Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program

Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Remarks on Dealing with Iran's Nuclear Program After U.S. NIE During Interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Excerpts)
Foreign Ministry
December 17, 2007
. . . FAZ: Let's turn to Iran and its nuclear policy. How has the situation changed following the recent report by the US intelligence services which stated that Iran has not worked on nuclear weapons since 2003? Do you think Russia and China can be persuaded to go along with sanctions?
Remarks by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Russian Nuclear Fuel Shipment to Iran after meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy (Excerpts)
Department of State
December 17, 2007
  . . . QUESTION: On Iran and Russia, Russia has now made the first fuel deliveries to Iran. Do you not wish that they had not taken that step? And also on Russia, President Putin today said he would serve as prime minister under Medvedev if he is elected. Does this not seem to you to seem almost to be verging on farce?
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Asserts Iran's Nuclear Issue is Now Closed (Excerpts)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
December 16, 2007
. . . President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Sunday that Iran`s nuclear issue has come to an end politically. President Ahmadinejad said in a live televised debate that there is consensus that Iran`s case should be pursued only at the International Atomic Energy Agency.He said the nuclear issue, which was `the toughest battle and challenge` of...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Foreign Secretary David Miliband Remark on Iran's Nuclear Program After the European Council Meeting in Brussels (Excerpts)
Prime Minister's Office
December 14, 2007
. . . Prime Minister: Can I just add two other points? On Iran we agreed we have no assurances about uranium enrichment and the purpose of it in Iran. There is no evidence of a civil nuclear programme and therefore the uranium enrichment that has been part of the work of Iran is a problem for the international community. We will fight for a...
Mohammad Khazaei's Letter to the United Nations Secretary General on U.S. NIE
U.N. Secretary General, Permanent Mission to the United Nations
December 12, 2007
I have the honor to bring the following to Your Excellency’s attention with regard to the US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) of November 2007, which clearly shows that the US long-standing allegations against the nuclear program of the Islamic Republic of Iran have been entirely groundless: 
USA Today Editorial Board Roundtable with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (Excerpts)
Department of State
December 11, 2007
. . . QUESTION: Could you comment on Iran, on two aspects of Iran? One, the impact of the National Intelligence Estimate and whether making such National Intelligence Estimates public is helpful or not in the debate? Because obviously, it complicates policy.
Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal Remarks on the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate on Iran (Excerpts)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
December 11, 2007
. . . Prince Saud said: . . . The Kingdom also followed the report of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States of America, and the international reaction to it.
Weekly Press Briefing by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Mohammad-Ali Hosseini Covering U.S. National Intelligence Estimate
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
December 9, 2007
... Referring to the latest round of talks between Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, and his EU counterpart, Javier Solana, the spokesman said on issues such as nuclear activities Iran adopted "principled policies which were stressed in Jalili-Solana meeting." The two met for five hours in London on December 1st.
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, Emphasizes Continuation of Twin-Track Approach in Response to U.S. National Intelligence Report on Iran (Excerpts)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
December 7, 2007
. . . Question: In the course of the event in Annapolis Russia suggested that a Middle East event be held in Moscow. Has any new information appeared on this theme? How are the decisions made in Annapolis for an exit from this crisis being implemented? A second question relates to the initiative of Russia for resolving the crisis around the...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy Responds to the U.S. NIE on Iran in Joint Press Conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
President
December 6, 2007
. . . IRAN/SANCTIONS Q. - According to an American intelligence report, Iran halted her nuclear weapons programme in 2003. In these circumstances, do you consider it possible and desirable to pass a new resolution on sanctions against Iran? . . . PRESIDENT NICOLAS SARKOZY- I take exactly the same position as Mrs Merkel, which can be summarized in...

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