InfoAnda - Iran flexes muscle ahead of talks with major powers

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Over half of US online adults use Wikipedia: survey | 15 January 2011
Israeli troops kill wrong man in Hamas raid | | 7 January 2011
Man in custody following standoff at Arizona mall | 6 January 2011

Iraq cabinet approves draft elections law | International | | 12 September 2009

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Iran flexes muscle ahead of talks with major powers

Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Iran flexes muscle ahead of talks with major powers Reuters - Tuesday, September 29 Send IM Story Print By Fredrik Dahl and Hossein Jaseb TEHRAN - Iran test-fired missiles on Monday which a commander said could reach any regional target, flexing its military muscle before crucial talks this week with major powers worried about Tehran's nuclear ambitions. The missile drills of the elite Revolutionary Guards coincide with escalating tension in Iran's nuclear dispute with the West, after last week's disclosure by Tehran that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant. News of the nuclear fuel facility south of Tehran added urgency to the rare meeting in Geneva on Thursday between Iranian officials and representatives of six major powers, including the United States, China and Russia. The White House called the missile tests "provocative" and reiterated demands by President Barack Obama at the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh last week that Iran come clean on its disputed nuclear program. "They can agree to immediate unfettered access ," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters when asked what Washington wants from the talks. "That would be the least that they could do." "There has never been a stronger international consensus to address Iran and its nuclear program than there is right now," he added. Iran's Foreign Ministry said there was no link between the missile manoeuvres and the nuclear activities. "This is a military drill which is deterrent in nature," spokesman Hassan Qashqavi told a news conference. "There is no connection whatsoever with the nuclear program." Press TV said the Shahab 3 surface-to-surface missile, with a range of up to 2,000 km , was "successfully" test-fired on the second day of an exercise that began on Sunday, when short and medium-range missiles were launched. Such a range would put Israel and U.S. bases in the region within striking distance. Television footage of the launches showed missiles soaring into the sky in desert-like terrain, to shouts of Allahu Akbar . "All targets within the region, no matter where they are, will be within the range of these missiles," General Hossein Salami, commander of the Guards' air force, was quoting as saying on the Guards website. Salami later told Iranian state television: "All of our enemies must know that we constantly envision ourselves to be in an atmosphere of threat. And we have prepared ourselves for the worst case scenario." WIDE CONDEMNATION Foreign Secretary David Miliband said the missile test was "part of an annual provocation" by Iran and should not distract from the pending Geneva talks. "On Thursday need to ... show that they are serious about ensuring that their civilian nuclear power program does not leak into a military program," Miliband told Britain's Sky News. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman called the tests "troublesome." "You combine these show-of-force type missile tests along with the other revelations that have been brought to light over the last couple of days with their continued development of a nuclear program, and you put all those together, and it paints a picture of ... a pattern of deception," Whitman said. He added that the United States and other nations were focussed on the talks "to see if there is a way forward diplomatically and, if not, then what the next steps might be." European foreign policy chief Javier Solana, who will head the Western delegation in Geneva, said the aim of Thursday's talks was to engage Iran in a "real discussion" and get a commitment to continue talks in a "dynamic manner." "Failure is clear -- if there is no more meetings it's failure -- that would be very obvious to notice. Success is more difficult to judge," Solana said on the sidelines of an EU defence ministers' meeting in Sweden. France called on Iran "to choose the path of cooperation and not that of confrontation by immediately ending these profoundly destabilizing activities and by immediately responding to the requests of the international community in order to reach a negotiated solution on the nuclear dossier." Russia, meanwhile, urged restraint. "Of course, it is worrisome when missile launches happen against the backdrop of unresolved situation concerning Iran's nuclear program," Russian news agencies quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying after a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki in New York. "I am convinced restraint is needed," Lavrov said, adding that he told Mottaki that Iran should cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency in investigating the construction of the new nuclear plant. The reports did not specify whether Lavrov meant restraint by Iran or the West. