Iran Nuclear Weapons

Iran Begins War Games To Protect Nuclear Facilities

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 11.22.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported,...

6 World Powers Press Iran On Nuclear Issue

AP | SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 11.20.2009 | World


BRUSSELS — Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapo...

Why Israel Is Safer (From Iran) Than It Might Seem

Azeem Ibrahim | Posted 11.20.2009 | World


Azeem Ibrahim

There is a real danger that if Iran had nuclear weapons capability it could transfer that to other groups. But the particular threat that Israel is talking up -- that of a conventional nuclear strike from Iran -- is overblown.

Iran Rejects UN-Proposed Nuclear Deal

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 11.19.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will not ship its low-enriched uranium out of the country for processing, its foreign minister said Wednesday, once again re...

Is a Deal with Iran Finally Taking Shape?

Richard W. Parker | Posted 11.18.2009 | World


Richard W. Parker

Will Iran accept the kind of deal ElBaradai is said to be seeking -- a deal that gives Iran limited enrichment in exchange for a form of nationwide surveillance?

The Wellspring of a New, Clear Nuclear Vision

Russ Wellen | Posted 11.17.2009 | World


Russ Wellen

The field of nuclear weapons has long needed fresh perspectives. For decades there was deterrence, and then disarmament. Finally, there is a group with potential to break new ground.

UN: Once-Secret Iran Nuclear Facility To Start In 2011

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 11.17.2009 | World


VIENNA — Iranian construction of a previously secret uranium enrichment site is at an advanced stage, with high-tech equipment already in place ...

"Qum" Buy Ya

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 11.13.2009 | World


Amb. Marc Ginsberg

While the technical revelations regarding the Qum nuclear enrichment facility filter out as the IAEA prepares its final report to the U.N., the U.S. is at a crossroads regarding Iran's nuclear program.

Iran Nuclear Plant 7 Years Old And "Too Small" For Power Purposes

Posted 11.12.2009 | World


VIENNA (Associated Press) -- Iran's recently revealed uranium enrichment hall is a highly fortified underground space that appears too small to house ...

Iran Tested Advanced Nuclear Warhead: Secret Report

The Guardian | Julian Borger, Diplomatic Editor | Posted 11.06.2009 | World


The UN's nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence suggesting that Iranian scientists have experimented with an advanced nuclear warhead des...

Iran: With whom to engage?

Reza Pahlavi | Posted 11.03.2009 | World


Reza Pahlavi

The international community must stand in solidarity with the people of Iran through a palpable commitment to their struggle to institute true democracy and respect for human rights.

Iran's Political Crisis Blocks Nuclear Deal

nytimes.com | MICHAEL SLACKMAN | Posted 11.03.2009 | World


CAIRO - Iran's leadership has once again equivocated after agreeing to a deal that would ease its nuclear standoff with the West. But this time, that ...

Iran To Accept UN Nuclear Deal

BBC NEWS | Posted 10.27.2009 | World


Iran will accept a UN deal on its nuclear programme, but only if "very important changes" are made, Iranian state media have reported....

Iran Nuclear Deal Signals Possible Thawing In Relations With U.S.

csmonitor.com | Howard LaFranchi | Posted 10.22.2009 | World


Washington - The tentative agreement reached in Vienna on Wednesday to substantially reduce Iran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium raises a tantaliz...

Iran To Consider Draft Russia Nuclear Deal, Say Diplomats

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 10.21.2009 | World


VIENNA — A top Iranian negotiator praised a plan Wednesday that would ship most of his country's uranium abroad for enrichment and limit its abi...

Don't Sacrifice Democracy in Iran Nuke Talks

Nathan Gardels | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


Nathan Gardels

What impact, if any, might nuclear energy negotiations have on the so-called democratic "green movement" in Iran?

From Washington Post: The Iran Bomb Myth

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media


MJ Rosenberg

Cirincione's piece should deliver a knockout blow to the Iran hawks, assuming neocons care about facts -- which they don't. Iran, not Iraq, is the war they really want!

Russia "Nyet!" and China "Bu Shi!" to Tougher Iran Sanctions

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 10.17.2009 | World


Amb. Marc Ginsberg

At a time when both Russia and China are trying to readjust their diplomatic bearings with Washington, why not join the West for a while in toughening sanctions against Tehran?

John Bolton: Israel Should Nuke Iran

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.15.2009 | World


MJ Rosenberg

Nuclear war is only John Bolton's dream -- something to hope for but not really expect to get.

American Foreign Policy Council's Ilan Berman Exhorts the West to Find its Backbone

Heather Robinson | Posted 10.14.2009 | World


Heather Robinson

American leaders have a habit of voicing support for democracy movements and then abandoning their champions, failing to provide them with economic or strategic support.

Leave Punishing Iran to Iranians

Melody Moezzi | Posted 10.13.2009 | World


Melody Moezzi

It's clear that Iran's strongest adversary today remains within its own borders. The current Iranian regime has far more to fear from its own people than it does from any foreign powers.

Iran To "Blow Up The Heart Of Israel" If Attacked, Says Top Official

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 10.09.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will "blow up the heart of Israel" if the United States or the Jewish state attacked it first, a top official with Iran's mo...

Let France, Israel, the Saudis Deter Iran

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 10.07.2009 | World


Leon T. Hadar

By counting on the Americans to protect them against a nuclear Iran, the French, the Saudis and the Israelis are avoiding assuming the responsibility for their own security.

Is The U.S. Preparing To Bomb Iran? Pentagon Submits MOP Funding Request

ABC News | Jonathan Karl | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


Is the U.S. stepping up preparations for a possible attack on Iran's nuclear facilities? The Pentagon is always making plans, but based on a little-n...

Fight Fair, You Menacing Mullahs!

Eric Margolis | Posted 10.06.2009 | World


Eric Margolis

Tehran's mullahs actually seem to be cooperating with UN inspections, pulling the rug out from under the feet of the war party in Washington and its right-wing allies abroad.