The Times: IRAN is just months away from having the capability to enrich uranium for a nuclear bomb, Western diplomatic sources said yesterday.
Iran said seeking nuke bomb “booster”
Reuters: Iranian agents are negotiating with a Russian company to buy a substance that can boost nuclear explosions in atomic weapons, according to an intelligence agency report being circulated by diplomats.
No Progress in Nuclear Talks With Iran
Washington Post: A meeting yesterday between European and Iranian officials over Tehran’s suspect nuclear program ended with the sides agreeing to continue discussions, but Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said it is increasingly likely the matter will have to be brought to the U.N. Security Council.
Iran at the brink
The Guardian: Last October’s Tehran agreement between Iran and the foreign ministers of the big three European powers – Britain, France and Germany – was hailed at the time as a breakthrough.
Iran “insists” on enriching uranium
Reuters: Iran, intensifying a standoff over its nuclear programs, has told European officials it will not back down on its right to proceed with uranium enrichment, a senior U.S. official says.
U.S. Says Iran Must Cooperate on Nuclear Program
Reuters: The Bush administration warned Iran on Monday that it would face rising international pressure if it refused to back down on its nuclear program, saying Tehran would be isolated if it continued on that path.
Inspectors, diplomats: Iran acquiring nuclear materials
USA Today: The brewing problem of Iran’s apparent plan to make nuclear weapons is approaching a flash point, threatening to create another explosive situation for Americans in the Middle East and spark a regional arms race.
Unease builds with rise of Iran
Boston Globe: Before the US military marched to Baghdad to take out Saddam Hussein’s regime, Iraqi and Iranian exiles warned the US government of an unintended consequence the coming war in Iraq could bring: the rise of Iran.
Iran rebels say US-led coalition has granted them protected status in Iraq
AFP: Iran’s main armed opposition group said that the US-led coalition had granted its militants in Iraq protected status, despite its listing as a terrorist organization by both Washington and its key allies.
US urges sanctions against Iran
Jerusalem Post: The US Senate late Thursday passed unanimously a resolution urging the International Atomic Energy Agency to refer to the UN Security Council Iranian violations of their pledge not to pursue nuclear weapons.
