Iran: Proliferation News: 2011

2011 Proliferation News Archive

Iran nuclear crisis: France wants 'stricter' sanctions - BBC (January 3, 2012)

Iran claims successful long-range missile test - The Guardian (January 2, 2012)

Fuel rod advance puts more strain on Iran?West relations - The Scotsman January 2, 2012)

Iran Says It Has Produced Its First Nuclear Fuel Rod - AP (January 1, 2012)

Obama signs Iran sanctions bill into law - BBC (December 31, 2011)

Iran proposes to reopen nuclear talks - The Guardian (December 31, 2011)

Israeli spy chief downplays Iranian nuke threat - WP (December 29, 2011)

UN nuke officials invited to Iran - RT (December 20, 2011)

Panetta: Iran will not be allowed nukes - CBS News (December 19, 2011)

Iran-bound radioactive luggage seized at Moscow airport - RT (December 16, 2011)

Iran to transfer nuclear production across series of secret facilities - Telegraph (December 14, 2011)

Cheney: Obama has not acted to stop Iran nukes - CBS (December 13, 2011)

Air strikes against Iran nuclear program? Israel reconsiders. - CS Monitor (December 9, 2011)

Turkey: Materials likely destined for Iran nuclear program seized - CS Monitor (December 8, 2011)

A second Iranian nuclear facility has exploded, as diplomatic tensions rise between the West and Tehran - The Australian (November 30, 2011)

Iran: explosion in Isfahan reported - The Guardian (November 28, 2011)

Iran arrests 12 'CIA spies' for targeting nuclear plans - BBC (November 24, 2011)

US and Britain hope bank ban will hit Iran's nuclear program - SMH (November 23, 2011)

Iran: New Western nuclear sanctions 'in vain' - BBC (November 22, 2011)

Iran faces fresh Western sanctions over nuclear plans - BBC (November 21, 2011)

Iran faces new wave of sanctions over nuclear programme - The Guardian (November 21, 2011)

U.S. and allies to hit Iran with new sanctions over nukes - AP (November 21, 2011)

U.S., West pressures not to stop Iran's nuclear program: speaker - Xinhua (November 21, 2011)

Tehran 'dishonest over nuclear arms' - The Independent (November 19, 2011)

Iran and the I.A.E.A. - New Yorker (November 18, 2011)

Resolution on Iran nuclear program hailed by US, but lacks teeth - CS Monitor (November 18, 2011)

UN voices 'deep concern' over Iran's nuclear plans - BBC (November 18, 2011)

Iran to avoid sanctions over nuclear work - The Independent (November 18, 2011)

If you lived in Iran, wouldn't you want the nuclear bomb? - The Guardian (November 17, 2011)

Iran nuclear issue is 'deep concern' - world powers - BBC (November 17, 2011)

Iran may join neighbours in nuclear weapons talks - Irish Times (November 17, 2011)

Iran says missile base blast was not caused by Israeli intelligence - The Guardian (November 16, 2011)

How Iran bomb could threaten peace - CNN (November 15, 2011)

Iran's stance on nuclear technology tied to national pride - AP (November 15, 2011)

Israel reported 'behind blast' that killed Iran's missile chief - The Guardian (November 14, 2011)

Iranian missile architect dies in blast. But was explosion a Mossad mission? - The Guardian (November 14, 2011)

US defence chief Panetta warns against Iran strike - BBC (November 10, 2011)

Iran Embarks on Drive for Russian Support - Moscow Times (November 10, 2011)

Russia rules out new Iran sanctions over nuclear report - BBC (November 9, 2011)

Iran 'will not budge' over nuclear programme - BBC (November 9, 2011)

What to do about Iran - CNN (November 9, 2011)

Has Iran Become Less Dangerous? - NPR (November 9, 2011)

World press fear strike on Iran after IAEA report - BBC (November 9, 2011)

UN watchdog reveals 'serious concerns' about Iranian nuclear weapons research - The Guardian (November 8, 2011)

Nuclear programme in Iran shows 'military dimensions', says report - The Guardian (November 8, 2011)

Israel poised to call for tougher sanctions against Iran - The Guardian (November 8, 2011)

UN nuclear agency IAEA: Iran 'studying nuclear weapons' - BBC (November 8, 2011)

Iran nuclear report: IAEA claims Tehran working on advanced warhead - The Guardian (November 7, 2011)

Iran: Heading toward a nuclear show-down? - BBC (November 7, 2011)

Russia warns against Iran attack - BBC (November 7, 2011)

Cyber warfare: A different way to attack Iran's reactors - CNN (November 8, 2011)

IAEA due to expose Iranian nuclear weapons design and testing facility - The Guardian (November 7, 2011)

Paul warns against overreaction to report on Iran?s nuclear ambitions - Boston Globe (November 6, 2011)

Pakistan's nukes at risk of theft: report - NZ Herald - NZ Herald (November 5, 2011)

UN report 'to expose Iran nuclear weapons programme' - BBC (November 5, 2011)

Israelis see war as inevitable if talk of strike on Iran proves true - New Zealand Herald (November 5, 2011)

