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No answer received to Iran’s proposal for swapping uranium

‘Iran has received no response to its nuclear proposal so far’ Tehran Times Political Desk anuary 7, 2010 TEHRAN – So far Iran has not received any response to its proposal for swapping its low-enriched uranium with 20 percent nuclear fuel in Japan, Brazil, Turkey, or on the Iranian island of Kish, MP Hossein Ebrahimi said on Wednesday. Continue reading →

January 7, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

Story on Iran’s ‘nuclear trigger’ – a forgery

US. intelligence judges the “nuclear trigger” document to be a forgery,

IRAN: New Revelations Tear Holes in Nuclear Trigger Story truthout 05 January 2010 by: Gareth Porter | Inter Press Service Washington – New revelations about two documents leaked to The Times of London to show that Iran is working on a “nuclear trigger” mechanism have further undermined the credibility of the document the newspaper had presented as evidence of a continuing Iranian nuclear weapons programme. Continue reading →

January 6, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Grave danger if USA strikes Iran’s nuclear sites

EU should steer US away from air strike on Iran IRISH TIMES OPINION : January 5, 2010 The regime in Iran is close to collapse and an attack by the West would only rally support behind it, writes SANDEEP GOPALAN “…….. Recent events in Iran have given a fillip to US hawks and there is talk of military action. This would be a terrible mistake. Continue reading →

January 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

USA’s nuclear deal rejected by Iran

Iran rejects nuclear swap deadline set by U.S.http://www.chinaview.cn 2009-12-24 Iran rejected the December deadline for Iran to accept uranium swap deal.

·Iran is still waiting for response to its nuclear fuel swap proposal.

·U.S. has threatened another UN sanctions if Iran does not abide by the year-end deadline.

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast on Wednesday rejected a nuclear swap deadline set by the United States, the state-run IRNA news agency reported……….. Continue reading →

December 24, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Danger of attack on Iran’s nuclear plants

Ex-Russian PM warns against attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities Ria Novosti 22 Dec 09
Any attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities would have “horrible and unpredictable consequences,” a former Russian prime minister said on Monday. Continue reading →

December 22, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Anxiety over Iran’s missile test

Iran raises nuclear tension with long-range missile test Open Security Rukeyya Khan, 16 December 2009 Iran said on Wednesday it had successfully tested what it called an upgraded version of its longest-range solid-fuel missile. Continue reading →

December 17, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Questions on Iran’s nuclear secrets

Leaked ‘memo’ suggests Iran’s nuclear secrets BBC News

By Jonathan Marcus 15 Dec 09
A leaked Iranian memo published by The Times newspaper suggests that Iran was actively working on the components of a nuclear bomb as recently as 2007.

Iran has always insisted its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes.

The BBC is unable to verify the authenticity of the document itself but, if is genuine, it reveals some uncomfortable issues for the Iranians……………If these documents are genuine, then even Moscow and Beijing may be far less willing to give Teheran the benefit of the doubt.

BBC News – Leaked ‘memo’ suggests Iran’s nuclear secrets

December 15, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Iran bluff and bluster over nuke plants

Iran nuke plans largely bluster, experts say By ALI AKBAR DAREINI and JASON KEYSER (AP) – TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s announcement of plans to build 10 more uranium enrichment facilities is largely bluster after a strong rebuke from the U.N.’s nuclear agency, analysts said Monday. Continue reading →

December 1, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Iran may be hiding more nuclear plants

IAEA suspicious of Iran Radio Netherlands 16 November 200

A leaked report of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency shows the organisation is concerned that Iran may have more nuclear power plants than currently known. Continue reading →

November 16, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Iran, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Russia to supply missiles to Iran

Iran urges Russia to fulfill missile supply contract TEHRAN Breaking News 24/7 Ria Novosti, IANS November 11th, 2009– Russia has to fulfill its contract on the supply of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran, Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said………… Continue reading →

November 12, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Iranian public unaware of facts on nuclear program

Iranians wrongly support nuclear program: analyst

Azerbaijan, Baku, 06.11.2009 /Trend News, T.Konyayeva/

The Iranians support the development of the country’s nuclear program and consider the issue to be a matter of pride, but know neither its possible military orientation nor its real price, Northeastern University Professor Kamran Dadkhah told Trend News in an e-mail. Continue reading →

November 10, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Iran still wanting nuclear weapons while Israel has them?

Russian diplomacy cools Iran’s nuclear ambitions, but for how long? Russia Today 29 October, 2009, Iran says it is ready to accept a proposal for its nuclear program that demands Tehran send its low-enriched uranium to Russia for processing. Should the global community feel more at ease?…… Continue reading →

October 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Iran wanting changes to uranium transfer plan

Iran to Demand Changes to Uranium Transfer Proposal, Report Says Global Security Newswire Oct. 27, 2009 * Iran intends to demand significant revisions to a U.N. proposal Continue reading →

October 28, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Iran, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Iran seems to be spurning a good nuclear deal

Dickering Over Uranium Tehran should love the U.S. offer on enrichment. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OCTOBER 24, 2009

One sign that an adversary isn’t serious about negotiating is when it rejects even your concessions. That seemed to be the case yesterday when Iran gave signs it may turn down an offer from Russia, Europe and the U.S. to let Tehran enrich its uranium under foreign supervision outside the country. The mullahs so far won’t take yes for an answer.

Tehran had previously looked set to accept the deal, which is hardly an obstacle to its nuclear program………………..the West’s enrichment offer is already a good one for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iran would give up one bomb’s worth—about 2,600 pounds—of uranium enriched at its facility in Natanz to the low level of 3.5%. Russia would then enrich the uranium further to 19.75% and someone, most likely France, would put the uranium into fuel rods for transfer back to Iran for ostensible use in a civilian nuclear reactor. Western officials say this would delay Iran’s efforts to get a bomb………………

Iran insists it won’t stop enriching uranium on its own, in violation of Security Council resolutions. Aside from rewarding Iran for past misbehavior by letting it use illegally enriched uranium, this deal fails to solve the problem it is intended to solve. That’s because as long as the Natanz facility continues to enrich uranium at its current rate of about 132 pounds a month, Iran will produce enough low-enriched uranium within the year for a bomb………….

The mullahs know that President Obama is eager to show diplomatic gains from his engagement strategy, and they are going to exploit that eagerness to get every possible concession. The one thing Iran has shown no desire to bargain over is its intention to become a nuclear power.

Iran To Turn Down Uranium Deal – WSJ.com

October 24, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Iran, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

ElBaradei: Iranian nuclear threat exaggerated

ElBaradei: Iranian nuclear threat hyped By JPOST.COM STAFF Oct 18, 2009Mohamed ElBaradei, outgoing chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, maintains that the danger posed by Iran’s nuclear program is being exaggerated, Continue reading →

October 19, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment