AHMADINEJAD ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS

"... Ahmadinejad scoffed at the notion of an Iranian nuclear buildup. "A nuclear weapon? For what? For what purpose?" Ahmadinejad said in an interview with the Associated Press. "Why would we do that? What would we use it for?"

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/ahmadinejad-u-n-assembly-speech-video-155849849.html

IRAN CLARIFIES MEANING OF "WIPE OFF MAP"

"Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made clear what he meant when he said Israel should be "wiped off" the map... asked in response to whether Israel should be "wiped off" the face of the map, as he once said... (he replied)... "So when we say 'to be wiped,' we say for occupation to be wiped off from this world. For war-seeking to (be) wiped off and eradicated, the killing of women and children to be eradicated.... The path is to recognize the right of the Palestinians to self-governance."
http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/24/world/meast/iran-ahmadinejad-interview/index.html

IRAN SAYS STRIKE WOULD TRIGGER WW III


"Israel is stepping up threats of carrying out a unilateral strike against Iran’s nuclear energy facilities before the US presidential election on November 6... Israeli threats are based on the unsubstantiated claims that the peaceful nuclear activities of the Islamic Republic have been diverted to the acquisition of military nuclear capability...
"A senior Iranian military commander has warned that an Israeli strike on the Islamic Republic could trigger the World War III... "the situation would spin out of control and management; this war is likely to degenerate into the World War III. It means that some countries might enter the war in favor of or against Iran,” Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Aerospace Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said on Al-Alam television."



http://presstv.com/detail/2012/09/23/263155/cmrdr-warns-of-wwiii-if-iran-attacked/

ATTACK ON POWER LINES TO IRANIAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES

"... power lines between the holy city of Qom and the underground Fordow nuclear centrifuge facility were blown up with explosives on Aug. 17.... the power lines leading to Iran’s Natanz facilities were blown up as well.... power cut off is one of the ways to break down centrifuge machines... U.S. Special Forces have trained for sabotage missions inside Iran for years. “From the first reports, this attack looks like something from our guys..."

http://news.yahoo.com/sabotaging-iran-nukes-084500157--politics.html

ISRAEL SAYS NO WAR IMMANENT

"... Amos Gilad, top aide to Defence Minister Ehud Barak... signaled on Saturday that there would be no unilateral attack on Iran in the coming weeks... (saying) "... it looks like it will be quiet... it seems to me that even the Iranians understand... and are not crossing the line .. of implementing and building a nuclear bomb..."

http://news.yahoo.com/israeli-official-signals-no-war-imminent-iran-174202360.html>http://news.yahoo.com/israeli-official-signals-no-war-imminent-iran-174202360.html

IRAQ HELPING IRAN SUPPLY ARMS TO SYRIA

"Iran has resumed shipping military equipment to Syria over Iraqi airspace... to the frustration of American officials... the flights have enabled Iran to provide supplies to the Syrian government despite the efforts Syrian rebels have made to seize several border crossings where Iranian aid has been trucked in... Iraq could take several steps to stop the flights, including insisting that cargo planes that depart from Iran en route to Syria land for inspection in Baghdad or declaring outright that Iraq’s airspace cannot be used for the flights..."
"The Iranians have even provided a cargo plane that the Syrian military can use to ferry men and supplies around the country... (and) Iraqi Shiite militia fighters... are now making their way to Syria to help the Assad government.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/05/world/middleeast/iran-supplying-syrian-military-via-iraq-airspace.html?_r=2

U.S. DISOWNS ISRAEL IF IT STRIKES IRAN

"... the US would not be “complicit” in an Israel strike against Iran... The Obama administration has put Israel on harsh notice that an attack on Iran to disrupt or delay its nuclear armament will be refused US missile backup - both in the course of the operation and to cover Israel’s back in the event of a counter-strike widening into a general Middle East conflict. The Netanyahu government will bear full and exclusive responsibility for the consequences of attacking Iran."
http://www.debka.com/article/22324/

IF ISRAEL ATTACKS IRAN, IRAN WILL ATTACK U.S. BASES

"Iran could hit U.S. bases in the Middle East in response to any Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities even if American forces played no role in the attack, the leader of Lebanon's Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said... "A decision has been taken to respond and the response will be very great," Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said..."
http://news.yahoo.com/iran-could-strike-u-bases-israel-attacks-hezbollah-055101337.html

KHAMENEI SAYS IRAN HAS NO INTEREST IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS

"Iran has no interest in nuclear weapons but will keep pursuing peaceful nuclear energy, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told heads of state from developing countries in Tehran. Iran... host(ed) a summit of the 120-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)..."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/30/ayatollah-khamenei-iran-nuclear-designs_n_1842039.html

IAEA REPORT: IRAN PROGRAM MAY BE BEYOND ISRAEL'S TO ABILITY STOP

"... the International Atomic Energy Agency... report has put Israel in a corner, documenting that Iran is close to... the capability to produce nuclear weapons in a location invulnerable to Israeli attack... (there) seems to be a consensus that Iran’s program may soon be beyond the reach of Israel’s military capability... Military professionals concede the potential effectiveness of an Israeli strike is decreasing as Iran moves more of its operations underground."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/world/middleeast/report-on-iran-nuclear-work-puts-israel-in-a-box.html?_r=2

IAEA CONCERNED ABOUT NUCLEAR SITES AT FORDO AND PARCHIN

"The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)... says Iran has doubled production capacity at the Fordo nuclear site... a facility buried deep inside a mountain near the holy city of Qom... Iran says the aim of the Fordo site is to enrich uranium for civilian use up to a maximum of 20%..."

"The overall Parchin complex is one of Iran's leading munitions centres - for the research, development and production of ammunition, rockets and high explosives. The Parchin site is suspected of being used for experiments related to nuclear weapons... the IAEA said the Parchin site had been "sanitised" and that Iran had "been conducting activities at that location that will significantly hamper the agency's ability to conduct effective verification", if inspectors were granted access..."

"... the IAEA concludes that it is unable to say that all nuclear material in Iran is for peaceful activities."

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19424097