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.
US concerned over Iran's option of preserving nuclear arsenalSeptember 9th, 2009 VIENNA — The United States says it has "serious concerns" that Iran is deliberately trying — at a minimum — to preserve a nuclear weapons option. Washington's chief envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency says a recent report by the nuclear watchdog shows that Iran is now either very near or already has enough low-enriched uranium to produce one nuclear weapon.
Obama says US and China share an interest in halting the spread of nuclear weapons.July 27th, 2009 Obama: US, China to work on halting nuclear spreadWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the U.S. and China have a shared interest in halting the spread of nuclear weapons.
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.
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.
Obama says US and Russia must show the way toward stopping nuclear proliferationJuly 10th, 2009 Obama: Washington and Moscow must lead on nukesL'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama says the United States and Russia must show they're "fulfilling their commitments" to lead global efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons. Obama told a news conference at the end of the G-8 summit that if the two superpowers demonstrate that they will limit or eliminate these weapons, it would strengthen their moral authority to speak to others, like North Korea and Iran.
Too many jobs still being lost, too many families worried, Obama says in AP interviewJuly 2nd, 2009 Obama interview: Too many jobs lostWASHINGTON — With joblessness rising, President Barack Obama said Thursday he was "deeply concerned" about unemployment and conceded that too many families are worried about "whether they will be next" to suffer economically. In a White House interview with The Associated Press, Obama said that since he took office, "we have successfully stabilized the financial markets," and "started to see some stabilization on housing."
"But what we are still seeing is too many jobs lost," said Obama, commenting after new government figures showed the unemployment rate had risen to 9.5 percent last month.
Obama welcomes 'robust debate' among IraniansJune 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama welcomed the "robust debate" that has taken place in Iran during the presidential election and expressed optimism it will boost efforts to open dialogue with the Islamic state. "We are excited to see what appears to be a robust debate taking place in Iran," Obama said Friday as Iranians went to the polls to vote in a race that pits conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against reformist challenger Mir-Hossein Moussavi.
Correction: Nuclear Agency-Syria-Iran storyJune 6th, 2009 Correction: Nuclear Agency-Syria-Iran storyVIENNA — In a June 5 story about the International Atomic Energy Agency probe of the nuclear programs of Syria and Iran, The Associated Press erroneously cited the Institute for Science and International Security as saying Iran could make two nuclear weapons within eight months at its present rate of uranium enrichment. ISIS said that within eight months Iran could produce enough material to turn into weapons-grade uranium for two such weapons, not make two.
Obama warns Iran could spark Middle East nuclear arms raceJune 4th, 2009 CAIRO - In a much-anticipated speech to the Muslim world from Cairo Thursday, US President Barack Obama urged Iran and other countries to abandon their nuclear weapons programmes. He acknowledged the US role in "overthrowing a democratically elected government" in Iran.
Obama says no one country should decide who has nuclear weapons, reaches out to IranJune 4th, 2009 Obama acknowledges US history with IranCAIRO — President Barack Obama says the United States will proceed with courage, rectitude and resolve when dealing with Iran. Obama acknowledges the United States' role in overthrowing the democratically elected Iranian government during the last century.
'Iran has right to peaceful uses of nuclear energy'April 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Welcoming US' pledge to cut its nuclear arsenals, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said Iran too has full rights to the peaceful uses of atomic energy. Nazarbayev welcomed the statement by US President Barack Obama seeking a world without nuclear weapons and that Washington was ready for a dialogue with Iran based on mutual interests and mutual respect, according to a statement by the Kazakh embassy here Thursday.
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.
Iran keeping nuclear weapons option open, says USMarch 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Iran is keeping open the option to develop nuclear weapons, the US director of national intelligence said Tuesday. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Dennis Blair said: 'Although we do not know whether Iran currently intends to develop nuclear weapons, we assess Tehran at a minimum is keeping open the option to develop them.'
'Iran does not currently have a nuclear weapon' because it lacks weapons-grade highly enriched uranium, but it could obtain enough as early as 2010, Blair said.
Clinton won't rule out military force against IranJanuary 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US secretary of state-designate Hillary Clinton Tuesday said she would not rule out the possible use of military force by the Obama administration to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability. 'We are not taking any options off the table at all,' Clinton told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during her confirmation hearings to become the top US diplomat.
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