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Iran Tells U.N. Agency of Nuclear Enrichment Plans

C.I. — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:46:01 +0000

FEB. 8 – “Officials from the United States, France and Russia called Monday for stronger measures against Tehran after Iran told the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency that it would begin enriching its stockpile of uranium to power a medical reactor in Tehran,” reports the New York Times.

State Dept: Iran’s Response ‘Inadequate’

C.I. — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:19:25 +0000

JAN. 19 – The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said Iran’s rejection of a proposal by six major powers to enrich uranium for a research reactor in Tehran was “inadequate,” Ynetnews reported this evening.

Times Online (UK): China Blocks Talks on Tackling Iran Nuclear Threat

C.I. — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:08:07 +0000

JAN. 18 – “A key meeting aimed at tackling Iran’s suspected nuclear arms programme has ended in failure after a low-level Chinese delegate blocked a new round of sanctions against the Islamic republic,” reports James Bone.

Iran: Six Nations’ Failure to Stiffen Sanctions is ‘Recognition’ of Iran’s Nuclear Rights

C.I. — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:14:52 +0000

JAN. 17 – Iran is branding the inability of the six nations to agree on stiffer Iran sanctions as a “natural failure” and proof that “the group recognizes Iran’s nuclear rights,” according to the IRNA news agency. See this AFP dispatch on the Ynetnews web site.

Six Nations Fail to Reach Agreement on New Iran Sanctions

C.I. — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:44:20 +0000

JAN. 17 – According to the Associated Press, representatives of six nations failed to come to agreement on imposing new sanctions against Iran.

On Sanctions, Military Action, and Underground Tunnels

C.I. — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:37:48 +0000

A wide-ranging interview with Raymond Tanter, the prominent Georgetown University lecturer and leading expert on U.S. policy options toward Iran.