Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
March 2, 2006
After the International Atomic Energy Agency on February 4 voted to report Iran to the UN Security Council because of its concerns over its nuclear program, the rituals of diplomacy persist. The international community sees the Security Council move as ratcheting up the pressure in order to deter Iran from moving closer to a potential weapons...
March 2, 2006
Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani here on Thursday announced that Iran will hold talks with the EU3 before the next IAEA meeting on Iran's nuclear program.
At a press conference in the Iranian embassy in Moscow, he said Tehran was determined to negotiate with representatives of the three influential European states (...
March 1, 2006
The Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani and his entourage in a meeting with the Russian delegation headed by the Russian Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov Wednesday afternoon started their third round of nuclear talks.
Photojournalists were merely given the chance to take photos and films for several minutes, after...
March 1, 2006
Does Israel have the military means to effectively halt Iran’s nuclear capabilities militarily? This document explores Israel’s military abilities and options to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities, the capabilities of Mossad to accurately pinpoint and identify Iran’s nuclear facilities, and the military equipment needed for...
February 28, 2006
Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) spokesman Hossein Entezami said here Tuesday that despite removal of seals at Natanz Nuclear Facility by the inspectors of UN nuclear watchdog, Iran has not yet resumed enrichment process merely for further confidence building and removing misunderstandings.
Speaking in a meeting with the editors-in-chief...
February 28, 2006
The United States faces a variety of complex transnational threats and potential threats from states of concern. My testimony will outline the current threat from Global Terrorism and the state of the insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan. It will highlight the challenges of proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Finally, I will...
February 28, 2006
SEN. WARNER: Good morning, everyone. The Committee on the Armed Services meets today to receive the annual testimony on the current and future worldwide threats to the national security of our nation and indeed that of our allies.
February 28, 2006
Today, I will discuss: · Global jihadists, their fanatical ideology, and the civilized world’s efforts to disrupt, dismantle and destroy their networks; · The struggle of the Iraqi and Afghan people to assert their sovereignty over insurgency, terror, and extremism; WMD-related proliferation and two states of particular concern, Iran and North...
February 28, 2006
Yesterday's report by the Director General demonstrates why Iran's nuclear program is now on the Security Council's agenda.
First, after three years of intensive IAEA efforts, the Director General is unable to certify the peaceful nature of Iran's program. Troubling issues remain unresolved, including Iran's connections to the A.Q. Khan network....
February 27, 2006
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Question: In the context of Russia's upcoming contacts with Iran on our joint venture offer. Does Moscow consider it necessary that this offer be accepted with Iran's renewal of a moratorium on uranium research and processing? Do you see any positive signal from them in this connection?