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South Floridians Indicted On Weapons Sale To Iran

WFOR: According to the US Attorney, the purchases were from suppliers in South Florida. These suppliers had no idea the chips were being used for terrorism. They were duped with fake documents and aliases and thought they were trading with

Lack Of Nuke Deal Means New Sanctions For Iran

AP: Six major nations agreed to seek new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program after the country failed to meet a weekend deadline to respond to an offer intended to defuse the dispute, the United States said.

Obama: Iran Is A 'Paramount Concern'

In Israel, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says he would offer “big sticks and big carrots” to Iran in an effort to halt that country’s nuclear program.

State Department: Sanctions Not Aimed at Iran's People

AP: The U.S. State Department responds to an Associated Press investigation showing that exports to Iran have grown tenfold since President Bush took office. A spokesman says the items are designed to help the people of Iran, not the government.

Bush Wins UK Backing On Iran

Reuters: US President Bush won backing from Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown for tougher sanctions on Iran Iran has ignored calls to stop enriching uranium, a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons, and says its nuclear energy

Gates Demands Iran 'Come Clean'

Persian Gulf nations must demand that Iran come clean about its past nuclear ambitions and openly vow to not develop such weapons in the future, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday.

Bush Says Missile Shield Needed

President Bush said there was an urgent need for a missile defense shield in Europe. In an address before the National Defense University in Washington earlier this week, Bush said the system was needed to protect against states like Iran

Putin Promises New Nuclear Missiles

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday chastised the United States over its policy in Iraq and Iran, and announced “grandiose” military plans, including development of a new nuclear weapon.

Putin's Warning To The U.S.

The Russian leader and his Iranian counterpart have agreed a compact which implicitly warns the U.S. not to use a former Soviet republic to stage an attack on Iran.

Byrd Warns of 'Sleepwalking' Into War With Iran

[dailymotion 6WffzMuWYaQnFm4xf nolink] Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) took to the Senate floor on Thursday to decry recent provocations against Iran, warning his colleagues against “sleep-walking†into another military conflict.