Iran Nuclear Arms

Latest News From The Daily Star

• Ahmadinejad declares Iran 'nuclear' nation

  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad boasted Iran was now a nuclear nation as he announced yesterday the production of its first highly enriched uranium on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution.

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• Ahmadinejad for 20pc uranium enrichment

  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday ordered Iran's atomic chief to begin higher uranium enrichment, raising the stakes in a dispute with the West days after seeming to accept a UN-drafted nuclear deal.

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• Iran's nuke facilities 'can be bombed'

  A top US military commander responsible for the Middle East and the Gulf region said the United States has developed contingency plans to deal with Iran's nuclear facilities, insisting that they "can be bombed."

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• Tehran faces new deadline on N-deal

  Pressure mounted on Iran to agree to a UN-brokered nuclear deal yesterday which could ease fears the Islamic Republic is seeking atomic weapons.

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• French FM warns of Israeli strike on Iran's nuke sites

  French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner warned in comments published yesterday that Israel would strike archfoe Iran before it was able to develop nuclear weapons.

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Latest News From Around The World

• The Wall Street Journal

  U.S. Ambassador Calls for More Flexibility on Yuan

  The U.S. Ambassador to China called on the country to allow "more flexibility" on the yuan exchange rate, and to support strong sanctions on Iran if the country continues to stall in talks over its nuclear program.

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• CTV

  U.S. ambassador urges China co-operation on Iran

  Beijing needs to take seriously American concerns about the value of the Chinese currency, but bilateral disputes should not impede co-operation on global issues such as climate change and Iran's nuclear program, the U.S. ambassador to Beijing said T

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• Asia Times Online

  Lights, camera, action ...

  The show between Israel and the United States last week was aimed at impressing on the Chinese that the Israelis are serious about striking at Iran's nuclear facilities - so serious they are prepared to put US forces in the Persian Gulf in danger. Th

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• The Irish Times

  Clinton in Moscow for nuclear talks

  US secretary of state Hillary Clinton arrived in Russia today hoping to clear obstacles to a new treaty cutting arsenals of nuclear weapons and to win Moscow's backing for tougher sanctions against Iran.

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• Washington Times

  HOLMES: No 'silver bullets' on Iran

  OPINION/ANALYSIS: Washington craves a "quick fix" for Iran. Some hope tougher sanctions will stop Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Others, lacking faith in sanctions, want to bomb Iran. Still others urge a deterrence strategy to contain the "in

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