Posted on 03/06/2007 3:41:12 AM PST by markomalley
TEHRAN, March 6 (RIA Novosti) - Iran will conduct air defense exercises Tuesday in preparation for a possible air strike on its uranium ore conversion center at Isfahan, the IRNA news agency said Tuesday.
The international press has in recent months actively discussed the possibility of U.S. and Israeli air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, but almost all key figures in the Bush administration have repeatedly refuted the existence of any plans to do so.
However, U.S. Vice President Richard Cheney has not ruled out a military strike, saying all options were on the table.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors convened Monday at its Vienna headquarters for a five-day session to discuss the possible suspension of at least 20 aid projects in Iran following a recent report by IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei, which concluded that Iran has ignored a UN Security Council demand to halt its uranium enrichment program and was in fact seeking to expand it.
Iran has been at the center of international concerns since January 2006 over its nuclear program, which some countries, particularly the United States, suspect is geared toward nuclear weapons development. Tehran has consistently denied the claims, saying it needs nuclear power for civilian purposes.
In response to Iran's unwillingness to give up its nuclear ambitions, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1737 last December, which provided for sanctions against Iran banning activities involving uranium enrichment, chemical reprocessing, heavy water-based projects, and the production of nuclear weapons delivery systems.
The nuclear center dealing with uranium ore conversion in Isfahan has an area of 120,000 square meters (360,000 square feet). Uranium ore is processed into a gaseous hexafluoride of uranium, which is then fed into a centrifuge cascade for enrichment.
Uranium enrichment using centrifuges is conducted at a plant in Natanz.
Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said Tuesday that any military strike against Iran would be ineffective.
"Any military actions against Iran will not only be ineffective, but would make the Iranian nation even more resolute," he said.
Larijani said the Iranian nuclear issue could only be resolved through talks.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice have discussed the situation surrounding the Iranian nuclear program by telephone.
"Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said Tuesday that any military strike against Iran would be ineffective."
Read this statement before. Wondering if it is stated more than three times that it becomes truth.
Hey! Live targets for our new Raptors...
Yet the MSM blames Bush for picking a fight with Iran. Sheesh.
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
How many Russian military 'advisers' are assisting the Iranian jihadists in their latest 'war game'?
As worthless as the "Bend and Reach" was in P.T.
I shall ping you to another thread, which has some allegations about that.
I wonder if this has anything to do with the guy who knows where the Nuke sites are having defected? Naw, just a coincidence ...
let-em live in the dark for the next twenty years.
Actually, Iranians are Shi'i Muslims. In Shi'ite law, pronouncing "I divorce you" three times doesn't automatically validate a divorce. There has to be a waiting period of three months to see if the couple reconciles. This is one of the few tenets of Shi'ism that I find reasonable. The rest that I know is very kooky.
The International Reverend Mullah's Council On Kite Flying
The 12th Immam was a reknowned Kite Flyer , who predicted that the Nation of Islam would be saved by the massive launch of kites to chase away the evil Shaitanic forces which threaten a World Wide Caliphate.
Shortly after his prediction he disappeared down a well, and was absorbed into the holy light of Allah and the Prophet. His kite was all that was left , along with a towel he had on his head.
"Shortly after his prediction he disappeared down a well, and was absorbed into the holy light of Allah and the Prophet. His kite was all that was left , along with a towel he had on his head."
..................Sounds like a homocide to me, who pushed him? Lets see if we can get some DNA off the towel. Light down in the well, sounds like a reflection, must have been at noon time. My guess is if he went down a well he has to still be there. Some one call Cameron to check this out. Sounds like it would make a good Discovery Channel special.
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