Thursday, May 31, 2012

Satellite images show crews hiding evidence at Iran nuclear site

JTA

New satellite images show possible recent nuclear activity at the Parchin facility in Iran as well as attempts to hide evidence of past activity.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Higher grade Iranian enriched uranium uncovered

JTA

Evidence found in an underground bunker in Iran could signal the country’s having moved one step closer toward the uranium threshold needed to make. . .

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Israel wary of expected Iran nuclear deal

by Maayan Lubell, Reuters

Israel expressed deep suspicion on Tuesday about an expected deal between the U.N. nuclear agency and Iran, suggesting Tehran's aim was to wriggle. . .

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Iran nuclear concession would test big power unity

by William Maclean and Fredrik Dahl, Reuters

Facing an imminent toughening of sanctions, Iran is hinting at a readiness to give some ground in its long nuclear stand-off with world powers, but. . .

Monday, January 23, 2012

EU bans Iranian oil, Tehran responds with threats

by Justyna Pawlak and Hossein Jaseb, Reuters

The European Union banned imports of oil from Iran on Monday and imposed a number of other economic sanctions, joining the United States in a new. . .

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. . .