Iran denies nuclear meeting with Israel

October 15th, 2009 JERUSALEM - Israel is planning to carry out military attacks on Iran after December, a French magazine reported last night. According to a report in Le canard enchainé quoted by Israel Radio, Jerusalem has already ordered from a French food manufacturer high-quality combat rations for soldiers serving in elite units and also asked reservists of these units staying abroad to return to Israel.

October 9th, 2009 Iran to 'blow up the heart of Israel' if attackedTEHRAN, Iran — Iran will "blow up the heart of Israel" if the United States or the Jewish state attacked it first, a top official with Iran's most powerful military force — the Revolutionary Guard — warned Friday. Cleric Mojtaba Zolnour, who is the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's representative in the Guard, said that if a U.S.

September 30th, 2009 Syria calls for Israel to join nuclear treatyUNITED NATIONS — Syria says Israel must comply with the demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency if the Mideast is to become a region free of weapons of mass destruction. Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem echoed on Monday calls by many Arab nations at the U.N.

September 30th, 2009 Iran: Talks with 6 nations will test their respectTEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Thursday's nuclear talks with the U.S. and five other nations will be a "test" of their respect for Iran's rights.

September 22nd, 2009 Officials: Israel to boycott Ahmadinejad UN speechJERUSALEM — Israeli officials say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will boycott the upcoming speech by the Iranian president at the U.N. General Assembly and encourage other leaders to do the same.

September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Israel has rejected reports which suggested that it has ruled out using military power to counter Iran's nuclear weapon programme. Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said Israel can not guarantee it will not strike Iran.

September 6th, 2009 UN nuclear agency to discuss Iran, SyriaVIENNA — The International Atomic Energy Agency meets Monday for talks that will likely center on the U.N. watchdog's deadlocked nuclear probes of Iran and Syria.

July 31st, 2009 JERUSALEM - Israel has sought help from the US to build a nuclear power plant in the country, a media report said Friday. Israel has already conveyed its request to the US, the Ynet news service reported.

July 25th, 2009 Iran: We can hit Israel's nukesTEHRAN, Iran — The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard said Saturday that his country has the capability to strike Israel's nuclear facilities and wouldn't be afraid to do so if it was attacked. "If the Israeli entity engages in any kind of attack on Iran, we have the capability to strike all targets in occupied Palestine," General Mohammad Ali Jafari told the Arabic-language channel, al-Alam.

June 22nd, 2009 BERLIN - Iran's nuclear weapons programme could destabilise the Middle East and is a threat not just to Israel but the entire world, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. In an interview published Monday in German daily Bild, he said the main goal should be to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

June 7th, 2009 JERUSALEM - Israel Sunday urged the international community to take determined action to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. The Israeli foreign ministry also questioned the UN nuclear watchdog's ability to monitor Iran's nuclear programme.

June 4th, 2009 PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned Iran Wednesday that it faces increasing isolation from the international community if it refuses to negotiate over its nuclear programme. Sarkozy, who met with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in Paris, said Iran must respect UN resolutions and only negotiations would pave the way for cooperation.

June 3rd, 2009 Foreign Minister: Israel not going to bomb IranMOSCOW — Israel does not intend to bomb Iran, Israel's foreign minister said Wednesday in the most explicit comments on the matter by a top minister of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to date. Speaking at the end of a three-day visit to Russia, Avigdor Lieberman also said that other countries in the Middle East and around the world should be concerned about Iran's nuclear program.

May 18th, 2009 JERUSALEM - Ahead of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, US President Barack Obama has said he understands why Israel considers Iran an existential threat. "I understand very clearly that Israel considers Iran an existential threat, and given some of the statements that have been made by [Iranian] President [Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad, you can understand why," The Jerusalem Post quoted Obama, as saying.

May 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Israeli President Shimon Peres said Tuesday his country would back US President Barack Obama's plan to engage in direct talks with Iran. Peres said it would be the 'best thing' if Obama's diplomacy with Tehran prevented the Islamic state from developing nuclear weapons and ended its support for Hezbollah and Hamas.