Defence News
N. Korea delivers semi-submersible gunships to Iran - Washington Times (December 16, 2002)Japan firm raided over suspected missile tech sale to Iran: report - AFP (Dec 12, 2002)Iran reveals combat-proven PGM family - Jane's (December 4, 2002)Two Swiss Companies Settle Charges Relating to an Attempted Illegal Export to Iran - Washington File (November 13, 2002)Russia adds range to Iran's latest missiles - The Telegraph (November 10, 2002)Iran's Revolutionary Guards stage fresh exercises - AFP (October 28, 2002)Missile programs are for national defense: Tehran - AFP (October 23, 2002)U.S. "Deeply Concerned" about Russian Assistance to Iran - Washington File (October 23, 2002)Iran's army prepares to confront eventual chemical strike - AFP (October 14, 2002)Iran's army to stage military exercises, warns "enemies" - AFP (October 10, 2002)Iran begins production of new surface-to-surface missile - AFP (September 24, 2002)Iran's new missile has 200 kilometer (125 mile) range - AFP (September 11, 2002)Bush, Russia and Iran - Jane's (August 7, 2002)Russia's arms for Iran - Jane's (August 7, 2002)China denies selling weapons to Iran - BBC (July 22, 2002)US punishes rogue arms suppliers - BBC (July 19, 2002)US Dilemmas: Iran and Iraq - Jane's Security News (July 18, 2002)Iran: Shahab 3 Development Complete, Pentagon Says - Global Security Newswire (July 10, 2002)
Israel shows off new spy satellite with Iran pictures - AFP via SpaceDaily (June 16, 2002)China denies local company helped Iran's missile program - AFP (May 28, 2003)China Says Firm Didn't Help Iran On Missiles - Washington Post (May 24, 2003)U.S. Penalizes Chinese Firm Over Alleged Missile Aid to Iran - Washington Post (May 23, 2003)Pakistan and Iran are China's main missile customers: analyst - AFP (August 29, 2002)Iran claims missile test success - BBC (May 25, 2002)Iran-Russian Technology Programs Under Growing Strain - AFP via SpaceDaily (May 19, 2002)Iran: U.S. Assigns Penalties for WMD and Missile Transfers - Global Security Newswire (May 10, 2002)US To Sanction Chinese, Moldovan, Armenian Firms For Exports To Iran - AFP via Space Daily (May 9, 2002)Weapons Deals With Iran Spur U.S. Sanctions - Washington Post (May 8, 2002)Iran: Shahab-4 Missile Could Hit Europe, U.S. Official Says - Global Security Newswire (May 8, 2002)China and Iran move closer - BBC (April 20, 2002)Iran to deploy North Korean missiles in three years: Israeli expert - AFP via Space Daily (February 19, 2002)Scud "Axis" An Alliance With Missiles But No Direction - AFP (February 5, 2002)US Slaps Sanctions On Chinese Companies For Restricted Exports - AFP via Space Daily (January 24, 2002)How Politics Helped Redefine Threat - Washington Post (January 13, 2002)A Story Of Iran's Quest for Power - Washington Post (January 13, 2002)US likely to face missile threat from North Korea, Iran, Iraq by 2015 - AFP via Space Daily (January 10, 2002)Collapse of Soviet Union Proved Boon to Iranian Missile Program - WP (January 13, 2002)Iran condemns US anti-missile defence test - AFP (July 17, 2001)Iran says US anti-missile defence programme leading to arms ra - AFP (July 22, 2001)Turkey voices concern over Iranian missile test - AFP via Space Daily (June 2, 2001)Iran test fires new missile: tv - AFP via Space Daily (May 31, 2001)Iran says it successfully fired new anti-tank missile - AFP (May 13, 2001)New Russian Missiles Aid China, Iran -- May Spark New Arms Race (February 12, 2001 )Iran denies North Korean connection in missile development - AFP (December 31, 2000)Iran to start own telecom satellite - AFP (December 25, 2000)Iran says it is close to self-sufficient in anti-ship missiles - AFP (November 27, 2000)Iranian ballistic missile test fails, says Jane's - AFP (October 30, 2000)Iran denies North Korean connection in missile development - AFP via Space Daily (October 30, 2000)Iran test-fires rocket - BBC (September 22, 2000)Iran test-fires rocket - BBC (September 22, 2000)Another ATGW for Iran - Jane's (May 26, 2000)Iran says it is close to self-sufficient in anti-ship missiles - AFP via Space Daily (Novembre 27, 2000)Russian Assistance to Iran's Ballistic Missile Program - House.gov (September 2000)Iran launches its first submarine - BBC (August 29, 2000)Missile Proliferation Sanctions Imposed on Entities in Iran, N.Korea - Washington File (April 14, 2000)Iran 'makes own warplane' - BBC (June 29, 1999) Proliferation News
