Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
June 2007 - Iran Special Weapons News
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- Boroujerdi rejects time-out proposal for nuclear dispute IRNA 30 Jun 2007 -- Head of Majlis Commission on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Saturday that the so-called "time out" proposal is not suitable to settle the nuclear dispute.
- Atomstroiexport head due in Tehran IRNA 30 Jun 2007 -- Head of the Russian state-owned nuclear contractor Atomstroiexport Sergei Shmatko will arrive in Tehran Sunday.
- Iran denies military cooperation with NKorea IRNA 30 Jun 2007 -- Iran on Friday dismissed any military cooperation with North Korea, saying ties between the two countries are completely normal.
- The Capital Interview: McConnell Cites 'Overwhelming Evidence' of Iran's Support for Iraqi Insurgents cfr.org 28 Jun 2007
- Iran: Is Tehran Sending Weapons to Afghanistan's Taliban? RFE/RL 27 Jun 2007 -- The discovery of Iranian-made weapons in western Afghanistan has been confirmed by the United States, NATO, and the Afghan government.
- Iran Fuel Rationing Sparks Anger, Protests RFE/RL 27 Jun 2007 -- At least five gas stations were set on fire by angry motorists in the Iranian capital, Tehran, today in protest against a government decision to begin rationing fuel.
- Committee in US House Approves Iran Sanctions Measure VOA 26 Jun 2007 -- In another step aimed at increasing the economic cost to Iran of its controversial nuclear enrichment program, a key congressional panel has approved legislation to impose sanctions on Iran's energy sector
- Middle East: Palestinian Official Accuses Iran Of Orchestrating Gaza Seizure RFE/RL 25 Jun 2007 -- The intelligence chief of the Palestinian Authority claims Iran played a "big role" in Hamas's recent seizure of Gaza from Palestinian security forces.
- Iran and IAEA agree to devise 'action plan' on nuclear issues UN News Centre 25 Jun 2007 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency today announced that following talks in Vienna between its chief and a senior official from Tehran, the IAEA will send a team to Iran as part of efforts to resolve outstanding issues over the country's nuclear ambitions.
- Europe seeks to proceed with talks with Iran: Hosseini IRNA 24 Jun 2007 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said here Sunday most European states seek revival of logical talks with Iran.
- Recognition of Iran's enrichment right raised in talks: Hosseini IRNA 24 Jun 2007 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said here Sunday the issue of recognizing Iran's enrichment right has been raised in Iran-West talks.
- Larijani, Solana term nuclear talks "constructive" IRNA 24 Jun 2007 -- Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and the EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana here Saturday night described talks over Iran's peaceful nuclear program "constructive."
- EU Talks With Iran On Nuclear Program 'Constructive' RFE/RL 24 Jun 2007 -- European Union foreign-policy chief and Iran's top nuclear negotiator have described their latest talks as constructive and agreed to meet again in three weeks to further discuss Iran's contentious nuclear program.
- ElBaradei: Report on Iran nuclear ability based on realities IRNA 23 Jun 2007 -- Head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei said on Friday his latest report on Iran's peaceful nuclear activities and its ability to enrich uranium was based on realities.
- Iran, IAEA reach good framework: Larijani IRNA 23 Jun 2007 -- Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said here Friday night that Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have reached a good framework for settling remaining issues on Iran's peaceful nuclear case.
- Good progress in talks with ElBaradei: Larijani IRNA 23 Jun 2007 -- Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said here Friday night good progress was made in talks with Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei in Vienna Friday.
- Afghanistan: Kabul Investigates Reported Militant Movement From Iran RFE/RL 22 Jun 2007 -- An Afghan border guard commander has told Western and Afghan journalists that armed militants have been seen crossing from Iran into Afghanistan.
- Analysis: Smiles in Damascus and Tehran cfr.org 21 Jun 2007 -- Syria and Iran seem like unnatural allies. Syria is a predominantly Sunni state run by Alawites, a secular Baathist offshoot; Iran is a mainly Shiite state, run by religious mullahs.
