New York Times: A week before Iran’s presidential election, atomic inspectors reported Friday that the country has sped up its production of nuclear fuel and increased its number of installed centrifuges to 7,200 — more than enough, weapon experts said, to make fuel for up to two nuclear weapons a year, if the country decided to use its facilities for that purpose.
Iran has centrifuge capacity for nuclear arms, report says
Iran nuclear program advancing, U.N. agency says
Los Angeles Times: Iran has significantly boosted its supply and output of reactor-grade nuclear material, according to a quarterly report issued Friday by the United Nations' arms control division. Credible threats and valid intelligence about Iran
HUMAN EVENTS: In his 21 May 2009 HUMAN EVENTS article, “Why Not Bomb Iran?” Rowan Scarborough offers a detailed assessment of intelligence challenges for bombing Iranian nuclear sites.
Iran increases uranium enrichment pace, defies UN inspectors
Bloomberg: Iran increased its rate of uranium production during the last three months and continued to stonewall United Nations nuclear inspectors investigating whether the country is concealing an atomic weapons program. Big oil watches Iran vote, but investment distant
Reuters: Iran's presidential election on June 12 may mark a small step toward the return of big oil's cash to the country's energy sector, but it could be years before investment flows freely. Clinton to attend G8 meeting alongside Iran: US
AFP: The United States confirmed Friday that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will attend a meeting of Group of Eight foreign ministers in Italy at the end of June alongside Iran's diplomatic mission. U.S. ready for “serious dialogue” with Iran: Obama
Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday the United States was ready to engage in "serious dialogue" with Iran and that the moment had come to work toward peace in the Middle East. Ex-nuke negotiator calls Ahmadinejad a ‘demagogue’
AP: Iran's former nuclear negotiator accused hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of distorting facts about the country's nuclear past to make himself look like a hero and win votes in next week's election. Iran air part sales trio jailed
BBC: Three arms smugglers who bought equipment for Top Gun-style F-14 fighter jets on eBay to illegally sell on to Iran have been jailed.
Iran offers to buy all of Shah Deniz gas
UPI: Iran moved forward with proposals to purchase the entire gas volume from the Azeri offshore Shah Deniz gas field, the Azeri energy minister said. 