How Will Iran Respond to NATO's Missile Shield?
By Michael Eisenstadt
http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2010/11/21/how_will_iran_respond_to_natos_missile_shield_99286.html
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
How Will Iran Respond to NATO's Missile Shield? By Michael Eisenstadt
http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2010/11/21/how_will_iran_respond_to_natos_missile_shield_99286.html
Thursday, October 28, 2010
The Iran Primer: Power, Politics & U.S. Policy - U.S. Institute of Peace
http://iranprimer.usip.org/
Iraq, Iran face off in oil power struggle
Image via WikipediaAs Iran seeks to establish its supremacy in Iraq, its ancient enemy, the countries are also clashing in OPEC where Iraq's re-emergence as a leading oil producer seems likely to upset the balance of power in the cartel. Given the political turmoil inside Iraq as it struggles to form a coalition government seven months after an inconclusive parliamentary election produced no clear-cut winners, this energy rivalry could yet have geopolitical consequences that could threaten regional stability.Saudi Arabia, the world's largest producer, holds a seemingly unassailable dominance within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
But the rivalry between Iran and Iraq is who will hold the No. 2 slot in terms of production capacity.
Iraq, after signing 20-year production contracts with a host of international oil companies in 2009 to boost its laggardly output, announced Oct. 4 that it upgraded its oil reserves from 115 billion barrels to 143.1 billion.
That was a 24 percent hike, which vaulted Iraq over Iran in the reserves standings and put it behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela in terms of conventional oil reserves.
A week later, Tehran responded by boosting Iran's reserves from 138 billion barrels to 150.3 billion, a 9 percent increase, and said the figure was likely to go up again before the end of the Iranian year in March 2011.
That put Iran back up there as the No. 2 producer after Saudi Arabia.
Iran's current output, despite U.S., U.N. and EU sanctions, is pegged at 3.7 million barrels per day while Iraq's stands at around 2.4 million bpd.
It is production levels that determine OPEC's pecking order rather than reserves, although Iraq is believed to have as much as another 100 billion barrels oil in untapped reservoirs.
Iran is unlikely to be able to improve its production rate, largely because the international sanctions prohibit foreign investment in the Islamic Republic's energy sector, mainstay of its economy.http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Iraq_Iran_face_off_in_oil_power_struggle_999.html
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
UN nuclear chief wants "concrete steps" from Iran
Image via Wikipedia MOSCOW, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog urged Iran on Tuesday to take "concrete steps" to allay international concerns about its disputed nuclear programme.
"I am requesting Iran take concrete steps, concrete measures toward the full implementation of their obligations," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Amano told reporters after addressing university students in Moscow.
Six global powers have proposed revived talks with Iran on restraining its nuclear programme and opening it up fully to IAEA scrutiny in exchange for trade and diplomatic benefits. Iran has not formally responded to the offer.
Tehran says it is enriching uranium strictly for electricity generation. But Western nations fear this is a front for the pursuit of nuclear weapons, noting Iran's track record of concealing sensitive enrichment-related activity from the IAEA.
The Islamic Republic has persistently rejected international calls to scale down or stop its enrichment of uranium, a key ingredient in nuclear arms, and has not formally responded to an offer of talks in Vienna on Nov. 15-17. Continued...
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFLDE69P1PH20101026
Clinton: US has no problem with Bushehr atomic plant
The United States does not see Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor as a threat, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday, on the day that the Islamic Republic began fueling the core of the power plant.
Clinton said that the US is more concerned with other Iranian sites where they believe the Islamic Republic may be attempting to create nuclear weapons.
"Our problem is not with their reactor at Bushehr, our problem is with their facilities at places like Natanz and their secret facility at Qom and other places where we believe they are conducting their weapons program," Clinton stated while addressing reporters at a meeting with Austria's foreign minister.
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Clinton said that the US is more concerned with other Iranian sites where they believe the Islamic Republic may be attempting to create nuclear weapons.
"Our problem is not with their reactor at Bushehr, our problem is with their facilities at places like Natanz and their secret facility at Qom and other places where we believe they are conducting their weapons program," Clinton stated while addressing reporters at a meeting with Austria's foreign minister.
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