Le gouvernement iranien donne les résultats de l'élection présidentielle

Selon des sources officielles, la participation aux présidentielles de vendredi atteindrait 62%, moins qu'en 2001 (67%) mais beaucoup plus qu'attendu, car les autorités redoutaient une sanction du système politique (« République islamique ») par l'abstention.

Le candidat favori, Akbar Hachémi Rafsandjani| aurait remporté 21,10% des voix, suivi de près par le maire de Téhéran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (19,25% des suffrages exprimés), ultraconservateur inattendu et peu connu, qui s'était pourtant assuré le soutien de toute la droite islamiste conservatrice, et notamment du conseil de la révolution et du Guide Suprême de la révolution islamique, Ali Khamenei. C'est lui que M.Rafsandjani devra affronter lors du second tour, une première depuis la révolution islamique de 1979. Il sera probablement fixé à vendredi 24 juin.

En troisième position arrive l'ancien président du parlement Mehdi Karroubi, dont l'orientation politique est ambigue mais qui avait été soutenu par le président Mohammad Khatami, qui rassemble 17,46% des électeurs. L'ancien chef de police Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, « reformateur parmi les conservateurs », a été accrédité de 13,9% des suffrages exprimés, tandis que l'ancien ministre de l'éducation démissionnaire Mostafa Moïn, chef de file des réformateurs n'a obtenu que 13,7%. Ses partisans, qui étaient convaincus de son succès, accusent M.Karroubi d'avoir réduit le nombres de votes allant au réformateur.

Le boycott, préconisé par plusieurs organisation démocratiques et estudiantines ne semble pas avoir porté ses fruits. Le vote, qui s'est déroulé sans incidents notables, selon les observateurs étrangers, est néanmoins mis en question par Mehdi Karroubi qui a mis en doute la validité du résultat du maire de Téhéran et réclame la seconde place. Le président américain George Bush avait lui aussi désigné le processus électoral comme « non-démocratique ». Il regrettait notamment la sélection des candidats par un jury partial.


Iran nuclear impasse continues

The Iranian supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, warned the United States against any attack on his country saying "The Americans should know that if they launch an assault against Islamic Iran, their interests in every possible part of the world will be harmed." Earlier this week Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Iran was ready to begin offering nuclear technology to developing countries.

Speaking at a rally in North-West Iran this Thursday, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying "Those who want to prevent Iranians from obtaining their right, should know that we do not give a damn about such resolutions."

Iran says that its nuclear program is meant for producing energy and that it has a right under Article IV of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to enrich fuel for that purpose. The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated,"[Iran] won't back down one iota". The US has called on Iran to stop its enrichment work and accuses Iran of trying to build a nuclear bomb. The US "is leaving all options on the table" not excluding military strikes with nuclear weapons or with conventional weapons in the eventuality of sanctions being ineffective. Iranian leaders have made strong statements against possible sanctions or military action against their country. The Ayatollah Khamenei said, "The Iranian nation will give a double response to any strike." Tehran has vowed to respond against US targets worldwide in the case of a US led attack against Iran.

According to some claims, the US has already started attacking Iran. On April 18, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) wrote a letter to George W. Bush requesting information about claims that the US has already sent US covert operatives and/or retrained ex-members of MEK and the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan (PEJAK, associated with the PKK) into Iranian territory in order to provoke existing ethnic tensions by incidents of violence. MEK and PKK are classified by the U.S. State Department and by the Council of the European Union as terrorist organizations.

The UN Security Council has called on Iran to suspend its enrichment work by Friday and permit additional inspections of its nuclear programme. Iran has rejected the demands. The IAEA is scheduled to report on Iran's compliance of the Security Council resolution on Friday.

A 90 minute meeting between Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, the president of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the IAEA provided no breakthrough and no new proposals were made, although Aghazadeh's deputy Mohammed Saidi said the talks were "encouraging."

Speaking Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke in Vienna at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers over Iran's nuclear program. "The United States believes ... that in order to be credible the Security Council of course has to act," to reporters. Condoleezza Rice also said that it was "highly unlikely" Tehran would comply with the US's demands and that the UN "cannot have its word and its will simply ignored by a member state." Further, Rice stated that "I look forward to discussing this with my colleagues and to I and others making that case, and I would certainly hope the Security Council is prepared to take some action."

The German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said, "We expect [Iran] to meet international standards and ... to allay world suspicions that its civil nuclear operations are being used to develop a possible weapons program."

Russia and China have called for negotiations to resolve the issue with President Vladimir Putin saying that the IAEA must retain the lead in the process.

Widespread resentment of western influence on past Iranian internal affairs, such as Operation Ajax which removed the democratically elected prime minister of Iran in 1953, has called some experts to bring into question the possibility of a coalition of NATO or U.S. led forces against Iran. The likelihood of any preventive strike against Iran is uncertain, apart from the claims that US troops and or proxy troops have already started small scale attacks. With a large young population increasingly pro-western, there are fears that any strike against Iran could damage any democratic movement as the population as a whole resents pro-Western influence in its internal affairs.

Iran has nearly four times the land area of Iraq. Iran's military is estimated to 768,000/350,000 active/reserve military troops and the paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps include 11,000,000 troops.


Iran zeigt im Streit um Urananreicherung keine Kompromissbereitschaft

New York (Vereinigte Staaten) / Teheran (Iran), 28.04.2006 – Die internationale Atomenergiebehörde (IAEA) hat heute ihren Bericht über die Urananreicherung im Iran dem UNO-Generalsekretär Kofi Annan vorgelegt. Darin wird dem Iran mangelnder Wille zur Zusammenarbeit mit der IAEA vorgeworfen. Zugleich bestätigte die Behörde die Behauptung des Iran, wonach das Land in der Atomanlage in Natans erfolgreich Uran auf 3,6 Prozent angereichert habe – das ist ausreichend für die Verwendung als Kernbrennstoff.

Zugleich machte der Bericht deutlich, dass die Inspektoren keine Beweise für ein militärisches Atomprogramm gefunden hätten, sie könnten jedoch auch nicht ausschließen, dass ein solches Programm im Geheimen betrieben werde.

Die Anrufung des UN-Sicherheitsrates ist die Konsequenz aus der Weigerung des Iran, der Aufforderung des Gremiums nach Aussetzung der Vorhaben zur Uran-Anreicherung nachzukommen. Bei vielen Staaten der UNO besteht die Befürchtung, der Iran könnte unter dem Deckmantel der friedlichen Nutzung der Kernenergie die Verfügung über waffenfähiges Material und damit die Fähigkeit zur Herstellung atomarer Waffen erlangen.

Der Sicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen kann Sanktionen gegen den Iran beschließen. Der Iran hatte die Anrufung des UN-Sicherheitsrates mit der Einstellung der freiwilligen Zusammenarbeit mit der IAEA beantwortet. Die USA hatten sich die Option auch eines militärischen Vorgehens gegen den Iran ausdrücklich offen gehalten. Die Möglichkeit einer Verurteilung des iranischen Atomprogramms durch den Sicherheitsrat verhöhnte der iranische Präsident Ahmadinedschad heute mit den Worten: „Die iranische Nation schert sich einen Teufel um unnütze Resolutionen.“ Die gegenwärtige iranische Führung betrachtet die Urananreicherung als ihr souveränes Recht und hat kategorisch ausgeschlossen, ihr Atomprogramm zu stoppen oder auch nur zu unterbrechen. Von dieser Position werde sich der Iran kein Jota entfernen, erklärte der iranische Präsident.

Am Donnerstagabend stellte der iranische Präsident auf einer Veranstaltung im Rahmen einer Tour durch die iranischen Provinzen weitergehende machtpolitische Ambitionen seines Staates klar. Er erklärte auf der Veranstaltung in der Provinz Zandschan, der Iran habe das Potential, schnell zu einer internationalen Supermacht aufzusteigen. Die friedliche Nutzung der Kernenergie sei ein entscheidender Schritt auf dem Weg zu diesem Ziel.

Während die USA auf der Verhängung von Sanktionen gegen den Iran bestehen, wollen China und Russland Sanktionen nicht mittragen. Einige Mitglieder der IAEA hegen auch die Befürchtung, Sanktionen der UNO könnten den Iran dazu bewegen, aus dem Atomwaffensperrvertrag auszutreten.

Auf einem Treffen der NATO-Außenminister in Sofia am Freitag wurde deutlich, dass die westlichen Staaten Geschlossenheit in ihrer Ablehnung des iranischen Atomprogramms zeigen wollen. Sie erklärten jedoch zugleich, weiterhin verhandlungsbereit zu sein. Allerdings gebe es seitens des Iran keinerlei Anzeichen dafür, dass die Grundlage für solche Verhandlungen hergestellt werden könnte, sagte der deutsche Außenminister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in der bulgarischen Hauptstadt Sofia. „Die Weichenstellungen sind in Teheran nicht erkannt worden. Im Gegenteil, alle Signale danach gingen in die falsche Richtung“, erklärte Steinmeier.

Die westliche Staatengemeinschaft will im Konflikt mit Iran zwar an ihrer harten Haltung festhalten, konkrete Sanktionen sind aber bisher nicht beabsichtigt. Das wurde beim Treffen der NATO-Außenminister in Sofia deutlich.


Iran parliament to review compliance with IAEA standards

Following a bill, which was passed with approximately 81% by the 207 MPs attending, Iran's parliament wants Iran to review its compliance with the International Atomic Energy Agency. This was the first time since the 1979 revolution that a bill was passed in five minutes. This bill was given double-urgency status, making it a higher priority over everything else. This passage occurs after the UN implemented sanctions against Iran for continuing its nuclear program; the new law permits for Iran to continue its program against the UN's wishes.

This new law allows President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to take action about the use of nuclear energy in Iran, including establishing conditions of inspections by the UN. However, the bill does not authorize the complete end of inspections.

The UN's atomic agency's governors may meet in January to consider imposing more sanctions if Iran does not end its nuclear program 60 days after the sanctions imposed on Saturday by the UN Security Council.

Iran is considering withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.


Nucléaire iranien : vote d'une loi révisant la collaboration avec l'AIEA

Le parlement iranien vient de voter une loi qui oblige le gouvernement à « accélérer le programme nucléaire et réviser la coopération avec l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique », ce qui est la suite des réactions du régime des Mollahs à la résolution 1737 prise par le Conseil de Sécurité de l'ONU. Le texte, voté par 160 députés sur 203 votants, stipule que « le gouvernement a le devoir, après le vote de la résolution 1737 (du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU), d'accélérer le programme nucléaire et de réviser sa coopération avec l'AIEA », laissant toutefois au gouvernement décider des moyens à mettre en œuvre. Cette loi a été approuvée immédiatement par le Conseil des gardiens de la constitution. Les réactions internes, selon l'orientation politique, ont bien sûr divergé : les conservateurs pressent dans le sens de l'accélération du programme nucléaire de l'Iran, certains reformateurs comme Nourredine Pirmoazen appelant à la modération, jugeant que la résolution prise est un pis-aller.


Iran President warns Israeli government is heading towards annihilation

Days after the Iranian administration announced their first successful enrichment of uranium, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made threatening comments against the Israeli government at a conference to discuss Palestine.

During the three day conference on Friday, Ahmadinejad is reported to have commented on Israel’s reported threat to the Middle East and suggested that the Israeli government was "heading toward annihilation," and that it will soon be liberated.

Iran is known to be a supporter of Palestine, and has previously offered an unknown amount of money to the Palestinian Authority to make up for the loss of Western donations since Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006.


Le président Iranien menace encore Israël


Iran proclaims successful missile test

Iran has successfully tested a Sajjil solid-propellant, surface-to-surface missile, according to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The president announced this at a campaign speech in Semnan. "... we launched a Sejil-2 missile, which is a two-stage missile and it has reached the intended target," Ahmadinejad said in the northern city which is close to the launch site.

