Iran’s Nuclear Program

Iran update: number 125

Summary

  • Russia commits to completing light water reactor at Bushehr; overall Russian-Iranian nuclear ties may be increasing
  • Iran risking new round of sanctions, but no news yet
  • French President Sarkozy takes up mantle as a principal intermediary between West and Iran
  • Syrian attempts to persuade Iran to more seriously commit to inspection regime
  • Iranian air force to hold war games during Ramadan

On September 2, the state-run Russian nuclear consortium, AtomStroiExport (ASE),

Iran update: number 124

Summary

  • New sanctions imposed; ongoing negotiations on Iran's nuclear program
  • Implications from conflict in Georgia; Medvedev scheduled to meet with Ahmadinejad
  • Iran announces second nuclear power plant site; Russian nuclear official to visit Tehran and Bushehr
  • Tehran tests Safir rocket, United States says it was a failed satellite launch
  • Iran claims increase in the range of its fighter jets
  • New Iranian submarine class announced
  • Khamenei shows support for second Ahmadinejad term

On August 8, the Eu

Iran update: number 122

Summary: Possibility of the United States opening an interests section in Iran ; Latest round of P5+1-Iran talks produces few results, despite US presence ; Iran and the United States continue military exercises and aggressive posturing.

Iran update: number 120

Iran Update #120: Solana delivers revised P5+1 incentives package to Tehran – Iran will consider it; Bush pushes European allies for further sanctions; Obama offers security guarantee to Israel vis-à-vis Iran; Growing segments of Israeli political class support Iran strike.