Friday, January 20, 2012
Nicolas Sarkozy: Time running out for Iran diplomacy
by John Irish and Daniel Flynn, Reuters
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday that time was running out to avoid a military intervention in Iran and he appealed to China and. . .
Thursday, January 19, 2012
IAEA to press Iran over nuclear concerns
Reuters
The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said it was his duty to warn the world about suspected Iranian activities that point to plans to develop atomic. . .
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Ehud Barak: Attack on Iran ‘very far off’
JTA
An Israeli attack on Iran is "very far off," Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said.. . .
Monday, January 9, 2012
Iran starts underground nuclear work, condemns American to die
by Parisa Hafezi and Fredrik Dahl, Reuters
Iranian and Western sources said on Monday Iran had switched on a uranium enrichment plant deep inside a mountain, a momentous step that aggravates. . .
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Iran threatens to cut off Mideast oil
JTA
Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz if its oil exports are subjected to foreign sanctions, the Islamic Republic's official news agency reported.. . .
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Israel’s Iran strategy: Bombs? Bluff? Both?
by Dan Williams, Reuters
If Washington is perplexed by Israeli "opacity" on whether it might attack Iran, that is no accident, since Israel's leaders are themselves torn -. . .
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Barak: No strike on Iran anytime soon
by Jeffrey Heller, Reuters
Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday an Israeli attack on Iran is not imminent but all options remain open to stop what Israel sees as an. . .
Friday, November 18, 2011
U.N. nuclear watchdog board set to rebuke defiant Iran
by Fredrik Dahl and Sylvia Westall, Reuters
The 35-nation board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog looked set on Friday to censure Iran over mounting suspicions it is seeking to develop atom bombs,. . .
Thursday, November 17, 2011
UN nuclear chief says he “must alert world” about Iran
by Fredrik Dahl and Sylvia Westall, Reuters
The U.N. nuclear chief said on Thursday it was his duty to "alert the world" about suspected work in Iran to develop atomic bombs, and major powers. . .
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Iran: Explosion occurred during research on weapons that could strike Israel
By Ramin Mostafavi, Reuters
A massive explosion that killed 17 troops including an officer regarded as the architect of Iran's missile defences last week took place during. . .
Monday, November 14, 2011
Israel said to be behind blast that killed Iranian missile expert
Israel was behind an explosion in an Iranian ammunition depot that killed a missile expert, Western intelligence officials are saying.. . .
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Huge blast kills 17 at Iran military base
by Ramin Mostafavi, Reuters
A massive explosion at a military arms depot near the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday killed 17 Revolutionary Guards and wounded 15, a spokesman. . .
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei warns U.S., Israel on atom site attacks
by Parisa Hafezi and Mitra Amiri, Reuters
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the United States and Israel on Thursday not to launch military action against its nuclear sites,. . .
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
UN: Iran worked on nuclear bomb design
by Fredrik Dahl and Sylvia Westall, Reuters
Iran appears to have worked on designing an atomic bomb and may still be conducting relevant research, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a. . .
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Ehud Barak plays down talk of war with Iran
by Jeffrey Heller, Reuters
Defense Minister Ehud Barak played down Tuesday speculation that Israel intends to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, saying no decision had been. . .
Friday, November 4, 2011
Peres: Military option to deal with Iran is nearer
Reuters
Israeli President Shimon Peres added to a debate raging in Israel over whether to attack Iran, when he said on Friday that a military option to stop. . .
Friday, November 4, 2011
Perry: I would back Israeli strike on Iran
JTA
U.S. presidential candidate Rick Perry said he would back an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facitilies.. . .
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Netanyahu trying to persuade cabinet to support attack on Iran
HAARETZ.com
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are trying to muster a majority in the cabinet in favor of military action against. . .
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Iran warns against rumored Israeli military strike
JTA
Iran's top military chief warned that his country would retaliate harshly against an Israeli strike on its nuclear sites, as Israel successfully test. . .
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Israel test-fires ballistic missile: Israel Radio
Reuters
Israel test-fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday, Israel Radio said, amid a heightened public debate over the possibility of an Israeli attack. . .
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
How close is Iran to the bomb? Depends who you ask
By Fredrik Dahl, Reuters
Either Iran could build a nuclear bomb in a matter of months or it is unlikely to get such a weapon any time soon -- depending on which Western. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
American hiker Josh Fattal freed by Iran has Israeli father
HAARETZ.com
For more than two years, relatives of Josh Fattal, one of the two American hikers freed from prison in Iran last week, managed to hide a vital piece. . .
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Iran’s Ahmadinejad attacks West, prompts walkout
By Alistair Lyon, Reuters
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attacked Western powers on Thursday for a catalogue of misdeeds, but his address to the United Nations failed. . .
Friday, August 26, 2011
Iran says Palestinian statehood only “first step” towards wiping out Israel
Reuters
The creation of a universally-recognized Palestinian state would be just a first step towards wiping out Israel, Iranian President Mahmoud. . .