’ariv Thursday said that U.S. President Baack H. Obama offered to give Israel advanced “bunker buster” missiles and long-range planes that could fly thousands of kilometers without refueling – if Israel agreed not to attack Iran during 2012. The report was based on discussions with diplomatic officials who were privy to the […]
A Washington-based institution is warning that an Iranian research center has more to do with the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program than was previously believed. The Associated Press reported that the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said Wednesday it had new indications of hidden weapons work by Iran. According to the report, a cache […]
A poll conducted among U.S. citizens has found that 35 percent of them believe that the U.S. should attack Iran if sanctions do not stop the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. The poll, which was conducted by Rasmussen Reports, included 1,000 U.S. likely voters. Among other questions, they were asked how likely it is that stiff […]
Washington on Thursday placed sanctions on three companies from China, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates for selling refined oil products to Iran, AFP reported. The Treasury placed sanctions on Zhuhai Zhenrong Co. of China, which it called the largest supplier of refined petroleum products to Iran, the report said. The sanctions came a day […]
The United States said on Thursday that Iran has a credibility problem, Fox News reported. “Iran, over many years, has been unable to demonstrate the peaceful intent of its nuclear program,” Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes was quoted as having told reporters in Cannes, France, where President Obama was attending the […]
Iranian lawmakers blamed Russia for the latest delay in activating its the Bushehr nuclear plant. “The Russians keep making bad promises,” lawmaker Asgar Jalalian told Aftab Yazd daily. “One of reasons for continued payment to the Russians is that our contract with them does not have a financial ceiling and lacks clear timing on contract […]
Arab countries plan to demand more robust safety regulations on nuclear facilities worldwide, with a particular focus on reactors in the Middle East, Arab Times reports. The push is expected to come at the upcoming International Nuclear Safety Conference in Vienna on Monday. Sources at International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Arab energy and power […]
