Iranian Nuclear Game Timeline

May 22 2013
Iran: Nuclear Technology Expanding, Sources Say
May 18 2013
Iran: Nuclear Inspectors Allowed If Protocol Is Signed
Iran will allow international inspectors to visit its Parchin nuclear facilities if the International Atomic Energy Agency agrees to sign a protocol with Tehran, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Reza Sajjadi said May 18, Xinhua reported.
May 02 2013
A New Round of Minesweeping Drills in the Persian Gulf
A New Round of Minesweeping Drills in the Persian Gulf
Washington wants to prove its ability to degrade Iran's most potent deterrent against attack.
Apr 21 2013
U.S.: Arms Deal Sends Clear Signal To Iran, Defense Secretary Says
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said a $10 billion arms deal with Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates sends a very clear signal to Iran that military options over its nuclear program remain on the table, Reuters reported April 21.
Apr 14 2013
Saudi Arabia: Gulf Cooperation Council Discusses Bushehr Radiation Risk
Gulf Cooperation Council countries' national emergency officials met in Riyadh to discuss the risk of radiation spreading through the region, should Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant be damaged during an earthquake, and to form a joint plan for handling such a scenario, Reuters reported April 14.
Apr 11 2013
Iran: U.S. Penalizes Companies For Evading Sanctions
The United States penalized a Malaysian bank, an Iranian businessman and several companies that it accused of evading the sanctions against Tehran's nuclear program, Reuters reported April 11.
Apr 09 2013
Ferocious, Weak and Crazy: The North Korean Strategy
Pyongyang has mastered the art of appearing unhinged in order to manipulate other powers.
Apr 06 2013
Iran: Nuclear Negotiations End Without Progress
Negotiations between Iran and major world powers ended April 6 with little sign of progress, The New York Times reported.
Apr 06 2013
Iran: Second Day Of Negotiations With Western Powers Begins
Iran met with officials from Russia, China, the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Germany on April 6 for a second day of negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program, AFP reported.
Mar 28 2013
The U.S. Role in Warming Israeli-Turkish Relations
The U.S. Role in Warming Israeli-Turkish Relations
Relations between Turkey and Israel will not change in the long term.
Mar 03 2013
Iran: Tehran Is Manufacturing 3,000 New Centrifuges, Official Says
Iran is manufacturing 3,000 new-generation uranium enrichment centrifuges, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran chief Fereidoun Abbasi said March 3, Fars News Agency reported.
Feb 27 2013
An Inflection Point in the Iranian Nuclear Talks
The latest round of talks suggests a possible break in the decadelong trend of dead-end negotiations.

Overview

Every few weeks or months, the headlines scream that Tehran is hell-bent on acquiring nuclear weapons. But there are good reasons to believe that -- while Iran certainly wouldn't mind having some nukes -- its nuclear weapons program is essentially a piece of political theatre intended to extract concessions rather than plutonium.

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