- Iranian Nuclear Negotiator to Meet with IAEA Chief VOA 22 Jun 2007 -- Iran's top nuclear negotiator is expected to meet Friday, with the head of the U.N. nuclear agency for talks about Iran's nuclear program.
- Security Council briefed on Iran sanctions UN News Centre 21 Jun 2007 -- The chairman of the United Nations committee monitoring sanctions on Iran in relation to its uranium enrichment activities briefed the Security Council today on Member States' implementation measures.
- Iran: Tehran Says It Has Kremlin Assurance It Won't Share Radar With U.S. RFE/RL 18 Jun 2007 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry says it has received assurances that Moscow willl not let the United States share a Russian radar facility in Azerbaijan as part of a missile shield against Iran -- despite an offer by President Vladimir Putin to U.S. President George W. Bush to do exactly that.
- US should avoid bullying over Iran's nuclear program IRNA 17 Jun 2007 -- Deputy Chairman of Majlis Commission on National Security and Foreign Policy Mohammad Nabi Roudaki said on Saturday that the US should stop bullying over Iran's nuclear program.
- Joint use of Azeri radar does not remove Iran threat - Obering RIA Novosti 15 Jun 2007 -- The joint use of a radar in Azerbaijan, which Russia has proposed to Washington, would not remove the threat of a missile attack from Iran, the U.S. missile defense chief said Friday.
- Soltanieh calls for Board of Governors to drop Iran from agenda IRNA 14 Jun 2007 -- Iranian ambassador to IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh on Thursday called for Iranian case to be dropped from agenda of the Board of Governors.
- IAEA Chief Warns Against Military Attack on Iran VOA 14 Jun 2007 -- The head of the United Nations nuclear agency says it would be "madness" to attack Iran because of its nuclear program.
- Iran: Lawmakers Reject Nearby Missile-Shield Presence RFE/RL 14 Jun 2007 -- Iranian politicians have responded disapprovingly to a Russian proposal that the United States deploy components of a proposed antiballistic-missile shield in Azerbaijan instead of Central Europe.
- IAEA Tells Iran To Stop Expanding Uranium Enrichment RFE/RL 14 Jun 2007 -- Muhammad el-Baradei, the head of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), today called on Iran to declare a moratorium on enriching uranium and resume negotiations on its nuclear program.
- Apparent Shift in Iran's Afghanistan Policy "Troubling" Washington File 13 Jun 2007 -- The Bush administration expressed concern that Iran's policy toward Afghanistan has changed in favor of promoting instability in the country, citing the transfer of weapons and explosives of Iranian origin to the Taliban rebels.
- US Defense Secratary Says Iran Must Know its Weapons Go to Taleban VOA 13 Jun 2007 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he believes Iran's government is aware of the shipment of significant quantities of Iranian weapons and explosives to Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan
- Resolutions inappropriate solution to nuclear misunderstanding: FM IRNA 13 Jun 2007 -- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Tuesday the West would gradually understand that adoption of different resolutions would not be an appropriate solution to the "misunderstanding" over Iran's peaceful nuclear case.
- President: Iranians will not back down from legitimate right IRNA 13 Jun 2007 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday assured Iran's enemies that the people of Iran would never give up their legitimate nuclear right.
- Iran: U.S. Warns Tehran Of Tough New Sanctions RFE/RL 13 Jun 2007 -- A senior U.S. diplomat warned Iran that it is facing the prospects of tough new sanctions "in the next week or two" unless it comes to the negotiating table on its nuclear program.
- Mottaki hopes for comprehensive solution to Iran's N-case IRNA 12 Jun 2007 -- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Tuesday expressed hope that the parties involved would reach a comprehensive solution to ongoing standoff over Iran's peaceful nuclear case.
- Tehran condemns Israeli threats against Iran IRNA 12 Jun 2007 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran here on Monday wrote a letter to the UN Security Council condemning the insolent threats made against the Islamic Republic of Iran by the Israeli regime.