Ahmadinejad told the crowd of supporters: "The defense minister contacted me and said, ... 'With divine intervention and the assistance of the Lord of the Age, the Sejil-2 rocket, which has very advanced technology, was launched from Semnan province.'"

"It hit the target exactly," he added.

United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates confirmed the launch and stated that the missile has a range of 2,000 to 2,500 kilometers (1,200 to 1,500 miles). Gates additionally said that "because of some of the problems they've had with their engines we think at least at this stage of the testing we think it's probably closer to the lower end of that range. Whether it hit the target that it was intended for, I have not seen any information on that."

"I'm not all that impressed," said GlobalSecurity.org's senior analyst Charles Vick. "It's just another test that confirms they've got the system that was operational last summer."


Irã testa novo míssil de longo alcance

O Irã lançou com sucesso um míssil terra-terra com alcance de cerca de 2.000 km nesta quarta-feira (20). O anúncio foi feito pelo presidente do país, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Essa distância seria suficiente para atingir alvos em Israel, país com que possui profundas divergências.

O Irã sofre um estrito embargo de armas internacional há três décadas, mas as sanções não impediram que desde 1992 tenha iniciado um bem-sucedido programa nacional de armas.


Iran reported to U.N. Security Council

The IAEA board has passed a resolution to report Iran to the United Nations Security Council. The decision by the 35-nation board came on Saturday.

The resolution was made without waiting for the director of the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, to finish preparing a report on Iran's civilian (and allegedly military) nuclear programs for the regular IAEA meeting scheduled for March 6. According to al-Jazeera, ElBaradei refused to accept pressure from Western states to finish his report in advance of the March 6 meeting. ElBaradei said in written responses to requests by the US and EU member states that he had given Iran until the meeting in March to answer questions to IAEA enquiries, stating, Due process, therefore, must take its course before [we are] able to submit a detailed report. ElBaradei also said that another IAEA verification mission was due in Iran shortly and that he had only in mid-January sent extra questions to Iran based on what diplomats called newly released intelligence.

The text of the resolution, made without the results of the report, which will only be ready in March, requires ElBaradei to report to the Security Council "steps Iran needs to take to dispel suspicions about its nuclear ambitions."

The resolution states that there are serious concerns about Iran's nuclear program. It also notes, "Iran's many failures and breaches of its obligations," (to the non-proliferation treaty) and expresses "the absence of confidence that Iran's nuclear program is exclusively for peaceful purposes."

The resolution also states that Iran is to:

The resolution calling for the referral was apparently drafted by several members states of the European Union together with the United States. Political analyst Joshua Frank claims that the US is not interested in diplomatic means of limiting Iran's possible shift towards nuclear weapons development and that the major reasons are Iran's oil supplies and plans to open an International Oil Bourse in petroeuros, which would challenge the petrodollar, on March 20, 2006.

The agency vote sets the stage for future action by the top U.N. body. Russia and China insisted, in casting their votes with the majority, that future votes on deliberations should wait until at least March. The outcome could include economic and political sanctions. This process of successive escalation of the tension between Iran and the Western members of the Security Council was described by Hans Blix, responsible for about 700 inspections for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, as spin and momentum. He was in favour of inducing Iran to forego enrichment but also recommended that the United States give a similar commitment not to attack Iran with either conventional or nuclear weapons, just as it apparently has to North Korea.

27 of the 35 nations on the board voted for the referral.

Three nations that voted against the resolution: Cuba, Syria and Venezuela. Five other countries Algeria, Belarus, Indonesia, Libya and South Africa, abstained.

Jack Straw, Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, a nuclear weapons state obliged under Article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to destroy its own, existing nuclear weapons, said that the IAEA vote showed "the international community's determination to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in the Middle East."

After the decision, Iran said today that it would "immediately" begin the steps to "restart full-scale uranium enrichment" and "curtail" the powers of the IAEA inspectors.

Javad Vaeedi, deputy Iranian nuclear negotiator, said in a press conference after the vote, "After this decision, Iran has to immediately bring into force its parliamentary law to suspend voluntary implementation of (the watchdog agency's) Additional Protocol (on snap inspections) and (pursue) commercial-scale enrichment which until today was under full suspension." He also said, "this resolution is politically motivated since it is not based on legal or technical grounds."

Iran has also said that a proposed deal by Moscow to enrich Iranian uranium is dead.

"There is no adequate reason to pursue the Russian plan," said Vaeedi. "Commercial scale uranium enrichment will be resumed in Natanz in accordance with the law passed by the parliament."

Iran had said that it will "end cooperation with IAEA", if referred to the Security Council.

As of January 31, 2006, the Deputy Director General for Safeguards of the IAEA had reported that Iran has continued to facilitate access under its Safeguards Agreement as requested by the Agency, and to act as if the Additional Protocol is in force, including by providing in a timely manner the requisite declarations and access to locations.


IAEA einigt sich in der Iran-Frage auf Anrufung des Sicherheitsrates

Wien (Österreich), 04.02.2006 – Nachdem der Gouverneursrat der Internationalen Atomenergieorganisation (IAEA) gestern noch eine Entscheidung über eine Anrufung des UN-Sicherheitsrates vertagt hatte, kam es heute nach intensiven diplomatischen Verhandlungen zu einer Entscheidung. Mit 27 von 35 Stimmen der in der IAEA zusammengeschlossenen Länder wurde beschlossen, die Frage des iranischen Atomprogramms vor den Sicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen zu bringen. Dieser könnte möglicherweise Sanktionen gegen den Iran beschließen.

Es soll aber auch bei einer Frist bis März bleiben, ehe das höchste UNO-Gremium aktiv wird. Bis dahin hat der Iran noch Gelegenheit, die Auflagen der IAEA zu erfüllen. Die IAEA wirft dem Iran vor, unter dem Deckmantel nuklearer Forschung eine atomare Aufrüstung des Iran zu betreiben, indem die Anreicherung nuklearen Materials für den Bau von Atomwaffen genutzt würde. Der Iran streitet dies ab. Sein Programm diene ausschließlich der friedlichen Erforschung der Kernenergie, die der Iran aus energiepolitischen Gründen nutzen wolle.

Die erste Reaktion aus dem Iran bestand in der Ankündigung, der Iran werde nun sofort die Anreicherung von Uran in vollem Umfange aufnehmen.

Ein neuer Vorschlag kam auf der Sitzung der IAEA von Ägypten, das vorschlug, im Nahen Osten eine nuklearwaffenfreie Zone einzurichten. Damit würden auch die nuklearen Kapazitäten Israels zur Disposition gestellt. Der Vorschlag wurde jedoch kontrovers diskutiert. Die USA lehnten die Aufnahme eines solchen Satzes in die Resolution zunächst ab, während die EU-Staaten den Vorstoß begrüßten. Schließlich wurde eine entsprechende Formulierung in die Resolution aufgenommen.

Die Abstimmung über die Resolution im Gouverneursrat führte zu einer großen Zustimmung. Die drei Gegenstimmen kamen von Kuba, Syrien und Venezuela.

Auf der heute in München stattfindenden Sicherheitskonferenz mit internationaler Beteiligung kam es zu einem verbalen Schlagabtausch zwischen dem iranischen Vize-Außenminister für internationale Beziehungen, Abbas Araghchi, und anwesenden hochrangigen Politikern westlicher Staaten. Die deutsche Bundeskanzlerin Merkel begrüßte den heutigen Beschluss der IAEA und griff den Iran mit ungewöhnlich scharfen Formulierungen an. Die Entwicklung im Iran verglich Merkel mit dem Erstarken des Nationalsozialismus in Deutschland vor 1933. Dabei griff sie auch direkt den iranischen Präsidenten Mahmud Ahmadinedschad an: „Ein Präsident, der das Existenzrecht Israels in Frage stellt und den Holocaust leugnet, kann nicht erwarten, dass Deutschland dafür auch nur die geringste Toleranz aufbringt.“ Auch der US-amerikanische Außenminister Donald Rumsfeld attackierte den Iran als den „führenden Förderer von Terrorismus“. Der iranische Vize-Außenminister betrachtet die Anrufung des UN-Sicherheitsrates als Eskalation des Konflikts. Er sagte, dem Iran bleibe jetzt keine andere Möglichkeit als die Urananreicherung wieder aufzunehmen und die Zusammenarbeit mit der IAEA aufzukündigen. Dazu gebe es ein entsprechendes Gesetz. Merkel entgegnete, dann solle der Iran „sehen, wie er dieses Gesetz ändern kann“.


Iran resumes nuclear research

Iran resumed full atomic fuel research today, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced, adding that "the research will involve small-scale enrichment of uranium, usable in power plants or weapons."

"There is a difference between research and producing nuclear fuel ... The production of nuclear fuel is still under suspension," said Mohammad Saeedi, deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation.

The United States has said that any enrichment of uranium would be a "serious escalation." A White House spokesman also stated that Iran risks referral to the UN's Security Council, which could impose sanctions, if it pursues its current nuclear course.

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the conflict with Iran would need to be resolved through diplomatic means and that "military action is not on our agenda."

Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the IAEA, told the 35-nation governing board that "Iran intended to carry out limited uranium enrichment at its Natanz facility, where it broke UN seals as IAEA inspectors watched."

"Iran plans to install a small-scale gas ultracentrifuge cascade in its pilot fuel enrichment plant at Natanz," said a Western diplomat, reading from ElBaradei's report.

European diplomats have said that they will hold an emergency IAEA meeting to consider referring Tehran to the UN for further action and or sanctions. The United States said "this now looks inevitable."

Tehran denies wanting nuclear technology for anything but civilian energy programs to satisify the countries "booming" demand for electricity.

Western powers disregard Iran's claim and say that "Iran is to refrain from any work that could help it develop atomic weapons." The EU said Iran's latest action was "eroding international confidence in the peaceful nature of its nuclear program".

In Berlin, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned that by removing the seals of its atomic plants, Tehran had "crossed a line". Steinmeier said "that the Iranians knew they would face consequences as a result of their action". He also added that he hopes Tehran would return to a "path of reason".

Today, China also urged Tehran to continue talks with the EU trio, with foreign ministry spokesman Kong Quan saying "all parties should show restraint and make efforts to build mutual trust".

Iranian news network Khabar reported that the Iranian parliament backed the decision by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to resume the research work, terming it a "source of national pride".

The White House said that if Iran continues on its current nuclear course, it will leave the international community no choice but to refer Tehran to the UN Security Council for possible actions.


Beunruhigung durch Wiederaufnahme des iranischen Atomprogramms

Teheran (Iran) / Brüssel (Belgien), 10.01.2006 – Der Iran hat mit dem Zerbrechen der Siegel an den Atomanlagen des Landes, die dort von der IAEA angebracht worden waren, seine Absicht deutlich gemacht, das stillgelegte Atomforschungsprogramm des Landes wieder aufzunehmen. Vertreter führender Industrienationen des Westens reagierten mit Besorgnis auf diesen Schritt.

Damit endet eine zweijährige Periode, in der der Iran auf Programme zur Wiederanreicherung nuklearen Materials verzichtet hatte. Die internationale Gemeinschaft hatte den Iran immer wieder aufgefordert, seine Atomanlagen nicht wieder in Betrieb zu nehmen, weil befürchtet wurde, der Iran könne die Fähigkeit erlangen, Nuklearwaffen zu produzieren. Der Iran hatte diese Vorwürfe stets bestritten und behauptet, das Nuklearprogramm diene ausschließlich friedlichen Forschungszwecken zur Gewinnung von Energie.

