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18 Oct 2010

U.S. believes Chinese companies are helping Iran develop nukes

The United States government believes that several Chinese companies are violating United Nations sanctions and providing Iran with assistance in improving its missile technology and developing nuclear weapons, the Washington Post quoted a senior U.S. official as having said Sunday.
The United States government believes that several Chinese companies are violating United Nations sanctions and...
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16 Sep 2010

Erdogan Turkey wants to triple trade with Iran within 5 years

Turkey wants to triple its trade volume with Iran within five years, Turkey's prime minister told businessmen on Thursday, at a time when sanctions are scaring off Western investors from the Islamic Republic. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi oversaw the meeting which brought together over a hundred businessmen, including Turkish investors eager to buy into Iran's mostly government-owned textile, machinery and automotive industries.
Turkey wants to triple its trade volume with Iran within five years, Turkey's prime minister told businessmen on...
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10 Sep 2010

U.S. Newly revealed ‘covert’ Iran facility not nuclear

The United States took a surprising stance on Friday supporting Iranian claims that it was not building a new secret uranium enrichment facility, after an Iranian opposition group exposed satellite imagery on Thursday allegedly proving the existence of a secret nuclear site some 120 kilometers from Tehran.
The United States took a surprising stance on Friday supporting Iranian claims that it was not building a new secret...
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26 Aug 2010

Ex-nuclear official Iran has material for 1 to 2 atom bombs

Iran has stockpiled enough low-enriched uranium for one to two nuclear weapons, but it would not make sense for it to cross the bomb-making threshold with only this amount, a former top United Nations nuclear official was quoted as saying.
Iran has stockpiled enough low-enriched uranium for one to two nuclear weapons, but it would not make sense for it to...
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20 Aug 2010

Iran says it may halt high-level fuel enrichment

Iran would stop higher-grade enrichment if it is assured of nuclear fuel supplies for a research reactor, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying in a Japanese newspaper on Friday. Published on the eve of the inauguration of Iran's first nuclear power plant, Ahmadinejad's comments appeared to signal a possible willingness to compromise on a key concern for the West regarding the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
Iran would stop higher-grade enrichment if it is assured of nuclear fuel supplies for a research reactor, President...
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8 Aug 2010

Ahmadinejad 9 11 terror attacks death toll was exaggerated

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks were exaggerated in a fresh broadside at the United States just days after U.S. President Barack Obama voiced willingness to talk to Iran.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks were exaggerated in a fresh broadside...
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27 Jun 2010

G-8 ‘fully believes’ Israel will attack Iran, says Italy PM

World leaders "believe absolutely" that Israel may decide to take military action against Iran to prevent the latter from acquiring nuclear weapons, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Saturday.
World leaders "believe absolutely" that Israel may decide to take military action against Iran to prevent the latter...
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25 May 2010

Clinton Iran nuclear swap deal is a ‘ploy’ to block UN sanctions

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday rejected as inadequate an Iranian plan to swap some of its enriched uranium for reactor fuel and called the offer a "transparent ploy" to try to avoid new UN Security Council sanctions over its suspect nuclear program.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday rejected as inadequate an Iranian plan to swap some of its...
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21 May 2010

Turkey defends its attempt to resolve Iran nuclear standoff

Turkey is defending its attempt to resolve the nuclear standoff between Iran and Western powers led by the U.S. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office says he told President Barack Obama that the deal brokered by Turkey and Brazil can end the conflict by having Iran ship much of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey.
Turkey is defending its attempt to resolve the nuclear standoff between Iran and Western powers led by the U.S. Prime...
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20 May 2010

Iran ‘may cancel uranium swap deal if UN imposes sanctions’

Iran could cancel its agreement with Turkey and Brazil to transfer some of its uranium abroad for enrichment if the United Nations Security Council approves a new round of sanctions against it, a member of Iran's parliament said Thursday.
Iran could cancel its agreement with Turkey and Brazil to transfer some of its uranium abroad for enrichment if the...
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19 Apr 2010

Iranian cleric Promiscuous women cause earthquakes

A senior Iranian cleric said Monday women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes. Iran is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and the cleric's unusual explanation for why the earth shakes follows a prediction by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that a quake is certain to hit Tehran and that many of its 12 million inhabitants should relocate.
A senior Iranian cleric said Monday women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for...
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5 Apr 2010

Iran `still ready to negotiate solution to nuclear stand-off`

Iran is still ready to negotiate a solution to its nuclear stand-off with the West, but only on the condition that foreign powers agree to a fuel swap on Iranian territory, its foreign ministry said on Monday.
Iran is still ready to negotiate a solution to its nuclear stand-off with the West, but only on the condition that...
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2 Apr 2010

Talk is cheap, Obama must act to stop a nuclear Iran

One must admit the new sanctions against Iran pushed by the United States government, in coordination with China and Russia, are too little too late. Washington does not intend to attack Iran.
One must admit the new sanctions against Iran pushed by the United States government, in coordination with China and...
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2 Apr 2010

