AFP: The UN atomic watchdog sat down to a key meeting here Monday to discuss its investigations into alleged illicit nuclear work by both Iran and Syria.
UN nuclear watchdog begins key talks on Iran, Syria
U.S. says Iran has material for an atomic bomb
New York Times: The United States now believes that Iran has amassed enough uranium that with further purification could be used to build an atomic bomb, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff declared Sunday
Israel to focus on Iran threat in talks with Clinton
AFP: Israel will focus on Iran in talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her first official visit this week, the foreign ministry said on Monday.
Rebuilding Gaza pits Hamas against Abbas as Iran, U.S. clash
Bloomberg: At a Feb. 1 ceremony amid the rubble of a bombed-out mosque in the Gaza Strip, Hamas activists handed out cash payments of 4,000 euros ($5,100) to hundreds of Palestinians whose homes were destroyed during the 22-day war with Israel.
US fears that Iran has capability to build a nuclear bomb
The Guardian: Iran has enough fissile material to build one nuclear bomb, the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff said yesterday, underlining the gravity of the toughest foreign policy issue facing the Obama administration.
Adm. Mullen says Iran has material for bomb
Wall Street Journal: A senior Pentagon official said Iran has amassed enough fissile material to produce at least one nuclear weapon, signaling a growing international consensus on the extent of Tehran's nuclear activities.
Iran dismisses concerns about nuclear material
AP: Iran's Foreign Ministry has dismissed concerns about how much fissile material Iran has by saying the country does not plan to develop a nuclear weapon.
Iran says US journalist worked illegally in country
Reuters: Iran said on Monday a U.S. freelance journalist, whose father said was detained more than a month ago, had been working illegally in the Islamic Republic.
Radio reporter from the U.S. is held by Iran
New York Times: Iran has arrested an Iranian-American reporter who worked for National Public Radio and other news organizations out of Iran, her father told N.P.R. on Sunday.
Iran has ‘enough material’ to make nuclear bomb
AFP: Iran has enough fissile material to build a nuclear bomb, top US military officer Admiral Mike Mullen said on Sunday, marking the first time the United States has made such an assessment.


