UPI: Syria says it has developed, with Iranian help, a surface-to-surface missile that could better target Israeli installations like airports and factories.
Syria develops new missile with Iran’s aid
U.S. ‘deeply disturbed’ by Iran nuclear reports
Reuters: An Iranian rocket launch and reports that Iran is testing an advanced centrifuge are “deeply disturbing” and strengthen the case for a third U.N. sanctions resolution against Tehran, a top U.S. official said on Friday.
Iran Qods Force infiltrates Iraq
Middle East Times: New information was brought to light Thursday revealing “an overwhelming amount of intelligence indicating a political-military buildup by Tehran’s mullahs, targeting not just the south, but the heart of Iraq.”
US warns Iran over nuclear centrifuges
AFP: A top US envoy warned Iran Friday that its pursuit of more advanced uranium-enriching technology would intensify the long-running international standoff over its disputed atomic drive.
Iran starts second atomic power plant – Tass
Reuters: Iran has started building a second atomic power plant in an oil-rich region near the border with Iraq, Iran’s Ambassador to Russia was quoted as saying on Friday by Itar-Tass news agency.
Correcting the CIA
New York Sun – Editorial: What a difference two months make. On December 3, when the director of national intelligence released an estimate of Iran’s nuclear program that said the Mullahs had suspended its bomb making in 2003, the left could barely contain its glee.
Iran plans to start building new nuclear plant, Interfax says
Bloomberg: Iran plans to start construction work on a second nuclear power station “in the near future,” Interfax reported, citing Iranian Ambassador Gholamreza Ansari.
Amnesty: Two sisters to be stoned to death in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Feb. 08 The international human rights group Amnesty International warned on Thursday that two sisters, Zohreh and Azar Kabiri-niat, were facing execution by stoning in Iran for adultery.
Amnesty: Two sisters to be stoned to death in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Feb. 08 The international human rights group Amnesty International warned on Thursday that two sisters, Zohreh and Azar Kabiri-niat, were facing execution by stoning in Iran for adultery.
Iran is reported to test new centrifuges to make atomic fuel
New York Times: Iran has reportedly begun to deploy a new generation of machinery to produce nuclear fuel, a development bound to intensify a debate in Washington about whether a recent National Intelligence Estimate accurately portrayed Tehrans progress toward the ability to build a nuclear weapon.
