woensdag 8 april 2009

Atoomwapen Iran is "onwaarschijnlijk"

Zapruder plaatst: “De Iraanse bom is wiskundig onwaarschijnlijk”

CIA-consultant Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, een expert op het vakgebied, liet game theory los op de situatie in Iran. Volgens zijn modellen is de kans dat Iran een nucleaire bom gaat ontwikkelen klein. Hoe sneller we het land met rust laten, hoe ongevaarlijker het zal worden. En eigenlijk is dat ook wat alle controlerende agentschappen altijd al zeiden. http://zapruder.nl/portal/artikel/de_iraanse_bom_is_wiskundig_onwaarschijnlijk/rss

donderdag 19 februari 2009

Underground city found in western Iran

Iran's western Hamadan Province has yielded an underground city, which is believed by archeologists to date back to pre-Parthian eras.

Studies showed that the city was used as a secret haven during the Seljuk, Ilkhanid, Timurid and Safavid eras.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=85918&sectionid=351020105

zondag 15 februari 2009

Obama veranderde toon tegen Iran na verkiezing tot president

Poll: Americans want to talk to Iran

Obama's "engage Iran" policy has gained the support of the American public with 56% seeking to enter direct diplomacy with Tehran. During the Democratic primaries, he promised to meet the leaders of Iran "without preconditions". After being elected he employed a slightly different tone. "If countries like Iran are willing to unclench their fist, they will find an extended hand from us."
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=85648&sectionid=3510203

zaterdag 14 februari 2009

VS ziet Iran nu als een achtervolgende nucleaire bom

U.S. now sees Iran as pursuing nuclear bomb

In a reversal since a 2007 report, U.S. officials expect the Islamic Republic to reach development milestones this year. Little more than a year after U.S. spy agencies concluded that Iran had halted work on a nuclear weapon, the Obama administration has made it clear that it believes there is no question that Tehran is seeking the bomb.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-fg-usiran12-2009feb12,0,3478184.story


US intel confirms Iran not developing nukes

The new chief of US intelligence has confirmed the findings of a 2007 intelligence report that Iran has no nuclear weapons program. Dennis Blair told the Senate Intelligence Committee that his organization has assessed that Tehran does not have nuclear weapons design and weaponization work. http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=85571&sectionid=351020104

donderdag 12 februari 2009

"Netanyahu wil Obama voeren naar een oorlog in Iran"

Netanyahu 'will coax Obama into Iran war'

The Israeli prime ministerial frontrunner will win a US blessing to enter war with Iran, says a source familiar with US Mideast policies.

Aaron David Miller, the US State Department's top analyst in the 1980s, said "Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu will be able to convince President Barack Obama that a military attack is the only solution to the Iranian nuclear issue".
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=84974&sectionid=351020101


Israel to Obama: Hold Iran's Feet to Fire, or Else

Israel will go along with President Barack Obama's Iran diplomacy, but try to shorten the deadline for results by signaling its willingness to attack Iranian nuclear sites if need be.

Israel votes on Tuesday and its next prime minister -- the front-runner is rightwinger Benjamin Netanyahu -- is likely to go to Washington within a few months and press Obama to stick to his campaign promise not to let Iran develop an atomic bomb.
http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=15640

donderdag 29 januari 2009

Iranian leader Ahmadinejad demands US apology

Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has responded to an overture by the new US president by demanding an apology for past US "crimes" committed against Iran.

The US "stood against the Iranian people in the past 60 years", Ahmadinejad said during an address in the western region of Khermenshah.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7855444.stm