Der deutsche Außenminister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) kommentierte den iranischen Schritt mit den Worten, damit habe der Iran „eine Linie überschritten, von der die Iraner wussten, dass sie nicht ohne Folgen bleiben werde“. Die Fortsetzung der Verhandlungen, die Deutschland im Auftrag der EU zusammen mit Frankreich und Großbritannien geführt hatte, stellte Steinmeier angesichts der veränderten Lage ausdrücklich in Frage. Den Präsidenten der Internationalen Atomenergie-Kommission (IAEA), Mohammed el-Baradei, bat der deutsche Außenminister um eine Beurteilung der Frage, „was jetzt droht an iranischen Aktivitäten“. Am Donnerstag werden Spitzenvertreter der drei EU-Länder Frankreich, Großbritannien und Deutschland in Berlin zu einer Beratung über die Frage zusammentreffen, ob die Verhandlungen mit dem Iran unter den veränderten Voraussetzungen weitergeführt werden sollten.

Aus Kreisen der EU verlautete, mit dem iranischen Schritt seine eine „sehr ernste[...] Lage“ entstanden. Ähnlich äußerte sich auch der britische Premier Tony Blair. Von russischer Seite erging die Aufforderung an den Iran, seine internationalen Verpflichtungen einzuhalten. Russland hatte dem Iran angeboten, die nukleare Anreicherung auf russischem Territorium durchzuführen, dann könne der Iran die energetische Nutzung nuklearer Brennstoffe vorantreiben, ohne sich dem Verdacht auszusetzen, Nuklearwaffen erlangen zu wollen. Schärfere Töne kamen aus Washington, das dem Regime in Teheran die Bereitschaft absprach, seine internationalen Verpflichtungen einzuhalten.

Einige Nachrichtenquellen sprechen von Lagebeurteilungen durch westliche Geheimdienste, die eine gestiegene Bedrohungslage für Israel konstatieren. Der US-amerikanische Geheimdienst CIA und der israelische Geheimdienst Mossad verlautbarten, der Iran sei „auf dem gefährlichen Weg zum Bau der Atombombe“. In Jerusalem sagte ein Mossadsprecher gegenüber der deutschen Nachrichtenagentur ddp: „Es könnte bereits im nächsten Jahr soweit sein, dass Teheran die Bombe besitzt.“ Während in den USA über Angriffe aus der Luft spekuliert werde, plädiere der Mossad für ein Eingreifen von innen: durch eine „Lösung durch Anschläge“.

Dabei wird aus Geheimdienstkreisen gewarnt, der Westen befinde sich gegenüber dem Iran in keiner Position der Stärke. Mögliche Sanktionen des Westens oder der UNO könnte der Iran mit sehr unangenehmen Konsequenzen beantworten. Als ein mögliches Szenario wurde dabei die Blockade der Meeresenge von Hormus am Persischen Golf durch den Iran genannt, wodurch die Öltransportwege durch den Indischen Ozean getroffen werden könnten. Ein BBC-Journalist schätzte ein, angesichts hoher Ölpreise und den im Irak gebundenen militärischen Kräften sei eine Drohung mit ökonomischen oder militärischen Optionen gegenüber dem Iran nicht realistisch.


Irán reanuda su programa nuclear

Irán reinició su programa de investigación nuclear este martes (10), según anunció el Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA), añadiendo que "la investigación incluirá enriquecimiento de uranio a pequeña escala, utilizable en plantas de energía o en armas".

"Hay una diferencia entre la investigación y la producción de combustible nuclear... la producción de combustible nuclear sigue suspendida", afirmó Mohammad Saeedi, de la Organización de Energía Atómica de Irán.

Estados Unidos ha dicho que cualquier enriquecimiento de uranio es una "seria intensificación [del conflicto]". Un vocero de la Casa Blanca afirmó también que Irán se arriesga a una remisión al Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas, organismo que puede imponer sanciones si continúa con su actual senda nuclear.

Por su parte, el ministro británico de Asuntos Exteriores Jack Straw dijo que el conflicto con Irán debe resolverse por vías diplomáticas y que la "acción militar no está en nuestros planes".

Mohamed ElBaradei, director del OIEA, les dijo a los 35 países que encabezan el organismo que "Irán tenía la intención de realizar un enriquecimiento de uranio limitado en sus instalaciones de Natanz, donde rompió los sellos de la ONU ante los inspectores del OIEA".

"Irán planea instalar una cascada ultracentrífuga de gas a pequeña escala en su planta piloto de enriquecimiento de combustible en Natanz", dijo un diplomático occidental mientras leía el informe de ElBaradei.

Los diplomáticos europeos habían dicho que convocarán una reunión de emergencia del OIEA para considerar la remisión de Teherán a la ONU para mayores acciones o sanciones. Los EUA dijeron que "esto ahora parece inevitable".

Teherán niega querer la tecnología nuclear más que para programas civiles de energía a fin de satisfacer la "creciente" demanda de electricidad del país.

Las potencias occidentales parecen hacer caso omiso de las afirmaciones iraníes y dicen que ese país "debe abstenerse de cualquier trabajo que pueda ayudar al desarrollo de armas atómicas". La Unión Europea dijo que la más reciente acción iraní "hace perder la confianza internacional en la naturaleza pacífica de su programa nuclear".

En Berlín, el ministro de Exteriores alemán Frank-Walter Steinmeier advirtió que Irán había "cruzado un límite" al remover los sellos de sus plantas nucleares. El alto funcionario dijo que esperaba "que los iraníes sepan que pueden enfrentar consecuencias como resultado de su acción" y añadió que espera que Teherán vuelva al "camino de la razón".

China también le pidió a Irán que prosiga el diálogo con el Reino Unido, Francia y Alemania. El vocero del ministro de exteriores chino Kong Quan declaró que "todas las partes deben mostrar moderación y hacer esfuerzos para construir la confianza mutua".

La cadena iraní de noticias Khabar informó que el parlamento de ese país apoyó la decisión del presidente Mahmud Ahmadineyad de reiniciar el trabajo de investigación, calificándolo de "fuente de orgullo nacional".


Irão reinicia programa nuclear

O Irão reiniciou seu programa de pesquisas  nucleares  nesta terça-feira (10), segundo anunciou a Agência Internacional de Energia Atómica (AIEA).  Segundo a agência:  "as pesquisas incluem  enriquecimento de urânio em  pequena escala, que pode ser usado tanto em plantas de produção energia, quanto  em armas".

Mohammad Saeedi, da Organização de Energia Atômica do Irão,  disse que há  diferença entre a pesquisa e a produção de combustível nuclear e que a a produção de combustível atômico continua suspensa.

Os Estados Unidos da América disseram que qualquer enriquecimento de urânio serve para aumentar as tensões na região. Um porta-voz da Casa Branca afirmou também que o Irão se arrisca a uma decisão do Conselho de Segurança das Nações Unidas, organismo que pode impor sanções se o Irão continuar com sua atual agenda nuclear.

Por sua vez, o ministro britânico de Assuntos Exteriores Jack Straw disse que o a crise com o Irão deve ser resolvida por vias diplomáticas e que a ação militar não está em seus  planos.

Mohamed ElBaradei, diretor da AIEA,  disse  aos 35 países que fazem parte da organização que o  Irão tinha a intenção de realizar enriquecimento limitado de urânio   nas   instalações em Natanz,   onde rompeu  os selos da ONU na frente de  inspetores da AIEA.

"O Irão planeja instalar uma pequena cascata ultracentrífuga de gás  em sua planta piloto de enriquecimento de combustível em Natanz", disse um diplomata ocidental enquanto lia o relatório de ElBaradei.

Os diplomatas europeus tinham dito que convocariam  uma reunião de emergência da AIEA para estudar se  pediriam  às Nações Unidas  maiores ações ou sanções. Os EUA disseram que  agora isto parece inevitável.

Teheran nega querer usar a tecnologia nuclear para outros fins além  dos  programas civis de energia com objetivo de atender a crescente demanda de eletricidade do país.

As potências ocidentais parecem ignorar as afirmações iranianas e dizem que o  país  deve abster-se de qualquer atividade  que possa ser usada no desenvolvimento de armas atômicas. A União Europea  disse que a mais recente ação iraniana "faz com que se perca a confiança internacional na natureza pacífica de seu programa nuclear".

Em Berlim, o ministro de Relações Exteriores alemão Frank-Walter Steinmeier advertiu que o Irão cruzou  o limite ao remover os selos de suas plantas nucleares. O alto funcionário  público disse que esperava que os iranianos tivessem consciência de que poderiam enfrentar conseqüências do resultado de sua ação e acrescentou  que espera que Teerão volte a trilhar o caminho da razão.

A China também pediu ao Irão para que prossiga o diálogo com  Reino Unido, França e Alemanha. O porta-voz do ministro de Relações Exteriores chinês Kong Quan declarou que "todas as partes devem mostrar moderação e fazer esforços para construir a confiança mútua".

A agência iraniana de notícias Khabar informou que o parlamento desse país apoiou a decisão do Presidente Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  de reiniciar as pesquisas nucleares, qualificando-as de fonte de orgulho nacional.


Iran says it may withdraw from Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

In a letter to the United Nations, Iran's Parliament has said it may have to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if pressure to end its nuclear program escalates.

The letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan stated that if the issues with Iran's nuclear program are not settled by peaceful methods, then "there will be no option for the parliament but to ask the government to withdraw its signature."

"Should the UN secretary general and Security Council members not fulfill their crucial duties in settling arguments, there will be no choice for the Majlis but to demand the government withdraw the ratification of the additional protocol and put on its agenda a review of Article 10 of the NPT," said the letter, signed by at least 160 deputies.

In the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Article 10 states that a country can withdraw its signatories from the treaty if the interests of the country have been compromised. In 2003, North Korea withdrew from the treaty for the same reason.

"We will not accept any resolution that is against our rights. Any action by the Security Council will have a negative influence on our cooperation with the agency. The involvement of the Security Council will direct the path of cooperation towards confrontation. It's obvious that the Security Council should not take any action that it is not capable of dealing with later because we will not refrain from our rights," said Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hamid Reza Asefi in a press conference on Sunday.

"Suspension and pause is not on the agenda at all, and the Security Council should not do something that will get it into trouble later on," and "intervention by the Security Council in this issue is completely illegal," added Asefi.

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan still urges Iran and the United States to hold direct talks. According to journalist and anti-nuclear-weapons activist Praful Bidwai, Iran is "keen to reach a deal or compromise on the nuclear issue" and "numerous governmental and non-governmental experts" in Iran believe that there is "fairly broad agreement" that a compromise proposal could be negotiated which would be politically acceptable in Iran.

Annan stated, "If everybody - all stakeholders and key players - were around the table, I think it would be possible to work out a package that would satisfy the concerns of everybody. Should they (Iran) be offered a diplomatic package allowing them to pursue nuclear energy for peaceful ends, and they resist that, how do they explain it to the world?"

Asefi also said that Iran isn't prepared to discuss it's nuclear program with the United States "one-on-one".

"The U.S. isn't prepared to have talks on a one-to-one equal basis. They are following the politics of threat. So under these conditions we see no necessity to start talks with them," said Asefi.

Raw Story earlier made claims from unnamed intelligence sources that some parts of the US administration are opposed to diplomatic activities with Iran. It claimed that US vice-president Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld are carrying out "an ongoing attempt ... to squash diplomatic activities" and using Manucher Ghorbanifar, a key figure in the Iran-Contra Affair, to monitor and report on "any interaction and attempts at negotiations between Iranian officials and US ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad."

The treaty was opened for signatures in 1968 and in 1970 entered into force. There are 187 signatures on the treaty.