France and China make fresh pleas to Tehran to stop nuclear development - The Guardian (November 4, 2011)

Military strike on Iran reactors closer day by day, says Ehud Barak - BBC (November 4, 2011)

Iran warns US to avoid clash over nuclear programme - The Guardian (November 3, 2011)

Missile test fuels talk of Israeli plan to strike Iran's nuclear sites - The Independent (November 3, 2011)

The west's previous attempts to derail Iran's nuclear programme - The Guardian (November 2, 2011)

Iran's nuclear activity under scrutiny as evidence of weapons threat emerges - The Guardian (November 2, 2011)

Researchers warn of new Stuxnet worm - BBC (October 19, 2011)

Sanctions 'successfully hindering' Iran's nuclear progress - The Guardian (October 19, 2011)

Obama urged to accept Iranian nuclear offer - The Guardian (October 10, 2011)

Iran reactor disaster warning from whistleblower - The Australian (October 8, 2011)

Iran just months from N-bomb - The Australian (September 26, 2011)

Iran's Ahmadinejad revives nuclear fuel swap offer - Reuters (September 23, 2011)

Iran angry at nuclear scientist killings - AP (September 21, 2011)

Bushehr Plant Opens at 40% Capacity - Moscow Times (September 13, 2011)

Tehran triumphant at nuclear milestone - The Indpenedent (September 5, 2011)

Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant connected to national grid - BBC (September 4, 2011)

N Korea nuke equipment 'from black market' - AAP (September 3, 2011)

UN 'growing concern' over Iran nuclear weapons plan - BBC (September 2, 2011)

Iran won't stop uranium enrichment program - AP (August 29, 2011)

Ron Paul: We May Have to Accept Iran Nukes - News Max (August 24, 2011)

Man pleads guilty to assassinating Iranian nuclear scientist - The Guardian (August 23, 2011)

Step by step: Russia?s plan to bring Iran back for good - RT (August 17, 2011)

Russian-Iranian nuclear plans a win-win - RT (August 17, 2011)

US stalls on Russia's Iran plan - Asia Times (August 10, 2011)

Stuxnet Virus Opens New Era of Cyber War - Spiegel (August 8, 2011)

Stuxnet could evolve into new threat - US - Stuff (July 29, 2011)

Iran blames Russia for delays to nuclear power plant - DJ (August 8, 2011)

Iranian scientist's death 'probably the work of western security agencies' - The Guardian (July 27, 2011)

Iran denies assassinated academic worked on nuclear projects - The Guardian (July 25, 2011)

Iran: Nuclear scientist 'shot dead' in Tehran - BBC (July 23, 2011)

Survivor of Attack Leads Nuclear Effort in Iran - NY Times (July 22, 2011)

Intel: Ayatollah holding Iran back from nukes - CBS (July 22, 2011)

North Korea and Iran 'jointly working on building nuclear missile', report claims - Telegraph (July 21, 2011)

Iran to 'speed up' uranium enrichment at nuclear plants - BBC (July 19, 2011)

Russia's proposal on Iran's nuclear standoff "repetitious attempt": MP - Xinhua (July 17, 2011)

Step-by-step approach for Iran - Voice of Russia (July 15, 2011)

Good reasons not to trust Iran - The Australian (July 14, 2011)

Iran moves nuclear enrichment programme to underground bunker - Telegraph (July 13, 2011)

Iran's nuclear threat is escalating - The Guardian (July 11, 2011)

Scientist claims North Korea paid Pakistan for nuclear secrets - The Independent (July 8, 2011)

Israeli and Iranian officials to attend European WMD meeting - The Guardian (July 5, 2011)

William Hague concerned over Iranian missile tests - BBC (June 29, 2011)

Riyadh will build nuclear weapons if Iran gets them, Saudi prince warns - The Guardian (June 29, 2011)

Iran Postulates First Nuclear Test - Forbes (June 14, 2011)

Iran is not in breach of international law - The Guardian (June 9, 2011)

UN nuclear watchdog refers Syria to Security Council - BBC (June 9, 2011)

Iranian nuclear testing article raises alarm - 3news (June 9, 2011)

Iran to triple uranium capacity - AFP (June 9, 2011)

Ahmadinejad vows to keep enriching uranium - The Independent (June 8, 2011)

'Iran could produce a nuclear weapon within two months' - Daily Mail (June 6, 2011)

Iran and the Bomb - The New Yorker (June 3, 2011)

Stuxnet attack forced Britain to rethink the cyber war - The Guardian (May 30, 2011)

Inspectors Pierce Iran's Cloak of Nuclear Secrecy - NY Times (May 30, 2011)

Stuxnet virus: US refuses to deny involvement - Irish Independent (May 27, 2011)

Iran Nuclear Plant to Start Soon: Russia - Blomberg (May 26, 2011)

Nuclear Watchdog Details Concerns In Iran, Syria - NPR (May 25, 2011)

Iran 'ignores' earthquake threat to nuclear plant - Telegraph (May 22, 2011)

New EU sanction target Iranian firms - AFP (May 20, 2011)

