Iran’s leader orders further enrichment of uranium (Muzi)
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered his country’s atomic agency on Sunday to begin enriching uranium to a higher level, a move that’s likely to deepen international suspicion over the country’s intentions for its nuclear program.
Iran’s leader orders further enrichment of uranium (The Vail Trail)
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered his country’s atomic agency on Sunday to begin enriching uranium to a higher level, a move that’s likely to deepen international suspicion over the country’s intentions for its nuclear program. Ahmadinejad’s latest pronouncement on the issue of enriched uranium coincided with a call Sunday by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates for the …
Iran’s President Moves Ahead on Uranium Processing – New York Times
CAIRO — Iran ’s president ordered his atomic scientists on Sunday to begin enriching their stockpile of uranium in order to power a medical reactor, a move that accelerated Iran’s brinkmanship over its nuclear program by moving the country …
Ahmadinejad Asks Iran Agency to Enrich Uranium to 20% (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asked his country’s Atomic Energy Organization to start enriching uranium to 20 percent, the level needed to power its Tehran research reactor.
Iran’s leader orders further enrichment of uranium (The Star Press)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered his country’s atomic agency today to begin enriching uranium to a higher level, a move that’s likely to deepen international suspicion over the country’s intentions for its nuclear program.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad snubs UN by ordering uranium enrichment – Toronto Star
TEHRAN—Iran’s president on Sunday ordered his atomic agency to significantly enrich the country’s stockpile of uranium, angering Western nations who want to the Islamic republic to halt its nuclear program. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad maintained, however …
Iran to enrich uranium to 20 p.c. (The Hindu)
Cutting edge: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at an exhibition of Iran’s laser science in Tehran on Sunday.
China urges patience in talks with Iran over Tehran’s controversial … – Minneapolis Star Tribune
MUNICH – China’s foreign minister on Friday urged the world to be patient and keep up diplomatic efforts with Iran to try and find a solution to Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told a gathering of the world’s top defense …
Iran detains 7 tied to US-funded radio for spying (Khaleej Times)
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran has arrested seven people linked to a U.S.-funded Farsi-language radio station for allegedly fomenting unrest, and accused some of the suspects of working for American spy agencies, Iranian state media reported Sunday.
Iran establishes national energy fund (Business Times (Malaysia))
TEHRAN: Iran has established an energy fund backed by the central bank and other Iranian banks to help finance investments in the sector, Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi said yesterday.
Robert Gates says Iran’s response to nuclear proposal is disappointing (Los Angeles Times)
Defense Secretary Gates urges tougher sanctions as Iranian officials offer conflicting messages on the proposed deal to swap uranium for fuel plates. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and a conservative official in Tehran found something they could agree on Saturday, as each dismissed the Iranian foreign minister’s suggestion that a deal was near on Iran’s nuclear program.
Nobel winner calls for protests in Iran – Brisbane Times
NOBEL Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi has called on her fellow Iranians to defy the security forces and take to the streets this week on the anniversary of the 1979 revolution. Dr Ebadi described her despair at the regime’s brutality but urged …