伊朗议会威胁退出核不扩散条约

伊朗议会说，如果西方继续对伊朗核计划施加压力，伊朗将退出核不扩散条约。伊朗总统艾哈迈迪内贾德也表示，“如果‘核不扩散条约’威胁到某个成员国的权益，该条约就是无效的。”

国际原子能机构说，一旦伊朗宣布退出核不扩散条约，该国的核计划就不再受联合国核监督机构的检查。

稍早前，联合国常任理事国中的英国和法国向安全理事会提出了决议草案，要求伊朗；立即停止提炼浓缩铀的活动，否则将会采取进一步的制裁措施。不过，常任理事国中的中国和俄罗斯拒绝同意英法两国提出的联合国草案。

在经过三天的非正式磋商后，美国常驻联合国代表博尔顿说，如果俄罗斯和中国反对英国和法国提出的现行文本，那么就应该提出新的可以接受的方案。

中国常驻联合国代表王光亚表示，主要的分歧是草案提到德黑兰的核项目是对国际和平和安全的一种威胁。王光亚说，安全理事会成员国在使用联合国宪章一部份内容上有分歧。联合国宪章的这部份内容授权实施制裁或者最后可以诉诸武力。

俄罗斯和中国反对以军事行动制裁伊朗。中俄两国幷提出联合国有关伊朗核问题的决议草案必须经过重大修改，否则决议不会得到两国支持。

拥有否决权的五个常任理事国以及德国将于星期一开会继续讨论这个问题。

【2006年5月7日讯】


Iran tests new centrifuges

Ali Akbar Salehi, Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, announced on Friday that Iran had successfully tested its third generation centrifuges. The new 200 millimeter diameter tubes are ten times as powerful as the ones operating in the Natanz uranium enrichment  plant and are capable of spinning 900 times per second and producing 10 kilograms of UF6 in a year. The announcement came at a ceremony celebrating Iranian nuclear power. In attendance were President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Joint Armed Forces Chief of Staffs Major General Hassan Firouzabadi and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili.

Despite Iran's claims that it's goals are for peaceful purposes only, Western powers, like the United States, remain alarmed at the nuclear program. This comes on the heels of an historic treaty signed by American president Barack Obama, who along with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, pledged a systematic disarmament and draw down of nuclear warheads to a total of 1500 for each country, and laid out guidelines for the use of the remaining warheads. These guidelines did not rule out the option of nuclear weapons being used against Iran.  The two leaders also agreed on greater co-operation to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions.

This has not dissuaded Iran. "If America makes a crazy move, its interests will be endangered by Iran's allies around the globe," said Ahmad Khatami, a cleric and member of Iran's powerful Assembly of Experts. While Iran speaks of its allies around the globe, the United States and other Western powers, are now seeking help from China and Russia to urge the UN to impose a fourth set of sanctions against Tehran.


Írán úspěšně otestoval centrifugy třetí generace

Šéf íránské organizace pro jadernou energii Alí Akbar Salehí dnes oznámil, že Írán úspěšně otestoval odstředivky třetí generace sloužící k vyrábění obohaceného uranu. Ty mají průměr 200 milimetrů a jsou zhruba desetkrát výkonnější než starší odstředivky pracující v továrně v Natanzu. Rychlost otáčení nových centrifug je 900 otáček za sekundu a dokážou vyprodukovat 10 kilogramů fluoridu uranového ročně.

K oznámení došlo u příležitosti výročí zvládnutí jaderné energie Íránem a přítomen byl i prezident Mahmúd Ahmadínežád.

Přestože Írán prohlašuje, že jaderný program rozvíjí pouze pro mírové účely, leckteré státy postupem vývoje znepokojeny. Obamova nová americká jaderná doktrína nevylučuje použití jaderných zbraní proti Íránu. Prezidenti Obama a Medvěděv se při podpisu smlouvy o snížení počtu jaderných hlavic shodli, že budou Írán dále přesvědčovat, aby se svého jaderného programu vzdal.


Iran to build ten new uranium enrichment plants

Iran announced earlier today that it plans to build ten new uranium enrichment plants. Iranian media reported that the Cabinet approved the construction of the plants just two days after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) censured Iran for its nuclear activities.

The proposed facilities, reported to be similar to Iran's main nuclear plant at Natanz, would vastly increase the nation's capacity to produce enriched uranium. Iranian media quoted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying that Iran should get to the point where it can produce 250 to 300 tons of nuclear fuel each year.

"We should reach a position where we can produce from 250–300 tonnes of nuclear fuel a year.  To do this we must employ new centrifuges with a higher speed," he commented.

Ahmadinejad said the new Iranian-designed centrifuges used to enrich uranium will have higher speeds than those currently being used. He added that Iran "is not joking around with anyone" when it comes to defending its nuclear rights.

The announcement seems to make good on a warning earlier in the day that pressure on Iran would force it to reduce its cooperation with the IAEA. Parliament speaker Ali Larijani said western pressure may force parliament to review the country's stance toward the UN nuclear agency.

Iranian Members of Parliament said that "we consider the behaviour of the IAEA to be that of double standards and political. We want it to give up this double standard which has tarnished its reputation."

The five-plus-one group of nations working on the Iran nuclear issue — the US, France, Britain, Russia, China, and Germany — all voted Friday for the IAEA censure of Iran for defying international demands to freeze uranium enrichment and for secretly building a nuclear facility. The move appeared to take many officials in Tehran by surprise.

The tensions coincide with problems over an IAEA proposal to send Iran's uranium abroad for enrichment, part of a plan to ease some concerns that Iran might be pursuing nuclear weapons. Iran denies the charge, saying that the programme is for civilian purposes only. The country has offered counter-proposals to the deal, but the IAEA has not accepted any of them.

An unnamed US official said that "if [the plant construction is] carried out, [it] would constitute yet another violation of Iran's continuing obligation of suspension of all enrichment-related activities. There remains a fleeting opportunity for Iran to engage with the international community, if only it would make that choice."


10 புதிய யுரேனியம் செறிவூட்டல் உலைகளை அமைக்க ஈரான் திட்டம்

பத்து புதிய யுரேனியம் செறிவூட்டல் உலைகளை அமைப்பதற்கு ஈரானிய அரசாங்கம் அனுமதித்துள்ளதாக அந்நாட்டு அரச ஊடகமொன்று தெரிவித்துள்ளது. ஈரானின் இரகசிய அணு ஆற்றல் நடவடிக்கைகளைக் கண்டிக்கும் ஐ.நா. அணு ஆற்றல் கண்காணிப்புப் பிரிவின் தீர்மானத்திற்கு எதிரானதொரு நடவடிக்கையாக இது கருதப்படுகிறது.

ஈரானின் பிரதான யுரேனியம் செறிவூட்டல் உலையான நட்டான்சின் (Natanz) அளவுக்குப் புதிய ஆலைகள் நிர்மாணிக்கப்படுமெனவும் இதற்கான வேலைகள் இரு மாதங்களுக்குள் ஆரம்பிக்கப்படுமெனவும் அவ் ஊடகம் தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

ஈரான் வருடாந்தம் 250 முதல் 300 தொன் அணுவாயுத எரிபொருளை உற்பத்தி செய்யும் இலக்கைக் கொண்டுள்ளதாகத் தெரிவித்துள்ள ஈரானிய அதிபர் அகமதி நெச்சாத் இதற்காக புதிய 10 உலைகள் நிர்மாணிக்கப்படவுள்ளதாகத் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

ஈரானின் சர்ச்சைக்குரிய அணுவாயுதத் திட்டத்திற்கு இராஜதந்திர ரீதியிலான தீர்வைக் காண்பதற்கான முயற்சிகளில் ஈடுபடும் மேற்குலக நாடுகளுக்கும் ஈரானுக்குமிடையிலான பதற்றத்தை இத்தீர்மானம் மேலும் அதிகரிக்குமெனக் கருதப்படுகிறது. இந்நிலையில், ஐ.நா.வின் அணுசக்திப் பிரிவுக்கு வழங்கிவரும் ஒத்துழைப்பைக் குறைப்பதற்கான திட்டத்திற்குத் தயாராகுமாறு ஈரானிய பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்கள் அரசாங்கத்தை வலியுறுத்தியுள்ளனர்.

செவ்வாய், திசம்பர் 1, 2009


İran, nükleer programını genişletme kararı aldı

İran 10 yeni uranyum tesisi açacağını duyurdu. Cumhurbaşkanı Ahmedinecat da bu haberi doğrulamıştı. İran Atom Enerjisi Kurumu Başkanı ve İran Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı Ali Ekber Salihi, Birleşmiş Milletler tesis faaliyetlerini dondurmasını istemesi üzerine bu kararı aldığını ve Batı bizim barışçıl mesajlarımızı anlamak istemiyor. dedi. ABD, Fransa, İngiltere, İsrail karara tepki gösterdi.

Birleşmiş Milletler, İran'ın nükleer programını kaldırması için oylama yapmış, 35 üyeden 34'ü oy kullanmış, 25 ülke kaldırmasını isterken, 3 ülke de kalkmasın demişti. 6 ülke de çekimser oy kullanarak tarafsız olduğunu belirtmişti. Türkiye de çekimser yönde oy kullanmıştı.


Iran to conduct missile defense exercise

The Iranian government has announced that the nation will be participating in a missile defense test which could take place as early as tomorrow.

According to the IRNA, Iran's official news agency, the test is an annual exercise aimed to "maintain and develop" defense capabilities of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

The exercise is named 'Great Prophet 4' and will involve shooting a variety of live missiles at targets. Reports say the drill will be conducted in several unknown locations and will last for several days. The exercise also falls on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.

The announcement comes just hours after the Iranian government stated that the nation was building a second nuclear power facility. The announcement was made in a September 21 letter from the Iranian government to the United Nations Security Council that a second nuclear plant was being constructed in the city of Qom.


İran'dan füze denemesi

İran Devrim Muhafızları, Kutsal Savunma Haftası kapsamında füze savunma sistemi tatbikatı yapacağını açıkladı. Devrim Muhafızları Hava Kuvvetleri'nin yapacağı tatbikatın ülkenin hava savunma ve caydırıcı gücünü artırmaya yönelik olduğu açıklandı.

22 Eylül 2009 tarihinde Mahmud Ahmedinecad'ın da katıldığı etkinliklerde Fatih, Fecr, Gadr, Hut, Şahin, Şahap, Siccil ve Zilzal füzelerinin geliştirilmiş versiyonları sergilenmişti.


Iran voices defiance towards nuclear deadline

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran expressed his unwillingness to conform to UN  Security Council demands on Tuesday. Ahmadinejad said, "Peaceful nuclear energy is the right of the Iranian nation. The Iranian nation has chosen that based upon international regulations, it wants to use it and no one can stop it." Iran has until Thursday to comply with a U.N. Security Council demand to stop its uranium enrichment program. If Iran does not comply by Thursday, the UN has left open the possibility of economic sanctions. Ahmadinejad says that he is willing to listen to negotiations related to changing Iran's nuclear program but that, "...any kind of dialogue should be based upon the certain rights of the Iranian nation."

While the rights of which Ahmadinejad speaks are not currently available for public viewing, Iranian academics point to the six issues in Iran's standard diplomatic policy.

Iran has consistently claimed that it is enriching uranium and building plutonium-producing reactors for solely peaceful purposes—for the generation of electricity, the exporting of materials for other civilian nuclear industries, and the creation of medical radioisotopes—while many western nations have accused the country of running a clandestine nuclear weapons program. They have cited as evidence for this Iran's continual investment in dual-use technology which could be used for either civilian or military purposes, as well as alleging that Iran has not been forthright in disclosures of its nuclear developments.

Iran provoked international controversy in April 2006 when it announced an earlier nuclear success: the enrichment of a small amount of uranium to reactor-grade levels (3.5% of the isotope uranium-235 using gas centrifuge technology. Concern was raised by some that if Iran was able to scale up its enrichment facilities to thousands of centrifuges, they could be used to produce bomb-grade uranium (90% uranium-235).

