Iran Focus: Washington, Apr. 29 United States President George W. Bush said during a press conference yesterday that Iran could no be trusted with enriching uranium as part of its nuclear program, after he was questioned on Russias decision to sell nuclear fuel for Iranian reactors. See, what they (Russia) recognize is that — what America recognizes, and what Great Britain, France, and Germany recognize, is that we can’t trust the Iranians when it comes to enriching uranium, …
Bush questions Irans nuclear ambitions
Bush questions Irans nuclear ambitions
Iran Focus: Washington, Apr. 29 United States President George W. Bush said during a press conference yesterday that Iran could no be trusted with enriching uranium as part of its nuclear program, after he was questioned on Russias decision to sell nuclear fuel for Iranian reactors. See, what they (Russia) recognize is that — what America recognizes, and what Great Britain, France, and Germany recognize, is that we can’t trust the Iranians when it comes to enriching uranium, …
Rafsanjani says Iran will pursue nuclear progamme ‘at all costs’
AFP: Iran’s powerful former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani insisted Friday ahead of renewed talks with Europe that Tehran would pursue its atomic energy programme including uranium enrichment “at all costs”. “Iran wants to possess all the branches of nuclear technology, including enrichment, and it will do so at all costs,” he said at the weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran.
US consults Germans on reported Iranian shipment
AFP: The United States has sought clarification from Germany on the reported shipment of a German crane for possible use in Iran’s missile program, a senior State Department official said Thursday. “It’s something we’re following, something
we’re talking about,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. “We’re in contact with the Germans abut it.”
European Parliament censures Iran rights abuses
Iran Focus: Brussels, Apr. 29 The European Parliament adopted a resolution yesterday, calling on Iran to end its increasing human rights violations. The EP resolution said
that it was very concerned that the human rights situation has deteriorated in the last two years and calls on the Iranian authorities to make a serious commitment to reversing this trend.
European Parliament censures Iran rights abuses
Iran Focus: Brussels, Apr. 29 The European Parliament adopted a resolution yesterday, calling on Iran to end its increasing human rights violations. The EP resolution said
that it was very concerned that the human rights situation has deteriorated in the last two years and calls on the Iranian authorities to make a serious commitment to reversing this trend.
Iran Hints Talks on Ending Its Nuclear Program Are Near Collapse
New York Times: A day before major negotiations were to resume in London over Iran’s nuclear program, the foreign minister increased the pressure for a quick deal, warning that his country would resume uranium enrichment if there was no progress Friday in the discussions.
Russia plans nuke fuel shipments to Iran mid-2005
Reuters: The Russian nuclear fuel trader TVEL should start fuel shipments for a Moscow-built nuclear reactor in Iran six months before the unit becomes operational in early 2006, a senior company official said on Thursday. Russia is building a 1,000-megawatt nuclear plant in Iran despite strong opposition from the United States, which believes Iran could use Russian know-how to make nuclear weapons.
Ship en route to Iran tests WMD proliferation deal
Reuters: A German crane on a ship to Iran is testing a U.S.-led global agreement to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
Three weeks after the ship left Hamburg and a day before it was due in Iran, it appeared unlikely that Germany or the U.S. navy could stop the crane being delivered to what Berlin has belatedly identified as a blacklisted Iranian company suspected of making ballistic missiles.
Iran ‘pessimistic’ ahead of EU nuclear talks
AFP: A key Iranian negotiator Thursday said Tehran was “very pessimistic” on the eve of new talks on his country’s controversial nuclear programme with the EU which he said had been dragging its feet. “Up until now and from the start of the process, especially since the Paris meeting (March 23), the Europeans have not undertaken any serious step to bring it to a close,” said Hossein Mussavian, spokesman for the negotiating team.
