Reuters: Iran's navy can strike an enemy well beyond its shores and as far away as Bab al-Mandab, the southern entrance to the Red Sea that leads to the Suez Canal, an Iranian naval commander said on Thursday.
Iran says navy can strike well beyond its coast
UK envoy to Iran summoned over atom remarks
Reuters: The British ambassador was summoned to Iran's Foreign Ministry this week over British comments about Tehran's disputed nuclear work, state media said.
IAEA sits down to meeting on Iran, Syria
AFP: Allegations of illicit nuclear programmes by Syria and Iran came under the spotlight Thursday at a crunch meeting of the UN's atomic watchdog.
Iran urged to halt “crackdown” on women activists
Reuters: U.N. human rights investigators called on Iran on Thursday to end what they called a "crackdown" on women's rights activists who have been harassed and detained for seeking equal status in the Islamic Republic.
Russia to complete Iran nuclear plant in 2009 -Tass
Reuters: Russia will complete Iran's first nuclear power plant in 2009, Itar-Tass news agency quoted the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation as saying on Thursday.
Iran raises its enriching capability
New York Times: Iran said Wednesday its main uranium-enrichment plant was now equipped with 5,000 centrifuges — a sharp increase from the 4,000 it announced in August. machines that spin incredibly fast to enrich the element into nuclear fuel.
Outside View: Bush can get Iran legacy
UPI: Picture this: The year is 2011. President Barack Obama has managed to stabilize the housing and financial market chaos, but an adversary armed with nuclear weapons has demanded the U.S. military immediately remove its last two combat brigades from Iraq or see them ripped to shreds by a phantom army of insurgents.
Iran claims it has 5,000 machines to produce enriched uranium
Daily Telegraph: Iran has claimed that its nuclear programme now has 5,000 centrifuges to produce enriched uranium.
Rice sees no US diplomatic mission in Iran for now
Reuters: U.S. President George W. Bush will leave to his successor a decision on opening a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Iran after nearly 30 years of enmity, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday.
Iran says has 5,000 uranium enrichment centrifuges
Reuters: Iran now has 5,000 working uranium enrichment centrifuges, a senior official was quoted as saying on Wednesday, signalling an expansion of work the West fears is aimed at making nuclear bombs.
