Israel welcomes Russian stand on Iran sanctions as firm international policy against nukesSeptember 24th, 2009 Israel welcomes Russian stand on Iran sanctionsJERUSALEM — A senior Israeli official welcomes steps by Russia toward endorsing additional sanctions against Iran as a way of stopping its nuclear program. Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev opened the door to a firm international stand against Iran.
Netanyahu: Israel has right to defend itself against Iranian nuclear threatSeptember 22nd, 2009 Netanyahu: Iran suspectible to pressureNEW YORK — Israel reserves the right to defend itself against a nuclear threat from Iran, but the Islamic Republic's inner turmoil and weakened economy make it susceptible to pressure, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday. Speculation has been rife that Israel might attack Iran's nuclear facilities to prevent archenemy Tehran from producing the atomic bombs it denies it is trying to build.
Iranian leader tells AP that Iran is open to discussing nuclear issues but not its programSeptember 22nd, 2009 Iran says it is open to nuclear weapons discussionNEW YORK — Iran's leader is telling The Associated Press that he expects open discussion of nuclear issues at a planned meeting with officials from the U.S. and five other powers.
Russian, Israeli presidents to discuss Mideast settlement, Iranian standoffAugust 18th, 2009 Russia, Israel to discuss Mideast peace, IranMOSCOW — Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev hosted Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres for talks Tuesday that were expected to focus on the Middle East and the Iranian nuclear standoff. Russia aspires to host an international conference to discuss the Middle East peace process, and Medvedev and Peres were expected to discuss the issue during their talks in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.
Russian, Israeli presidents set to discuss Mideast settlement, Iranian standoffAugust 18th, 2009 Russia, Israel set to discuss Mideast peace, IranMOSCOW — Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev is set to host Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres for talks expected to focus on the Middle East and the Iranian nuclear standoff. Russia aspires to host an international conference to discuss the Middle East peace process, and Medvedev and Peres are expected to discuss the issue during Tuesday's talks in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.
Israeli defense minister says no option is off the table on Iran, referring to possible strikeJuly 27th, 2009 Israeli official: No option off table on IranJERUSALEM — Tensions between Israel and the United States over Iran bubbled up in high-level talks Monday in which Defense Minister Ehud Barak bluntly told U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates that "no option" should be ruled out.
Top Iranian general says country has the capability to strike Israel's nuclear facilitiesJuly 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.
Failed anti-missile tests, US "umbrella" raise new concerns in Israel over nuclear IranJuly 23rd, 2009 Israel concerned over US "umbrella" on IranJERUSALEM — A series of failed tests of a joint U.S.-Israel anti-missile system raised new questions Thursday about the U.S. goal of providing an "umbrella" to defend its allies against an Iranian nuclear attack.
Libya's Gadhafi says Iran should be encouraged to pursue a peaceful nuclear programJuly 15th, 2009 Gadhafi says Iran nuclear program to be supportedSHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi says Iran should be encouraged to pursue its nuclear program as long as it is for peaceful purposes. Gadhafi was addressing Wednesday's opening session of a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik.
Nuclear-armed Iran is threat to entire world: NetanyahuJune 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.
Israeli leader gives cautious backing to Obama overtures to IranMay 5th, 2009 Israeli president: US approach to Iran OK for nowWASHINGTON — Israeli President Shimon Peres offered a cautious endorsement of new U.S. overtures to Iran following a longer-than-expected White House meeting with President Barack Obama.
Israeli official: Iran must be reined in to allow peace efforts with Palestinians to proceedApril 22nd, 2009 Israel: Halt Iran to allow Mideast peace effortsJERUSALEM — Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said Wednesday that Iran must be reined in if Israel and the Palestinians hope to move along the path to peace. Ayalon made it clear, however, that this was not an Israeli condition for going ahead with peacemaking, though Israel charges that Iran is the main backer of the violent Islamic Hamas rulers of Gaza as well as Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.
Israel could strike Iran if US does not rein in its nuke ambitions: NetanyahuApril 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that if US President Obama doesn't act to stop Iran developing a nuclear weapon, the Israelis may be forced to attack Iran. An article titled, "Netanyahu to Obama: Stop Iran-Or I Will" in The Atlantic makes the threat of a unilateral strike on Iran's nuclear sites very explicit, reports CBS.
Iran has crossed n-bomb threshold: Israeli military intelligenceMarch 26th, 2009 TEL AVIV - Iran has 'crossed the technological threshold' for making an atom bomb, Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin has said. Achieving military nuclear capability was now 'mainly dependent on a political decision by Iran' to actually do so, Israeli media quoted Yadlin as telling an Israeli parliamentary committee dealing with security.
Impossible to deprive Iran of nuclear technology: LarijaniFebruary 22nd, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran's parliament Speaker Ali Larijani Saturday said it was impossible to prevent his country of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, Mehr news agency reported. 'Iran has observed international regulations and depriving Iran of nuclear technology is impossible,' Larijani told visiting former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder during a meeting in Tehran.
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