The International Atomic Energy Agency has sent special representatives to Tehran. The senior team will be there to discuss with Iranian officials outstanding questions related to a possible military dimension in the country’s nuclear program.
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New Sanctions Aimed at Averting Wider Conflict
BASIC's program director, Anne Penketh, was quoted by Barbara Slavin of IPS news agency in an article about new European sanctions against Iran and the consequential impact in Europe and in the Middle East.
Iran Update: Number 155
- Uranium Enrichment Operations Commence at Iran’s Fordow Facility
- Iran Responds Positively to Offer for New Talks with P5+1; Special IAEA visit to Tehran for Talks possible at the end of January
- E.U. Plans Phased-In Oil Embargo on Iran
New U.S. Global Military Strategy could hint at future moves to reduce dependence on tactical nuclear weapons in Europe
President Barack Obama made an historic visit to the Pentagon on January 5, 2012 to deliver his remarks on the release of the United States’ “New Global Military Strategy”.
Iran Update: Number 154
- Iran invites IAEA to visit; latest Board of Directors report more detailed and critical
- Attack on the British Embassy in Tehran
- European efforts to coordinate sanctions
- New U.S. sanctions package targets Iran’s Central Bank and oil sector
NATO Needs to Act on Nuclear Policy
NATO foreign ministers meet, less than six months before the summit in Chicago. They have a full agenda, not least the debates over the management of withdrawal from Afghanistan and discussing lessons from the Libya experience.
Getting to Zero Update
Nuclear weapons non-proliferation and disarmament developments seemed to be caught in a holding pattern, despite the upswing in news on the Iran and North Korea programs during recent weeks, including the release of the more detailed IAEA report on Iran’s alleged nuclear weaponization efforts.
Will Israel strike Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program?
Anne Penketh was interviewed on RT (Russian English language television) on November 7, 2011 about Israeli military threats against Iran prior to the publication of an International Atomic Energy Agency report.