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Monday, September 17, 2012

Iran may quit nuclear non-proliferation treaty if attacked

Iran may quit nuclear non-proliferation treaty if attacked
Xinhua
16 (Xinhua) -- Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said Sunday that Iran may quit the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) if its nuclear facilities come under attacks, ...http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-09/17/c_131853961.htm

IAEA chief vows to continue talks with Iran

Business Recorder (blog) -
iaea 400 VIENNA: The head of the UN atomic agency said Monday he wants to hold more talks with Iran on suspicions of past nuclear weapons research activities, despite the failure of a string of meetings this year. Speaking at the start of a week-long annual ...

EU foreign policy chief to meet Iran nuclear negotiator

swissinfo.ch -
BRUSSELS/VIENNA (Reuters) - EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will meet Iran's chief nuclear negotiator on Tuesday, Ashton's office said on Monday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a political solution was still possible in the stand-off over ...

Iran says will hit Hormuz, US bases, Israel if attacked

PakTribune.com -
TEHRAN: The head of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards on Sunday warned of retaliation against the Gulf's strategic Straits of Hormuz, US bases in the Middle East and Israel if his country was to be attacked. General Mohammad Ali Jafari, speaking in a ...

Iran atomic chief says 'explosives' cut power at facility

The Daily Star -
VIENNA: Explosive blasts destroyed power lines to Iran's underground nuclear facility at Fordo last month, the head of Iran's atomic agency said at a meeting of U.N. atomic agency member states Monday. "On ... 17th August 2012, the electric power lines from ...

Netanyahu urges US to set 'red line' for Iran

CNN -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Sunday that the United States must establish a clear "red line" that Iran cannot cross with its nuclear program if it wants to avoid war. "I think the issue is how to prevent Iran from completing its nuclear ...

Iran hits at UN atom watchdog at nuclear meeting

Chicago Tribune -
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran accused the U.N. nuclear watchdog of a cynical approach and mismanagement on Monday in an unusually strong outburst in such an international forum. Iran's atomic energy agency chief, Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, suggested that ...

Merkel: Still hope for political solution to Iran nuclear row

Ynetnews - ‎1
A political solution in the standoff over Iran's nuclear program is still possible, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday, but she added Tehran posed a threat not just to Israel but to the whole world. "I support a political solution ... and I believe that ...

UN nuclear agency says to hold more talks with Iran

Chicago Tribune -
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic watchdog will hold further talks with Iran aimed at clarifying concerns about its nuclear program, despite the lack of progress so far, agency chief Yukiya Amano said on Monday. The International Atomic Energy Agency is ...

Netanyahu reiterates ultimatum on Iran

Daily News & Analysis -
Benjamin Netanyahu stubbornly ignored warnings from the White House to tone down his rhetoric on Iran, warning that Tehran would be on the brink of nuclear weapons capability in six to seven months. Speaking on America's most popular Sunday morning ...

Merkel says Iran a threat to the world, but diplomacy good

Agenzia Giornalistica Italia -
12:53 17 SET 2012 (AGI) Berlin - Merkel said Iran is a threat to Israel and the whole world, but there is still room for a "political solution". The latest harsh criticism of Teheran comes this time around not from the Israeli government, but from German Chancellor ...

Indyk: Without an agreement, Iran war in 2013 likely

Jerusalem Post -
Without a negotiated solution over the Iranian nuclear program, 2013 will likely see a military confrontation with Iran, former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk said on CBS's "Face the Nation" Sunday. "There is still time, perhaps six months, even by Prime ...

Iran admits elite military unit has advisers in Syria

Toronto Star -
0 Comments. TEHRAN, IRAN—The top commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard says the elite unit has high-level advisers in Lebanon and Syria but remains undecided on whether to send military reinforcements to help save Bashar Assad's regime ...

Merkel - Still hope for political solution to Iran nuclear row

TVNZ -
Related. Germany signs EU bailout fund papers · Spain and Germany sweat as Russia cruise · Germany arrests four suspected of busting Iran embargo. A political solution in the standoff over Iran's nuclear programme is still possible, German Chancellor ...