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that if Iran does not cooperate at the meeting, then "other mechanisms" should be used to deal with Tehran's nuclear program. Medvedev did not explicitly say whether Russia would support Western calls for sanctions against Iran. The United States and its Western allies have made clear they will focus on Iran's nuclear program at the Geneva meeting. Iran has offered wide-ranging security talks but says it will not discuss its nuclear "rights." Washington suspects Iran is trying to develop nuclear bomb capability and has previously expressed concern about Tehran's missile program. Iran, a major oil producer, says its nuclear work is solely for generating peaceful electricity. ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates, who says any military action against Iran would only "buy time" and stresses the need for diplomacy, mentioned possible new sanctions on banking and equipment and technology for Iran's oil and gas industry. Gates told CNN he hoped the disclosure of the second facility would force Tehran to make concessions. "The Iranians are in a very bad spot now because of this deception, in terms of all of the great powers," he said. "There obviously is the opportunity for severe additional sanctions. I think we have the time to make that work." U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Iran must present "convincing evidence" at the Geneva meeting. "We are going to put them to the test on October 1," Clinton told CBS' "Face the Nation." Both interviews were taped before Iran started the two-day missile exercise, designed to show it is prepared to head off military attacks by foes like Israel or the United States. Iran's state broadcaster IRIB said "upgraded" versions of Shahab 3 and another missile, Sejil, had been tested. Officials have earlier said Sejil has a range of close to 2,000 km . They were powered by solid fuel, IRIB said. Neither the United States nor its ally Israel have ruled out military action if diplomacy fails to resolve the issue. Iran has said it would respond to any attack by targeting U.S. interests in the region and Israel, as well as closing the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for world oil supplies. Iran's defence minister warned Israel on Monday against launching any attack on the Islamic Republic, saying it would only speed up the Jewish state's own demise. "If this happens, which of course we do not foresee, its ultimate result would be that it expedites the Zionist regime's last breath," Ahmad Vahidi said on state television. Obama said on Saturday the discovery of a secret nuclear plant in Iran showed a "disturbing pattern" of evasion by Tehran. He warned Iran on Friday it could face "sanctions that bite" if it did not comply with demands for disclosure. Iran has rejected Western accusations that the plant was meant to be secret because it did not inform the U.N. nuclear watchdog as soon as plans were drawn up, saying the facility near the holy city of Qom is legal and can be inspected. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles UK-World Summary Reuters - Tuesday, September 29 Honduras regime wavers amid international uproar AFP - Tuesday, September 29 Chavez, Gaddafi seek a new definition of terrorism Reuters - Tuesday, September 29 Under pressure, Honduras shuts pro-Zelaya media Reuters - Tuesday, September 29 Nigeria's oil rebels name mediators AFP - Tuesday, September 29 News Search Top Stories Xerox to buy ACS for $6.4 bln Dollar firms against euro Frankfurt stocks rise after Merkel win Madoff family to be sued over missing billions Deripaska's company owes bank $432 mln More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed Most Recommended Madoff family to be sued over missing billions Xerox to buy ACS for $6.4 bln Deripaska's company owes bank $432 mln Bonus-less Hungary sees plunging car sales Dollar firms against euro More Most Viewed » Ozone hole smaller in 2009 than 2008: WMO Remains of Jesus-era synagogue found in Israel Nanoparticles could pose threat to humans: scientists Implanted tooth helps blind US woman recover sight More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Search Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Asia Entertainment Photos Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Community | Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Help

