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Killer of Iran nuclear scientist: confession on Iran TV

Iran airs ‘Mossad assassin’s’ full confession In video interview  Israel News, Ynetnews, by Dudi Cohen 13 Jan 2011, Majid Jamal Fash admits to murder of nuclear scientist last year, describes training at Israeli hands. The Islamic Republic’s official news agency on Thursday aired the full interview it held with the young man who admitted to murdering a nuclear scientist last year. Majid Jamali Fash described at length his visit to Tel Aviv and Herzliya, the training he received at Mossad headquarters and the day of the assassination….. Iran airs ‘Mossad assassin’s’ full confession – Israel News, Ynetnews

January 14, 2011 Posted by | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Wikileaks reveals a different view on Ahmadinejad and nuclear policy

Despite the opposition from all sides, Ahmadinajed, we have learned, continued to tout the nuclear deal as a positive and necessary step for Iran. In February 2010, he reiterated his support for the Geneva agreement saying, “If we allow them to take [Iran’s enriched uranium for processing], there is no problem.”

Do We Have Ahmadinejad All Wrong? – Reza Aslan – International – The Atlantic, 14 Jan 2011, ……….In October 2009, Ahamdinejad’s chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, worked out a compromise with world power representatives in Geneva on Iran’s controversial nuclear program. But the deal, in which Iran agreed to ship nearly its entire stockpile of low enriched uranium to Russia and France for processing, collapsed when it failed to garner enough support in Iran’s parliament, the Majles. Continue reading

January 14, 2011 Posted by | Iran, politics | Leave a comment

Nuclear weapon for Iran in doubt: its nuke program slows

U.S. agencies believe Iran’s nuclear efforts have slowed By Mark Hosenball Jan 12, 2011  WASHINGTON (Reuters)U.S. intelligence agencies believe Iranian leaders have not yet decided to build a nuclear bomb, and some officials say recent problems affecting Tehran’s nuclear equipment and personnel have set back Iran’s nuclear program by two years or more. Continue reading

January 13, 2011 Posted by | Iran, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Iran claiming an Israeli assassination plot to kill Iranian nuclear scientists

Iran’s Spy Chief Denounces Alleged Israeli Plot Against Nuclear Scientists |, VOA, Edward Yeranian, 11 Jan 2011, Iran’s Intelligence Minister, Heydar Moslehi, says there is a vast assassination plot behind the attacks on Iranian nuclear physicists last year.The intelligence minister claims the alleged suspects in the killings are connected with Israel’s Mossad spy agency. Heydar Moslehi warned any countries providing support to Israel represent a threat to the region……Physicist Masoud ali-Mohammadi was killed one year ago, followed by the death of nuclear physicist Majid Shahriari in November……VOA | Iran’s Spy Chief Denounces Alleged Israeli Plot Against Nuclear Scientists | News | English

January 12, 2011 Posted by | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Arrest of alleged Israeli spy in Iran

Iran says it has arrested spy ring linked to Israel By Reza Derakhshi TEHRAN | Mon Jan 10, 2011 TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has arrested a “network of spies” linked to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service which it blames for the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist in 2010, Iran’s state television reported on Monday. Continue reading

January 10, 2011 Posted by | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Iran invites various States, but not USA, to visit its nuclear plants

Iran Invitation for Tour of Nuclear Sites Snubs U.S. – NYTimes.comBy MARK LANDLER: January 3, 2011 WASHINGTON — Iran has invited Russia, China and several European Union members to visit its nuclear facilities this month, but pointedly snubbed the United States, European diplomats said on Monday.The invitation — which seemed calculated to divide the alliance of nations opposed to Iran’s nuclear ambitions before the next round of negotiations over the program — was swiftly dismissed by the United States……..Iran Invitation for Tour of Nuclear Sites Snubs U.S. – NYTimes.com

January 4, 2011 Posted by | Iran, politics international | Leave a comment

Iran’s nuclear program- Stuxnet sabotage by Mossad, UK, USA

Mossad, UK, US teamed up to sabotage Iran nuclear program’, Jerusalem Post, 30 Dec 10, US and UK intelligence forces are cooperating with Mossad to sabotage Teheran’s nuclear program in exchange for Israel agreeing not to launch a military strike on Iran, reported the French weekly Le Canard Enchaine on Thursday, quoting French intelligence sources.According to the sources, acts of sabotage carried out in the past year in Iran were conducted by Israel with the assistance of the CIA and MI6. Among the sabotage acts, according to the report, was the introduction of the Stuxnet computer virus into 30,000 computers in Iran’s nuclear reactors. ‘Mossad, UK, US teamed up to sabotage Iran nuclear program’

December 30, 2010 Posted by | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Iran in fact nowhere near acquiring nuclear weapon

An Israeli minister estimates that Iran is three years away from developing a nuclear weapon, a more long-term estimate than recent Israeli claims that an Iranian bomb was imminent.

