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Iran’s President Moves Ahead on Uranium Processing

C.I. — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:00:09 +0000

FEB. 7 – “Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ordered the nation’s atomic energy agency on Sunday to begin producing a special form of uranium that can be used to power a medical reactor in Tehran, but that could also move the country much closer to possessing fuel usable in nuclear weapons,” reports the New York Times.

Ahmadinejad Promises ‘New Developments’ in Nuclear Fuel Upgrade

C.I. — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:54:41 +0000

JAN. 24 – “Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday there would soon be what he called ‘happy news’ about developments in Iran’s nuclear programs, but did not elaborate,” according to Haaretz.

Ahmadinejad Will Gain From Sanctions, Iranian Official Says

C.I. — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:53:14 +0000

JAN. 21 – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government will only grow stronger should U.S.-led sanctions aimed at stopping Iran’s nuclear-development program be implemented, according a report by Bloomberg citing an official from the country.

Ynetnews: Knesset to Push for Intl. Claims Against Ahmadinejad

C.I. — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:24:18 +0000

JAN. 20 - ”Kadima MK Yohanan Plesner is working on pushing an international parliamentary initiative in hopes of leading to legal measures against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,” reportsYnetnews.

Ahmadinejad Hails Iran’s Nuclear Progress

C.I. — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:52:47 +0000

JAN. 16 – Iran’s nuclear achievements will force its enemies to capitulate, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday, according to a dispatch in Rianovosti.

Iranian President Ahmadinejad on Nuclear Program: ‘We Won’t Back Down’

C.I. — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:19:15 +0000

JAN. 9- AFP reports on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s defiant declaration, today, broadcast live on Iranian state television, that his country will not back down “one iota” in the face of international pressures over its nuclear program.