- Iran: El-Baradei, U.S. Note Disturbing Developments As IAEA Board Meets RFE/RL 12 Jun 2007 -- Muhammad el-Baradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), says the international dispute over Iran's nuclear program "needs to be defused."
- Iran: Poker-Faced Amid Allegations Of Interference In Afghanistan RFE/RL 12 Jun 2007 -- As Iran and the United States return -- after a break of nearly three decades -- to direct and formal diplomatic discussion through dialogue over Iraq, it is Tehran that appears to be raising the stakes by demanding an exclusive agenda and blindly pursuing its own advantage.
- Iran: U.S. IAEA Envoy Says Time For Diplomacy Remains RFE/RL 12 Jun 2007 -- States' permanent representative to Vienna, Gregory Schulte, ahead of meetings of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) governing board at which member states were expected to discuss Iran's disputed nuclear program.
- Iran Moving Forward To Master Uranium Enrichment Capability Washington File 11 Jun 2007 -- A U.S. government official who is highly knowledgeable about Iranian nuclear issues says Iran is moving ahead to try and master the uranium enrichment process, a capability that could enable it to have a nuclear weapon sometime between 2010 and 2015.
- US not likely to attack Iran after defeats in region: Speaker IRNA 11 Jun 2007 -- Iran's Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel dismissed on Sunday any possibility of US military attacks on Iran after Washington's failures in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- No intention to take military action against Israel: Speaker IRNA 11 Jun 2007 -- Iran's Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel said on Sunday that the recent comments by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about destruction of Israel did not mean Tehran intended to attack the Zionist regime.
- Backgrounder: Is Iran Abetting the Taliban? cfr.org 11 Jun 2007
- UN atomic agency chief voices concern over current stalemate with Iran UN News Centre 11 Jun 2007 -- The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency today said that he is "increasingly disturbed" by the "current stalemate and the brewing confrontation" with Iran over its nuclear programme, calling for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the issue.
- Iran lodges protest with UN against US engineered sabotage IRNA 09 Jun 2007 -- Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations on Saturday lodged protest with the UN against United States for engineering sabotage and creating spy networks in Iran.
- Israel Says Military Action Against Iran Possible VOA 09 Jun 2007 -- A senior Israeli official says his country has not ruled out military action against Iran's nuclear facilities though it prefers diplomacy for now.
- Iran: Reza Pahlavi Talks About Democracy And His Native Iran RFE/RL 08 Jun 2007 -- Reza Pahlavi, the oldest son of the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was in Prague this week to participate in a high-profile Security & Democracy Conference that brought together national leaders, influential policy observers, and dissidents and former dissidents
- Iran: Washington Assails Tehran Over Detainees RFE/RL 08 Jun 2007 -- The U.S. State Department has expressed dismay over the detention or perceived harassment of U.S.-Iranian citizens over what it regards as "groundless charges."
- Iran: Politicians Concerned About New Election Date RFE/RL 08 Jun 2007 -- Many Iranian politicians are unhappy with the date recently set for Iran's next parliamentary elections, saying they are being planned at a time that would lower voter turnout and make it difficult to complain about the process or challenge the vote-counting procedures.
- Larijani: "Precise steps" can prevent new resolution VOA 06 Jun 2007 -- Iran's top nuclear negotiator here Tuesday night urged the sides in nuclear case to take "precise steps" to prevent adoption of a new resolution.
- Iran welcomes active role of various states in N-case IRNA 06 Jun 2007 -- Iran on Tuesday said it would welcome an active and innovative role by different states in its peaceful nuclear case.
- Larijani: Iran nuclear case atmosphere becoming rational IRNA 06 Jun 2007 -- Iran's top nuclear negotiator said here Tuesday night the atmosphere prevailing over settlement of Iran's nuclear case has moved towards rationalism.