Iran has insisted that under the terms of the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, of which it is a signatory, it is guaranteed the right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. None of Iran's facilities currently have the ability to produce weapons-grade nuclear material, and most experts say it would be at least a decade for Iran to be able to build a functional nuclear weapon.


伊朗總統表示制裁無阻核計劃

2006年7月31日，聯合國安理會已經通過關於伊朗核問題的第1696號決議，要求伊朗在8月31日之前暫停所有與鈾濃縮相關的活動，否則就可能面臨經濟和外交制裁。可是當中沒有明確制裁措施的具體內容和實施時間。

伊朗一再表示無法接受，並繼續進行濃縮鈾活動。根據伊朗國家電視台報道，伊朗總統艾哈邁迪內賈德在決議規定的日期期滿前一天，曾向到訪的西班牙前首相岡薩雷斯表示，歐洲國家不要跟隨美國對伊朗進行制裁，安理會的懲罰措施不會使伊朗放棄核計劃。「因為制裁不能阻止伊朗人民邁向民族自尊的頂峰」。他更呼籲歐洲國家應該獨立地作出決定，並應該通過談判來解決目前的問題。

國際原子能機構的一份機密報告在31日完成之後，在機構中的35個理事國之間散發。報告將詳述伊朗拒絕響應安理會呼籲的行動並且研究先進濃縮鈾設備等問題。聯合國一名高級官員更透露，伊朗的離心分離機截至8月29日為止，仍然進行少量鈾氣體的濃縮。這份報告還會交給安理會，並可能刺激美國倡議對伊朗實施政治和經濟制裁。

美國一向不期望伊朗會與聯合國合作。副國務卿伯恩斯在接受訪問時說，如果伊朗到本月31日仍拒絕執行聯合國安理會決議，美國就將推動安理會通過決議，並且有信心會在一個月內制裁對伊朗實施制裁。美國駐聯合國大使博爾頓日前也表示，如果安理會無法就制裁伊朗問題達成一致，美國可能不通過安理會而單方面對伊朗進行制裁。

英國駐聯合國大使埃米爾·瓊斯－帕裏29日指出，即使伊朗拒絕合作，聯合國安理會也不大可能馬上採取行動。因此伊朗有很大可能短期內不會受到制裁，31日可能成為一個“無效的”最後期限。因為聯合國安理會需要履行更多步驟，首先審閱那份國際原子能機構的機密報告，才能開始討論，才能提出一套完整的是否制裁伊朗的方案。

據《紐約時報》報道，因為伊朗拒絕停止生產核燃料，美國、英國、法國和德國開始起草了一份針對伊朗的制裁清單。


Iran's President Rouhani tells foreign powers to leave Persian Gulf

Yesterday, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran said if the goal is peace and security, then foreign powers should "get out of the region" as their presence could cause an arms race. He also announced a new security initiative for the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz to be unveiled at the United Nations General Assembly later this week.

Rouhani was speaking at the opening of Sacred Defence Week, an annual commemoration of the eight-year Iran–Iraq War, which features military parades. "The presence of foreign forces can be dangerous for the region, international waters, as well as the security of shipping lines and energy, but our path is to create unity and coordination with regional countries," he said. "Those who want to link the region’s incidents to the Islamic Republic of Iran are lying like their past lies that have been revealed [...] If they are truthful and really seek security in the region, they must not send weapons, fighter jets, bombs and dangerous arms to the region."

"Your presence has always been a calamity for this region and the farther you go from our region and our nations, the more security would come for our region", he continued in the speech which was delivered in Tehran, the capital. Rouhani's new security plan would be led by Iran and feature support from regional countries in securing the waterways in the region. According to the Associated Press, Iran has increased cooperation in the last few years with the navies of China, India, Oman, Pakistan, and Russia.

The speech came approximately one week after an attack on oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia which halved Saudi oil output. The attack was claimed by the Houthi movement in Yemen, but both Saudi Arabia and the United States have alleged Iranian involvement. The initial reports were of drone attacks, but the Saudi government said the attack included cruise missles which could not have originated in Yemen.

The United States was more forceful in blaming Iran for the attack, committing to send more troops to Saudi Arabia. Recently, the United States announced a naval coalition to patrol the Persian Gulf which was joined by Australia, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.

The annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly is set to open tomorrow.


La irana prezidanto Ruhani postulis de la eksterlandaj potencoj ke ili eliru el la Golfo

Dimanĉon, la 22-an de septembro, la irana prezidanto Hasan Ruhani diris ke se oni celas la pacon kaj la sekurecon, la eksterlandaj potencoj devas "eliri el tiu mondparto" ĉar ilia ĉeesto povus estigi armkonkurson. Li ankaŭ anoncis novan iniciaton de sekureco por la Persa Golfo, la Golfo de Oman kaj la Hormuza Markolo, kiu prezentiĝos ĉe la Ĝenerala Asembleo de la Unuiĝintaj Nacioj pli malfrue ĉi-semajne.

Ruhani parolis ĉe la malfermigo de la Sankta Defend-Semajno, la ĉiujara memorigo de la okjara Iran–Iraka Milito, kie prezentiĝis militaj paradoj. "La ĉeesto de eksterlandaj militistoj povas endanĝerigi tiun ĉi mondparton, la internaciajn marojn, same kiel la sekurecon de ŝipvojoj kaj energio, sed nia vojo celas krei unuecon kaj kunordigon kun la ĉi-tieaj landoj", li diris. Kiuj volas ligi la ĉi-tieajn okazojn al la Islama Respubliko Irano mensogas, kiel liaj pasintaj mensogoj malkaŝiĝis [...] Se ili verdiras kaj vere celas sekurecon en tiu ĉi mondparto, ili devas ne sendi batalflugmaŝinojn, bombojn kaj danĝerajn armilojn en tiun ĉi mondparton."

"Via ĉeesto ĉiam estis malfeliĉego por tiu ĉi mondparto kaj ju pli fore vi eliros el nia mondparto kaj niaj landoj, des pli da sekureco venos al nia mondparto", li daŭrigis en la parolado kiun li faris en Teherano, la ĉefurbo. La nova sekurecplano de Ruhani direktiĝus de Irano kaj konsistigus subtenon de tieaj landoj por sekurigi la marvojojn en la mondparto. Laŭ la Associated Press, Irano pliigis kunlaboradon dum kelke da jaroj kun la mararmeoj de Ĉinio, Hindio, Omano, Pakistano kaj Rusio.

La parolado okazis ĉirkaŭ unu semajnon post atako kontraŭ petrolinstalaĵoj en Sauda Arabujo kiu duonigis la saud-araban petrolproduktadon. La jemenaj Huthioj prenis al si la respondecon por la atako, sed kaj Sauda Arabujo kaj Usono pretendis ke Irano partoprenis en ĝi. La unuaj raportoj temis pri atakoj de senpilotaj aviadiloj, sed la saud-araba registaro diris ke la atakoj inkluzivis krozmisilojn kiuj ne povis elveniri el Jemeno.

Usono pli forte kulpigis Iranon pri la atako kaj promesis sendi pli da militistoj al Sauda Arabujo. Lastatempe, Usono anoncis mararmean koalicion por gardi la Persan Golfon, al kiu aliĝis Aŭstralio, Barejno, Sauda Arabujo, Usono, Britujo kaj la Unuiĝintaj Arabaj Emirlandoj.

La ĉiujara kunveno de la Ĝenerala Asembleo de la Unuiĝintaj Nacioj estas malfermonta hodiaŭ.


Iran's Supreme Leader wants religious army

Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader and commander-in-chief of the military, met with army personnel and their families on April 18, the Day of Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

He blasted the military of the previous regime as one without spirituality, saying, "the defunct regime (of Shah Pahlavi), which was backed by America and other superpowers, amassed all its efforts on building an army of irreligious and unpopular identity. Nevertheless, following the Islamic Revolution, the Army picked a religious identity."

Khamenei then went on to pay tribute to several martyrs and former army commanders by stating that these men played pivotal roles in shaping the religious identity of the army. Finally, he exhorted the army to modernize and obtain sophisticated military technology through utilization of the nation's own resources.

In the same vein, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed that Iran would rely upon God and advised major powers to "return to the path of God's prophets".

Tehran Times also reported that Khamenei glorified the "religious democracy" and "anti-hegemonistic character" of Iran.


Iran : l'ayatollah Khamenei loue le caractère religieux de l'armée

L'ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Guide suprême de la République islamique d'Iran et à ce titre commandant en chef des armées iraniennes, a rencontré du personnel militaire et leurs familles le 18 avril, « Jour de l'Armée » de la République islamique. Il a fustigé les forces armées du précédent régime comme sans spiritualité, disant : « le défunt régime[1] qui était soutenu par l'Amérique et d'autres superpuissances a dirigé ses efforts à la construction d'une armée d'identité athée et impopulaire. Néanmoins, suivant la Révolution islamique, l'Armée a adopté une identité religieuse. »

Khamenei revint ensuite, afin de leur rendre hommage, à de nombreux « martyrs » et anciens commandants de l'armée en insistant sur le rôle de ces hommes dans la construction de l'identitée religieuse de l'armée. Pour finir, il a exhorté l'armée à se moderniser et à obtenir une technologie militaire avancée par l'utilisation des ressources propres de la nation.

Dans la même veine, le président iranien Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a insisté sur le fait que l'Iran « compterait sur Dieu » et réclamé que les grandes puissances « retournent au chemin des prophètes de Dieu ».

Le Tehran Times rapporte aussi que Khamenei a glorifié la « démocratie religieuse » et le caractère « anti-hégémonique » de l'Iran.


Iran, Turkey, Brazil reach nuclear agreement

Iran, Turkey, and Brazil emerged with an agreement yesterday from talks regarding Iran's nuclear program.

In this new deal, Iran will send its uranium to Turkey for processing in return for nuclear fuel. Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu revealed the agreement Sunday night, which may alleviate international tensions about Iran's nuclear program. However, he did not specify how much uranium would be transferred, or how the plan will be implemented. Leaders of each country will finalize the plan later today.

The eighteen-hour discussion in Tehran yesterday included Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who acted as a neutral broker in the deal. Lula da Silva also visited Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, although only Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was actively involved in the talks.

Prior to the meeting, many had thought the chance of an agreement slim. Iran, however, seemed to be open to new ideas. Iranian atomic director Ali Akbar Salehi said Saturday that “things are moving along positively” in regard to such proposals. Iran had originally refused to trade its uranium, but seemed to indicate last week that it had changed its mind.

Earlier, Iran denied claims by other countries that it plans to advance its nuclear arms program using enriched uranium, saying that it will be used for energy purposes only. The country had also rejected a previous plan by the United Nations for processing uranium elsewhere.


İran, Türkiye ve Brezilya ile nükleer antlaşmayı imzaladı

İran Dışişleri Bakanlığı, düşük düzeyde zenginleştirilmiş 1200 kg uranyumun, araştırma reaktörlerindeki kullanılabilecek nükleer yakı karşılığında, Türkiye'ye gönderileceğini açıkladı. Anlaşma, İran Cumhurbaşkanı Mahmud Ahmedinejad, Türkiye Başbakanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ile Brezilya Cumhurbaşkanı Luis İnacio Lula Da Silva tarafından Tahran'da imzalandı. Anlaşma uyarınca, Türkiye, İran'ın yüzde 3,5 oranında zenginleştirilmiş uranyumunun gönderileceği ülke olacak.

Ayrıca dün, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbakanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, nükleer görüşmelere katılmak üzere Tahran’a gitti. Brezilya Cumhurbaşkanı Lula da Silva, İranlı liderlerle nükleer uyuşmazlığı çözecek uzlaşma önerisini görüştü. Da Silva, Mahmud Ahmedinejad ve dini lider Ayetullah Ali Hamaney ile biraraya geldi.

