Iran FM: IAEA Inspectors Free to Inspect All Nuclear Sites
Iran FM: IAEA Inspectors Free to Inspect All Nuclear Sites | Inspectors begin three day visit
Iran Finalizes Bill for Immediate Ban on Oil Exports to Europe
Iranian lawmakers have finalized a draft legislation mandating an immediate ban on oil exports to Europe, preempting the European Union’s embargo on Iranian oil six months before it sets in.
“As long as the EU doesn’t lift the oil embargo, we won’t give them a drop of oil,” said Nasser Soudani, the deputy chairman of the [...]
Pentagon Requests Mightier Bomb to Attack Iran
The Pentagon has decided that its largest conventional bomb isn’t capable of destroying Iran’s underground nuclear enrichment facilities and has ordered efforts to make it more powerful.
The 30,000-pound “bunker-buster” bomb, known as the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, was designed to penetrate deeply buried targets, like some of Iran’s nuclear facilities. But tests of the bomb led [...]
Israeli DM: World Must Move Against Iran Before Military Strike ‘Too Late’
Israeli DM: World Must Move Against Iran Before Military Strike ‘Too Late’ | Speculation grows about oft-threatened Israeli attack
Israeli Finance Minister Pushes Naval, Aerial Blockade of Iran
Israeli Finance Minister Pushes Naval, Aerial Blockade of Iran | ‘No one can go out’ insists Steinitz
Iran Set to Cut Oil Exports to Europe
Iran is preempting the European Union’s embargo on their oil, deciding to cut off exports to Europe six months before the embargo is set to take place.
The EU embargo on Iranian oil, pushed stringently by the United States, was delayed for six months to let economically troubled countries such as Greece, Italy and Spain find [...]
Report: 62 Killed as Arab League Pushes Syria Plan at UN
Report: 62 Killed as Arab League Pushes Syria Plan at UN | Rebel faction kidnaps Iranian pilgrims, broadcasts ‘confession’
Saudi Official Calls for Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone in Mideast
A prominent member of the Saudi royal family has called for a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East, warning of the potential for a nuclear arms race in the region.
Prince Turki Al Faisal urged the five permanent U.N. Security Council members to guarantee a nuclear security umbrella for Mideast countries that agree to a nuclear weapons-free [...]
EU Embargo on Iran Oil is Peace Measure, Says Confused British Official
The European Union embargo on Iranian oil imports that was pushed for aggressively by the U.S. is aimed at reducing the risk of conflict and stressing the need for peace talks, according to British Foreign Secretary William Hague.
“This is not a set of actions designed to lead to any conflict but to lead us away [...]
EU Agrees on ‘Gradual’ Iran Oil Embargo
EU Agrees on ‘Gradual’ Iran Oil Embargo | FMs: Full oil ban to be in place by July