Obama Evidence shows Iran is developing nukes

Evidence shows Iran is attempting to develop nuclear weapons, U.S. President Barack Obama told CBS on Friday, adding that he felt his administration should continue the pressure on Tehran to cooperate with the international community over its contentious nuclear program.
Evidence shows Iran is attempting to develop nuclear weapons, U.S. President Barack Obama told CBS on Friday, adding...
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2 Apr 2010

International push for Iran sanctions is too little, too late

A diplomatic turnaround - however cautious, slow and weak - was made Wednesday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's announcement that the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, including China, have agreed to discuss a new round of sanctions against Iran.
A diplomatic turnaround - however cautious, slow and weak - was made Wednesday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary...
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2 Apr 2010

IDF trying to boost China ties ahead of Iran sanctions vote

The head of the army's Planning Directorate, Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel, will make an official visit to China next week to meet senior officials in the defense establishment there. Eshel, who is in charge of strategic planning and foreign affairs for the Israel Defense Forces, is hoping to present the Chinese with Israel's view on Iran's drive toward nuclear military capability.
The head of the army's Planning Directorate, Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel, will make an official visit to China next week to...
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31 Mar 2010

Report Iranian nuclear scientist defects to U.S.

An Iranian nuclear scientist who has been missing since June has defected to the United States and is helping the CIA, ABC news reported on Tuesday. Citing unnamed sources briefed on the defection, the network said Shahram Amiri, a nuclear physicist in his early 30s, defected as part of a long-planned operation to get him to leave Iran and resettle in the United States.
An Iranian nuclear scientist who has been missing since June has defected to the United States and is helping the CIA,...
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19 Mar 2010

Hezbollah official Israel strike on Iran could ignite Mideast

Violence could spread across the Middle East with Israel paying a "heavy price" if it launched military action against Iran, the deputy leader of Hezbollah said on Thursday. Israel sees Iran's nuclear program as a threat to its existence and has not ruled out military action if diplomacy fails to curb the Islamic Republic's atomic work.
Violence could spread across the Middle East with Israel paying a "heavy price" if it launched military action against...
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8 Mar 2010

Biden Nuclear Iran would threaten United States as well as Israel

The Obama administration has boosted U.S. defense ties to Israel and will close ranks with its ally against any threat from a nuclear-armed Iran, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday ahead of a trip to Israel.
The Obama administration has boosted U.S. defense ties to Israel and will close ranks with its ally against any threat...
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7 Mar 2010

Facing new sanctions, Iran admits oil shortages

A senior Iranian oil official said Sunday that increased gasoline rationing imposed late last year has failed to reduce domestic demand, an acknowledgment that reflects the OPEC nation's economic struggles as it faces possible new sanctions.
A senior Iranian oil official said Sunday that increased gasoline rationing imposed late last year has failed to reduce...
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1 Mar 2010

Ahmadinejad ‘Zionist regime’ is an insult to humanity

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday said that the existence of "the Zionist regime" is an insult to humanity, according to Iranian news agency IRNA. Ahmadinejad made his remarks at a conference called "National and Islamic Solidarity for the Future of Palestine" where he declared Israel the reason for instability in the Middle East.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday said that the existence of "the Zionist regime" is an insult to...
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1 Mar 2010

Barak Iran developing nukes, not ‘Avatar-like long bows’

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, not "Avatar-like long bows," in a CNN interview aired on Sunday. Barak told interviewer Christiane Amanpour that although he supports the U.S. effort to place sanctions on Iran, "We have to take this situation seriously."
Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, not "Avatar-like long bows," in a CNN...
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27 Feb 2010

Is Iran ‘inviting’ Israel to strike its nuclear facility

Is Iran goading Israel to strike one of its nuclear facilities? That is one explanation that international nuclear inspectors and analysts have come up with to explain why Iran moved recently moved nearly its entire stockpile of low-enriched nuclear fuel to above-ground plants, according to a report published Friday in the New York Times.
Is Iran goading Israel to strike one of its nuclear facilities? That is one explanation that international nuclear...
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26 Feb 2010

Assad hosts Nasrallah, Ahmadinejad for 3-way meet

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Syrian President Bashar Assad and Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah met in Damascus late Thursday, Hezbollah's Al-Manar television station has reported. The three held their meeting over dinner at the presidential palace, accompanied by senior advisers from all three sides. This was the first time a Nasrallah visit to Damascus has been reported.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Syrian President Bashar Assad and Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah...
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7 Feb 2010

Iran’s Supreme Leader West can’t save Israel

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said Sunday that Western support of Israel was ineffective, telling a top Palestinian militant leader that its obliteration was imminent according to the will of God. "Today Palestine is the symbol of life, determination, faithfulness, diligence, and dignity," Ayatollah Khamenei told Ramadan Abdullah, the secretary general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said Sunday that Western support of Israel was ineffective, telling a top...
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