İran, Birleşmiş Milletler’in arabuluculuğuyla yapılan nükleer yakıt takası önerisini reddetmişti. İran’a elindeki düşük ölçekli uranyumu dışarıya göndermesi ve karşılığında araştırma reaktöründe kullanacağı nükleer yakıt çubuklarını alması önerilmişti. Ancak, takasın aynı anda kendi topraklarında yapılmasını ısrar etmişti.

Ahmedinejad, yeni dünya ekonomik düzenin temelini oluşturmada İran ve Brezilya gibi bağımsız ülkelerin işbirliğini güçlendirmesinin önemini vurguladı. İran ile Brezilya arasında ticaretin yılda 10 milyar dolara yükseltilmesi gerektiğini belirtti.


Iranian diplomat kidnapped by men with Iraqi defense ministry IDs

Jalal Sharafi, An Iranian diplomat has been kidnapped by men wearing Iraqi army uniforms who also had official Iraqi defense ministry ID badges. The abduction took place outside the Iranian state-owned Bank Melli in Baghdad.

Several men who were also in possession of official ID badges for the Iraqi Defense Ministry were captured by Iraqi Security Forces after a small gun battle, BBC News reports. The car which was carrying the abducted diplomat was not caught.

According to an unnamed Iraqi official, the ID badges were in fact "authentic," but it was not known if the men were released from the ministry or the army. The uniforms appeared to be from the Iraqi 36th Commando Battalion, which is under the direction of the U.S. military.

Iran called the abduction a "terrorist act" and accuses the U.S. of being directly involved with the abduction and has arrested several Iraqis.

"Based on reliable information, the group which has committed this completely terrorist act, are active under the supervision of the American forces and some of them have been arrested. There is a record of their previous acts," said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad Ali Hosseini who also said that the U.S. will be directly responsible for the life of the diplomat.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran holds the American forces in Iraq responsible for the life and safety of the Iranian diplomat and condemns this action strongly and wants the quick release of the Iranian diplomat," added Hosseini.

No comment has been released by the U.S. military, but they deny any involvement in the abduction and cannot confirm the diplomat has been abducted.

Last month US forces detained five Iranians working for an informal consulate in northern Iraq. Iranian diplomat Faridoun Jihani was 2004 detained south of Baghdad by a Sunni group.


Secuestran a diplomático iraní en Bagdad

Cerca de 30 personas vestidas con el uniforme del Ejército de Iraq secuestraron al segundo secretario de la embajada de Irán en Bagdad, Yalal Sharafi, según lo informado por la misma embajada. En esta declaración, se emplaza al gobierno de Estados Unidos como el principal culpable por el secuestro debido a las presiones que ha ejercido sobre la nación iraní en las semanas anteriores, además de que el área donde fue secuestrado el secretario estaba bajo la vigilancia de los militares estadounidenses.

El hecho fue condenado por el embajador iraní Mohsen Qasemi Qomi, quien lo calificó como un acto terrorista y solicitó al gobierno de Iraq y Estados Unidos su inmediata liberación. Este es el sexto secuestro registrado en los últimos días que afecta a ciudadanos iraníes.


Diplomatico iraniano rapito da falsi funzionari del ministero iracheno della difesa

Jalal Sharafi, un diplomatico iraniano è stato rapito da uomini che avevano dei cartellini identificativi e le uniformi del ministero della difesa iracheno. Il rapimento ha avuto luogo poco distante dalla Bank Melli a Baghdad, di proprietà dello Stato iraniano.

Alcuni uomini che erano in possesso dei cartellini ufficiali del ministero iracheno della difesa sono stati catturati dalle forze di sicurezza irachene dopo una piccola sparatoria, secondo la BBC. L'auto che trasportava il diplomatico rapito non è stata trovata.

Secondo un anonimo funzionario iracheno, i badge erano "effettivamente" autentici, ma non si cono sa se sono stati rilasciati dal ministero o dall'esercito. Le uniformi sembravano essere del 36simo battaglione iracheno, che è sotto la direzione dell'esercito americano.

L'Iran ha denunciato il rapimento come un atto terroristico e accusa gli Stati Uniti di essere direttamente coinvolti con il rapimento, e ha arrestato alcuni iracheni.

«Sulla base delle nostre informazioni, il gruppo che ha commesso l'atto terroristico era attivo sotto la supervisione delle forze americane e alcuni di loro sono stati arrestati» ha detto il portavoce del ministero degli esteri iraniano, Mohammad Ali Hosseini, il quale ha anche aggiunto che gli Stati Uniti saranno direttamente responsabili della vita del diplomatico.

«La Repubblica Islamica dell'Iran ritiene le forze americane in Iraq responsabili della vita e dell'incolumità del diplomatico iraniano, e condanna fortemente questa azione e vuole quanto prima il rilascio del diplomatico» ha aggiunto Hosseini.

Nessun commento è stato rilasciato dall'esercito USA: si sa solo che essi negano qualunque coinvolgimento nel rapimento e che al momento non sono in grado di confermare che il diplomatico sia stato rapito.


Iranian President Ahmadinejad speaks at Columbia University

Invited to participate in a debate at Columbia University during his visit to New York City this week to address the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad engaged University president Lee Bollinger on a number of topics, including his country's human rights record, opinions on Israel and the Holocaust and the role of nuclear weapons and terrorism on the global stage.  The Iranian president's speech was marked by protests, but also drew applause from students.

Bollinger opened the debate addressing critics, stating that "To those who believe that this event should never have happened, that it is inappropriate for the university to conduct such an event, I want to say that I understand your perspective and respect it as reasonable...it is an experiment, as all life is an experiment.  This is the right thing to do and indeed, it is required by the existing norms of free speech"

Bollinger then gave his opening address, turning to Ahmadinejad and stating:

After reciting the Bismillah and asking for guidance from God, Ahmadinejad countered that "In Iran, tradition requires that when we invite a person to be a speaker, we actually respect our students and the professors by allowing them to make their own judgment and we don’t think it’s necessary before the speech is even given to come in with a series of claims..."

Ahmadinejad's most pointed arguments, though, were directed at the administration of George W. Bush.  "They do not respect the privacy of their own people. They tap telephone calls … They create an insecure psychological atmosphere, in order to justify their war-mongering acts in different parts of the world."

The Iranian president attacked what he considered to be errors of American imperialism.  "By using precise scientific methods and planning, they begin their onslaught on the domestic cultures of nations, which are the result of thousands of years of interaction, creativity and artistic activity. They try to eliminate these cultures in order to strip people of their identity."

Ahmadinejad questioned U.S. nuclear policy.  "Making nuclear, chemical and biological bombs and weapons of mass destruction is yet another result of the misuse of science and research by the big powers."  He added, "Without the cooperation of certain scientists and scholars, we would not have witnessed production of different nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.  Are these weapons to protect global security? What can a perpetual nuclear umbrella achieve for the sake of humanity? If nuclear war is waged between nuclear powers, what human catastrophe will take place?"

In a rebuttal to claims that his country oppressed women and homosexuals, Ahmadinejad responded by claiming "It is wrong for some governments, when they disagree with another government, to...spread lies", pointing to the fact that over 50% of Iranian voters are female, and the two female Vice Presidents. When challenged by Bollinger for Iran's treatment of gays he stated that "In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country," drawing laughter from the audience. "In Iran we do not have this phenomenon, I don't know who has told you that we have it."

He framed questioning of the Holocaust as stifled academic debate: "Right now, there are a number of European academics who have been sent to prison because they attempted to write about the Holocaust or research it from a different perspective, questioning certain aspects of it," later adding that "you shouldn't ask me why I'm asking questions, you should ask yourselves why you...want to stop. Do you ever take what is known as absolute in physics? We had principles in mathematics that were granted to be absolute for over 800 years, but new science has...gone forward."

The first question from the audience addressed the controversial issue of the leader's position on Israel. Ahmadinejad did not directly respond to the subject of Israel - stating "We love all nations. We love the Jewish people. There are many Jews living in Iran, with peace and security.", and concluded that it was not a question of Israel's right to exist, but of Palestinian self-determination.

Countering claims that his country supports terrorism, he replied, "We’re a cultured nation. We don’t need to resort to terrorism. We’ve been victims of terrorism ourselves. It’s regrettable that people who argued they are fighting terrorism — instead of supporting the Iranian nation — are supporting the terrorists and then turn the finger at us."

The final question from the audience asked whether Iran would engage in talks with the United States, to which he replied  "If the U.S. government recognizes the rights of the Iranian people, respects all nations and extends a hand of friendship to all Iranians, they will see that Iranians will be among their best friends."

In closing, Ahmadinejad extended gratitude and thanks to the University, and welcomed both students and faculty to attend Iranian universities and give lectures themselves to the students.


Ahmadinejad parla alla Columbia University; il rettore: "Un crudele dittatore"

Il presidente iraniano Mahmud Ahmadinejad ha tenuto un discorso alla Columbia University di New York, ed è tornato ad attaccare Israele: «Non riconosciamo Israele perché è basato sull'occupazione e sul razzismo. Esso attacca costantemente i suoi vicini» ha detto.

Nel corso della sua dissertazione, Ahmadinejad ha citato più volte il Corano, inserendo nel discorso elementi di religione e politica, evitando tuttavia di rispondere direttamente alle accuse del rettore della Columbia University, Lee Bollinger, che aveva fortemente voluto la presenza del capo di Stato asiatico all'università che dirige. Il rettore aveva accusato Ahmadinejad di essere «un gretto e crudele dittatore», di sopprimere quotidianamente i diritti umani e ha anche attaccato il presidente iraniano sul piano del negazionismo dell'Olocausto: «è uno dei fatti storici più documentati della storia - ha affermato il rettore - E negarlo, come fa lei, denota una sconvolgente ignoranza. Quando la finirà con questo oltraggio?»

Ahmadinejad si è limitato ad affermare che le accuse «sono false e sono un insulto alla platea». Nel corso del suo discorso, Ahmadinejad ha toccato molti punti. L'attacco al presidente statunitense George W. Bush era scontato, ma l'iraniano ha preso in considerazione anche l'operato dei suo predecessori, fino al presidente Herry Truman, che autorizzò l'uso delle bombe atomiche sulle città giapponesi di Hiroshima e Nagasaki. Sul piano dei diritti umani, invece, rispondendo ad una domanda rivoltagli da uno studente sugli omosessuali e le persecuzioni che subirebbero in Iran (recente il caso della donna iraniana che ha ottenuto l'asilo politico in Gran Bretagna poiché riconosciuto omosessuale), il presidente ha risposto semplicemente che in Iran non ci sono omosessuali come in America.

In mattinata, il presidente aveva parlato con un gruppo di ebrei ortodossi che chiedono lo smantellamento pacifico di Israele, ma anche con i giornalisti, dimostrando ancora una volta il suo carisma mediatico. Il capo di Stato iraniano aveva ribadito che la politica di Teheran non ha mai avuto una linea politica offensiva, bensì difensiva, e che il governo non ha intenzione di attaccare Israele. Ha inoltre aggiunto che non crede che gli Stati Uniti attaccheranno mai l'Iran: si sarebbe trattato, secondo Ahmadinejad, di voci messe in circolazione per coprire la guerra in Iraq e come manovra elettorale.

Riguardo l'Olocausto, il presidente ha domandato: «se è davvero una realtà, non vengono permesse più ricerche?», quindi ha chiosato che l'Olocausto è avvenuto in Europa, e non è giusto che a pagarne le conseguenze siano i Palestinesi.