Merkel: Still hope for political solution on Iran

Jerusalem Post -
German chancellor says Tehran poses a threat not just to Israel, but to the whole world, yet political solutions have not been exhausted; EU foreign policy chief to meet Iranian negotiator as IAEA talks continue. Angela Merkel Photo: Marc Israel Sellem ...

Netanyahu on MTP: Iran guided by "unbelievable fanaticism"

NBCNews.com (blog) -
Hi David, Americans, et al: IRAN is in a defensive mode in acquiring NUCLEAR capability to counter ISRAELs ability to use their NUCLEAR forces as a threat and weapon of Mass Destruction against a non-NUCLEAR defenseless IRAN. If IRAN were to have ...

US will go to war with Iran in 2013, says ex-US ambassador to Israel

Haaretz -
U.S. will go to war with Iran in 2013, says ex-U.S. ambassador to Israel. Martin Indyk tells CBS there is not much time left until Iran has a nuclear weapon, but says Netanyahu's demands for 'red lines' on Iran are 'unreasonable.' By Haaretz | Sep.17, 2012 ...

Iran admits Syria assistance

MarketWatch -
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Syrian government is receiving non-military assistance from Iran's Revolutionary Guards, according to a report published Sunday. Reuters, citing an Iranian news agency, quoted Revolutionary Guards commander-in-chief ...

Netanyahu keeps up Iran pressure on Obama

News24 -
Washington — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has redoubled efforts to pull the US deeper into the confrontation with Iran over its suspect nuclear programme, a push that coincides with Republican challenger Mitt Romney's attempts to convince ...

Iran confirms military stationed in Syria

Mail & Guardian Online -
Iran has confirmed for the first time that forces from its revolutionary guards corps are in Syria helping Assad's government crush the rebellion. A Free Syria Army fighter yells 'Allahu Akbar' (God is Great) as he mans a position with his comrades only 50m away ...

Iran's Nuke Chief to Outline Tehran Atomic Agenda

TIME - ‎3 hours ago‎
(VIENNA) — Iran's nuclear chief is addressing a 155-nation meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency that will focus on Tehran's contentious atomic program as well as Mideast tensions over Israel's nuclear capacities. Fereydoun Abbasi is expected ...

Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander Mohammad Ali Jafari warns Israel ...

The Independent -
Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander warned yesterday that "nothing will remain" of Israel if it takes military action against Tehran over its nuclear programme. General Mohammad Ali Jafari said Iran's response to any attack will begin near the Israeli border.

Iran to outline refusal to stop uranium enrichment at IAEA meet

Haaretz -
Iran's nuclear chief is expected to outline Iran's refusal to give up uranium enrichment at a 155-nation meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday. At the meeting, which will focus on Tehran's contentious atomic program, as well as Mideast ...

Iran on brink of nuclear bomb, says Netanyahu

BDlive -
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that Iran was just six to seven months away from being able to build a nuclear bomb, adding urgency to his demand that President Barack Obama set a clear "red ...

Iran's nuke chief to speak at 155-nation atomic agency meet on Tehran's atomic ...

Edmonton Journal -
FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2012, photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov, not seen, in Jerusalem. Netanyahu is making a direct appeal to U.S. voters to elect a ...

'Nothing will remain of Israel if it acts against Iran nuke'

Zee News -
Washington: A top Iranian military official has warned that his country's missiles will ensure 'nothing will remain' of Israel if it takes military action against Tehran to stop its nuclear programme. “Our response to Israel is clear: I think nothing will remain of Israel ...

All-out Middle East war as good as it gets

Asia Times Online -
SPENGLER All-out Middle East war as good as it gets. By Spengler TEL AVIV - It is hard to remember a moment when the United States' foreign policy establishment showed as much unanimity as in its horror at the prospect of a unilateral Israeli strike on Iran.

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