Top official defends Iran nuke reactor building - Russia Journal (December 28, 2002)Russian Atomic Energy Minister: Iran Has No Technology to Produce A-Bomb - Rosbalt News (December 28, 2002)Russia and Iran boost nuclear pact - The Guardian (December 27, 2002)Agreement on Russian nuclear fuel supplies to Iran implemented - Pravda (December 27, 2002)No nuclear arms for Iran: Russia - CNN (December 27, 2002)Iran agrees to return nuclear waste to Russia - AFP (December 27, 2002)Russia presses ahead with Iran reactor - BBC (December 26, 2002)Russia, Iran reach N-plant deal - CNN (December 26, 2002)Russia and Iran sign protocol of intention to expand nuclear power cooperation - Pravda (December 25, 2002)Russia's, Iran's Atomic Energy Ministers Find Cooperation Very Productive
- Rosbalt News Agency (December 25, 2002)Iran Vows to Build Nuclear Plant for Energy Only - People's Daily (December 25, 2002)Iran Is Going Ahead With Nuclear Plant, Despite U.S. Concerns - NY Times (December 24, 2002)Iran, N. Korea Nuclear Plans Pose New Risk - Washington Post (December 24, 2002)Iran, Russia vow to complete Bushehr nuclear power plant - People's Daily (December 24, 2002)Iranian nuclear plant on schedule: Russian minister - AFP (December 24, 2002)Russia's atomic energy ministry visits Iran - AFP (December 23, 2002)Iran, Russia agree deal on nuclear plant - Reuters (December 23, 2002)Iran Vice President positive about first round of talks with Russian Nuclear Energy Minister - Pravda (December 23, 2002)Russian atomic energy minister arrives in Teheran - DPA (December 22, 2002)Russian Atomic Energy Minister to visit Iran - People's Daily (December 22, 2002)Russia's atomic energy ministry due in Iran - AFP (December 22, 2002)Sources Say Iran Lays Groundwork For Nuclear Bombs - Washington Post (December 19, 2002)US Intelligence Says Russia Helping Iran in Nuclear Arms Effort - Bellona Foundation (December 19, 2002)U.N. nuclear agency to visit Iran in February - AP (December 18, 2002)Russia wants Iran to be nuclear-free - Pravda (December 17, 2002)U.S. Says Russia Helped Iran in Nuclear Arms Effort - NY Times (December 15, 2002)Russia discounts US Iran nuke fears - Russia Journal (December 15, 2002)Iranian FM Dismisses US Charge of Building Secret Nuclear Facilities - People's Daily (December 15, 2002)Iran defiant on nuclear plans - BBC (December 14, 2002)Nuclear Sites In Iran Worry U.S. Officials - Washington Post (December 14, 2002)Iran accused of nuke program - The Age (December 14, 2002)Nuclear inspectors to visit Iran sites - BBC (December 13, 2002)State Department Says Iran Seeking To Develop Nuclear Weapons - Washington File (December 13, 2002)Iranian diplomat denies nuclear weapons program - CNN (December 13, 2002)Atomic agency disputes U.S. claims on Iran - CNN (December 13, 2002)U.S. has photos of secret Iran nuclear sites - CNN (December 12, 2002)U.S.: Iran sites may be used to make nukes - USA Today (December 12, 2002)Halting Iran's nuclear ambitions - Bellona Foundation (December 11, 2002)Nuclear tech leaks to Iran are slowing down, PM reports - Ha'aretz (December 5, 2002)US suspects Iran is becoming greater nuclear threat - The Age (November 21, 2002)Russian co-operation with Iran does not violate arms control - Pravda (November 15, 2002)Russia: Official Says Nuclear Material Is Missing From Facilities - RFE (November 14, 2002)Russia refuses to stop aiding Iran's nuclear programme - The Independent (October 27, 2002)Russia, Iran Close to Deal on Nuclear Cooperation - Tehran Times (October 26, 2002)Russia, Iran close to deal on nuke cooperation - The Russia Journal (October 25, 2002)US ready to compensate