Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
January 24, 2011
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IRAN/NUCLEAR
Q. - You were saying just now - and I quote - «in world history, […] cowardice, abdication of responsibility and giving up have always led to disasters». On the Iranian nuclear issue, is there a risk of disaster, and how can it possibly be avoided? Through negotiation or perhaps through military action?
Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle Remarks on Talks Between the E3+3 and Iran in Istanbul
January 23, 2011
Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle issued the following statement today (23 January) on the talks between the E3+3 and Iran in Istanbul:
"The E3+3 wants a diplomatic solution. That is why it came to Istanbul with proposals on confidence-building measures.
Unfortunately, Iran was not yet prepared to take such substantial, confidence-...
January 20, 2011
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January 20, 2011
Under Secretary for Political Affairs William J. Burns is leading the U.S. delegation as it joins our P5+1 partners as well as Iranian representatives in talks beginning today in Istanbul, Turkey. We seek to launch a meaningful and practical process that addresses the core issues with Iran's nuclear program.
As the P5+1 has consistently made clear...
January 18, 2011
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On strategic issues, we worked very hard to find a way forward with the Chinese to impose sanctions on Iran and to impose sanctions on North Korea. That wasn't easy for them in either case because they get a lot of their energy in the past from Iran and they sit on the border with North Korea. But we spent a lot of time working through the...
January 18, 2011
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QUESTION: We also have to see on the issue of security whether they're going to do more to crack down on the North Korean nuclear program and stop undermining efforts to stop the Iranians from building nuclear weapons. Are we seeing any progress there, because it doesn't seem like it from the outside?
January 13, 2011
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QUESTION: I have a question on Iran. During her trip, the Secretary made many comments about how Iran - how the sanctions are delaying Iran's nuclear program. I was wondering if you attribute the delay in Iran's nuclear program solely to the sanctions, or do you think - what do you think the assessment of the impact of this worm - I'm going...
January 12, 2011
... QUESTION: I want to start with Iran because it has been really a key issue here in this Gulf trip. And two years after the Administration began working on its engagement policy - granted there has been some success in the sanctions slowing down Iran's nuclear program, but essentially, you haven't really been successful and no closer to...
January 11, 2011
A possible nuclear program in Iran, atomic weapons in North Korea and instability in Pakistan: It is not an easy time to be head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. SPIEGEL spoke with new IAEA head Yukiya Amano about the challenges he faces and the dangers eminating from Tehran.
SPIEGEL: Mr. Director General, according to the diplomatic...
January 10, 2011
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MODERATOR: We don't know whether al-Qaida or some other people clearly in the background - but I want to go back to the question of Iran. There is a nuclear danger in the Middle East coming from this - and we cannot deny this. And the sanctions, the imposed sanctions on Iran, hasn't really worked because the consensus is that Iran could...