Iran regime rejects Russian nuclear offer

Sunday, 25 December 2005

NCRI – Iranian regime rejected an offer from Russia to conduct uranium enrichment activities on its soil for that country. Mullahs’ foreign ministry spokesman told reporters on Sunday: "We have still not received the concrete offer, but it is clear that we will accept positively the propositions and the plans that recognize the right of the Islamic republic to carry out enrichment on its own soil.”

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EU, Iran deeply divided as Tehran claims victory in nuclear talks

Thursday, 22 December 2005

NCRI - The European Union and Iranian regime still appear to be on a collision course over Tehran's alleged atomic weapons intentions despite the revival of talks, diplomats and analysts told AFP Thursday. The EU talks with Iranian regime resumed on Wednesday over Tehran's nuclear program but with the regime insisting on its right to make nuclear fuel, and the West suspicious that this could be used to manufacture atom bombs, the two sides are far apart, EU and mullahs' officials said.

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EU-Iran nuclear dialogue to resume but hopes dim

Thursday, 22 December 2005

Reuters - European powers revive dialogue with Iran on Wednesday over suspicions it is secretly trying to make nuclear bombs, but weeks of tension have diminished hopes they will make headway in defusing the crisis. Confrontation rather than compromise has been brewing after declarations from Iran that the Holocaust is a myth and Israel should be wiped out, and a European Union accusation on Tuesday that Tehran has serially violated human rights at home.

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Israel claims Iran has new missiles

Wednesday, 21 December 2005

United Press International - A senior Israeli intelligence officer said Tuesday Iran has recently acquired 12 long-range cruise missiles with the capability of carrying nuclear warheads. Maj.-Gen. Aharon Ze'evi told a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee the missiles have a range of more than 1,800 miles, and said they had originated in a batch of 18 missiles shipped from Ukraine to Russia. He said the other six ended up in China, the Jerusalem Post and Haaretz reported.

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Little optimism ahead of EU-Iran nuclear talks

Tuesday, 20 December 2005

Reuters - France, Britain and Germany resume low-level talks with Iran this week about its nuclear programme, but EU diplomats expressed little optimism that talks with Iran's hardline government would yield a breakthrough.

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Diplomats say Iran laying groundwork for uranium enrichment

Tuesday, 20 December 2005

Agence France Presse - On the eve of crucial nuclear talks with Iran, diplomats say Tehran is already laying the groundwork for uranium enrichment, and may even be secretly making parts for sophisticated P2 centrifuges. "The Iranian National Security Council is at this very time deliberating exactly when enrichment is to be resumed," a diplomat told AFP. Enriched uranium can fuel nuclear power plants or be used in atom bombs, and the ability to produce it is considered a "breakout capacity" for making nuclear weapons.

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Gulf states concerned over Iran regime nuclear ambitions

Monday, 19 December 2005

NCRI - Gulf Cooperation Council leaders, alarmed at Iranian regime’s nuclear ambitions, examined proposals for a nuclear-free zone in the world's top oil-producing region during summit talks on Sunday. "The international community is calling for an end to the spread of weapons of mass destruction. This has become a global demand. One day, our grandchildren should be able to live in safety from this evil," Youssef bin Alwai bin Abdullah, the Omani minister responsible for foreign affairs, told reporters shortly before the talks ended for the day.

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Influential congresswoman faults Bush on Iran

Saturday, 17 December 2005

Reuters, Washington - An influential Republican congresswoman expressed frustration on Friday over President George W. Bush's approach to Iran and said pressure is building for a tougher U.S. policy. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (news, bio, voting record) of Florida, a Bush loyalist who chairs a House of Representatives subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, also endorsed a stricter line toward Russia for failing to crack down on Tehran.

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Iran developing longer-range missiles

Friday, 16 December 2005

NCRI - Iran is developing longer-range missiles with technology from North Korea and Russia according to Germany's foreign intelligence service. A report in the Bild, a German daily, quoting the intelligence service, said Iran has bought materials for 18 missiles from North Korea and is using technology from Russian submarine-launched missiles to extend their range to 2,200 miles.

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