Sul tema della libertà di stampa, Ahmadinejad ha affermato che l'Iran è uno dei Paesi più liberi e illuminati del mondo e ha accusato i redattori delle classifiche sulla libertà di stampa come Reporter Senza Frontiere e Amnesty International di non essere mai stati in Iran. Come prova di ciò, il presidente ha affermato che gli studenti che lo scorso anno lo contestarono durante un discorso in una università iraniana non sono stati perseguitati e sono tuttora in libertà. Infine ha attaccato gli Stati Uniti di ricercare l'ordine mondiale «con lo spargimento di sangue».

Ad Ahmadinejad ha risposto il segretario di Stato americano Condoleeza Rice, che ha parlato a Wall Street, dove ha suonato la campanella che segna l'inizio delle contrattazioni di borsa: la Rice ha affermato che la politica statunitense nei confronti dell'Iran non può cambiare dopo 28 anni, durante i quali l politica iraniana non è mai mutata. Il segretario di Stato è tornato anche sulla questione del nucleare e chiesto la sospensione del programma di arricchimento dell'uranio.

Anche Israele attacca Ahmadinejad, per bocca del suo ministro degli affari esteri Tzipi Livni, presente a New York. «La visita del presidente iraniano – ha affermato Livni – è una vergogna per l’ONU. Il suo Paese dovrebbe essere escluso dal consesso delle Nazioni. E a maggior ragione il mondo non può tollerare un Iran nucleare».

Anche i cittadini newyorkesi si fanno sentire con vibranti proteste per la presenza in città di Ahmadinejad, il quale ha risposto affermando di essere «sorpreso che in un paese che dice di garantire la libertà di espressione, ci siano persone che vogliono prevenire altre dal parlare».

Domani è prevista la sua presenza al Palazzo di Vetro delle Nazioni Unite, sulla First Avenue, ma non ci sarà la visita a Ground Zero che egli stesso aveva chiesto di poter fare: il presidente aveva chiesto di recarvisi per porre domande concrete sul perché quella strage ha avuto luogo. Ma la stessa Rice aveva affermato che una sua eventuale presenza sul luogo dell'attentato dell'11 settembre 2001 sarebbe stata «una farsa».

Dopo la tappa negli Stati Uniti, Ahmadinejad si recherà in Bolivia e Venezuela, secondo quanto affermato dal presidente venezuelano Hugo Chavez, per la sua terza visita nel Paese sudamericano. Nel programma domenicale "Alò Presidente", Chavez ha affermato che Ahmadinejad firmerà un contratto per una fornitura di petrolio, stringendo l'alleanza fra i due Paesi: in una precedente visita di Chavez a Teheran, infatti, i due Paesi si erano accordati per la costruzione di un complesso petrolchimico nel sud dell'Iran.


Iranian president and Saudi king agree to fight sectarian strife

In his first official visit to Saudi Arabia, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  met King Abdullah to discuss the region's growing political and sectarian conflicts, agreeing to stand against "enemy plots" that divide the Muslim world.

Both leaders have expressed concern over sectarian tensions in Iraq, fearing they could spread through the Middle East.

According to an account of Sunday's meeting in Riyadh by the Saudi Press Agency, "The two leaders asserted that the greatest danger threatening the Muslim nation at the present time is the attempt to spread strife between Sunni and Shia Muslims and that efforts should be exerted to stop such attempts and close ranks."

Iran is a large Shia power in the region and Saudi Arabia a large Sunni power. The Saudis have tried in recent months to curb the growing influence of Iran, even working to cool off tensions in Lebanon, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has faced off with the secular Lebanese government.

After returning to Tehran, Ahmadinejad said, "Plots carried out by the enemies in order to divide the world of Islam were discussed" and both men condemned those plots. He also said Iraq and Palestinian issues were discussed "comprehensively."


Le président iranien et le roi d'Arabie saoudite d'accord pour combattre les divisions entre les branches de l'Islam

Lors de sa première visite officielle en Arabie saoudite, le président iranien Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a rencontré le roi Abdallah afin de discuter de l'augmentation du nombre de conflits politiques et confessionnels dans la région, s'accordant sur le fait de se dresser contre les « plans ennemis » qui divisent le monde musulman.

Les deux dirigeants ont exprimé leur préoccupation envers les tensions intercommunautaires en Irak, craignant leur propagation dans l'ensemble du Moyen Orient.

D'après un compte-rendu de la réunion de dimanche à Riyad, émanant de l'Agence de presse saoudienne, « les deux dirigeants affirment que le plus grand danger menaçant la nation musulmane est, en ce moment, la tentative de division entre Sunnites et Chiites et que des efforts doivent être produits afin de les arrêter et de clore les rancunes ».

L'Iran est une importante puissance chiite et l'Arabie saoudite une importante puissance sunnite. Les Saoudiens ont essayé ces derniers mois d'infléchir l'influence grandissante de l'Iran, travaillant à apaiser les tensions au Liban, lorsque le Hezbollah, soutenu par l'Iran, s'opposait au gouvernement civil libanais.

Lors de son retour à Téhéran, Ahmadinejad a déclaré : « les plans mis en œuvre par les ennemis afin de diviser le monde islamique ont été discutés » et les deux hommes ont condamné ces « plans ». Il a aussi déclaré que les cas de l'Irak et des Palestiniens ont été débattus de manière « compréhensive ».


Iranian president calls Israel ‘disgraceful blot’

Iranians plan a nation-wide demonstration on Friday in support of their president's comments that called for the elimination of Israel. The demonstrations would coincide with the annual event called al-Quds Day, where the Israeli control of Jerusalem is protested.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a speech to 3,000 students in Tehran said Wednesday there was, "no doubt the new wave [of attacks] in Palestine will soon wipe off this disgraceful blot from the face of the Islamic world." At a conference called "The World without Zionism", the recently elected Iranian president Ahmadinejad said the establishment of Israel was, "a move by the world oppressor against the Islamic world," a reference to Western military and political pressure.

Ahmadinejad won the presidency in June with a populist approach that stressed Islam and revolutionary principles. The speech cited numerous references to the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and included a declaration that, "As the imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map."

Other similar remarks, such as "God willing, the eradication of Israel would soon be realized through the continued wisdom of the Palestinian nation," have drawn wide condemnation.

France and Germany have summoned the respective Iranian ambassadors to their countries. A spokesperson for the British government called the remarks "deeply disturbing and sickening". The European Union said in a joint statement that "calls for violence, and for the destruction of any state, are manifestly inconsistent with any claim to be a mature and responsible member of the international community".

Israeli Prime minister Ariel Sharon said that "a country that calls for the destruction of another people cannot be a member of the United Nations" and added: "Such a country that has nuclear weapons is a danger, not only to Israel and the Middle East, but also to Europe."

The United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan expressed "dismay" over Ahmadinejad's remarks. In statements released by his secretary on Thursday, Annan, whose plans still include a visit to Iran within a month, said he would "place the Middle East peace process, and the right of all states in the area to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force, at the top of his agenda for that visit." The U.N. Charter calls on all members to refrain from threats or force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state.

A U.S. state department spokesman, Sean McCormick, said the United States would not support the call by Israel to eject Iran from the United Nations. McCormick's response was centered on issues of the enriched uranium processing in Iran, the human rights of its people, and alleged support for terrorism abroad.

The U.S. has had no formal diplomatic relations with Iran since the Islamic revolution of 1979.


El president de l'Iran declara que Israel hauria de ser esborrat de la Terra

27 d'octubre del 2005, Teheran, Iran

Pel President d'Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, el món musulmà no permetrà que el seu enemic històric visqui dins d'ell. Així ho va afirmar en una conferència anomenada El món sense el sionisme que va assistir 3.000 estudiants. Igualment va afirmar que Israel "hauria de ser esborrat del mapa".

Sota la presidència de Mohammad Khatami, la diplomàcia iraniana havia donat signes d'acceptar la coexistència dels estats d'Israel i Palestina. Des de l'ascensió al poder d'Ahmadinejad l'agost del 2005, la posició oficial d'Iran amb respecte a Israel es va radicalitzar. Aquesta posició fa que les intencions de l'Iran amb el tema nuclear representen un perill cada vegada més gran.

Les cancelleries dels Estats Units, França, Espanya, el Regne Unit, Canadà i Austràlia, entre altres, han reaccionat negativament a aquestes declaracions. El Primer Ministre d'Austràlia ha afirmat que «Tenir al president d'un país afirmant que un altre ha de ser esborrat de la tierra és un recordatori de les pressions psicològiques que pateix l'estat d'Israel i és òbviament un tema en el que les Nacions Unides han de prendre accions». El Primer Ministre no va indicar quin tipus d'accions haurien d'agafar en les Nacions Unides.


Presidente de Irán declara que Israel debería ser borrado de la faz de la Tierra

27 de octubre de 2005Teherán, Irán — Para el Presidente de Irán, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, el mundo musulmán no permitirá que su enemigo histórico viva dentro de él. Así lo afirmó en una conferencia titulada El mundo sin el sionismo a la que asistieron 3.000 estudiantes. Igualmente afirmó que Israel "debería ser borrado del mapa".

Bajo la presidencia de Mohammad Khatami, la diplomacia iraní había dado signos de aceptar la coexistencia de los estados de Israel y Palestina. Desde la ascensión al poder de Ahmadinejad en agosto de 2005, la posición oficial de Irán con respecto a Israel se radicalizó. Esta posición hace que las intenciones de Irán con respecto a lo nuclear representen un peligro cada vez mayor.

Las cancillerías de Estados Unidos, Francia, España, el Reino Unido, Canadá y Australia, entre otras, han reaccionado negativamente a estas declaraciones. El Primer Ministro de Australia ha afirmado que «Tener al presidente de un país afirmando que otro debe ser borrado de la faz de la tierra es un recordatorio de las presiones sicológicas que sufre el estado de Israel y es obviamente un tema en el que las Naciones Unidas deben tomar acciones». El Primer Ministro no indicó que tipo de acciones deberían tomarse en las Naciones Unidas.


« Israël doit être rayé de la carte », selon le président iranien

« Israël doit être rayé de la carte » a déclaré mercredi le président iranien Mahmoud Ahmadinejad à l'occasion d'une conférence initulée "Le monde sans le sionisme". « Il ne fait aucun doute qu'une nouvelle vague [d'attaques] en Palestine effaçera cette tache [Israël] de la face du monde islamique » a t-il notamment ajouté.

Ces déclarations ont suscité de vives réactions sur la scène politique internationale alors que l'Iran est soupçonné de vouloir se doter de l'arme nucléaire. Plusieurs pays ont condamné les propos du président iranien, parmi lesquels Israël, les États-Unis, l'Union européenne, le Canada et l'Australie. La plupart des pays arabes ont quant à eux prudemment gardé le silence.

Le ministre français des Affaires Etrangères Philippe Douste-Blazy a qualifié ces propos d'"inacceptables". « Je les condamne avec la plus grande fermeté. J'ai donc demandé que l'ambassadeur d'Iran à Paris soit convoqué au Quai d'Orsay pour obtenir des explications. » a t-il déclaré.

De son coté, Shimon Peres a exprimé son souhait de voir l'Iran expulsé des Nations Unies en conséquence de tels propos. « Il est inconcevable qu'à la tête d'un pays membre de l'ONU se trouve un homme appelant à un génocide » a t-il déclaré. Le président de la Commission européenne José Manuel Barroso, bien qu'ayant condamné les déclarations du président iranien, a refusé de se prononcer sur l'éventuelle exclusion de l'Iran de l'ONU.

Koffi Annan a pour sa part exprimé sa consternation ce jeudi, et a rappelé qu'« au titre de la Charte de l’ONU, tous les membres se sont engagés à s’abstenir de la menace ou de l’utilisation de la force contre l’intégrité territoriale ou l’indépendance politique d’un État. »

La France, L'Espagne, l'Allemagne, l'Autriche et l'Italie ont convoqué leurs ambassadeurs Iraniens respectifs pour leur demander des éclaircissements.

