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The Iran News Feed

Tuesday 9th February, 2010

  • IAEA concerned over Iranian enrichment boost

    The Iran News.Net

    Vienna, Feb 9 (DPA) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano has said he was concerned about Iran's announcement that it would ramp up its uranium enrichment programme.

  • Iranian opposition leader sentenced six-year jail

    The Iran News.Net

    Tehran, Feb 9 (DPA) Former Iranian deputy foreign minister Mohsen Aminzadeh has been given a six-year jail term for his involvement in the post-election protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, opposition websites reported Monday.

  • Iran making 'advanced' unmanned drones

    The Iran News.Net

    London, Feb.8 : Iran's Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi has opened two production lines for the manufacture of aircraft, especially advanced unmanned drones, which could carry out "surveillance, detection and even assaults with high precision," the country's FARS news agency has reported.

  • Iran to build 10 nuke enrichment sites within one year

    The Iran News.Net

    Tehran, Feb 8 (DPA) Iran claimed that it would build 10 new enrichment sites within one year, the state media reported Monday.

  • Iran to attract $12b FDI through 2015

    MENAFN

    (MENAFN) The director of the Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran stated that by the end of the Fifth Development Plan (2015) $12 billion foreign investments will hav...

  • MP: No need to acquiring others’ permit for 20% enrichment

    IRNA

    Isfahan, Feb 9, IRNA – A Parliament Member said here Monday Iran produced its 3% enriched uranium without acquiring others’ permit and is needless of other countries, or IAEA permit for 20% enrich...

  • Key powers push for tougher sanctions against Iran

    Yahoo! News

    Defence Secretary Robert Gates agreed in talks that tough new sanctions must be passed against Iran, the French presidency said. Sarkozy and Gates "agreed that the time has come for the adopti...

  • Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity

    Yahoo! News

    nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels. Alarmed world powers questioned the rationale behind the move and warned the count...

  • Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity

    Tampa Bay Online

    VIENNA (AP) -- Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher ...

  • Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity

    New York Post

    VIENNA (AP) -- Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher ...

  • Iran Moves Closer to Warhead Capacity

    The Ledger

    VIENNA | Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels...

  • IAEA concerned over Iranian enrichment boost

    New Kerala

    Vienna, Feb 9 : International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano has said he was concerned about Iran's announcement that it would ramp up its uranium enrichment programme.

  • Iranian opposition leader sentenced six-year jail

    New Kerala

    Tehran, Feb 9 : Former Iranian deputy foreign minister Mohsen Aminzadeh has been given a six-year jail term for his involvement in the post-election protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, opp...

  • Iran declares its intent to start uranium enrichment

    Salt Lake Tribune

    Paris » Iran told the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency on Monday that it would begin enriching its stockpile of uranium for use in a medical reactor, prompting officials from the United St...

  • Iran envoy: Window for nuke deal open

    CNN

    (CNN) -- Iran's envoy to the International International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the window for nuclear negotiations is still open -- even as tensions rise over Iran's decision to defy the wo...

  • Op-Ed Contributor: Iran’s Two-Edged Bomb

    International Herald Tribune

    having notified the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency on Monday that any day now it will begin enriching its stockpile of uranium in order to power a medical reactor, we should admit that Washing...

  • The number: 41% of Russians OK with Iran

    Deseret News

    . However, in Russia, a nation that is crucial to any effort to impose international sanctions on Iran as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, just

  • IAEA confirms reception of letter from Iran

    IRNA

    Vienna, Feb 9, IRNA – An IAEA spokesperson confirmed late Monday night agency has received a letter from Atomic Energy Organization of Iran on February 8th.

  • Proper application of subsidies law to boost industrial production

    IRNA

    Qazvin, Feb 9, IRNA – Minister of Mines and Industries said here Monday since both mines and industries are influenced by subsidies, proper implementation of related law would boost production in bo...

  • Iran’s West Azarbaijan Province has 800 kilometers of joint borders

    IRNA

    Oroumiyyeh, Feb 9, IRNA – Governor of West Azarbaijan Province said here Monday 4 large drug smuggling bands have been discovered and destroyed by province’s intelligence officers.

