Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
November 16, 2007
The report of the IAEA Director General on 15 November 2007, yet again, put on display the full, serious and sincere cooperation on the part of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the IAEA to address the few remaining outstanding questions and to allay any concerns with regards to the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program.
November 15, 2007
On 30 August 2007, the Director General reported to the Board of Governors on the implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007) in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran) (GOV/2007/48 and Corr.1). This report covers the relevant developments since that...
November 15, 2007
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QUESTION: The White House says they're going ahead with sanctions against Iran following this recent -- well, this report today from the IAEA.
MR. MCCORMACK: Right.
QUESTION: So how quickly can you do that and who can you get on board?
November 15, 2007
Ambassador Khalilzad: Good afternoon, we have received and reviewed the report of the Director General of IAEA with regard to Iranian nuclear program, IAEA's effort to verify whether Iran has implemented the relevant elements of the Security Council Resolutions on its nuclear program. And based on our review of the document it is clear that Iran...
November 12, 2007
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New initiatives in non-proliferation
And just as we will continue to be a leading nation in negotiating nuclear arms reductions, so we must be at the forefront of meeting the challenge of preventing nuclear weapons proliferation. And with more sophisticated after-the-fact detection of the source of nuclear materials there must be a...
November 12, 2007
Diplomatic efforts to resolve the nuclear dispute with Iran must be increased if progress is to be maintained, the PM has said.
In an interview with Sky News yesterday, the Prime Minister said that talks with Iran were "bearing some success" and that sanctions against the country were "having some effect". The PM said that cooperation across the...
November 10, 2007
US President George W. Bush and Chancellor Angela Merkel are aiming for a diplomatic solution to the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme. Both Bush and Merkel emphasised this after several hours of talks at the US President's private ranch in Texas. Bush was open to the German suggestions regarding reform of the UN Security Council.
November 9, 2007
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QUESTION: You are hosting the leaders of both France and Germany this week. That probably wasn't going to happen four or five years ago.
SECRETARY RICE: Yes.
QUESTION: What is it that you all hope to get out of these meetings?
November 5, 2007
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QUESTION: Can I ask you about these World Bank loans, $900 million that's still due to go to Iran? There's been some dissent from some members of the subcommittee on this, saying it kind of undermines current U.S. and UN policy. Can you talk about this a bit?
November 1, 2007
National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) are the Intelligence Community’s (IC) most authoritative written judgments on national security issues and designed to help US civilian and military leaders develop policies to protect US national security interests. NIEs usually provide information on the current state of play but are primarily “estimative”—...