Les États-Unis et Israël voient dans ces déclarations la preuve que l'Iran, qui n'a exprimé aucun signe de repentir jusqu'à présent, veut se doter de l'arme nucléaire, dont Israël se considère comme la cible principale.


Iran vuole la cancellazione di Israele 2005

Dall'Iran arrivano minacce ad Israele. Il presidente iraniano Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ha detto pubblicamente: «L'entità sionista sia cancellata dalle mappe del mondo. Gli israeliani uccidono palestinesi innocenti, uomini, donne e bambini; distruggono le loro case e li derubano delle loro proprietà, e poi si aspettano che nessuno li critichi. La lotta contro il sionismo deve continuare. L'Occidente pensa che il mondo debba obbedirgli. Si turba davanti a dichiarazioni ragionevoli e giuste. Quel che ho detto è ciò che pensa il popolo iraniano».

L'Unione Europea in un comunicato afferma che «l'esortazione alla violenza e alla distruzione di un qualsiasi stato è manifestamente incoerente con la pretesa di essere un membro maturo e responsabile della comunità internazionale».

Il Segretario Generale delle Nazioni Unite Kofi Annan ha espresso la propria costernazione, ricordando che Israele è un membro nell'ONU «con gli stessi diritti e gli stessi obblighi di ciascun altro membro». «Secondo la Carta delle Nazioni Unite tutti gli aderenti sono impegnati a non ricorrere alle minacce o alla forza contro l'integrità nazionale o l'indipendenza politica di uno stato».


Presidente do Irão declara que Israel deveria ser varrida da face da Terra

Para o Presidente do Irão,  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, o mundo muçulmano não deve permitir  que seu inimigo histórico viva dentro dele. Assim ele afirmou numa conferência intitulada "O mundo sem o sionismo", assistido por 3 mil  estudantes.  Ahmadinejad ainda declarou que Israel  "deveria ser apagada do mapa".

Sob a presidência de  Mohammad  Khatami, viveu-se no  Irão  um ambiente de tolerância e a diplomacia iraniana dava sinais de aceitar a coexistência dos estados de Israel e Palestina. Desde a ascensão ao poder de Ahmadinejad,  em agosto de 2005, a posição oficial do  Irão  com respeito a Israel se radicalizou. Esta posição faz que as intenções do Irão em relação à energia nuclear sejam vistas com temor por outro países.

As embaixadas dos  Estados Unidos, França, Espanha,  Reino Unido, Canadá e Austrália, entre outras, reagiram negativamente às  declarações do Presidente iraniano.


Iranian president says move Israel to Europe

In October, the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, called Israel a "disgraceful blot" to be "wiped off the map." Ahmadinejad further remarked Thursday at a summit of Muslim nations in Islam's holy city of Mecca that the Jewish state should be moved to Europe and questioned whether the Holocaust actually took place.

In an interview with Iran's Arabic channel 'Al-Alam', Ahmadinejad said that if Germany and Austria feel responsible for the massacre of Jews during World War II, they should host a state of Israel on their own soil. Speaking at a news conference on the summit sidelines, Ahmadinejad said most Jews in Israel "have no roots in Palestine, but they are holding the destiny of Palestine in their hands and allow themselves to kill the Palestinian people." The summit condemned terrorism and extremism, stressing the themes of moderation and tolerance.

"Some European countries insist on saying that during World War II, Hitler burned millions of Jews and put them in concentration camps," Ahmadinejad said. "Any historian, commentator or scientist who doubts that is taken to prison or gets condemned. Although we don't accept this claim [of the holocaust], if we suppose it is true... If the Europeans are honest they should give some of their provinces in Europe -- like in Germany, Austria or other countries -- to the Zionists and the Zionists can establish their state in Europe. You offer part of Europe and we will support it."

Rabbi David Saperstein, head of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, called the comments a "repugnant distortion of history."

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged all UN States to combat Holocaust denial, and to "educate their populations about the well established historical facts of the Holocaust, in which one third of the Jewish people were murdered, along with countless members of other minorities."

Tension between Israel and Iran began before the 1979 Islamic Revolution when the Israelis joined the United States in siding with the Shah before he was deposed. Recent tensions between Iran and Israel over the nuclear activities in Tehran and Israel's many existing nuclear bombs and missile delivery systems have increased as a result of Ahmadinejad's comment.

"Just to remind Mr. Ahmadinejad, we've been here long before his ancestors. Therefore, we have a birthright to be here in the land of our forefathers and to live here. Thank God we have the capability to deter and to prevent such a statement from becoming a reality," said Ra'anan Gissin, Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's adviser.

Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said the statement should be a wake up call to all of us around the world.

"We should do everything we can in order to stop him, and to stop the Iranian effort to develop a nuclear bomb," said Shalom.

"[Ahmadinejad's comment] further underscores our concerns about the regime in Iran," said White House press secretary Scott McClellan. "It's all the more reason why it's so important that the regime not have the ability to develop nuclear weapons."

The Iranian blogger Babak Seradjeh reacted to Ahmadinejad's comments by stating, "I wondered why Mr. Ahmanedinejad doesn't provide the Palestinians with a piece of Iran. ... Such evil remarks in blatant [sic] disregard of documented history is nothing new of course coming from the kind of people that Mr. Ahmadinejad represents. Denying the Holocaust, calling to wipe a country off the map, or to move it, are all the stuff of my generation's childhood, in school, on the radio and on TV, in the bold and thick slogans on the walls, the streamlined propaganda that aimed to penetrate all the space it could find in our brains."

Another Iranian blogger, Shahram Kholdi, had responded to Ahmadinejad's earlier comments about "wiping Israel off the map of the earth" by saying that Ahmadinejad was calling for ethnic-cleansing. In response to the new statements, Kholdi has pointed out that "His Excellency President Dr. Ahmadinejad's" new comments "clarify" Ahmadinejad's point of view beyond any doubt. Kholdi's response included the direct statement: "First, Mr. President, if you do not know history please Shut up!"


El president de l'Iran proposa que Israel sigui traslladat a Europa

Dos mesos després d'haver causat estupor a Europa per haver dit que "Israel ha de ser esborrada del mapa", el president iranià Mahmud Ahmadinejad va reiterar la seva actitud sol·licitant-los als països europeus que donin “un tros de terra” a Israel si es consideren culpables de la matança de jueus durant la Segona Guerra Mundial.

Ahmadinejad va dir als europeus que "Ara que vostès creuen que els jueus van ser oprimits, per quins els musulmans palestins han de pagar el preu? Vostès els van oprimir, així que cedeixin un tros de terra europea al règim sionista perquè estableixi allí el govern que vulgui".

Israel va condemnar les afirmacions d'Ahmadinejad i les va qualificar de "indignants i fins i tot racistes", assegurant que els comentaris desafien la legislació internacional que reconeix el dret d'Israel a existir. Els Estats Units van descriure els comentaris com "espantosos i reprovables".


Iranischer Präsident leugnet den Holocaust

Mekka (Saudi-Arabien), 09.12.2005 – Der iranische Präsident Mahmud Ahmadinedschad hat in einer Pressekonferenz in Mekka, Saudi-Arabien, den Holocaust geleugnet. Er befand sich auf einer Tagung der „Organization of the Islamic Conference“ (OIC).

Er würde nicht die Behauptung akzeptieren, Adolf Hitler hätte Millionen von Juden getötet. Als Lösung des Nahost-Konflikts schlug er vor, Deutschland und Österreich mögen Teile ihres Landes an die Juden abgeben und damit einen zionistischen Staat in Europa ermöglichen. Mit diesen Äußerungen wird er von der amtlichen iranischen Nachrichtenagentur Irna zitiert.

Bereits in der Vergangenheit war der iranische Präsident durch antisemitische Äußerungen aufgefallen. So forderte er sinngemäß in einer Ansprache, den Staat Israel von der Landkarte auszulöschen.

Der Bundesaußenminister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) wird von der Zeitung „Die Welt“ mit einer ersten Reaktion am Rande eines Treffens der NATO-Außenminister am Donnerstag in Brüssel mit den Wort zitiert: „Dies zeigt, mit wie wenig Ernsthaftigkeit oder mit wie viel Zynismus die Situation von der dortigen Regierung beurteilt wird.“


El presidente de Irán propone que Israel sea trasladado a Europa

Dos meses después de haber causado estupor en Europa por haber dicho que "Israel debe ser borrada del mapa", el presidente iraní Mahmud Ahmadinejad reiteró su actitud solicitándoles a los países europeos que den un “pedazo de tierra” a Israel si se consideran culpables de la matanza de judíos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Ahmadinejad dijo a los europeos que "Ahora que ustedes creen que los judíos fueron oprimidos, ¿por qué los musulmanes palestinos deben pagar el precio? Ustedes los oprimieron, así que cedan un pedazo de tierra europea al régimen sionista para que establezca allí el gobierno que quiera".

Israel condenó las afirmaciones de Ahmadinejad y las calificó de "indignantes e incluso racistas", asegurando que los comentarios desafían la legislación internacional que reconoce el derecho de Israel a existir. Los Estados Unidos describieron los comentarios como "espantosos y reprobables".


Le président iranien propose de déplacer Israël en Europe

Le  président d'Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, qui avait lancé un appel pour "rayer Israël de la carte", a proposé de déplacer l'état Juif en Europe et s'interroge pour savoir où se déroule l'Holocauste de nos jours. Dans une interview avec la chaîne de télé arabe iranienne  'Al-Alam', Ahmadinejad a dit que si l'Allemagne et l'Autriche se sentaient responsables du massacre des Juifs durant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, ils devraient accueillir l'état d'Israël sur leur propre sol.

Ahmadinejad poursuit : "Quelques pays européens insistent sur le fait que durant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, Hitler a brûlé des millions de Juifs et les a enfermés dans des camps de concentration, les quelques historiens, commentateurs ou scientifiques qui doutent sont mis en prison ou condamnés. Admettons que les Européens disent vrai... Donnons alors des terres aux Sionistes en Europe, en Allemagne ou en Autriche".

Israël a condamné les déclarations d'Ahmadinejad comme étant  "outrageuses et même racistes" ("outrageous and even racist") indiquant qu'elles défiaient les lois internationales qui reconnaissent l'état d'Israël et condamnent le négationnisme. Les États-Unis d'Amérique les décrivent comme "répréhensibles" ("appalling and reprehensible" ).


Presidente iraniano diz que Israel deveria ser movido para a Europa

O presidente do Irão, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, que certa vez disse que Israel deveria ser "varrido do mapa", disse agora que o estado judeu deveria ser movido para a Europa e questionou se o Holocausto realmente aconteceu. Em uma entrevista para o canal Iraniano 'Al-Alam', Ahmadinejad disse que, se a Alemanha e a Áustria se sentem culpados pelo massacre dos judeus durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, eles deveriam abrigar o estado de Irael em seu próprio território.

"Alguns países europeus insistem em dizer que, durante a segunda guerra mundial, Hitler queimou milhões de judeus e os colocou em campos de concentração", falou Ahmadinejad. "Qualquer historiador, comentarista ou cientista que duvide disso é levado para a prisão e condenado. Embora não aceitemos essas afirmações [do Holocausto], se considerarmos que elas são verdadeiras…"

Em seu discurso, ele seguiu então dizendo (de acordo com Reuters e Rediff) que, se os europeus fossem honestos, deveriam então dar algumas de suas províncias, como as da Alemanha, da Áustria ou de outros países, para que os Sionistas pudessem estabelecer seu estado na Europa.

Israel condenou as afirmações de Ahmadinejad como "indecentes e até racistas", dizendo que os comentários vão de encontro a leis internacionais que reconhecem o direito de Israel de existir. Os Estados Unidos descreveram os comentários como "apelativos e repreensíveis".