Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program

Iran Rejects Reports of a Short-Term Uranium Enrichment Suspension
Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA)
September 18, 2006
Government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham on Monday rejected reports Iran could agree to short-term enrichment suspension for resumption of talks on the nuclear issue, saying they arose from a "misunderstanding." Government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham was speaking to domestic and foreign reporters at his weekly press conference. "Iran has made...
Prepared Statement by Carolyn Bartholomew Before the U.S. - China Economic and Security Review Commission: China's Proliferation to North Korea and Iran, and its Role in Addressing the Nuclear and Missile Situation in Both Countries
Hearings & Prepared Statements
September 14, 2006
Today we will hear testimony concerning the political, economic, and securityrelated consequences of these relationships for the United States. An important measure will be assessing China’s actions in the UN Security Council, its participation in multilateral nonproliferation negotiations, and its own domestic reforms to ensure that proliferation...
Prepared Testimony by Assistant Secretary of State Paula DeSutter Before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: China's Proliferation to North Korea and Iran, and its Role in Addressing the Nuclear and Missile Situation in Both Countries
Hearings & Prepared Statements
September 14, 2006
China’s economic and technological advancements and its relationships with Iran and North Korea collectively work to reinforce its position as a critical focus of U.S. nonproliferation efforts. Repeatedly since 2003, we have engaged the Chinese at the highest levels of government to reinforce our message that the proliferation of WMD and missile...
Prepared Testimony by Assistant Secretary of Defense Peter Rodman Before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: China's Proliferation to North Korea and Iran, and its Role in Addressing the Nuclear and Missile Situation in Both Countries
Hearings & Prepared Statements
September 14, 2006
Two events occurred this past summer that give these issues particular salience: the July 4 North Korean missile tests and Hezbollah’s use of Chinese-designed C-802 “SILKWORM” anti-ship cruise missiles to strike an Israeli naval vessel off the coast of Lebanon on July 15. These two cases stand as examples of how China’s proliferation behavior past...
Prepared Statement by Ehsan M. Ahrari Before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: China's Proliferation to North Korea and Iran, and its Role in Addressing the Nuclear and Missile Situation in Both Countries
Hearings & Prepared Statements
September 14, 2006
I discuss a number of broad themes involving these two countries, some recent developments in those themes, and their implications for the United States. As intricate as the Sino-Iranian ties have been over the past two decades or so, there is nothing inevitable about their continued progress. Iran remains available for comprehensive...
EU Statement Regarding the IAEA Director General's Report on the Implementation of NPT Safeguards Agreement in Iran
European Union, Other IAEA Document
September 14, 2006
Thank you, Mr. Chairperson 1. I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the European Union. The Acceding Countries Bulgaria and Romania, the Candidate Countries Turkey, Croatia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,...
Hearing Before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: China's Proliferation to North Korea and Iran, and its Role in Addressing the Nuclear and Missile Situation in Both Countries (Panel II)
Hearings & Prepared Statements
September 14, 2006
MR. : Okay, we need to get started here because one of our witnesses has to leave a little bit early. I'd like to welcome all our panelists to the second panel which introduces China's relationship with Iran and China's role in addressing the nuclear weapons and missile program, its broader relationship and then just how it sees its interests with...
Prepared Statement by Ilan Berman Before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: China's Proliferation to North Korea and Iran, and its Role in Addressing the Nuclear and Missile Situation in Both Countries
Hearings & Prepared Statements
September 14, 2006
It is a topic of utmost importance. Today, Iran’s nuclear ambitions have emerged as a cardinal challenge for the United States and its allies. Over the past four years, the Islamic Republic’s concerted quest for a nuclear capability has catalyzed a widening international crisis. 
Hearing Before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: China's Proliferation to North Korea and Iran, and its Role in Addressing the Nuclear and Missile Situation in Both Countries (Panel I)
Hearings & Prepared Statements
September 14, 2006
MR. BLUMENTHAL: Okay, we're going to get started, even though many of our commissioners are probably caught in the rain; but they'll be here soon. I wanted to welcome everyone in attendance today to this hearing. Over the past five years, the U.S.-China Commission has been mandated by Congress to assess the proliferation practices of China and to...
Iran Running Clandestine Laser Enrichment
Private Viewpoints
September 14, 2006
Good Day Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to share with you the information I have obtained from my sources inside the Iranian regime about a very important aspect of Iran's nuclear weapons program: laser enrichment.

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