  • ABC News: Iran Moves Closer to Nuke Warhead Capacity

    Yahoo! News

    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony to introduce the domestically produced Simorq propulsion system, for rockets to carry satellites into space, during a ceremony in Tehran ...

  • Iran Announces Plans to Increase Uranium Enrichment

    PBS

    By: Larisa Epatko Iran told the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency Monday that it would begin enriching its stockpile of uranium to 20 percent purity for a medical reactor, renewing calls fro...

  • US-IRAN: Sanctions Are the Talk of the Day

    IPS

    WASHINGTON, Feb 8, 2010 (IPS) - If there were any doubts about what exactly U.S. President Barack Obama meant when he warned Iran of "growing consequences" during his State of the Union address last m...

  • Four narcotic drug bands destroyed in West Azarbaijan

    IRNA

    Oroumiyyeh, Feb 9, IRNA – Governor of West Azarbaijan Province said here Monday 4 large drug smuggling bands have been discovered and destroyed by province’s intelligence officers.

  • Death penalty for 7 narcotic drug traffickers confirmed at appeals court

    IRNA

    Kerman, Feb 9, IRNA – Head of Kerman Revolutionary Court said here Monday death sentences for seven out of 24 members of an arrested narcotic drugs trafficking band have been confirmed by appeals co...

  • Special measures adopted for safeguarding judges' security

    IRNA

    Tehran, Feb 9, IRNA – First Deputy of Judiciary Chief said here Monday cooperating with provincial security councils, measures aimed at providing special security for judges would be implemented.

  • Belief in God and Basiji culture, Iran’s major strength elements

    IRNA

    Qom, Feb 9, IRNA – Deputy Head of Joint Chief of Staff said here Monday people’s strong belief and faith plus Basiji culture and mentality are major elements behind Iran’s strength and prosperit...

  • Iran's resistance keeps up cat-and-mouse web game

    Swiss Info

    They say they don't know who sends them. Internet messages have been circulating about possible rallies on February 11, when Iran marks the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. But the climate...

  • Iran moves closer to nuclear warhead capacity

    Japan Today

    VIENNA — Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher...

  • Iran tells UN of enrichment plan as new sanctions loom

    Yahoo! News

    Iran said on Monday it has formally told the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking US and French calls for "strong" sanctions against the defiant

  • [02/08] Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity

    Find Law

    VIENNA (AP) - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher l...

  • Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Israel, a smoking gun?

    People's Daily

    by Mohamad Ali Harissi, Ren KeThe accusations come almost every day from Israeli officials: Iran is seeking a nuclear weapon; Hezbollah is smuggling weapons into the south of Lebanon, with the help of...

  • Iran informed IAEA about 20 pct uranium enrichment plan

    People's Daily

    by Mehdi Bagheri Iran announced on Monday it has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about its plan to produce higher-grade uranium enrichment, provoking fresh warnings by Western c...

  • Iran launches two production lines for unmanned planes

    People's Daily

    Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi inaugurated two production lines on Monday for the manufacture of advanced unmanned aircraft to improve its defense capabilities, the English language satellite P...

  • New sanctions urged over Iran move

    Al Jazeera

    The United States and France have called for fresh sanctions against Iran after Tehran formally said it would begin enriching higher-grade nuclear fuel to a level of 20 per cent. Nicolas Sarkozy, the...

  • Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity

    New York Post

    VIENNA (AP) -- Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher ...

  • Iranian Atomic Plans Bring New Calls for Sanctions

    VOA

    Iran Arrests 7 Linked to US-Funded Radio International pressure is growing for new sanctions against Iran following Tehran's announcement that it intends to step up its enrichment of uranium.

  • Iran's resistance keeps up cat-and-mouse web game

    West Australian

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - With their paths through the Internet increasingly blocked by government filters, Nooshin and her fellow Iranian opposition-supporters say their information on planned protests now ...

  • Iran's uranium enrichment: a really bad development'

    The Miami Herald

    Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels. Alarme...

  • China overtakes EU to become Tehran's largest trading ally

    Irish Times

    NAJMEH BOZORGMEHR in Tehran and GEOFF DYER in BeijingCHINA HAS overtaken the European Union to become Iran’s largest trading partner, according to analysis of the commercial ties between the two...

