Old question unanswered as White House rolls out new blueprint for defeating Iranian missilesWASHINGTON — Ever since President Ronald Reagan proposed building a ballistic missile shield in 1983 to prevent a doomsday scenario, the idea has been dogged by an unanswered question: Will it work? Reports: Russia’s foreign minister says Iranian missile tests cause concernMOSCOW — Russia’s foreign minister is being quoted by his country’s news agencies as saying that Iran’s missile tests are causing concern. Iran tests more missiles in show of force amid nuclear tensionsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran tested its longest-range missiles Monday, capping two days of war games meant to show the country is ready for any military threat at a time when it is under intense international pressure to fully disclose its nuclear activities. Iran tests long-range missiles, warning they can reach any nation that threatens the country
Iran fires medium-range missiles in second round of tests, Iran’s state television saysTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state television says the elite Revolutionary Guard fired medium-range missiles in a second round of tests meant to demonstrate the country’s preparedness for an attack. Iran atomic chief says IAEA will soon be informed of inspection timetableTEHRAN, Iran — The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy organization says that the U.N. nuclear watchdog will soon be told when it can conduct inspections of a newly revealed facility. Iran state television says short-range missiles test fired during Revolutionary Guard drillsTEHRAN — State television says Iran test-fired short-range missiles during drills by the elite Revolutionary Guard. El-Baradei welcomes moves by US, Russia to negotiate reducing their nuclear arsenalsNEW DELHI — The International Atomic Energy Agency chief on Tuesday welcomed recent moves by the United States and Russia to resume talks on reducing their nuclear arsenals, saying it would contribute to efforts to rid the world of such weapons. No. 2 US diplomat says Washington open to dialogue with NKorea to resume disarmament talksSEOUL, South Korea — Washington’s No. 2 diplomat said the U.S. is open to dialogue with North Korea if it helps get international nuclear disarmament talks started again, and urged the regime Wednesday to take advantage of the opportunity. Iran tests its longest-range missiles, warns they can hit any place that threatens the countryTEHRAN, Iran — Iran tested its longest-range missiles Monday and warned they can reach any place that threatens the country, including Israel, parts of Europe and U.S. military bases in the Mideast. Iran says short-range missiles test-fired during Revolutionary Guard drillsTEHRAN — Iran said it successfully test-fired short-range missiles during military drills Sunday by the elite Revolutionary Guard, a show of force days after the U.S. warned Tehran over a newly revealed underground nuclear facility it was secretly constructing. US says Iran’s missile tests were preplanned, but intended to provoke the WestWASHINGTON — The U.S. says Iran’s recent missile tests were clearly preplanned, but intended to provoke the West. Iran test fires missiles amid global flap over its nuclear ambitionsTEHRAN — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said it successfully test-fired short-range missiles Sunday in drills meant to show Tehran is prepared to crush any military threat from another country. Iran fires medium-range missiles in second round of testsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state television says the elite Revolutionary Guard fired medium-range missiles in a second round of tests meant to demonstrate the country’s preparedness for an attack. Iran successfully tests most advanced missiles, raising more international concernTEHRAN, 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. NKorea’s state media says Chinese Premier Wen to visit NKorea next weekSEOUL, South Korea — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will travel to North Korea next week, Pyongyang’s state media said Monday, amid a flurry of international efforts to convince the reclusive regime to return to stalled nuclear disarmament talks. Syria echoes Arab calls for Israel to join nuclear nonproliferation treatyUNITED NATIONS — Syria says Israel must comply with the demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency if the Mideast is to become a region free of weapons of mass destruction. Iran tests most advanced missiles, raises more international concernTEHRAN, 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. Iran fires longest-range missile in third round of testsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran said it successfully test-fired the longest-range missiles in its arsenal on Monday, weapons capable of carrying a warhead and striking Israel, U.S. military bases in the Middle East, and parts of Europe. Iran says it built nuclear site inside mountain, near military base to protect it from attackTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s nuclear chief said Tuesday his country built its newly revealed uranium enrichment facility inside a mountain and next to a military site to ensure continuity of its nuclear activities in case of an attack. Iran says it will allow UN nuclear agency to inspect newly revealed, unfinished nuclear siteTEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Saturday it will allow U.N. nuclear inspectors to examine its newly revealed, still unfinished uranium enrichment facility as world criticism mounted over the underground site that was developed secretly. Iran says it will allow UN nuclear experts to inspect newly revealed enrichment siteTEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Saturday it will allow U.N. nuclear inspectors to examine its newly revealed, still unfinished uranium enrichment facility as world criticism mounted over the underground site that was developed secretly. Analysis: In US Senate, in global conferences, Obama faces nuclear challenges in 2010UNITED NATIONS — In the afterglow of success at his one-day U.N. nuclear summit, a satisfied Barack Obama was also realistic. Iran says it will allow IAEA to inspect newly revealed nuclear siteTEHRAN, Iran — Iran will allow the U.N. nuclear agency to inspect a newly revealed and still unfinished uranium enrichment facility, the country’s nuclear chief told state television Saturday. SKorea president says world must stand firm on NKorea, despite North’s softening tonePITTSBURGH — South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Friday the world must take a strong stand against North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, despite recent conciliatory gestures from Pyongyang. Revelation of Iran’s 2nd uranium enrichment site heightens concerns about its nuclear plansVIENNA — Iran’s newly revealed uranium enrichment plant is a heavily guarded, still-unfinished underground facility in the arid mountains near the holy city of Qom that will be able to produce nuclear fuel — or the payload for atomic warheads, Western intelligence officials and diplomats said Friday. Obama says Iran is on notice over disclosure of underground plant to make nuclear fuelPITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama says Iran is on notice following the disclosure of an underground plant to make nuclear fuel that could be used to build an atomic bomb. AP Interview: Egypt warns of Mideast nuclear arms race if Israel and Iran are pusuing weaponsUNITED NATIONS — Egypt’s foreign minister warned Friday that a nuclear-capable Israel and an Iran pursuing nuclear weapons could trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. Key sites in Iran’s nuclear programKey sites of Iran’s nuclear program: Iran has hidden nuclear site, Obama, other leaders declare, demanding inspectionsPITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama declared Friday that Iran is on a path to confrontation with world powers unless it agrees to “come clean” and disclose all its nuclear activities. He said he would not rule out military action. |