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NUCLEAR WHACK-A-MOLE

Iran Won't Let Uranium Go Abroad After All

Despite cooperation pledge, Tehran nixes key piece of deal

Oct 29, 09 7:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran looks to be backtracking on a key piece of the deal struck in multi-party talks last week over its nuclear program, deciding it doesn’t want most of its uranium sent abroad for reprocessing. “The key issue is that Iran does not agree to export its lightly enriched... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • International Atomic Energy Agency • uranium enrichment • nuclear enrichment • nuclear fuel

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 Iran OKs Nuke Deal, 
 Will Give Up Uranium 

Tehran said to be giving nuclear material to Russia

Oct 21, 09 7:43 AM CDT
(AP) - Iran has agreed to a draft deal on its nuclear program, the UN's nuclear watchdog announced today. The International Atomic Energy Agency said that Iran, the US, Russia, and France had agreed to the deal but gave no details. According to diplomats, however, the agreement would see the country ship... More »

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Iran • IAEA • nuclear program • International Atomic Energy Agency • uranium • nuclear enrichment • enriched uranium

 Iran to Allow 
 Inspectors 
 at Qom Site 
 on Oct. 25 

IAEA head says Tehran is moving toward 'transparency and cooperation' on nuclear issue

Oct 5, 09 2:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran will allow UN inspectors into the newly-disclosed nuclear facility near the city of Qom on October 25, the head of the IAEA said yesterday, a day after arriving in Tehran. Iran and the West seem to be “shifting gears from confrontation into transparency and cooperation," he added... More »

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Iran • IAEA • uranium enrichment • nuclear enrichment • nuclear sites • Mohamed ElBaradei • Qom

Iran, Western Powers Schedule More Nuclear Talks

Inspector may visit Qom site within weeks

Oct 1, 09 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Talks in Geneva today over Iran’s nuclear program ended with a firmer commitment from Tehran to allow international inspectors into the newly disclosed enrichment site at Qom and an agreement to continue negotiations by the end of the month. The EU’s foreign policy representative said inspectors may be... More »

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Iran • IAEA • nuclear weapons • negotiation • negotiations • nuclear enrichment • Qom

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 Iran Confirms Secret 
 2nd Nuclear Lab 

Tehran preempts Obama accusation, admits to underground enrichment site

Sep 25, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran confirmed today that it has built a second uranium enrichment site in an underground facility hidden from weapons inspectors—a revelation coming just hours before Barack Obama and other Western leaders were prepared to disclose it. The US has been tracking the secret project for years, officials say, but... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • IAEA • nuclear weapons • sanctions • nuclear program • International Atomic Energy Agency • nuclear enrichment • G20 • Qom

Russia Puts Kibosh on Iranian Nuclear Sanctions

Calls Iran 'a partner that has never harmed Russia'

Sep 11, 09 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia wouldn’t support another round of tough UN sanctions against Iran, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday, throwing a major wrench into Barack Obama’s Middle East strategy. It’s also a sign that Obama’s plan to “reset” relations with Moscow is on the rocks. “We’... More »

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Iran • Russia • Sergei Lavrov • nuclear enrichment • UN sanctions • UN Security Council

Iran Nuclear Talks Stall; Sanctions Loom

Stalemate seen as Ahmadinejad refuses more negotiations

Sep 7, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran looks set to face another round of international sanctions as nuclear talks have reached an impasse and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad refuses to discuss a compromise, reports the Guardian. Mohamed ElBaradei, who heads the UN nuclear watchdog, said today Iran has not suspended enrichment activities and continues to be uncooperative with... More »

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Iran • United Nations • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • IAEA • nuclear weapons • International Atomic Energy Agency • uranium enrichment • nuclear inspections • nuclear enrichment • Obama administration • Mohamed ElBaradei • President Obama

(Newser) - The European Union is “disqualified” from participating in further nuclear talks with Iran, the country’s top general said today, accusing it of “interference” in post-election riots. At the same time, the EU is considering withdrawing its ambassadors in response to the arrest of nine British embassy staffers... More »

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Iran • diplomacy • European Union • nuclear enrichment • Britain

Obama Pushes Global Uranium Fuel Bank

Shared supply would undercut Iran's claims of 'peaceful' enrichment

Jun 9, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has proposed the creation of a global supply of uranium that would allow nations to obtain fuel for civilian nuclear power but would curtail rogue states' ability to build weapons. An international bank could hamper Iran's efforts to justify its covert enrichment program, the Boston Globe reports. "... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • nuclear power • IAEA • nuclear weapons • International Atomic Energy Agency • uranium enrichment • uranium • nuclear enrichment

 US: Iran Has Enough 
 Uranium for a Bomb 

Iran's step forward worries Mullen, many others

Mar 1, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Iran has enriched enough uranium to make a nuclear bomb, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mike Mullen told State of the Union today. "Iran having nuclear weapons, is a very very bad outcome—for the region and for the world," Mullen said. A recent report by the IAEA... More »

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Iran • diplomacy • Joint Chiefs of Staff • IAEA • Adm. Mike Mullen • nuclear enrichment • enriched uranium

