Iran Inserts Domestically-Made Nuclear Fuel Rods into Reactor
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran has begun inserting high grade nuclear fuel rods it has produced into a reactor in Tehran.At a ceremony broadcast live on State TV Wednesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad watched as the rods were lo…
Israeli President Reaches Out to Iranian People
Uriel Sinai/Getty Image(JERUSALEM) — Israeli President Shimon Peres delivered a message to the people of Iran Wednesday, calling for peace and understanding.Peres’ olive branch comes as the Iranian government has not been deterred from its goal of the…
White House Freezes Iranian Government Assets in the US
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The noose is getting tighter around the neck of the Iranian government as President Obama Monday ordered Tehran’s assets in the U.S. frozen, which includes Iranian Central Bank transactions.Washington is hoping tha…
House Intel Chair: Israel Attack on Iran Would Harm US National Security
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As United States and Israel grow increasingly concerned over Iran’s nuclear program, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is cautioning that a pre-emptive strike by Israel could spell trouble for …
Leon Panetta Mum on Possible Israeli Strike on Iran
TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — An opinion column that appeared in The Washington Post Thursday says that Secretary of State Leon Panetta has concerns that Israel will launch a preemptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities by the spring.Whil…
Iran Invites UN Inspectors to Stay Longer
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran on Monday extended an invitation to International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to stay beyond their three-day trip to monitor Iranian nuclear facilities.The United Nations nuclear watchdog is visiting var…
Ahmadinejad Hints Iran’s Ready to Resume Talks on Nuclear Program
ABC/Donna Svennevik(TEHRAN, Iran) — With his country facing even harsher economic sanctions and wider international condemnation, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that Tehran was ready to get back to the negotiating table with si…
Iran Reportedly Enriching Uranium Inside Mountain Facility
iStockphoto/ThinkstockUPDATE: A spokesman for the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that Iran has “started the production of uranium enriched up to 20% in U-235 using IR-1 centrifuges in the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant. All nuclear material…