Author: Ali Akbar Dareini
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Iran cleric wants ‘special weapons’ to deter enemy
TEHRAN, Iran — The hardline spiritual mentor of Iran’s president has made a rare public call for producing the “special weapons” that are a monopoly of a few nations — a veiled reference to nuclear arms. The Associated Press on Monday obtained a copy of a book written by Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi in…
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Iran to ship uranium to Turkey in nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran agreed Monday to ship most of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey in a surprise nuclear fuel swap deal that could ease the international standoff over the country’s disputed atomic program and deflate a U.S.-led push for tougher sanctions. The deal, which was reached in talks with Brazil and Turkey, was similar…
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Iran derides Obama’s “cowboy” nuclear stance
TEHRAN, Iran — U.S. allies on Wednesday lined up behind President Barack Obama’s new policy aimed at reducing the likelihood of nuclear conflict. But Iran — classified as a possible target under the guidelines — dismissed it as a “cowboy” policy by a political newcomer doomed to fail. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in the…
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Iran tests long-range missile, raises ire of West
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Wednesday test-fired an upgraded version of its most advanced missile, which is capable of hitting Israel and parts of Europe, in a new show of strength aimed at preventing any military strike against it amid the nuclear standoff with the West. The test stoked tensions between Iran and the West,…
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Iran hints it could ship some uranium abroad
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran hinted Monday it could agree to ship some low-enriched uranium abroad for processing as reactor fuel as the world awaited its reply on a U.N.-drafted nuclear plan aimed at easing tensions with the West. But the step might not be enough to defuse the tensions, and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki also…
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Iran built nuclear site shielded from air attack
TEHRAN — In an unusually frank disclosure, Iran’s nuclear chief said Tuesday the country’s new uranium enrichment site was built for maximum protection from aerial attack: carved into a mountain and near a military compound of the powerful Revolutionary Guard. Iran’s revelation that it covertly built a second uranium enrichment plant has raised international concerns…
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Iran tests most advanced missiles
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran tested its most advanced missiles Monday to cap two days of war games, raising more international concern and stronger pressure to quickly come clean on the newly revealed nuclear site Tehran was secretly constructing. State television said the powerful Revolutionary Guard, which controls Iran’s missile program, successfully tested upgraded versions of…
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Nuclear negotiator: Iran ready for talks with West
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s top nuclear negotiator offered an opening Tuesday for possible compromise with the West, saying the Islamic regime is ready to hold talks with world powers over its nuclear program. But Iranian lawmakers also sent a message of defiance to the world community — displaying strong support for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s nominee…
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168 killed in Iran plane crash
TEHRAN, Iran • A Russian-made jetliner carrying 168 people nose-dived into a field after taking off from the Iranian capital on Wednesday in a fiery crash that shredded the aircraft and killed everyone aboard — Iran’s worst air disaster in six years. Witnesses say the plane’s tail was on fire before it went down.It was…
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Hundreds of thousands protest in Iran, mourn dead. Video
TEHRAN, Iran – Hundreds of thousands of protesters wearing black and carrying candles filled the streets of Tehran again Thursday, joining opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi to mourn demonstrators killed in clashes over Iran’s disputed election. The massive protest openly defied orders from Iran’s supreme leader, despite a government attempt to placate Mousavi and his…