OPINION

Want to Stop Iran, President Obama? Cut Its Gas Supply

Limited refining capacity is chink in Tehran's armor—and opportunity for US

Nov 13, 08 12:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Could Barack Obama petro-blackmail Iran on its nuclear ambitions? Former State Department official Orde Kittrie thinks so. Despite abundant crude oil, limited refining capacity forces Iran to import 40% of its gasoline, Kittrie explains in the Wall Street Journal. And though none of its main suppliers are based in the... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • oil • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • sanctions • nuclear enrichment • gasoline prices • President Obama • Orde Kittrie

OPINION

Iran Cannot Be Allowed to Go Nuclear

Next president must prevent proliferation,
no matter the cost

Oct 23, 08 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US must prevent Iran from going nuclear, even if it means military intervention, write Daniel Coats and Charles Robb, heads of a bipartisan think tank on the issue. “An Islamic Republic of Iran with nuclear weapons capability would be strategically untenable,” they argue. Even if Iran doesn’... More »

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Iran • nuclear proliferation • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • nuclear weapons • nuclear enrichment

 Iran Nabs 'Spying' Pigeons 

Two birds arrested near Natanz nuclear site

Oct 21, 08 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two pigeons are under arrest in Iran after the alleged avian spies were found hovering near the nation's uranium-enrichment plant at Natanz, the Telegraph reports. The first, a black one, was caught wearing espionage gear—a metal ring held by “invisible” strings. The birds may have been communicating what... More »

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World to Iran: More Sanctions in Store

Move follows missed deadline concerning nuclear program

Aug 4, 08 6:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran faces new global sanctions after ignoring an offer designed to halt its uranium enrichment program, the AP reports. In a move intended to boost international pressure, the UN Security Council's permanent members, plus Germany, agreed today that their only option is to turn up the heat. "Iran has... More »

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Ahmadinejad Upbeat Despite Sanction Threats

Deadlocked nuke talks a 'step forward,'
insists Iranian prez

Jul 20, 08 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - After nuclear talks in Geneva ended in a deadlock yesterday, major powers gave Iran a two-week deadline to halt uranium enrichment or face tougher EU and UN sanctions, Reuters reports. But Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today presented an upbeat analysis of the discussions. "Any negotiation that takes place is... More »

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Iran • United Nations • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • European Union • Javier Solana • uranium enrichment • Geneva • nuclear enrichment • Saeed Jalili • international sanctions • William Burns

Iranian Official Balks at Start of 6-Nation Talks

Delegate promises 'no chance' of suspension of uranium enrichment

Jul 19, 08 7:40 AM CDT
(AP) - Tehran has ruled out freezing its uranium enrichment program, casting doubt over the value of talks between Iran and six world powers less than an hour after they started. The Geneva talks—with the US in attendance for the first time—had raised expectations of possible compromise on a formula... More »

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Iran • United States • uranium enrichment • nuclear enrichment • six party talks • UN sanctions • UN Security Council

Iran Considering Nuclear Talks: Foreign Minister

New incentives could bring Tehran to table, enrichment freeze

Jul 2, 08 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran’s foreign minister turned heads yesterday with optimistic talk about nuclear negotiations with the international community, the Wall Street Journal reports. Tehran is “carefully examining” an offer of economic incentives, Manouchehr Mottaki said, and won’t rule out halting enrichment work during negotiations. “We see the potential... More »

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Iran • nuclear • negotiation • diplomat • nuclear enrichment • nuclear disarmament • Manouchehr Mottaki

US: Israeli Exercise
Was Dry Run for Iran Strike

Israel 'ready' to hit Iran's nuke facilities if talks fail

Jun 20, 08 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A recent Israeli exercise looked to US officials very much like a rehearsal for a strike on Iran, the New York Times reports.  The Pentagon also believes the massive exercise in the first week of June, involving over a hundred fighter jets, was a message to the world... More »

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Iran • Israel • fighter jet • nuclear enrichment • nuclear facilities

Bush, Sarkozy Warn Iran Over Spurned Nuke Offer

Tehran turns down 6-nation deal to stop enriching uranium

Jun 14, 08 8:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran said no to an incentive offer today to stop making uranium, sparking a warning from President Bush and Nicolas Sarkozy not to build nuclear weapons, the AP reports. "Our allies understand that a nuclear-armed Iran is incredibly destabilizing," Bush said. Even before an EU official delivered the... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Nicolas Sarkozy • nuclear weapons • nuclear enrichment • George W. Bush

Amid Pressure, Helping Iran on Nuke Power More Popular

Diplomats, legislators back idea of international enrichment; Bush again lashes out

Jun 10, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even as US and European leaders warned today of new sanctions, a controversial plan to help Iran build an internationally run nuclear enrichment facility is gaining traction in Washington, the Boston Globe reports. The Bush administration rejected the proposal from MIT scientists 3 years ago, but now legislators from both... More »

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Iran • nuclear proliferation • United Nations • nuclear enrichment • nuclear facilities

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