Study: Iran Will Have Enough Uranium To Make a Nuclear Weapon This Year -- Pres Ahmadinejad To Present Iranian Budget Today
Mon, 01/26/2009 - 19:00 | by uaniadmin<!--[if gte mso 9]>
<![endif]-->Sky News reported on an IISS study that says "Iran will have enough enriched uranium to make a single nuclear weapon later this year." Read More
Iranian press reported that President Ahmadinejad will present the budget for the upcomming year to the Majlis. "Hamid-Reza Haji-Babaie, a member of Majlis presiding board told IRNA that while submitting the bill, the president will brief the parliamentarians on general outlines of the document. The Majlis will formally start debate on the next year's budget bill as of Tuesday, the MP added." Read More
Reuters reported that "NATO Alliance Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer highlighted nuclear proliferation in North Korea and Iran, warning that the latter was threatening to provoke 'a nuclear domino effect' in the Middle East." Read More
AP reports that "Germany's government, which has been accused of jeopardizing international sanctions against Tehran by promoting trade with it, said Monday it has issued fewer export guarantees to German companies seeking to do business in Iran." Read More
According to Reuters, Amb Susan Rice said that the US is "deeply concerned about the threat that Iran's nuclear program poses... We look forward to engaging in vigorous diplomacy that includes direct diplomacy with Iran". Read More
Reuters reported that President Obama's diplomatic outreat to Iran "is likely to be cautious ahead of June elections in Iran despite a promise in his inaugural address to engage anyone 'willing to unclench your fist.' The Obama administration is reviewing U.S. policy toward Iran but analysts expect no immediate shift in the current strategy to rein in Tehran's nuclear activities -- with more sanctions likely and small steps toward dialogue." Read More
Iranian press reported that "Russian contractor for completion of Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), AtomStroyExport, announced here Monday activities at that plant are proceeding as scheduled, including its fuel pool strength test, which began Monday." Read More
AP reported that former German chancelor Schroeder is going to Iran in February to "help raise pressure on the oil-producing country to abandon its nuclear program, the German foreign ministry said today. 'The nuclear dossier will play an important role' in Schroeder's visit, Foreign Ministry spokesman Jens Ploetner said at a regular government press conference in Berlin. Schroeder will 'amplify and underline' the government's position on Iran's nuclear program. German companies doing business with Iran should show 'voluntary restraint' even in business areas that aren't covered by sanctions, deputy government spokesman Thomas Steg told the press conference." Read More
AP reported that "An Iranian-born man faces up to five years in federal prison for conspiring to violate a U.S. embargo by providing Iran with military aircraft parts. Hassan Keshari pleaded guilty Monday to a single count in Miami federal court. Prosecutors say Keshari, a 48-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen who was living in California, was a middleman between Iranian buyers and a supplier based in South Florida." Read More
International Trade News reported on "an interesting and unusual development, last Thursday the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Temporary Denial Order (TDO) in an effort to prevent a powerboat containing U.S. engines and other components from being reexported from South Africa to Iran for possible use by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps navy." Read More
Iranian press reported that "An Iranian delegation from Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Mines (ICCIM) will leave Tehran for London in two weeks in order to explore ways to boost trade ties with their British counterparts." Read More
AP reported on the 1st coed soccer game in Iran since 1979 and the subsequent fines. "The first mixed soccer game - females vs. males - since the 1979 Islamic revolution led to swift punishment Monday, as an Iranian soccer club said it had suspended three officials involved and handed out fines of up to $5,000." Read More
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