Moscow to stop helping Iran - AFP (October 23, 2002)Russia: No military nuclear technology given to Iran - AFP (October 22, 2002)Russia Resists Ending Iran Project: Moscow Balks at U.S. Offer for Curtailing Work on Reactor - Washington Post (October 21, 2002)Iran got nuclear know-how from North Korea - Ha'aretz (October 21, 2002)North Korea producing enriched uranium in Iran - Ha'aretz (October 21, 2002)Iranian nuke plant to be finished by end ‘03 - The Russia Journal (September 30, 2002)UK 'sells' bomb material to Iran - BBC (September 23, 2002)Minatom Official Admits Iran is Hedging on Returning Bushehr SNF - Bellona Foundation (September 23, 2002)Russia: Iran dragging feet on nuclear waste agreement - AFP (September 19, 2002)Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Head Meets IAEA Chief in Geneva - Tehran Times (September 18, 2002)Iran, Vanguard of Nuclear-Free Zones - Tehran Times (September 17, 2002)Russia wants compromise with US on Iranian nuclear cooperation - AFP (September 16, 2002)Russia-Iran energy cooperation is not limited to building of "Bushehr" nuclear power plant Alone - Pravda (September 4, 2002)Russia drafts deal on spent nuke fuel from Iran - Russia Journal (September 2, 2002)Russia Begins Assembly of Heavy Equipment at Nuclear Plant in Iran - Tehran Times (September 2, 2002)Kremlin can't control secretive nuke agency - San Francisco Chronicle (September 1, 2002)Russia begins work on Iranian reactor - BBC (September 1, 2002)UN and Iran's Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy - Tehran Times (August 26, 2002)Russia to import Iranian nuclear fuel waste - AFP (August 21, 2002)Iranian Official in Moscow for Nuclear Consultations - Tehran Times (August 21, 2002)Russia's Iran nuclear link angers US - BBC (August 16, 2002)Minatom Says Binding Plans for Return of Iranian SNF Ready to be Signed - Bellona Foundation (August 15, 2002)Iran nuclear plant receives IAEA inspection - Power Engineering International (August 7, 2002)The new nukes - The Guardian (August 6, 2002)Russia to Load Fuel in Iran Nuclear Plant in December 2003 - People's Daily (August 6, 2002)Iran's Bushehr plant to start up June 2004: Moscow - AFP (August 6, 2002)Minatom Cools on Heated Iranian Reactor Plan - Bellona Foundation (August 5, 2002)Russia Determined to Continue Nuclear Cooperation With Iran - Tehran Times (August 5, 2002)Russia Says It May Reconsider Its Nuclear Plant Deal With Iran - NY Times (August 3, 2002)U.S. Fails to Urge Russia to Cease Nuclear Cooperation With Iran - Tehran Times (August 3, 2002)Russia plays down Iran nuclear deal - BBC (August 2, 2002)US demands Russia end all nuclear cooperation with Iran - AFP (August 2, 2002)'Russia must end Iran nuclear deal' - BBC (August 1, 2002)US DOE Chief Harshly Criticises Russia-Iran Nuclear Cooperation - Bellona Foundation (August 1, 2002)Anger at Russia-Iran nuclear ties - CNN (August 1, 2002)Anger at Russia-Iran nuclear ties - CNN (August 1, 2002)US DOE Chief Arrives in Moscow Under Shadow of Expanded Nuke Plans in Iran - Bellona Foundation (July 31, 2002)US may put Iranian nuclear plant on hit list - SMH (July 30, 2002)U.S. Team To Press Moscow on Iran Issues - Washington Post (July 30, 2002)Iran Will Definitely Respond to Any Attack on Its Nuclear Installations - Tehran Times (July 30, 2002)Iran: U.S. Officials to Urge Russia to End Nuclear Aid - GLobal Security Newswire (July 30, 2002)Iran: Russia to Build Five More Nuclear Reactors for Tehran - GLobal Security Newswire - (July 29, 2002)Iran reactor may test first-strike doctrine - IHT (July 29, 2002)Russia Outlines Plans for Five More Iranian Reactors, Stoking Weapons Programme Fears - Bellona Foundation (July 29, 2002)Russia Plans 5 More Nuclear Plants in Iran - Tehran Times (July 29, 2002)Iran's Emerging Nuclear Plant Poses Test for U.S. - Washington Post (July 29, 2002)Russia Plans 5 More Nuclear Plants in Iran