- House Approves Iran, Darfur Resolutions VOA 06 Jun 2007 -- The House of Representatives has approved resolutions on Iran and the situation in Darfur
- Iranian President Says It Is Too Late to Stop Nuclear Program VOA 05 Jun 2007 -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country's nuclear program has broken through to a new stage. Amid fears that Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, the United Nations has demanded that Iran halt the enrichment of uranium
- US Defense Secretary Says Iranian Weapons Reach Taleban VOA 04 Jun 2007 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Iranian weapons are now streaming into Afghanistan and the Taleban's military arsenal. Secretary Gates was in Afghanistan for an unannounced one-day visit
- Larijani: US claim on missile shield project 'joke of the year' IRNA 04 Jun 2007 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani said Sunday the US claim that their missile shield project in Europe is intended to safeguard Europe against Iranian missiles should be called the "Joke of the year" since Iranian missiles cannot reach Europe.
- Supreme Leader: Iran will never implore bullies on N-program IRNA 04 Jun 2007 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei here on Monday stressed that the independent Iranian nation would never implore the world's bullying powers in its peaceful nuclear program.
- Iran: Defense Expert Discusses Iran's Missile Capabilities RFE/RL 04 Jun 2007 -- Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, has called the U.S. missile-defense initiative in Europe the "joke of the year."
- Middle East: Are Iranian Arms Flowing Into Iraqi, Afghan Conflict Zones? RFE/RL 04 Jun 2007 -- Indications are growing that the flow of Iranian-made arms to the insurgencies in both Iraq and Afghanistan is increasing.
- U.S. claims to defend from Iran's missiles "a joke" - Larijani RIA Novosti 04 Jun 2007 -- Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said allegations by the United States that extending Washington's air defense shield to Europe was needed to counter possible strikes from Iran could not be taken seriously.
- Russia could complete Iran's NPP shortly - nuclear chief RIA Novosti 04 Jun 2007 -- Russia could complete the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant promptly if Iran ensured uninterrupted funding, Russia's nuclear chief, who is on a visit to Ukraine, said Monday.
- Hosseini calls for US to stop interference in Iran IRNA 03 May 2007 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini here Sunday called for the US officials to stop interference in Iran's internal affairs.
- Various ideas raised at Larijani-Solana meet: Hosseini IRNA 03 May 2007 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said here Sunday different ideas were raised at the Madrid meeting between Iran and EU which require more review and evaluation.
- Iran Says More UN Sanctions Will Not Deter Nuclear Program VOA 03 May 2007 -- An Iranian official says his country will not stop developing its nuclear program even if the United Nations imposes a third set of sanctions.
- Diplomacy Best Way to Confront Iran's Nuclear Programs, Gates Says AFPS 02 May 2007 -- A diplomatic solution is best way to deal with Iran's nuclear program, because "having to take care of this problem militarily is in no one's interest," Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.
- Larijani: Iran's nuclear issue should be solved based on IAEA regulations IRNA 02 May 2007 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani said on Saturday that outstanding issues between Iran and IAEA on the country's peaceful nuclear activities should be resolved based on international laws and regulations.
- Larijani: Iran ready to solve its nuclear stand off right away IRNA 02 May 2007 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani declared on Saturday that Iran is not after buying time for its nuclear dossier and is fully determined to solve its nuclear standoff right away.
- Larijani, Solana say they made progress in their talks IRNA 01 Jun 2007 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said they had made progress in their Thursday evening negotiations here on nuclear issue.
- Iran proposes giving IAEA access to nuclear facilities - radio RIA Novosti 01 Jun 2007 -- Iran proposed Friday giving the United Nations nuclear watchdog access to all its nuclear facilities that were not previously supervised by the organization, Spanish radio said Friday citing diplomatic sources.
- Russia says nuclear fuel can be shipped to Iran's NPP in 3 days RIA Novosti 01 Jun 2007 -- Fuel for Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant can be shipped from West Siberia within three days, an expert at the Novosibirsk nuclear fuel production facility said Friday.
- EU-Iran talks make little progress, envoys agree to meet again RIA Novosti 01 Jun 2007 -- A meeting between top EU and Iranian envoys in Spain ended with little progress in resolving a dispute on Tehran's controversial uranium enrichment program, but the negotiators agreed to resume discussions within two weeks.
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