Nonproliferation Update 6/15

Iran affirms commitment to NPT UPI.com Iranian Foreign Minister spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said the government was eager to restate its commitment to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. UPI.com

Nuclear Suppliers Group: Don't Rush New Membership Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Nuclear Nonproliferation and Safeguards ... At a time when global political will to enforce nonproliferation is faltering, and other multilateral instruments, such as ...   Powers want "diamonds for peanuts:" Iran ex-official Chicago Tribune - ‎2 hours ago‎ VIENNA (Reuters) - A former Iranian negotiator dismissed on Friday as "diamonds for peanuts" a proposal by world powers that Tehran halts higher-grade uranium enrichment and closes an underground nuclear site in exchange for reactor fuel and civil ... Uranium enrichment, Iran's trump card at nuclear talks: NY Times Tehran Times - ‎ TEHRAN – The enrichment is a point of enormous pride to Iranians and a high card in their talks with the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany), the New York Times said in an analysis published on Thursday. Assassins of 2 Iranian nuclear scientists arrested: Intelligence Ministry Tehran Times - ‎ TEHRAN – The Iranian Intelligence Ministry issued an official report on Thursday announcing that the assassins of nuclear scientists Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan and Majid Shahriari have been arrested. Ahmadi-Roshan, a graduate of Sharif University of ... Iran will not relinquish its nuclear rights: cleric Tehran Times - ‎ TEHRAN – The leader of this week's Friday prayers in Tehran has said that Iran will not give in to Western pressure to relinquish its right to advance its peaceful nuclear program. “The Iranian nation, which has experienced war, pressure, ... Baird urges tough stand on Iran as nuclear talks loom Globe and Mail - ‎ Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has urged key countries heading into nuclear talks with Iran to maintain a hard line on sanctions. Mr. Baird convened a meeting on Wednesday with ambassadors from so-called “P5+1” countries, who will meet Iranian ... Respect is crucial in nuclear talks with Iran The Guardian (blog) - ‎ After a decade, we are nearing an endgame on Iran's nuclear file. The initial positive atmosphere during Tehran's talks with the P5+1 (the five members of the UN security council plus Germany) in Istanbul in April had been lost by the next round of ... 'We're strongly against weapons of mass destruction' – Iran's nuclear negotiator RT - ‎ The international community turns a blind eye on Iran being discriminated and terrorized over its peaceful nuclear program while demanding that Tehran live under the rule of international law, accuses Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili.  Obama's Drift Toward War With Iran The Atlantic - By Robert Wright The most undercovered story in Washington is how President Obama, under the influence of election-year politics, is letting America drift toward war with Iran. This story is the unseen but ominous backdrop to next week's Moscow round ...