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JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Foreign Ministry accused the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog of hiding information about Iran’s military nuclear program. The accusation was made Sunday in response to a report about the agency’s investigation of Iran submitted Friday by the International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Mohammed ElBaradei.
Full Story… Former U.S. vice president Dick Cheney told Fox News Sunday that while he advocated taking military action against Iran’s nuclear program, ultimately, it was not his choice to make. Full Story… Twenty Syrian civilians were killed and 60 more were injured after a Scud missile test-fired jointly by Syria, North Korea and Iran in late May strayed off course, Japan’s Kyodo News reported. Full Story… Iran is one of the world’s most significant nations in terms of history, culture and intellectual capacity, and is matched in the Middle East perhaps only by Israel. Full Story… Iran could complete the manufacture of an atomic bomb within a year, and is just waiting for supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to give the go-ahead, according to intelligence sources quoted in a report by The Times on Monday.
Full Story… American officials briefed Israel this week on the administration’s ideas for intensifying sanctions against Iran if it fails to respond to President Barack Obama’s offer of dialogue. Full Story… Iranian police fired tear gas and beat anti-government protesters with batons to disperse thousands at a graveside memorial Thursday for victims of post-election violence, witnesses and state television said. Full Story… Legions of senior American officials have descended on Jerusalem recently, but the most important of them has been Defense Secretary Robert Gates. His central objective was to dissuade Israel from carrying out military strikes against Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities. Under the guise of counseling “patience,” Mr. Gates again conveyed President Barack Obama’s emphatic thumbs down […] Iran’s smuggling network to Gaza has shrunk following Operation Cast Lead, and international awareness of the issue has increased, according to Western and Israeli intelligence sources. Full Story… A Russian Foreign Ministry source was quoted Tuesday as saying that Moscow would not impose tougher sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program in exchange for a new nuclear arms cuts deal with Washington. Full Story… |
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