UPI: Germany accused Iran of violating international law on its nuclear program and urged Arabs not to use Israel’s nuclear arsenal to justify Iran.
German FM: Iran violated international law
Targeting Iran’s nuclear threat
Washington Times – Editorial: In technical terms, the U.S. military has the ability to inflict major damage to Iran’s nuclear weapons program, potentially setting it back for years. That’s the general view of military strategists in the United States and Israel.
West tells Russia it won’t press to penalize Iran now
New York Times: The United States and Europe, seeking Russia’s help in bringing Iran’s nuclear activities before the United Nations Security Council for review, have assured Russian officials that they are not pressing for sanctions against Iran right now, American and European diplomats said Wednesday.
Clinton calls for sanctions against Iran
AP: Sen. Hillary Clinton called for United Nations sanctions against Iran as it resumes its nuclear program and faulted the Bush administration for “downplaying” the threat.
The mullahs’ war games
Washington Times: The mullahs’ desire to be the world’s newest atomic power is only the most visible manifestation of its decades-old plan to isolate Saudi Arabia and to pressure the United States to reduce its presence in Southwest Asia. In fact, Iran has been implementing a long-term operation to secure choke points in the strategic waterways in the Central Region; developing nuclear weapons is simply the icing on the cake.
Iran says Europe has no right to freeze its assets
Reuters: Europe has no right to freeze Iran’s overseas assets and would spark a damaging capital flight from European banks if it did so, Iran said on Thursday, sending another ominous warning about the impact of possible sanctions.
U.S., EU reject further talks with Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 19 The United States and the European Union rejected on Wednesday an Iranian offer to conduct a fresh round of talks between the EU-3 Britain, France, and Germany and the Islamic Republic over the latters suspected nuclear weapons program.
U.S., EU reject further talks with Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 19 The United States and the European Union rejected on Wednesday an Iranian offer to conduct a fresh round of talks between the EU-3 Britain, France, and Germany and the Islamic Republic over the latters suspected nuclear weapons program.
Iran envoy says too late to stop nuclear research
Reuters: It may be too late to stop Iran’s nuclear research programme even if the country’s government and parliament wanted to, a top Iranian envoy said on Wednesday in an interview with a Russian radio station.
Irans FM mocks EU threat of Security Council action
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan.18 Irans Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki mocked on Wednesday European threats to refer the Islamic Republic to the United Nations Security Council over its suspected nuclear weapons program, claiming that there was only a weak risk factor of the case ending up at the top international security body.