- The Washington Post (July 27, 2002)Russia defies US with plan to build more nuclear reactors in Iran - The Guardian (July 27, 2002)Iran-Russia: Russia Prepares to Take Bushehr Waste - Global Security Newswire (July 24, 2002)Iran, Russia voice continuation of nuclear cooperation - People's Daily (July 21, 2002)Russia shrugs off US pressure over Iran - Russia Journal (July 14, 2002)Irradiated Nuclear Fuel to Be Supplied by Russia to Iran: Russian Minister - Tehran Times (July 14, 2002)Moscow to Deliver Nuclear Turbines to Iran on August: Russian Minister - Tehran Times (July 13, 2002)U.S./Russia: Analysts Agree Now Is Time To Resolve Standoff Over Iran's Bushehr Plant - RFE (July 12, 2002)Iran-Russia II: Officials Writing Spent Nuclear Fuel Agreement - Global Security Newswire (July 12, 2002)Iran-Russia I: Former U.S. Officials Offer Plan for Bushehr to Progress - Global Security Newswire (July 12, 2002)DID RUSSIA SELL OUT IRAN FOR $20 BILLION? - Pravda (July 9, 2002)Nuclear Shadow - Boston Globe (July 2, 2002)Leaked Minatom Documents Show No Plan For Iranian SNF - Bellona Foundation (June 27, 2002)Russia to take back N-waste from Iran - Dawn (June 25, 2002)Ben-Eliezer: World ignoring Iranian nuclear threat - JP (June 25, 2002)Russia fails to secure Tehran nuclear deal - The Guardain (June 24, 2002)Nuclear know-how pours into Iran - CS Monitor (June 20, 2002) Iran, Russia Again Argue Over Nukes - Insight Magazine (June 12, 2002)Russia To Agree To Inspection Of Iranian Nuclear Plant: Bush - AFP via SpaceDaily (May 26, 2002)Iran 'on course for nuclear status' - BBC (May 25, 2002)Bush: Europe faces terror threat - The Guardian (May 24, 2002)Moscow summit hits Iran snag - BBC (May 24, 2002)Testing Putin on Iran - NY Times (May 23, 2002)"The Nuclearization of Iran: America’s Responses" - Air & Space Power Chronicles (May 23, 2002)Iran: Russia Might Be Secretly Assisting Iran; Bush to Raise Issue With Putin - Global Security Newswire (May 21, 2002)Russia may be boosting Iran's nuclear arms - Boston Globe (May 19, 2002)Russian Nuke Minister Says US Tensions Easing Over Iranian Nuke Plant - Bellona (May 10, 2002)Russian Nuke Minister Says US Tensions Easing Over Iranian Nuke Plant - Bellona Foundation (May 10, 2002)Put a cork on Iran's weapons program - Christian Science Monitor (May 9, 2002)Minatom Chief in America to Lower Pulses Over Iranian Nuke Plant - Bellona Foundation (May 8, 2002)Russia's delicate liaison with Iran - BBC (April 4, 2002)Russia Receives Iranian Envoy, Faces Down Us Over Nuke Plant - AFP via Space Daily (April 2, 2002)Russia's Relations With Iran Approach A Reckoning Point - Center for Defense Information (March 30, 2002)Russia to complete Iran nuclear plant - Russia Journal (March 27, 2002)China and Iran threaten test ban treaty - The Guardian (March 26, 2002)U.S. Response: Senior Scientist Urges U.S. to Monitor “Rogue Students” - Global Security Newswire (March 22, 2002)Iran's nuclear challenge: deter, not antagonize - CS Monitor (February 22, 2002)Russian space chief dismisses US proliferation allegations - AFP via Space Daily (February 20, 2002)Iran, Israel and the Nuclear Weapons in the Middle East - CDI (February 14, 2002)Moscow Fiercely Attacks CIA Report On Contracts With Iran
- AFP via Space Daily (February 7, 2002)Iran rules out nuclear weapons - BBC (February 6, 2002)Iran 'pursuing nuclear programme' - BBC (September 8, 2001)Russia offers another reactor to Iran - BBC (September 4, 2001)Russia and Iran vow nuclear cooperation - BBC (March 16, 2001)Russians live by Iranian rules - BBC (March 16, 2001)Analysis: Iran and Russia forge closer links - BBC (March 13, 2001)Russia backs Iran nuclear programme - BBC (March 12, 2001)Russian Senate Ratifies Nuclear Cooperation Pact With Iran - AFP via SpaceDaily (Decembre 26, 2001)C.I.A. Tells Clinton an Iranian A-Bomb Can't Be Ruled Out - NY Times (January 17, 2000)Note: Some of the news sources such as The BBC and The Guardian retain their articles indefinetly. Others remove the articles from free public access after a few weeks and move them to their premium archives. You can retrieve and purchase older articles for a nominal fee.