AFP: Iran is continuing to buy parts for centrifuges abroad, often skirting sanctions and export controls, as it seeks to supply a program which the United States charges is secretly developing nuclear weapons, Western intelligence officials said.
Their comments this week came as the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency was set to meet Monday to assess its ongoing investigation into the Iranian program …
Iran Still Buying Centrifuge Parts Abroad: Intelligence Officials
Iran seen using EU to buy time to get atomic bomb
Reuters: Iran is using negotiations with the European Union’s “big three” on suspending sensitive nuclear activities to buy the time it needs to get ready to make atomic weapons, an Iranian exile and intelligence officials said.
Iran’s nuclear reactor faces more delays, Russian official says
Reuters: A senior Russian nuclear official said yesterday that an atomic reactor Moscow is building for Iran, long a stumbling block in Russian-US relations, faced further delays.
Diplomatic sources and specialists in Moscow have said President Vladimir Putin’s growing recognition of Washington’s concerns over Iran’s nuclear program have pressured the Kremlin into delaying until the International Atomic Energy Agency determines that Iran’s nuclear program is in compliance
with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
Bush Can’t Afford Inaction on Iran
Los Angeles Times: Hyped reports about an Israeli “mole” in the Pentagon are falling apart faster than the Kerry campaign. It now seems likely that the analyst in question was, at worst, guilty of mishandling a classified document, not espionage. According to news accounts, the memo he’s accused of passing to pro-Israel lobbyists called for U.S. support of Iranian dissidents trying to overthrow their dictatorial government. This may not be spy-novel stuff, but it does raise an important question: Why hasn’t President Bush implemented the recommendations reportedly contained in the Pentagon paper?
Allies Resist U.S. Efforts to Pressure Iran on Arms
New York Times: The Bush administration’s campaign to persuade Iran to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons programs is running into resistance among some allies and disputes over the seriousness of a new Iranian offer to suspend part of its activities, administration officials said Wednesday.
UK sets Iran deadline to end nuclear bomb work
The Guardian: The British government yesterday set a November ultimatum for Iran to suspend all activities linked to production of a nuclear bomb – a deadline that effectively marks the failure of more than a year of negotiations between Tehran and the European troika of Britain, France and Germany.
Britain’s nuclear deadline for Iran
Daily Telegraph: Britain last night gave Iran two months to come clean about its nuclear programme and halt work on enrichment of uranium or face a demand for United Nations sanctions.
Germany concerned over Iran’s nuclear programme
DPA: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Wednesday expressed alarm over Iran’s nuclear programme, but suggested
no new initiatives aimed at dealing with Teheran.
“It’s a great cause of concern,” said Schroeder in a speech to parliament.
Official talks of response, Daily offers withdrawal from NPT
Iran Focus: Hassan Rowhani, head of Irans Supreme National Security Council and Irans chief nuclear negotiator today threatened key European nations by stating on state television that Iran was ready to react if a harsh resolution was adopted condemning Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agencys (IAEA) Board of Governors upcoming meeting.
Official talks of response, Daily offers withdrawal from NPT
Iran Focus: Hassan Rowhani, head of Irans Supreme National Security Council and Irans chief nuclear negotiator today threatened key European nations by stating on state television that Iran was ready to react if a harsh resolution was adopted condemning Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agencys (IAEA) Board of Governors upcoming meeting.