  • US and France agree to impose fresh sanctions on Iran

    Irish Times

    Brown under fire for delay in expenses response PARIS – The United States and France said yesterday it was time to impose new sanctions on Iran after Tehran announced it was planning a major exp...

  • Iran condemned as it reveals nuclear plans

    The Independent

    International pressure for new sanctions against Iran grew on Monday after Tehran announced plans to make higher-enriched uranium and add 10 nuclear sites in a year, raising Western fears it wants to ...

  • ANALYSIS: Boosting enrichment gets Iran closer to bomb, experts say

    Earth Times

    Vienna - As Iran increases the level at which it is enriching uranium, it is getting closer to being able to build nuclear weapons, according to nuclear experts. Iran on Tuesday plans to start enrichi...

  • FEATURE - Iran's resistance keeps up cat-and-mouse web game

    The Star

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - With their paths through the Internet increasingly blocked by government filters, Nooshin and her fellow Iranian opposition-supporters say their information on planned protests now ...

  • Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity

    Sify

    Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.Alarmed ...

  • West vows tough action as Iran reveals 'nuclear fuel' expansion

    The Scotsman

    THE United States and France said yesterday it was time to impose new sanctions on Iran after Tehran announced it was planning a major expansion of its nuclear programme.

  • Iran's resistance keeps up cat-and-mouse web game

    Reuters

    For determined Iranians now, they are a high-risk tactic in a strategic game with the authorities, amid reports of mounting Internet disruption. Almost 32 percent of Iranians use the Internet and near...

  • Iran's resistance keeps up cat-and-mouse web game

    Reuters

    For determined Iranians now, they are a high-risk tactic in a strategic game with the authorities, amid reports of mounting Internet disruption. Almost 32 percent of Iranians use the Internet and near...

  • Iran plans to build 10 more nuclear plants

    Los Angeles Times

    Reporting from Paris and Beirut - As Iran moved to enrich uranium to a higher level of purity and build new nuclear-fuel plants, U.S. and French defense officials suggested Monday that sanctions were...

  • UK plans to use ‘unlawful’ terror powers during London Olympics

    IRNA

    London, Feb 9, IRNA – British police are planning to use an anti-terror law to stop and search people across country during 2012 Olympics, despite emergency powers being ruled unlawful by European C...

  • Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity

    China Daily

    /enpproperty--> VIENNA:Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium ...

  • Iran tells UN of enrichment plan as new sanctions loom

    Yahoo! News

    Iran said on Monday it has formally told the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking US and French calls for "strong" sanctions against the defiant

  • [02/08] Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity

    Find Law

    VIENNA (AP) - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher l...

  • Iran Starts Mass Production of Advanced Unmanned Bombers

    IMRA

    Iran Starts Mass Production of Advanced Unmanned Bombers News number: 881119106414:02 | 2010-02-08Defence http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8811191064 TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Monday inaugur...

  • Sarkozy supports U.S.-proposed stronger sanctions against Iran on nuclear issue

    People's Daily

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed on U.S. proposal of stronger sanctions against Iran on its nuclear enrichment program, the president's office announced Monday night.Sarkozy agreed with visitin...

  • British Foreign Ministry calls Iran's nuclear announcement "deeply worrying"

    People's Daily

    The British Foreign Ministry on Monday described as "deeply worrying" Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's announcement that his country would step up its uranium enrichment process.A spo...

  • France, U.S. urges new sanctions against Iran

    People's Daily

    French and U.S. defense ministers jointly announced Monday in Paris that their two countries would work together for new sanctions against Iran over the nuclear issue.France's position over Iran's nuc...

  • Russia urges Iran to send uranium abroad for enrichment: report

    People's Daily

    Russia on Monday called on Iran to send its uranium abroad for further enrichment in line with an international agreement signed last year, the Interfax news agency reported, citing a foreign ministry...

  • Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity

    New York Post

    VIENNA (AP) -- Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher ...

  • World pressure grows for Iran sanctions

    Arab News

    Reuters TEHRAN: International pressure for new sanctions against Iran grew on Monday after Tehran announced more moves to expand nuclear fuel production and enrichment plants, heightening Western fear...

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