“Sir John Thomson has been promoting the idea of converting Iran's enrichment facility into a sophisticated multinational operation. He deals in this letter with the two
Iran’s Nuclear Program
Iran update: number 118
Summary
- Iran to answer IAEA's questions following intelligence allegations
- P5 + Germany met in London to discuss new incentives
- Iranian proposal on ending nuclear deadlock being seriously considered by Russia
- Inside Iran's Natanz nuclear plant
- NATO and E.U. criticized says Iran's nuclear programme
- Iranians vote in second stage of parliamentary elections
IAEA and Iranian officials are to meet again later this month to discuss the IAEA's intelligence evidence of Iran's past nuclear weapon programme.
Iran update: number 117
Summary
- IAEA seeks explanation of documents that show nuclear warhead design.
- Diplomatic engagement with Iran: P5, Germany and the EU meet in Shanghai; IAEA encourages Iran to re-enter negotiations; Iran to extend a solution; the secret US- Iranian talks facilities by Thomas Pickering.
Iran update: number 116
Summary
- Iran increases nuclear capacity in spite of sanctions
- China gives IAEA intelligence about Iran's nuclear programme
- Bush offers Iran a “way forward” – the mixed messages from US officials
- Sarkozy says Iran is the type of threat the new French nuclear submarine is designer to counter.
Iran update: number 115
Summary
- Iran's Parliamentary Elections
- UN Security Council imposed a third round of sanctions on Iran
- IAEA releases report on Iran's nuclear past
- IAEA Board presented with intelligence on alleged Iranian weaponisation studies – Iran claims evidence is forged
- Israel will not strike Iran without an ally.
On March 14th, Iran held parliamentary elections for the 290-seat, Majles-e-Shura-ye-Eslami, the Islamic Consultative Assembly.
Iran update: number 114
Summary
- US: Iran must confess to making nuclear bomb
- Iran tests faster centrifuges with uranium
- IAEA report could be delayed by disagreement between Elbaradei and his staff
- Iran's Missile tests alarm international community
On Friday Gregory Schulte, chief US delegate to the IAEA demanded that Iran confess to trying to make nuclear weapons prior to 2003.
Success with Iran requires moves towards disarmament
I have recently reflected that my youthful passion for disarmament originated from a black and white sense of justice, and that I have retained it through the insight that acts of logical self-interest often lead to immense risk and could ultimately lead to the destruction of civilisation. While climate change and other environmental threats arise from our corporate materialistic lifestyles, the threat of nuclear proliferation and Armageddon comes from fear, competition and the quest for power amongst elites. The injustice feels more carnal, the universal threat more outrageous.
Iran update: number 113
Summary
- P5+1 agree new wave of sanctions on Iran
- Iran predicts it will be using nuclear power by next year
- A Chinese military base in Iran: the geo-political consequences
- US Iranians oppose military action
- Congress discusses normalizing relations with Iran and assessing the effectiveness of sanctions and the policy of isolation
After meeting on January 22, the P5+1 were reported to have agreed a draft for strengthening the existing economic sanctions against Iran.