On November 15th, Mohammed Elbaradei released his report to the IAEA board of Governors. The board is set to meet on Thursday November 22nd to consider the issue. The report finds that Iran provided “timely information” and much greater access to both documents and to personnel than previously, but did not fully answer all the IAEA's questions.
Iran
Iran and Dr Khan’s ego
There are some interesting references to Dr Khan in the book, The Nuclear Sphinx of Iran. Here is one:
The measure of Dr Khan
Speaking of wider proliferation concerns, I'd be remiss if I did not mention the recent report Project Butter Factory: Henk Slebos and the AQ Khan nuclear network by Frank Slijper (September 2007 ). From the press release:
From the frying pan into the fire: US Arms sales and military assistance to the Persian Gulf and Middle East
Continuing arms sales and military assistance programs are premised on an unproved Iranian threat, will affect the regional strategic balance and support authoritarian regimes.
Getting to Zero Update
In this issue: Arms control ; Country reports ; Nuclear energy
Iran inside Iraq
The Iranian government is unlikely to be playing a decisive role in the sectarian warfare and insurgency in Iraq
The Iranian government is unlikely to be playing a decisive role in the sectarian warfare and insurgency in Iraq, says a new BASIC study released today. Iranian support for violence in Iraq: a review of the evidence concludes that although Iran has a considerable presence in Iraq, its role in the violence has been exaggerated.