Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammed Najjar announced today that his government had successfully test-fired the next generation of their long range surface-to-surface missiles, dubbed the Sajjil. Minister Najjar touted the missile as having "extraordinary high...
After Tuesday's election, Iranian citizens and officials hoped that President-elect Barack Obama's victory was the beginning of a radical shift in US foreign policy with respect to Iran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offered a congratulatory statement to...
At his first press conference in his new status, US President-elect Barack Obama hit out at the Iranian government today, accusing them of "development of a nuclear weapon" and vowing "to mount an international effort to prevent that from happening." The Bush...
In one of the last conceivable financial moves the United States can possibly take against the Iranian banking system, the Bush Administration announced today that they will prevent US banks from processing transactions for Iranian banks even if the transactions were...
In a statement to the UN General Assembly, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei said that he was still unable to "achieve full clarity regarding the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran." He called on the Iranian...
In a move expected to be announced sometime after November's US Presidential Election, President Bush will reportedly announce his intentions to establish an "interests section" in Iran. An Interests Section is a diplomatic office operating out of a third nation's...
In the fourth such accusation in the past month, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell today accused the Iranian government of meddling "in its most destructive, devious and deadly ways," and trying to "undermine" and "derail" the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between...
In an interview today, UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohammed ElBaradei said that Iran would be lacking key components for the production of a nuclear weapon even if they chose to do so. According to ElBaradei "they do not have even the nuclear material, the raw...
An an interview US commander in Iraq General Ray Odierno has accused Iran of "coming in to pay off people to vote against" the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and using Saddam-era contact "to attempt to influence the outcome of the potential vote." The accusation...
Iran has repeatedly vowed to continue its uranium enrichment program, but in a sign that they may be softening on that position, chief delegate to the IAEA Ali Ashgar Soltanleh suggested that Iran would "reconsider the position" if there were a "legally-binding...
