Posts Tagged ‘ Its Nuclear ’

Iran sends rare letter to US over killed scientist 

January 15, 2012
Iran sends rare letter to US over killed scientist 

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with journalists at Tehran's Mehrabad airport after his visit to Latin American countries January 14, 2012. Iran said on Saturday it had evidence Washington was behind the latest killing of one of its nuclear scientists, state television reported, at a time when tensions over the country’s nuclear program have escalated [...]

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Iran warning to US warship sends tensions soaring 

January 3, 2012
Iran warning to US warship sends tensions soaring 

  An Iranian ground-to-sea missile is launched on the last day of navy war games near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran on January 2. Iran’s military has warned one of the US navy’s biggest aircraft carriers to keep away from the Gulf, in an escalating showdown over Tehran’s nuclear drive. Iran’s military on [...]

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News analysis: Challenges facing new IAEA chief

December 2, 2009
News analysis: Challenges facing new IAEA chief

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had a change of leadership Tuesday, with seasoned Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano officially taking the director general’s post. New International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano (C) gestures during his first staff meetingt in his office at Vienna’s U.N. headquarters December 1, 2009. Japanese diplomat Amano took [...]

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U.S. condemns Iran’s missile tests

September 29, 2009
U.S. condemns Iran’s missile tests

The Obama administration on Monday strongly condemned Iran’s test-fire of long-range missiles, saying the “provocative behavior” only get Iran isolated. A Ghadr 1 class Shahab 3 long range missile rises into the air during a test from an unknown location in central Iran Sept. 28, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Following a series of short-range missile tests, Iran [...]

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Iran submits package of proposals to major powers to initiate talks

September 10, 2009
Iran submits package of proposals to major powers to initiate talks

To initiate talks with six major powers on global issues, Iran handed over its new package of proposals on Wednesday. Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (1st R) meets with the four ambassadors of China, Russia, France and Germany, the British charge d’affaires, and the Swiss envoy representing the United States, in Teheran, Iran, Sept. 9, [...]

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IAEA calls for cooperation on regional nuclear issues

September 8, 2009
IAEA calls for cooperation on regional nuclear issues

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei called for cooperation from Iran, DPRK and Syria to solve issues concerning their nuclear programs. International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei attends a board of governors meeting in Vienna September 7, 2009. A senior Iranian official has accused the United [...]

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Clinton: U.S. committed to defending South Korea, Japan

May 28, 2009
Clinton: U.S. committed to defending South Korea, Japan

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated on Wednesday that the United States will defend South Korea and Japan when the two countries face threats from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a press conference held in the State Department in Washington D.C., capital of the [...]

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Clinton: U.S. committed to defending South Korea, Japan

May 28, 2009
Clinton: U.S. committed to defending South Korea, Japan

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated on Wednesday that the United States will defend South Korea and Japan when the two countries face threats from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a press conference held in the State Department in Washington D.C., capital of the [...]

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Iran launches nuke fuel manufacturing plant

April 10, 2009
Iran launches nuke fuel manufacturing plant

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated its first nuclear fuel manufacturing plant on Thursday and disclosed that it was running around 7,000 centrifuges at its uranium enrichment facility. Photo taken on April 9, 2009 shows Iran’s nuclear fuel manufacturing plant in Isfahan, Iran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated its first nuclear fuel manufacturing plant here on [...]

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EU-U.S. summit ends on high note

April 6, 2009
EU-U.S. summit ends on high note

A one-day summit between the European Union (EU) and the United States ended on Sunday on a high note, with closer transatlantic cooperation promised for the future. Leaders attending the EU-U.S. summit pose for group photos in Prague, Czech Republic, April 5, 2009. The leaders of the European Union and the United States began their [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...