Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
December 17, 2013
Q CBS News talked to Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif yesterday about the Friday decision or announcement of freezing of assets and transactions for companies evading existing sanctions. He called it a very wrong move, and he said the process -- meaning the technical discussions -- over implementing phase one has been derailed, it has not died...
December 12, 2013
MODERATOR: Thank you very much and thank you all for joining us on this call early in the morning. As you saw, we put out a joint release from the Treasury Department and State Department today announcing new designations on some Iranian entities. Joining us today, we have two senior Administration officials for a background call to discuss...
December 12, 2013
Briefing on December 12, 2013 by the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) regarding the implementation of U.N. sanctions against Iran.
December 12, 2013
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S.
December 12, 2013
We have long recognized that the Iranian nuclear program constitutes one of the most serious threats to U.S. national security and our interests in the Middle East. Thanks to the sanctions pressure, and a firm and united position from the P5+1 (China, France, Russia, UK, U.S., and Germany, in coordination with the EU), we have reached an...
December 12, 2013
As this Committee is well aware, for several years Iran resisted and refused multiple opportunities to engage in a meaningful fashion. And so, as we made clear from the outset, the Administration, working alongside our international partners, has imposed on Iran the most comprehensive, powerful and effective set of sanctions in history. Today,...
December 11, 2013
Following technical talks between IAEA and Iranian experts in Vienna today, here is a transcript of a joint statement by the IAEA and Iran as read by Tero Varjoranta, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards:
December 11, 2013
...In the first decade of this century, we all saw what happens when America favors the force of arms over the force of our diplomacy. In three of today’s most pressing challenges – in Iran, Syria, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – we saw the dangerous direction that events were heading. But with the careful balance of strength and diplomacy...
December 10, 2013
Recent commercial satellite imagery shows that during the last several months no significant alterations have taken place at the Parchin military site. At least one building at this site is alleged to have been the location of high explosive tests related to the development of nuclear weapons prior to 2004. A November 27, 2013 image shows that the...
December 9, 2013
“Big powers have admitted that they are unable to stop Iran’s peaceful nuclear progress,” President Rouhani said in a meeting with lawmakers from southern Iranian Bushehr Province on Monday.He added that his administration's policy of active interaction with the world has put forward a realistic view of Iran’s achievements and capabilities.