Iran is hailing advanced nuclear capabilities by unveiling what it says are new generation centrifuges that allow it speed up uranium enrichment. Iranian state television Wednesday also broadcast live images of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad loading 20-percent enriched uranium rods into a Tehran reactor that is used for medical research. Iran touted the developments as steps […]
Iran Announces Centrifuge Advance
Posted February 15th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Iranian state television says Iran has developed a new generation of centrifuges to enrich uranium. The report said the centrifuges have higher speed and will be unveiled later Wednesday. The West believes Iran is developing a nuclear weapons capability, and has imposed sanctions on Tehran to pressure it to stop enriching uranium. Iran says its […]
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah Admits Receiving Material Support from Iran
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has acknowledged for the first time that the Lebanese militant group receives financial and material support from Iran, a longtime ally. He made the admission in a video-link speech to supporters in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. He said Hezbollah previously only confirmed receiving political and moral support from Iran to avoid […]
Iran Dismisses New US Sanctions
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
Iran has dismissed new U.S. sanctions targeting its government and central bank, calling the measures “psychological war.” Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday Iran has no financial transactions with the United States and that the sanctions will have no effect. His comments come a day after U.S. President Barack Obama released an executive order […]
Obama Orders New Sanctions on Iran
Posted February 6th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered stricter sanctions on Iran’s government and central bank, citing “deceptive practices” by Iranian banks to conceal transactions. In an executive order released Monday, the president said other factors for imposing the new restrictions include deficiencies in Iran’s anti-money laundering regime, and the “continuing and unacceptable risk” that Iran’s activities […]
Obama: Israel Has Not Made Decision on Possible Iran Attack
Posted February 5th, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he believes Israel has not made a decision about whether to take military action against Iran’s nuclear program. U.S. officials have been urging Israel, a key ally, to give more time for Western sanctions to pressure Iran into stopping a suspected drive for atomic weapons. Iran insists its nuclear activities […]
Iran ‘Will Retaliate’ Against Sanctions or Attack
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Friday that Iran will retaliate against Western-backed oil sanctions and threats of attack, as media reports say U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta fears Israel could strike Iran in the next few months. A report Thursday in The Washington Post, later backed by other news outlets, said Panetta worries […]
Iran Threatens Retaliation for Sanctions or Attack
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that his country will retaliate against Western-backed oil sanctions and any threat of attack, after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was cited in media reports as saying he fears Israel could attack Iran in the next few months. A report Thursday in the Washington Post, later backed […]
UN Nuclear Experts Plan Another Visit to Tehran
Posted February 1st, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nation’s nuclear agency’s chief inspector says he had a “good” visit to Iran and plans to make another trip in the “very near future” to discuss Iran’s controversial nuclear program. Speaking Wednesday in Vienna after returning from Tehran, Herman Nackaerts said his team of International Atomic Energy Agency experts had three days of […]
Chief UN Nuclear Inspector Says More Work Needed With Iran
Posted February 1st, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations nuclear agency’s chief inspector says there is “still a lot of work to be done” with Iran after three days of “intensive” talks about its atomic energy program. Herman Nackaerts said Wednesday both sides claim commitment to resolving “outstanding issues” and that inspectors have planned another trip for the near future. A […]
