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Iran: Nuclear Weapons
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For the past several years, Iran has been under intense scrutiny from the international community over its nuclear program. While it is unclear what exactly Iran's intentions are, failure to declare all nuclear facilities and materials in a timely fashion have led to increased concerns that Iran intends to secretly develop nuclear weapons.
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The findings of the US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) which state "with high confidence" that Iran halted its nuclear weapons programme in 2003 clearly represent a major set-back to those arguing for military intervention against Iran in the coming months. However, if unchallenged, it is po
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Iran is suspected of encouraging Hezbollah’s July 2006 attack on Israel to deflect international attention from its nuclear weapons program. Iran was ... reportedly involved in a Hezbollah-linked January 2002 attempt to smuggle a boatload of arms to the PA. Some reports also suggest that Iran’s interference in Iraq has included funding, safe transit, and arms to insurgent leaders like Muqtada al-Sadr and his forces.
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A general view shows the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, about 1,215 km south of Tehran, in this February 26, 2006 file photo. Iran received the eighth and last consignment of nuclear fuel from Russia on Monday for the Islamic Republic's first atomic power plant, the official IRNA news agency reported. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/Files Russia began shipping nuclear fuel to Iran following a U.S. intelligence report released last month that concluded Tehran had stopped its nuclear weapons program in late 2003 and had not resumed it since. Iran maintains it never had a weapons program.
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