The Booch has a temper. Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani suggested Iran had defeated U.S. efforts to win a referral of Iran to the UN Security Council. Asked about the comment, State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher got testy with a reporter: QUESTION: Do you agree with Mr. Rohani’s characterization of what happened yesterday as …
TunnelDiggin' (Iran)
by | 2004-11-30 | 1 Comment
Der Spiegel reports that Iran is constructing a secret tunnel project near the uranium enrichment facility at Esfahan (Isfahan). Here is the relevant portion translated by World News Connection: According to an intelligence dossier, which Der Spiegel has obtained, at the beginning of October revolution leader Ali Khamene’i himself gave the order to build a …
Russian ABM Test
by | 2004-11-30 | No Comments
TASS reports that the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces tested an ABM interceptor at its Sary-Shagan facility in Kazakhstan on Monday. A spokesman for the Strategic Rocket Forces told TASS “All the tactical and technical performance characteristics of the missile were confirmed, which enables us to make a positive decision on the extension of the service …
Paris Negotiations Update 16: Vienna, We Have a Resolution
by | 2004-11-29 | No Comments
The IAEA Board of Governors has passed a resolution welcoming the Iran-EU3 accord. Crucially, and in line with Iranian demands, the resolution described the freeze as a voluntary, confidence-building measure and not a legally binding commitment. Its passage meant that Tehran, which denies seeking the bomb, had achieved its immediate objective of avoiding being hauled …
