Top Iranian general says country has the capability to strike Israel’s nuclear facilities

October 8th, 2009 Correction: Iranian nuclear scientist storyTEHRAN, Iran — In an Oct. 7 story about the disappearance of an Iranian nuclear scientist, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat identified an Iranian who disappeared in Georgia as a second nuclear scientist.

September 30th, 2009 Israel: New Iranian reactor requires new sanctionsJERUSALEM — Israel's defense minister won't rule out a military strike on Iran after the discovery of a secret Iranian nuclear facility. Ehud Barak says severe sanctions must be imposed on Iran following the revelations of the clandestine uranium enrichment plant near the city of Qom.

September 26th, 2009 Israel: Iranian nuclear facility for weaponsJERUSALEM — The newly exposed Iranian nuclear facility proves "without a doubt" the Islamic republic is pursuing nuclear weapons, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Saturday. Iran kept the facility, located 100 miles southwest of Tehran, hidden from the U.N.

September 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.

September 21st, 2009 Israel's army chief: All options on table vs. IranJERUSALEM — Israel's military chief said Monday that all options remain "on the table" in dealing with Iran's nuclear program, indicating that the Jewish state has not abandoned the possibility of a military strike.

September 14th, 2009 US, 5 other world powers expected at Iran talksBRUSSELS — The EU says the United States and five other world powers are expected to meet with Iran's nuclear negotiator on Oct. 1. Spokeswoman Cristina Gallach says EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will meet with Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili.

September 14th, 2009 Iran says it can counter military attackVIENNA — Iran's nuclear chief says his country is ready to defend itself against any military strike. Ali Akhbar Salehi says threats of force against Iran only add to the country's determination to protect itself.

August 12th, 2009 Iran calls for ban on striking nuke facilitiesVIENNA, Austria — Iran, whose nuclear facilities are under threat of possible Israeli military strikes, proposed Wednesday that a 150-nation conference convening in the fall ban such attacks. Iran says the proposal, revealed to The Associated Press by diplomats and confirmed by a senior Iranian envoy, is not linked to veiled threats by Israel of an attack as a last resort if the international community fails to persuade Tehran to freeze its nuclear activities.

July 8th, 2009 Netanyahu aide: US contrasting with Israel on IranJERUSALEM — Comments by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden about a possible Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities were directed at Iran and meant to "distinguish" the U.S. from Israel, the Israeli premier's national security adviser said Wednesday.

July 7th, 2009 Mullen: Strike on Iran an option, but a bad oneWASHINGTON — A military strike to thwart Iran's nuclear weapons capability remains on the table but could have grave and unpredictable consequences, the top U.S. military officer said Tuesday.

July 6th, 2009 Iran ready to Israel attack on nuclear facilitiesTOKYO — Iran is ready to take "real and decisive" action if Israel attacks its nuclear facilities, a senior Iranian parliamentary official said Monday. The remarks by Alaeddin Broujerdi, the head of Iran's parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, came after U.S.

July 5th, 2009 Biden: US not stand in Israel's way on IranWASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden seemed to give Israel a green light for military action to eliminate Iran's nuclear threat, saying the U.S. "cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot do." Israel considers Iran its most dangerous adversary and is wary of hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who just won a disputed re-election.

May 28th, 2009 JERUSALEM - An American Senator has said that Israel must be allowed to make its own decision on whether to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities, even if it is taken as a "last resort". Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, who has been a consistent backer of Israel and is a supporter of Obama - said, "Israel didn't ask us permission to drop bombs twice on Syrian nuclear facilities.

May 7th, 2009 JERUSALEM - Israel has said that it has the capability to deter and defend itself against any threat or possible combination of threats. Israel's policy of ambiguity with regard to its undeclared nuclear capability is not likely to change in the near future.

April 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Iranian ambassador to the United Nations Muhammad Hazai has filed a complaint in the Security Council, claiming that Israel plans to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. Hazai wrote a letter to Council's President Claude Heller, insisting that Israel was threatening to attack Iran, and urged the international body to demand Israel's reply as it was of violating the UN charter.