An attack on Iran remains a terrifying possibility, as a desperate flight forward by the Anglo-American coalition from an already hopeless situation in Iraq.
Posted by smeddum on September 7, 2008
Iran rejects French warning it risks Israeli strike
Sat Sep 6, 2008 8:02am
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran dismissed on Saturday a warning by France’s president that the Islamic Republic was taking a dangerous gamble over its nuclear program because one day its arch-foe Israel could strike.
Government spokesman Gholamhossein Elham accused Israel of threatening global peace but reiterated Tehran’s publicly stated view that it was not in a position to attack Iran. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on August 28, 2008
(source: CASMII)
CASMII Press Release
22 August 2008
Statement by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Iran’s nuclear issue
The XV Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Tehran on 27-30 July 2008 issued a statement in support of Iran’s nuclear programme, which has just been circulated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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Posted by smeddum on August 24, 2008
TEHRAN (IRNA) — Russian Ambassador to Tehran Alexander Sadovnikov said on Saturday that Moscow has never sought any new resolution against Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.
Talking to IRNA, he expressed the hope that Iran’s all-out cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency would help find a logical and realistic solution to the issue.
On the Caspian Sea issues, the ambassador said Iran and Russia share identical views regarding the affairs related to the Caucasus region, including those of the Caspian Sea. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on August 17, 2008
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran said it successfully launched its first domestically produced satellite into orbit on Sunday, a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive.
“President (Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad was at the lanch of the communications satellite Omid (Hope) from Iran’s space station,” government spokesman Gholamhossein Elham said, according to the Fars news agency.
“It was launched into space on his order,” it added.
A statement from the Iranian armed forces said it was the first launch of the domestically-built satellite, the official news agency IRNA reported. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on August 5, 2008
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Posted by smeddum on August 3, 2008
NAM backs Iran’s right to acquire peaceful nuclear energy
Posted: 2008/08/02
Mathaba
The 15th meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement ”NAM” foreign ministers wound up on Wednesday releasing a final statement and two documents on Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities and the Zimbabwe crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on July 31, 2008
President urges developing states to fight un bias
Compiled by Daily Star staff
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issued a verbal double-whammy against world powers on Tuesday, saying that global powerbrokers were in decline – making way for a larger role for developing nations to play in the international arena – and hitting out against what he labeled bias by the UN Security Council.
“The great powers are in the process of decline. Their influence is waning. They have reached the end of their era, we are at the threshold of a new era,” he told a ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Tehran.
“The major powers are on a descending course. The extent of their influence drops day by day. They are approaching the end of their era,” Ahmadinejad told the gathering. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on July 22, 2008
Asian Times
By Hossein Askari
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks to the Israeli parliament, talking of peace and vowing to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. United States President George W Bush promises to protect US allies in the Middle East from external aggression. French President Nicholas Sarkozy assures Israel of his country’s unflinching support and protection to live in peace.
Western leaders pledge their opposition to nuclear proliferation and promise to protect all countries from attack; they declare a goal of peace and stability in the Middle East, and promise to
work tirelessly for a more democratic Middle East that embraces the rule of law. This is what they say. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on July 16, 2008
Ewen MacAskil
16th July, 2008
The US is planning to establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran for the first time in 30 years, a remarkable turnaround in policy by president George Bush who has pursued a hawkish approach to Iran throughout his time in office.
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Posted by seumasach on July 14, 2008
IRNA
14th July,2008
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday predicted end of the US empire saying that the world countries should get ready for a situation when the US hegemony perishes.
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Posted by seumasach on July 10, 2008
Gareth Porter(Asia Times)
10th July, 2008
WASHINGTON – A 15-page paper on the process requirements for casting and machining of uranium metal into hemispherical forms – said to useful only for making the core of a nuclear weapon – has been raised by the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in recent months as evidence of an alleged Iranian intention to build nuclear weapons.
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