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United States, Allies Move Toward Sanctions Against Iran
14 hours ago ago from All Things News
Straight from Fox News : The United States and its allies are stepping up their rhetoric against Iran, warning that they will impose international sanctions, possibly in a matter of weeks, if the country continues with its nuclear program. // The United States and its allies are stepping up their rhetoric against Iran, warning that they will impose international sanctions, possibly in a matter of weeks, if the country ...
Related contentWaPo : Iran Nukes? Official Washington has resigned itself to pursuing a containment policy
17 hours ago ago from Villagers with Torches
Iran is proceeding with an aggressive nuclear weapons program, and a few dogged holdouts notwithstanding, much of the Obama administration has come to terms with that reality. Official Washington has resigned itself to pursuing a containment policy that some argue will limit Iran's ability to proliferate, terrorize and otherwise exploit being a nuclear power. But it is wrong to think a nuclear Iran can be contained. The containment ...
Related contentChina Cancels Six-Nation Talks on Iranian Nuclear Program
4 hours ago ago from International Relations
A meeting of representatives of the Iran Six due next week to discuss Tehran's nuclear program has been canceled at China's request, Iran's ISNA news agency said on Tuesday. The meeting between diplomats from Russia, the United States, Britain, China, Germany and France was scheduled for December 22. A teleconference will be held in place of the face-to-face talks. The five permanent members of the UN Security ...
Related contentIran dismisses further sanctions as 'unjust and political' - Summary
20 hours ago ago from Al-Darb Diya (DDMA)
Sat, 12 Dec 2009 Tehran - Iran said Saturday that any further United Nations sanctions over its controversial nuclear programs were "unjust and political," ISNA news agency reported. The European Union and the US announced on Friday that they were prepared to push for more UN sanctions against Iran should the Islamic Republic refuse to cooperate with foreign demands on its nuclear projects. "The countries (planning the sanctions) know ...
Related contentIran’s Has the Nuclear Trigger
14 hours ago ago from Bible Prophecy Update
Catherine Philip Confidential intelligence documents obtained by The Times show that Iran is working on testing a key final component of a nuclear bomb. The notes, from Iran’s most sensitive military nuclear project, describe a four-year plan to test a neutron initiator, the component of a nuclear bomb that triggers an explosion. Foreign intelligence agencies date them to early 2007, four years after Iran was thought to have ...
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Rattled by Iran, Arab Regimes Draw Closer to the U.S.
19 hours ago ago from TIME.com - World
SEARCH TIME.COM Full Archive Covers Videos Rattled by Iran, Arab Regimes Draw Closer to the U.S. By Vivienne Walt / Manama Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 President Ahmadinejad, left, and President Obama From left: Ricardo Moraes / Reuters; Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Share Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has been "the best recruiting officer" for ...
Related contentHouse Votes To Expand Sanctions On Iran, Focuses On Oil
4 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
WASHINGTON The House voted Tuesday to impose new economic sanctions on Iran as lawmakers cast doubt on Iran's willingness to respond to diplomatic efforts to curtail its purported nuclear arms program. The legislation, approved 412-12, would end access to U.S. markets for foreign companies selling refined petroleum products to Iran or helping that country develop its petroleum capacity. While Iran is a major crude oil producer, its lack of ...
Related contentIsrael: Iran Close to Nuclear Weapon
10 hours ago ago from FOX News
Israel: Iran Close to Nuclear Weapon Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Print JERUSALEM Israel's military intelligence chief says Iran is close to a "technological breakthrough" that would enable it to build nuclear weapons. Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin says Iran has enough nuclear material for a warhead and is close to being able to build one. He doesn't specify the new technology or say when he expects Iran to reach such a capability. The ...
Related contentIllinois to get some Gitmo detainees, official says
16 hours ago ago from CNN - U.S.
Illinois to get some Gitmo detainees, official says Thomson Correctional Center, west of Chicago, is a largely vacant maximum-security facility in northern Illinois. STORY HIGHLIGHTS President Obama will announce plan Tuesday, official says Illinois officials to get White House briefing on plans for Thomson Correctional Center The Thomson prison was built in 2001 and sat empty for five years Deal ...
Related contentFeds to buy Illinois prison to house Guantanamo detainees
16 hours ago ago from Media General - TBO.com
WASHINGTON - Taking an important step on the thorny path to closing the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the White House plans to announce Tuesday that the government will acquire an underutilized state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a limited number of terrorist suspects held at Guantanamo. Administration officials as well as Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will make an official ...
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