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Iran FM optimistic on nuke fuel deal

Apr 29th, 2010

Mottaki hopes fuel exchange will go into operation in near future.
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday expressed optimism Teheran would soon strike a deal with the international community to provide his country with nuclear fuel — the latest in a new Iranian diplomatic push to stave off fresh UN […]



Barak warns against waiting for Iran

Apr 28th, 2010

Defense minister says a nuclear Iran would “change the landscape.”
The United States is “doing the right thing” by pursuing a diplomatic solution to the threat that Iran may soon gain a nuclear weapon, but the world cannot afford to wait too long, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday.
Barak said he […]



Iran FM optimistic on nuke fuel deal

Apr 27th, 2010

Mottaki hopes fuel exchange will go into operation in near future.
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday expressed optimism Teheran would soon strike a deal with the international community to provide his country with nuclear fuel — the latest in a new Iranian diplomatic push to stave off fresh UN […]



Ahmadinejad: Proposed sanctions not legal

Apr 26th, 2010

“The nuclear issue of Iran has turned into a big test for the entire world,” Iranian president says, accusing US, Britain of “lying like previous lies.”
KAMPALA, Uganda — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flouted any more United Nations sanctions on his nuclear program as illegal Saturday, insisting he would not […]



Iran, Zimbabwe reportedly reach uranium deal

Apr 23rd, 2010

Ahmadinejad visits Africa to build alliances in order to evade UN sanctions on Iran’s nuclear program.
Iran has struck a nuclear mining deal with Zimbabwe, The Sunday Telegraph reported on Sunday as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was visiting Africa.
According to the UK paper, the deal was sealed in Teheran in […]



Iran begins war games in Gulf

Apr 22nd, 2010

Revolutionary Guard shows off military maneuvers, tests new weapons.
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard on Thursday started large-scale war games in the Persian Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television reported.
Iran has been holding military maneuvers in the gulf and the Strait of Hormuz annually since 2006 to show off […]



Iran to hold large-scale war games

Apr 21st, 2010

Revolutionary Guard deputy: Drill designed to “safeguard security.”
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps will begin large scale military maneuvers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the country’s state TV said Wednesday, a move likely to heighten tension at a time when the West is at a deepening standoff with Iran over […]



Iranian missiles may reach US by 2015

Apr 20th, 2010

Report by US defense officials says Iran’s military no match for US.
Iran may develop missiles capable of reaching the US by 2015, according to a report delivered to Congress Monday night.
“With sufficient foreign assistance, Iran could probably develop and test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the United […]