Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
May 23, 2006
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi here Tuesday again stressed that Iran's nuclear activities were being conducted under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) supervision.
Asefi was remarking with surprise over repeated, erroneous statements made by Saudi officials recently on Iran's peaceful nuclear activities.
"Iran has taken...
May 22, 2006
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi here Monday said that the remarks of the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice against Iran are miscalculated aiming to influence the next meeting of the five permanent UN Security Council member states plus Germany (5+1).
In an interview with the US television network, Fax News, on Monday, she referred...
May 22, 2006
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad thanked his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez in a phone talk on Monday night for his country's strong support for Iran's righteous nuclear stand.
The two presidents during the phone talks once again backed each other's political stands on various international issues and both agreed on the need to further strengthen...
May 21, 2006
Unofficial translation from Russian
May 21, 2006
Chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said here Sunday that Iran's current policy is based on dialogue and understanding within the framework of laws.
May 19, 2006
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IRAN/NUCLEAR ISSUE
Q - The Iranian president thinks the West and especially the EU3 are treating his country like a child with their offer of a nuclear power plant in hope of reaching an agreement. What do you think of the prospect of agreement given that we have such answers from a president in office?
May 18, 2006
Yesterday, we heard from several well-informed witnesses on Iran’s nuclear program. We also heard about Iran’s motivations, the attitude of its population, and its vulnerability to economic sanctions. Today, I look forward to hearing about the options before us.
May 18, 2006
SEN. RICHARD G. LUGAR (R-IN): This hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is called to order.
The committee meets today to continue our examination of United States policy toward Iran.
This is the second hearing of a two-part series. Yesterday we focused our attention on the status of Iran's nuclear program and on analysis of Iran's...
May 18, 2006
The Bush Administration has been attempting to build a cohesive international coalition capable of applying economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran that would have the potential to dissuade it from continuing its drive toward a nuclear weapons capability. Though efforts to attain a Security Council consensus on a firm response to Iran’s...
May 18, 2006
The timing of today’s hearing is important as it occurs in an extremely volatile period for oil markets.