Wednesday December 20, 2006
Guardian Unlimited Tony Blair today labelled Iran as the main obstacle to hopes for peace in the Middle East.
Speaking in Dubai at the end of his five-day tour of the region, the prime minister called on moderate Muslim states to unite in combating Islamic extremists, such as the hardline regime of the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Mr Blair said that Iran wanted "to pin us back in Lebanon, in Iraq and in Palestine", and went on to criticise the "indifference" of many world leaders towards its nuclear ambitions. Comment: Blair's comment would indeed be hilarious if it was not an attempt to absolve himself and his Neocon and Zionist friends of their 100% responsibility for the long-standing "Middle East crisis". Israel continues to murder Palestinians and threaten other Middle Eastern Arab nations and Blair blames Iran. Quite literally, unbelievable.
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Tehran, Dec 20, IRNA
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Reuters
20/12/2006 Iran has urged the UN Security Council to condemn Israel's "clandestine development and possession of nuclear weapons" and to consider slapping sanctions if the Jewish state refuses to scrap its arsenal.
In a letter to Qatar's UN envoy Nasser Abdulaziz al-Nasser, the president of the Council for December, Iranian Ambassador Javad Zarif cited Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's apparent admission last week that Israel possesses nuclear weapons. "The Israeli regime's clandestine development and possession of nuclear weapons not only violate basic principles of international law, the United Nations Charter, the NPT (nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) and Security Council resolutions, but also clearly defy the demand of the overwhelming majority of UN member states," he said. "Peace and security cannot be achieved in the Middle East while the massive Israeli nuclear arsenal continues to threaten the region and beyond," he added. Comment: What an utterly logical and reasonable suggestion! So, when can we expect it to happen?
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Kermanshah, Dec 20, IRNA
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that the best way for bullying powers to resolve Iran's nuclear case is to make friend with the Iranian nation.
Addressing a large crowd of local residents of the city of Kangavar in this western province, he addressed the bullying powers saying the Iranian nation is not afraid of your objection, frown or hostile gesture. "You are not dealing with one political party but with a pious, committed, faithful, vigilant and united nation who is determined to reach climax of nuclear success," he said. |
Created: 20.12.2006 15:03 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 15:20 MSK, 2 hours 49 minutes ago
MosNews Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov criticized the West for trying to punish Iran in the U.N. Security Council draft resolution on the Islamic republic's nuclear program, Reuters news agency reported Wednesday.
Lavrov, referring to the Europeans and the United States, said a proposed travel ban on Iranian officials "is in our view an attempt to bring an element of punishment and we agreed from the start not to do that". |
www.chinaview.cn 2006-12-20 09:11:32
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Envoys from the six countries -- France, Britain, Germany, Russia, China and the United States -- were still unable to agree on a draft UN resolution on Tuesday after concluding another round of informal meetings.
The draft, sponsored by Britain, France and Germany, would slap a ban on imports and exports of materials and technology relating to uranium enrichment, reprocessing and heavy-water reactors, as well as ballistic missile delivery systems. |
Created: 20.12.2006 12:10 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 17:02 MSK, 1 hour 11 minutes ago
MosNews Russia called off a parliamentary mission to Iran to protest its recent Holocaust denial conference.
The speaker of the Russian Parliament revealed the decision this week in talks with Israeli Foreign Ministry Director-General Aharon Abramowitz, who was visiting Moscow. In an interview with Israel Radio, Abramowitz said several high-level Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, his deputy and the director of the National Security Council, had been outspoken in condemning the conference hosted by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Russia has been less decisive on Iran's nuclear program, resisting many Western initiatives to curb it through the threat of sanctions. |
Moscow, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina)
Brazil and Argentina desire to cooperate with Russian enterprises in economic associations and infrastructural projects in South America, Russian Foreign Relations Minister Serguei Lavrov announced Tuesday.
In a government meeting, chaired by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, Lavrov provided detailed information on his recent visit to those nations, explaining both South American giants are interested in Russian participation in great inter-regional plans. |
Washington, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina)
The three-year war on Iraq, bleeding dry US taxpayers, will demand in 2007 another 110 billion dollars, the White House reported.
Rob Portman, director of the government s budget office, warned the figure is not definite and could be larger, according to the crisis faced by invaders of that Arab nation. |
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