Ahmad Khatami, a senior cleric, said Iran will produce its own nuclear fuel if the IAEA agreement collapses. Russia said the Bushehr nuclear plant will come online by the end of the year. Russia purportedly agreed to ship the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system.
The IAEA censured Iran for failing to cooperate with inquiries on its nuclear program. Iran filed new espionage charges against a jailed Iranian-American scholar. Iran seized the Nobel Prize for Human Rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi and froze her bank account.
The head of the IAEA said he is “disappointed” by Iran’s lack of cooperation on the nuclear issue. Iran’s envoy to the IAEA said any UN resolution would “damage the currently constructive atmosphere.” Iran and Venezuela signed 12 Memorandums of Understanding as President Ahmedinejad completes his state visit.
President Ahmedinejad said Iran is ready to cooperate with Brazil to build nuclear plants. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran’s top priority is confronting “soft warfare which is aimed at creating doubt, discord and pessimism among the mass of people.” Seven recently detained Jundallah members will be tried in court.
Iran expanding effort to stifle the opposition
The world’s six major powers reportedly have a draft resolution on Iran’s nuclear program. Iran said it may take legal action against Russia if it fails to deliver the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system. A Belgian man pleaded guilty to conspiring to transfer aircraft parts to Iran.
A senior cleric said ballistic missiles will land in Tel Aviv and the commander of the Revolutionary Guards Corps Air Force said “Israeli warplanes will be completely destroyed,” if Iran’s nuclear facilities are attacked. Iran’s Central Bank removed the US dollar from its currency basket and replaced it with the euro.
Gulf arms race triggered by Iranian aggression
The military has launched an expansive military war game designed to show it can protect the country’s nuclear facilities. Iran temporarily freed a reformer after he posted $700,000 in bail. Opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said anti-government protesters were willing to “pay any price.”
Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear sites
Iran plans to launch a satellite by 2011. President Ahmedinejad said Iran’s enemies are “on verge of collapse” while two senior clerics said the US actions to freeze assets of the Alvi Foundation are signs of hostility. A UN committee condemned Iran’s targeting of political opponents after the presidential election.
The IAEA announced a second visit to the nuclear site in Qom. In a meeting in South Korea, President Obama warned Tehran of consequences for rejecting the nuclear fuel deal. In a speech to the public in Tabriz, President Ahmadinejad said Iran embraces “constructive” interaction with the world.
Foreign Minister Mottaki suggested a “simultaneous swap” of nuclear material for nuclear fuel. Iran’s chief of staff warned Saudi Arabia over its military offensive against Shiite Yemeni rebels. Tehran sentenced five post-election protesters to death.
An IAEA report suspected that there are additional nuclear facilities hidden in Iran. President Obama warned Iran that there are “consequences” for their lack of cooperation with the IAEA. Iran extended trade cooperation with Tajikistan.
UN: Once-secret Iran nuclear site to start in 2011
The US and Russia agreed to push Iran on its nuclear program. The IAEA issued its latest report on the status of Iran’s nuclear program. President Ahmadinejad said that his country’s right to nuclear energy is non-negotiable.
Obama presses Iran on atomic deal, Tehran defiant
Western diplomats said the Qom nuclear plant is seven years old. The US government moved to seize property with ties to Tehran. An Iranian exile group reported the creation of a new domestic intelligence agency created by Khamenei.
President Ahmadinejad vowed to protect the Islamic Republic’s nuclear assets. Iran called on Russia to fulfill a missile sales deal for an S-300 system. A Pakistani Iranian consulate worker was shot in Peshawar, Pakistan.
At the United Nations, the US condemned Iran and accused the country of violating a UN arms embargo by secretly sending weapons to Syria. Israel has released documents that show Iran is linked to the arms shipment. Hundreds of members of the Basij militia called for the extradition of Arash Hejazi, the alleged witness of […]
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Ahmadinejad called for “radical changes” in the global economic order based on Islamic principles. Foreign Minister Mottaki called on regional states to avoid interference in Yemen’s internal affairs. Iran accused three US hikers of espionage.
Tehran charged three Americans who crossed the border from Iraq with spying. Iran ignored several back-channel attempts by the IAEA to salvage the nuclear deal. Iran also warned Russia to follow through with the delivery of the S-300 air defense system.
Iranian becomes hero after criticising Ayatollah Khamenei to his face
The IAEA reported that Iranian scientists may have tested components of the nuclear warhead. Mohamed ElBaradei said IAEA inspectors found “nothing to be worried about” at the Qom nuclear site. Japanese and Canadian journalists have been arrested for reporting on the Nov. 4 riots.
Competing protesters took to the streets to commemorate the US embassy takeover 30 years ago. Iranian security forces arrested an Agence France Presse reporter covering Wednesday’s rally. UN nuclear chief Mohamed El Baradei said the goal of Tehran’s nuclear program is to allow the country to be seen as a regional power.
Protesters clashed with government forces on the anniversary of the US embassy takeover in Tehran. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei rejected US offers for further negotiations and said any attempt to negotiate is “naive and perverted.” Littoral states gathered to discuss legal issues surrounding the Caspian Sea.
Iran hangs Sunni rebel
US Secretary of State Clinton urged Tehran to stick to the IAEA nuclear deal. The US Congress will publish an extensive study on Iranian military power. Kuwait announced its support for Iran’s “peaceful nuclear program.”
Tehran wants the IAEA to form a panel to review the plan to send nuclear fuel abroad. Two allies of opposition leader Karoubi were freed on bail. Iranian police made plans to confront illegal protests on the 30th anniversary of the US embassy seizure.