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Iran Shows Off Missile Might Amid Nuclear Concerns September 22, 2003 Reuters The Washington Post TEHRAN -- Iran, under mounting pressure to dispel fears it is developing nuclear arms, on Monday paraded six of its newly-deployed medium-range missiles which military analysts say could reach Israel or U.S. bases in the Gulf. It was the largest number of Shahab-3 ballistic missiles put on public display since Iran announced in July that it had finished testing the weapon and deployed it to the Revolutionary Guards. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons or having aggressive military intentions and says the Shahab-3 is meant solely...

N.Korea Plans to Export Missiles to Iran Reuters Tuesday, August 5, 2003; 11:37 PM TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea is in talks to export its Taepodong 2 long-range ballistic missile to Iran and to jointly develop nuclear warheads with Tehran, a Japanese newspaper reported on Wednesday. The conservative Sankei Shimbun, quoting military sources familiar with North Korea, said that the communist state planned to export components and Iran would then assemble the Taepodongs at a factory near Tehran. The paper, known for its hardline stance on Pyongyang, said North Korea would also send experts to provide Iran with assistance on...

Failure of the EU's Constructive Dialogue with the Islamic Regime July 26, 2003 Radio Farda Ahmad Ra'fat The EU's policy of constructive dialogue failed to bring any reform to Iran, Italian daily Il Foglio writes today. The newspaper, published by the wife of Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi added that any attempt to bring peace and stability to the region would fail, so long as Ayatollahs are in power. The credit line former Italian information minister Lamberto Dini opened for Iran with the constructive dialogue, closed after the Supreme Leader's statement about the medium-range Shahab 3 missiles, Il Foglio writes,...

Israel finds support from Britain over Iran By Nicholas Watt Jul 16, 2003 Britain is increasingly alarmed at the threats posed by Iran's nuclear programme and conventional missiles which could reach Israel and US forces in the Middle East. Amid fears that moderates in Tehran are losing their struggle with hardliners, Tony Blair is understood to have told Ariel Sharon that Britain shares Israel's concerns about Iran. The two prime ministers had a lengthy discussion about Iran during a two and a half hour dinner in Downing Street on Monday night. Israeli diplomats said they were encouraged by Mr Blair's...

Iran's Successful Missile Test Puts Israel Within Range Ha'aretz ^ | July 04, 2003 | Amir Oren Iran has successfully tested a Shihab-3 missile, which has a range that can reach Israel. The launch last week was the most successful so far of the seven or eight tests of the missile over the last five years, and has increased worries in Washington - which spotted the test with its tracking mechanisms - and in Israel. If the assessment proves to be true that the missile, which was launched from east to west, had an effective range beyond the 1,300-kilometer red...