Iran nuclear program delayed, says Israeli minister,  CSMonitor.com, 31 Dec 10, Contrasting with recent Israeli claims that the Iran nuclear threat was imminent, a top minister says that setbacks have put Iran three years away from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Continue reading

December 30, 2010 Posted by | Iran, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Explaining uranium enrichment

What is uranium enrichment?, Factbox, by David Cutler, 27 Dec 10, “…….WHAT IS ENRICHMENT:-– Enrichment is a process of increasing the proportion of fissile isotope found in uranium ore (represented by the symbol ‘U’) to make it usable as nuclear fuel or the compressed, explosive core of nuclear weapons.
* WHY URANIUM MUST BE ENRICHED: Continue reading

December 27, 2010 Posted by | Iran, technology | Leave a comment

Chaos continuing in Iran’s nuclear facilities, due to Stuxnet computer worm

the worm continues to infect the computers at Iran’s two nuclear sites.

Stuxnet Worm Still Out of Control at Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Experts Say By Ed Barnes December 09, 2010| FoxNews.com Iran’s nuclear program is still in chaos despite its leaders’ adamant claim that they have contained the computer worm that attacked their facilities, cybersecurity experts in the United States and Europe say. Continue reading

December 10, 2010 Posted by | Iran, technology | Leave a comment

Iranians want nuclear weapons, but also want closer ties with West

The majority of Iranians are in favor of their country having nuclear weapons,

Poll: 71% of Iranians want country to have nuclear weapons, Jerusalem Post,  12/09/2010 Poll finds less than half of Iranians think sanctions are having a major impact; majority voted for Ahmadinejad; only 1 in 6 believes Israel, US will attack nuclear facilities. Continue reading

December 9, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics international | Leave a comment

Iran arrests suspects in murders of nuclear scientists

The three spy agencies of Mossad, CIA and MI6 had a role in the (attacks) and, with the arrest of these people, we will find new clues to arrest other elements,” Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi was quoted as saying on state television’s website…….

Iran makes arrests over nuclear scientist killing, Google hosted news, (AFP)  3 Dec 10, TEHRAN — Iran said on Thursday it has arrested “some elements” working with Western spy agencies and connected to the murder of a senior nuclear scientist, amid claims Tehran’s scientists were the targets of “terrorists.”” Continue reading

December 3, 2010 Posted by | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Syrian President says Iran not pursuing nuclear weapons

Wikileaks: Assad – Iran not pursuing nuclear weapons, By JERUSALEM POST 12/01/2010 Syrian president says Iranian nuclear strike against Israel would result in massive Palestinian casualties, which Iran would never risk.
n a February meeting with US senators, Syrian President Bashar Assad maintained that International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring of Iran’s nuclear program would ensure that the Islamic Republic’s pursuit of nuclear power was for civilian purposes only.The comments were revealed in a US State Department cable leaked on the WikiLeaks website this week. Wikileaks: Assad – Iran not pursuing nuclear weapons

December 1, 2010 Posted by | Iran, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Iran claims attacks on its nuclear facilities and scientists

Iran says its nuclear program under attack, The Age, Hiedeh FarmaniNovember 30, 2010 – A defiant Iran has admitted that its atomic program may have come under cyber-attack as one of its top nuclear scientists was killed by a bomb attached to his car in the capital and another was wounded by a similar device.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday blamed the attacks against the two senior scientists in Iran’s controversial nuclear program on Israel and Western powers led by the United States which accuse Iran of seeking to make atomic weapons…………. Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar blamed the Israeli spy agency Mossad and the CIA.Israel’s foreign ministry declined to comment on the reports.Iran says its nuclear program under attack

November 30, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics international | Leave a comment

Stuxnet computer worm still stalling Iran’s uranium enrichment

Iran’s nuclear program reportedly struggling Network News By Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, November 22, 2010; Iran’s nuclear program has experienced serious problems, including unexplained fluctuations in the performance of the thousands of centrifuges enriching uranium, leading to a rare but temporary shutdown, international inspectors are expected to reveal Tuesday. Continue reading

November 26, 2010 Posted by | Iran, technology, Uranium | , , , , , , | Leave a comment