Fears Iran hacked IAEA mobile phones - AAP (May 19, 2011)

Iranian nuclear power plant operational within weeks: Russian diplomat - Xinhua (May 13, 2011)

Iran operating 'worldwide smuggling network' - Telegraph (May 12, 2011)

Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant begins operation - BBC (May 10, 2011)

Israel's former spy chief says Iran strike would be 'stupid' - Telegraph (May 8, 2011)

Iran 'uncovers Stars espionage virus' - BBC (April 25, 2011)

Iran accuses Siemens of helping launch Stuxnet cyber-attack - The Guardian (April 17, 2011)

Iran says producing centrifuge parts "not secret": FM - Xinhua (April 11, 2011)

Iran opposition backers claims find of secret Iranian nuclear facility - CNN (April 7, 2011)

Libya fallout: Why Iran, North Korea now less likely to drop nuclear ambitions - CS Monitor (April 1, 2011)

Will Fukushima Force Iran to Reconsider Nuclear Program? - The Atlantic (April 1, 2011)

Iran jails nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri - The Australian (March 31, 2011)

Iran investigated over UN sanctions breaches - Stuff (March 23, 2011)

New information fuels Iran nuclear concern - TVNZ (March 9, 2011)

Zimbabwe to sell uranium to Iran - Telegraph (March 6, 2011)

US and Israel were behind Stuxnet claims researcher - BBC (March 4, 2011)

Computer expert says US behind Stuxnet worm - New Zealand Herald (March 4, 2011)

Zimbabwe keen to supply Iran with uranium: Mumbengegwi - NZ (March 3, 2011)

Iran nuclear plans: Bushehr fuel to be unloaded - BBC (February 26, 2011)

Setback Is Reported at an Iranian Nuclear Plant - NY Times (February 25, 2011)

UN concern over 'military angle to Iran nuclear plan' - BBC (February 25, 2011)

U.S. report finds debate in Iran on building nuclear bomb - WP (February 19, 2011)

Cyber-attack didn't slow Iran's nuclear progress - SMH (February 18, 2011)

Stuxnet virus targets and spread revealed - BBC (February 15, 2011)

Ahmadinejad: 'Iran has a definite nuclear right' - Telegraph (February 14, 2011)

Iran names new nuclear agency chief - CNN (February 13, 2011)

Malware Aimed at Iran Hit Five Sites, Report Says - NY Times (February 11, 2011)

Iran claims to have built fusion reactor - The Guardian (February 10, 2011)

WikiLeaks: Mohamed ElBaradei was 'too soft on Tehran' - Telegraph (February 9, 2011)

Iran should investigate Stuxnet virus, says atomic chief - The Guardian (February 4, 2011)

Iran could produce two nuclear bombs within two years, London think tank warns - Telegraph (February 3, 2011)

Fears of Chernobyl-style disaster as computer virus hits nuclear site - The Scotsman (February 1, 2011)

Russia calls for NATO probe into Iran cyber strike - The Age (January 27, 2011)

After nuclear talks fail, Iran rails at 'enemies' - and leaves door open for new round - CS Monitor (January 24, 2011)

Why Iran nuclear talks ended in stalemate - CS Monitor (January 22, 2011)

Iran refuses to discuss uranium enrichment as nuclear talks resume - The Guardian (January 21, 2011)

Iran talks proceed as West seeks to raise nuclear issue - BBC (January 21, 2011)

Iran nuclear talks under way in Istanbul - BBC (January 21, 2011)

WikiLeaks cables: Iran has cleared biggest hurdle to nuclear weapons - The Guardian (January 20, 2011)

US embassy cables: US warns Europeans of possible Iranian bid to buy carbon fibre - The Guardian (January 20, 2011)

US embassy cables: Chinese firms 'not aware' of nuclear export bans, says Beijing - The Guardian (January 20, 2011)

US embassy cables: US diplomats try to stop Chinese shipment to Iran - The Guardian (January 20, 2011)

US embassy cables: UK hosts Vienna meeting of experts to discuss Iran's nuclear programme - The Guardian (January 20, 2011)

Hillary Clinton: Iran may face further US sanctions - BBC (January 19, 2011)

WikiLeaks: US advised to sabotage Iran nuclear sites by German thinktank - The Guardian (January 18, 2011)

Iran nuke envoy blames US for cyberattack - AFP (January 18, 2011)

Iran hit by secret cyber warfare - WA Today (January 17, 2011)

Stuxnet cyberworm heads off US strike on Iran - The Guardian (January 16, 2011)

Foreign diplomats to tour Iran nuclear sites - BBC (January 15, 2011)

Iran warns the west that Istanbul meeting is last chance for nuclear deal - The Guardian (January 12, 2011)

Iran claims Mossad link to scientist's death - The Guardian (January 11, 2011)

Iranian nuclear scientist 'tortured on suspicion of revealing state secrets' - The Guardian (January 4, 2011)

Iran invites nations to tour its nuclear sites - The Guardian (January 3, 2011)

Stuxnet attack on Iran nuclear program came about a year ago, report says - CS Monitor (January 3, 2011)

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