Iran News Roundup 01/11
Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated An Iranian nuclear scientist and a department supervisor of the Natanz uranium enrichment plant, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, was assassinated after an assailant on a motorcycle attached a magnetic bomb to his car. Iranian officials claim that Israel is responsible for the assassination (New York Times 01/11). State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, “The […]
Iran News Roundup 01/09
Defense Secretary Panetta: Iran seeking nuclear latency, not nuclear weapon Defense Secretary Leon Panetta appeared on Face the Nation and said of Iran, “Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No. But we know that they’re trying to develop a nuclear capability. And that’s what concerns us. And our red line to Iran is […]