The Iranian government has complained to the United Nations about a U.S. spy drone it says was brought down over eastern Iran this week. Iran accuses the U.S. of violating Iranian airspace and has released video of what Tehran says is the spy plane in question. Iranian state TV released images late Thursday of what [...]
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December 10, 2011
December 5, 2011
US Asks South Korea to Join with Additional Sanctions Against Iran
The United States is asking one of its key Asian allies, South Korea, to join it in toughening sanctions against Iran. This comes in response to rising concern about Iran’s nuclear program. As the United States and countries of the European Union discuss restricting Iran’s lucrative oil exports, other nations are being approached to curtail [...]
November 29, 2011
Iranian Protesters Storm British Diplomatic Compounds in Tehran
Iranian protesters have stormed two British diplomatic compounds in Tehran in response to Britain’s new economic sanctions against Iran. The sanctions were imposed over Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program. Protesters Tuesday broke windows, scattered documents and pulled down a British flag at the embassy in central Tehran. They also looted a portrait of Britain’s Queen [...]
November 26, 2011
November 24, 2011
U.S. slaps new sanctions on Iran
(CNN) — The United States announced tougher sanctions against Iran on Monday, joining Britain and Canada in a coordinated effort to tighten the screws around the country’s suspected nuclear weapons program. The new measures target Iran’s petrochemical industry and its oil and gas business, said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The United States also [...]
November 18, 2011
IAEA Rebukes Iran for Nuclear Activities
The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency has passed a resolution that cites “deep and increasing concern” about Iran’s nuclear activities. The 35-member board of the International Atomic Energy Agency approved the resolution Friday, about a week after the agency said there is “credible” evidence that Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. Only Cuba and [...]
November 15, 2011
November 15, 2011
New Reports Link N. Korean, Iranian Nuclear Programs
News media in Northeast Asia are reporting details of alleged cooperation between Iran and North Korea in trying to build atomic bombs. Such joint activities have been suspected for years. South Korea’s foreign ministry and the national intelligence service say they cannot comment on fresh reports linking Pyongyang’s atomic efforts to Iran. Officials with the [...]
November 14, 2011
Mystery Radiation Detected Across Europe
November 14, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Mystery Radiation Detected Across Europe –International Atomic Energy Agency: Levels of iodine-131 detected in several locations across Europe are abnormally high 12 Nov 2011 Trace amounts of the radioactive material iodine-131 have been detected across Europe over the past two weeks, according to nuclear officials there. The source of [...]
November 12, 2011
Nuclear agency reports unusual radiation in Europe
November 12, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Nuclear agency reports unusual radiation in Europe –Iodine-131 has been measured in the atmosphere –Release appeared to be continuing 11 Nov 2011 Very low levels of radiation, which are higher than normal but don’t seem to pose a health hazard, are being registered in the Czech Republic and elsewhere [...]
November 12, 2011
US Officials See Trade Progress, Share Global Concerns at APEC
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk says talks by Asia Pacific trade ministers, who have been meeting this week in Hawaii, have been productive. On Saturday and Sunday, the leaders of the 21 economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will be featured. The exchanges have focused on trade, and senior officials, including U.S. Secretary [...]
November 11, 2011
IAEA Report Alters Iran Nuclear Debate
Analysts say a recently released International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report makes it difficult for Iranian officials to claim their country’s nuclear program is exclusively for peaceful purposes. The IAEA has detailed how Iran has carried out computer simulations of nuclear explosions, worked on detonators and made more than a dozen designs for fitting atomic [...]
November 11, 2011
US Defense Chief Warns Against Military Strike on Iran
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says military action against Iran could have unintended consequences. The warning came at a press conference Thursday. The U.S. defense chief’s warning follows the release this week of a report by the International Atomic Energy agency that says Iran may be carrying out secret experiments for the purpose of developing [...]
November 10, 2011
UN Report Spurs Israeli Call for Tougher Sanctions Against Iran
Israeli leaders are urging the international community to stop Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons after a U.N. agency said Tehran’s nuclear program was not just for peaceful forces. There is debate in Israel about a possible military attack against Iran, but many opinion leaders say that should be a last resort. The Israeli reaction came [...]