Posts Tagged ‘ nuclear ’

When two Iranian lobbyists outbid each other

Nov 12th, 2013

Iranian Forum, 12 November 2013
Trita Parsi has offered six reasons to prove that the nuclear deal proposed by Iran is good for everyone. Mousavian, a former Iranian diplomat and currently a lobbyist in the US outbids Parsi and offers seven reasons. Obviously, the competition to convey the Iranian rulers’ talking points is very tough



Zarif says Iran can defeat US and Israel

Nov 2nd, 2013

Hassan Dai, 11.2.2013
Zarif told parliament that Iran can defeat US and Israel by exploiting the divisions in Washington over Iran. An advisory report to Rouhani recommends enhancing the hands of those political forces in Washington that accept a nuclear Iran and believe policy of pressure against Iran should be abandoned



UANI Letter to President Obama and Congressional Leaders Requests Legislative Debate on the Principles of Iran Nuclear Negotiations

Nov 1st, 2013

UANI, November 1, 2013
We Request That Congress Takes Up Debate on the Essential Principles that Must Underpin any Nuclear Agreement with Iran and Closely Consult with the President. As a starting point of such debate, we respectfully propose five principles to guide the U.S. position in the P5+1 nuclear negotiation.



Nuclear: Iran’s Point of No Return

Oct 31st, 2013

From: Iran Media Focus, 31 October 2013
A new report by ISISshows that Iran isn’t idle while sitting at the negotiating table. On the contrary, it continues to expand the number of IR-1 centrifuges installed at both its Fordow and Natanz plants, and had also begun to install more advanced IR-2m centrifuges at Natanz.
Meanwhile, former International Atomic Energy Agency official Olli Heinonen suggests that Iran had passed the “point of no return” in its nuclear program, having installed centrifuges meant to enrich uranium to a percentage even higher than 20%. Heinonen estimates that Tehran could soon radically reduce its so-called “breakout time.”



Iran’s Nuclear Black Box

Oct 30th, 2013

Eli Lake Oct 30, 201, Daily Beast
Western intelligence agencies have had great success in the past sleuthing out Iran’s undeclared nuclear facilities. But the Iranians have gotten better at hiding their tracks, according to some current and retired United States intelligence officers who say it could prove very difficult for the world to catch Iran again if it tries to build a nuclear weapon in secret.



Iran’s second foreign minister

Oct 14th, 2013

Hassan Dai, 14 October 2013
Oil Minister Zanganeh introduces himself as Iran’s second Foreign Minister because by offering attractive energy contracts to Western oil companies, he can push them to lobby against the sanctions and influence the West’s policy with Iran, notably on nuclear issue