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...nuclear program. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) accused Tehran of failing to disclose information about missile development, high-explosive testing and military involvement in the nuclear program--all of which could suggest a covert nuclear weapons program. The report provides ammunition for critics pressing Iran to stop uranium enrichment. Iran's parliament, meanwhile, elected as its speaker former nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani--who promptly denounced the report and said Iran may curtail its cooperation with the IAEA in the future...
...Hizballah. Despite the tough talk that was welcomed by some of the legislators with shouts of "God is great!" and "Death to America!" Larijani received a congratulatory call from European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana - an old negotiating partner. While Iran's insistence on its right to enrich uranium unites all major factions in the country, Larijani represents a more pragmatic approach to handling the issue, aimed at finding agreement with the West and avoiding confrontation...
...state television for a decade. A vital point of difference is that while Ahmadinejad has taken a provocative stance in the now-suspended negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, Larijani believes Iran's interests are better served with a constructive dialogue aimed at building Western confidence that Iran's uranium-enrichment activities will not be diverted into the construction of nuclear weapons. Interviewed on Iranian TV's Outlook One program two weeks ago, Larijani reiterated that "everyone should try to start the negotiations" to resolve the dispute over Iran's program...
...sure, they agreed to sell us $1 billion worth of uranium. Unlike some people who prattle on endlessly about global warming but don't do anything about it, we're expanding our nuclear generation capacity massively: That's the New 'China syndrome,' folks...
...responded a bit - his nuclear reactor at Yongbyon, which produced the fissile material for the North's estimated eight to 10 nuclear bombs, is being shut down. But Kim has refused to detail, as he had promised to do, other components of his nuclear program, including an alleged uranium-enrichment effort. And it has become clearer that he has continued to sell North Korean nuclear expertise into a buyer's market of rogue states...