Iran-Nuclear: Mullahs insist will produce nuclear fuel, enrich uranium

Saturday, 10 December 2005

NCRI - Iranian regime's head of the Atomic Organization, Gholamreza Aghazadeh, said on Saturday that the regime will enrich uranium and produce nuclear fuel in Iran despite U.S.-led international efforts to curb such efforts. "For me, there is no doubt that the process of producing nuclear fuel in Iran will be accomplished," Aghazadeh said during a press conference adding, "There is no doubt that we have to carry out uranium enrichment."

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Iran-Nuclear: ElBaradei warns Iran on stalling nuclear inquiry

Saturday, 10 December 2005

International Herald Tribune - OSLO The head of United Nations nuclear monitoring agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, warned Iran on Friday to stop hindering an international investigation into its nuclear energy program, which the United States and many other observers suspect is a cover to develop nuclear weapons. "The international community has begun to lose its patience," ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said at a press conference here in advance of a ceremony Saturday at which he and his agency were to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Iran-Nuclear: U.S. Official Says Iran 'Very Aggressive'

Saturday, 10 December 2005

Associated Press - Iran is closing in on production of nuclear weapons and even U.N. sanctions may not deter the aggressive government in Tehran, a top State Department official said Friday. Describing the Iranian government as "very aggressive, very determined to develop nuclear weapons," Robert Joseph, undersecretary for arms control and international security, dismissed Iran's contention that it seeks only civilian nuclear power.

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Iran-Atom: Iran, die Bombe und Bush

Friday, 09 December 2005

The Washington Times - Erinnert ihr euch ein paar Monate zuvor, als die CIA berichtete, dass Iran vermutlich 10 Jahre davon entfernt sei eine nuklear Bombe zu bauen? Es stand in allen Nachrichten und verhalf fast jedem zur Erleichterung. Es brachte sicherlich die Panikmacher und Kriegshetzer in unsere Orte. Wir führten Israels Behauptungen an, dass Iran bis zum Frühjahr 2006 die Atombombe haben könnte.

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Iran-Nuclear: The IAEA concession on Iran

Thursday, 08 December 2005

EDITORIAL The Washington Times - Earlier this week, Mohammed ElBaradei, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, warned against any non-diplomatic means (i.e. military force) to end Iran's nuclear ambitions, saying it would be like opening "a Pandora's box." Nothing new there. What is new is what Mr. ElBaradei said immediately before this: If Iran has resumed its uranium enrichment program, it will take only "a few months" before it had a nuclear bomb. His concession is in line with what Israeli authorities have been warning for months, and maybe now Washington can start getting serious.

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Iran-Nuclear: U.S. and Britain Seek Aid on Iran Arms

Saturday, 03 December 2005

WASHINGTON - In a new effort to pressure Iran to allow strict controls on its nuclear program, Britain and the United States are trying to persuade Russia and China to endorse their conclusion, derived from what officials call new evidence, that Tehran intends to build nuclear weapons, American and European diplomats said.

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Iran-Nuclear: Top cleric praises militia for defending nuclear program

Friday, 02 December 2005

NCRI - A top cleric in Iran praised the country's Basij militia for being instrumental in what he said was a climbdown by the West over mullahs’ nuclear program. "One of the features of the Basij is resisting pressure, and this has made the International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors retreat from re-issuing a harsh resolution against Iran," Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati told worshippers at Friday prayers sermon in Tehran today.

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Iran-Nuclear: U.S. State Dept. Official Urges Iran Trade Curb

Thursday, 01 December 2005

NCRI - A top State Department official suggested Wednesday that European and other nations might curb trade and investment in Iran if the next round of negotiations does not succeed in halting Iran's drive for nuclear weapons, reported the Associated Press. "All of us around the world have to think about how we can influence that government," said Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns. "And that is certainly one way that many countries around the world can do that."

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EU, Iran having hard time getting talks re-started: diplomats

Wednesday, 30 November 2005

NCRI - Talks between the European Union and Iran on winning guarantees Tehran is not making nuclear weapons may take longer to restart than expected as the two sides are bickering over substance and form, diplomats told AFP today. A first meeting was hoped for next week but "it's more likely it will be in mid-December or early January," said a Western diplomat, who asked not to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue.

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