Reuters: Twenty five nations took part in a U.S.-led naval exercise on Monday in waters not far from Iran aimed at training forces to block the transport of weapons of mass destruction and related equipment.
U.S., allies hold anti-WMD drill at Iran’s doorstep
Iran nuclear plans still a “serious concern”: IAEA
Reuters: Iran has yet to satisfy U.N. watchdogs that its nuclear program seeks only to produce electric power and not bombs, the head of the U.N. nuclear agency told the General Assembly on Monday.
Food for thought: why is Iran so intransigent?
Iran Focus – Opinion: Is it ideological? Is it driven by factional infighting? Or may be its just suicidal? Whatever its cause, the Iranian leaderships repeated rejection of Western governments offers of compromise has confounded veteran pundits and Iran watchers around the world. No one seems to be sure what the clerical rulers of Iran are up to.
Food for thought: why is Iran so intransigent?
Iran Focus – Opinion: Is it ideological? Is it driven by factional infighting? Or may be its just suicidal? Whatever its cause, the Iranian leaderships repeated rejection of Western governments offers of compromise has confounded veteran pundits and Iran watchers around the world. No one seems to be sure what the clerical rulers of Iran are up to.
Will Russia ever learn its Iran lesson?
Iran Focus – Opinion: London, Oct. 29 From Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin, the history of Russo-Iranian relations can rightfully claim to be the worlds longest, if not the most heart-rending, tragedy; a painful, tortuous journey from icy domination to bitter estrangement, remarkably spanning over three centuries without a flickering moment of mutual love, let alone a lackluster honeymoon.
Iran set on enrichment, Gulf maneuvers on
UPI: Iran reaffirmed its determination to enrich uranium as the U.S. led a naval training exercise in Gulf waters aimed at blocking the smuggling of nuclear weapons.
Iran draft resolution circulated at U.N.
UPI: Sponsors circulated a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran Friday evening, calling on Tehran to immediately suspend uranium enrichment activities.
Iran says sanctions will hurt others
Reuters: Iran said on Monday sanctions the United Nations might impose over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme would cause problems for the country but would hurt others too.
Will Russia ever learn its Iran lesson?
Iran Focus – Opinion: London, Oct. 29 From Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin, the history of Russo-Iranian relations can rightfully claim to be the worlds longest, if not the most heart-rending, tragedy; a painful, tortuous journey from icy domination to bitter estrangement, remarkably spanning over three centuries without a flickering moment of mutual love, let alone a lackluster honeymoon.
Iran launches nationwide population census
AP: More than 90,000 surveyors began the largest census of the Iranian population in decades, state-run radio reported Saturday.
