Iran Warns the World

Iran released a statement saying that any outside force that threatens their national interests are subject to attack by the Iranian military, regardless of whether or not that enemy attacked first. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said at a Military university in Tehran, "Iran is not a nation to sit still and just observe threats from fragile materialist powers which are being eaten by worms from inside." Multiple countries have tried pressuring Iran into negotiation against their nuclear program, while Israel has stated they are considering attacking their program head on. The IAEA is looking into whether or not Iran truly has military plans for their nuclear program.


Link: http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/21/world/meast/iran-warning/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Iranian Nuclear Facilities

On February 15^th, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was seen on tape putting the first nuclear fuel rods into an Iranian reactor as part of their new nuclear program. They invited other nations to hear their advancements in nuclear energy but was largely ignored. Representatives of the US have stated that according to their own progress calendars, they are far behind and merely boasting. Iran claims they are using nuclear power for peaceful purposes such as cancer treatment, but the UN still frowns upon the production of the plants, saying they are “Unnecessary”. Iran defended its progress, even through the assassinations of multiple nuclear scientists. 

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/15/world/meast/iran-nuclear-rods/index.html?hpt=hp_t3