Iran Nuclear Crisis

The Mahalo Top 7

FOXNews: U.S. Envoy to Attend Talks Between Iranian Nuke Negotiator, World Powers (July 16, 2008)
Newsweek: Will Iran’s Nuclear Missile Test Trigger War? (July 9, 2008)
U.S. Department of State: Iran
Council on Foreign Relations: Iran Nears Nuclear Red Line (April 11, 2007)
New York Times: U.S. Finds Iran Halted Its Nuclear Arms Effort in 2003 (December 3, 2007)
Telegraph.co.uk: West to offer Iran help with nuclear industry (June 14, 2008)
Video: Chomsky on Iran and Nuclear Development (Time 8:12)

Iran Nuclear Crisis Recent News Stories

FOXNews: U.S. Envoy to Attend Talks Between Iranian Nuke Negotiator, World Powers (July 16, 2008)
CBS News: Rice: U.S. Will Defend Israel From Iran, Iran Answers Secretary Of State's Warning With Another Round Of Missile Tests (July 10, 2008)
FT.com: Iran sends word on nuclear talks (June 5, 2008)
Telegraph.co.uk: West to offer Iran help with nuclear industry (June 14, 2008)
New York Times: Iran Says It’s Installing New Centrifuges (April 8, 2008)
The Associated Press: IAEA: Iran Denies Nuclear Allegations (February 22, 2008)
Google News: Nuclear Iran
AP: Iran Puts Uranium Gas in Centrifuges (February 13, 2008)
Google Video: BBC: Will Israeal Bomb Iran (February 6, 2008)

Iran Nuclear Crisis - 2007 News

FOX News: Russia Denies Plans to Sell New Missile Defense System to Iran (December 28, 2007)
FOX News: Russia Selling Iran Sophisticated New Air Defense System (December 26, 2007)
AP: Russia Makes 1st Nuke Shipment to Iran (December 17, 2007)
Time: Iran’s Nukes: Now They Tell Us? (December 6, 2007)
Washington Post: Bush Calls for Continued Pressure on Iran (December 4, 2007)
Financial Times: IAEA seeks more answers from Iran on nuclear plans (November 15, 2007)
New York Times: U.N. Releases Report on Iran’s Nuclear Program (November 15, 2007)
Guardian Unlimited: Iran capable of industrial nuclear fuel production (November 15, 2007)
Financial Times: IAEA seeks more answers from Iran on nuclear plans (November 15, 2007)
BBC NEWS: Bush and Sarkozy declare Iran aim (Nov. 7, 2007)
Reuters: Bush: Missile shield is meant to deter Iran (Oct. 23, 2007)
The Observer: Brown aide plays down US talk of Iran threat (Oct 7, 2007)
CNN.com: Rice tells nuke watchdog to butt out of Iran diplomacy (September 19, 2007)
BBC News: Iran scorns French warning of war (September 17, 2007)
Los Angeles Times: "Iran said to be sharing nuclear data" (Aug 31, 2007)
WashingtonPost.com: Iran Nuclear Crisis (January 18, 2007)

Iran Nuclear Crisis Background

Telegraph.co.uk: US Prepares Military Blitz Against Iran's Nuclear Sites (2006)
FOXNews.com: Timeline: Iran Nuclear Crisis (2006)
WashingtonPost.com: "Iran Is Judged 10 Years From Nuclear Bomb" (2005)
UN.org: Text of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (2005)
Hoover Institution: Defusing the Iranian Nuclear Crisis (2004)
TIME: Iran's Nuclear Threat (2003)
Council on Foreign Relations: Iran: The Nuclear Threat (September 6, 2005)

Iran Nuclear Crisis Commentary and Criticism

Blip.tv: Reese Erlich Speaks at the Sanctuary for Indepedent Media (October 11, 2007)
The Brookings Institution: The Iranian Nuclear Crisis (2007)
New York Times:
AntiWar.com: A Diplomatic Solution to Iran's Nuclear Program (2007)
Reason Magazine: The Best of Enemies? (2007)
The New York Times: Iran’s Nuclear Web (2007)
WashingtonPost.com: Diplomacy, Not War, With Iran (2007)
Time: Iran's Nuclear Program: The Way Out (2006)

Iran Nuclear Crisis Message Boards and Blogs

MaxSpeak: The Escalation Is Iran
Hot Air: Iran has built its own nuclear black market
Wizbang: Iran category
Majikthise: John Edwards on Iran
Hyscience: Iran archives
Google Blog Search: Iran Nuclear Program

Iran Nuclear Crisis Central Figures

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- MSNBC.com: Ahmadinejad: Iran expanding nuclear process

George W. Bush
- FoxNews.com: Bush: Iran With Nuclear Weapons is "Unacceptable"

Tony Blair
- Telegraph.co.uk: PM challenges Iran as nuclear deadline expires

Vladimir Putin
- Independent Online: Russia hardens stance on Iran's nuclear plans

Mohammed ElBaradei
- CNN.com: ElBaradei calls for timeout on Iran nuclear program

Iran Nuclear Crisis Satire and Humor

The Onion: Does Iran Pose a Threat?
Dead Brain: Government Launches 'Hug a Nuke' Campaign

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Guide Note

Iran has been seeking to expand its nuclear energy program and to perhaps develop nuclear weapons from the byproducts of such a program for several years, leading to international concern.¹ Stagnant international negotiations and pressure from Israel have led to speculation that a conflict may be imminent.² In July, 2008, the United States sent high-ranking diplomat William Burns to Switzerland to participate in international talks concerning Iran's nuclear ambitions. Iranian envoy Saeed Jalilli will also participate, thus marking the first time that U.S. and Iranian representatives will both be present at such talks.³

Fast Facts

Iran has at least 3,000 uranium enriching centrifuges⁴
The Iranian uranium-enriching compound is located in Natanz
Iran is producing 1.2 kg of enriched uranium daily⁴
700 kg of uranium expected by 2009⁴
Iran denies that it is developing a nuclear weapon
According to the National Intelligence Estimate, Iran halted actively pursuing nuclear weapons in 2003⁵
Iran first acquired a research reactor from the United States in the 1960s
Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is calling for transparency from Iran

Threat to Israel

Israel has long stated that it would consider an Iranian nuclear weapon as a threat to its existence. When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized Israeli nuclear policy at the 2007 IAEA conference, Israeli Ambassador Israel Michaeli responded by saying: "Those who call for the elimination of Israel have no moral standing when they criticize Israeli policies aimed at defending Israel's very existence."⁶

Iran Missile Tests

In July of 2008, Iran performed a series of missile tests aimed at showing off its improved missile technology and range. According to reports, the missiles displayed capabilities that would make them ideal weapons to attack Israel. The tests prompted U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to announce that "[the United States is] sending a message to Iran that we will defend American interests and the interests of our allies."⁷

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