Other News on Tuesday, 29 September 2009
Iran tests advanced missiles, raising more concern
Vivendi claims key win in Polish telecom spat
Polanski vows to fight US extradition
Former French PM files suit against Sarkozy
Changes loom for ICANN
Xerox announces $6.4 bln takeover deal
40 Taliban killed in western Afghanistan: Afghan army
US-TECH Summary
Iraq suicide bomber kills seven policemen
Opera urges EU regulators not to rush Microsoft case
Zawahiri brands Obama a criminal: TV
Apple App Store downloads hit two billion mark
North Korea says strives for nuclear-free peninsula | International |
Palestinian moderate government slams Israel on mosque | International |
EU seeks to turn down MP3s music player volumes
Chinese hotel project in Cuba eyes U.S. market | International |
Apple passes 2 billion app downloads
China's Sina ready to pull plug on ad giant deal
Orange 'to sell iPhone in Britain'
Warner, YouTube near deal for music videos: sources | Technology |
Weezer, Wolfmother, Killers club shows on Yahoo | Technology |
140 die in Philippine storm, toll expected to rise
UN warns leaders time running out for climate deal
China, Japan, SKorea urge NKorea to rejoin talks
China, Japan, S.Korea agree deeper cooperation
Cambodian leader warns Thais over border dispute
S.Korea parliament endorses new prime minister
Beer-drinking Muslim woman's caning to go ahead
200 Myanmar refugees flee Indonesian shelters
US, Colombian, Mexican officials seize $41 million
Taiwan's ex-leader launches new bid for release
Officials: Pa. teen wrapped tabby cat in duct tape
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Birth centers fight for fees
NATO chief says not running from Afghan fight
Accused Holocaust museum shooter at prison in NC
Okla. teen claims he was held in closet for years
1,400-pound bull drags officers down NJ street
Texas trial begins for man accused of killing 6
When Medicare is the piggy bank
Officials seek witnesses to fatal SC chopper crash
Bombardier venture awarded Chinese contract
China faces 'big' uncertainties: World Bank chief
Laliberte buoyant before space launch
Battery maker tops annual China 'rich list'
Guitar maker draws buyers, cult-like following | Entertainment |
Japan's auto production slump eases further
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds inspiration dies | Entertainment |
Taiwan c.bank to maintain loose monetary policy
Warner, YouTube near deal for music videos: sources | Entertainment |
US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
Music Review: Paramore maturing on new disc
Guitar maker draws buyers, cult-like following
Jackson films sells out screenings worldwide
US cartoonist Crumb zaps the Bible
Polanski to fight extradition after Zurich arrest
Belgium showcases 50 centuries of Chinese culture
Indian guru brings yoga to tiny Scottish island
Daughter: Newman liked being on Nixon enemies list
Indonesian filmmakers defy clerics over Japanese porn star's visit
Dollar firms against euro
Facebook yanks poll asking whether to kill Obama
Xerox to buy ACS for $6.4 bln
Iran to give time soon for atom plant inspection:TV | International |
Philippines braces for new storm as toll hits 240 | International |
Data both blessing and curse for mobile telecoms
A breakdown of Iran's missile arsenal
Under pressure, Honduras shuts pro-Zelaya media | International |
CBS News in partnership with Global Post
String of bombings kills at least 18 in Iraq
Guinean forces kill 58 in crackdown: rights group | International |
Clinton exhorts Turkey, Armenia on normalization
Iran flexes muscle ahead of talks with major powers
Warner, YouTube near deal for music videos
Weezer, Wolfmother, Killers club shows on Yahoo
Chavez, Gaddafi seek a new definition of terrorism | International |
Palestinian "moderate" govt slams Israel on mosque
Eighteen killed, dozens wounded in Iraq attacks
Zawahiri brands Obama a criminal: TV
Wikipedia locks Polanski page after editing war
North Korea says strives for nuclear-free peninsula | International |
US ramps up pressure on Iran, Russia concerned
Man faces manslaughter trial in texting case
Dell launches high-end, thin business PC | Technology |
Warner, YouTube near deal for music videos | Technology |
NATO official: More Afghan training needed for war
Data both blessing and curse for mobile telecoms | Technology |
US must change Pyongyang policy: NKorean diplomat
Miller joins `CSI: Miami' team as art theft whiz
Manila hit over aid delay after deadly storm strikes
More charges in Chicago student's beating death
Mao's grandson may be major general next year
Philippine flood crisis deepens, death toll at 240
Dad guilty of fatal child abuse in Colo. case
Indian experts exhume Kashmir rape victims' bodies
Brothers: Nancy Garrido cooperating in Dugard case
Driver of Marianas governor indicted in drug case
Mass. man who stole, ate hot dog gets 18 months
Further injury woes rock New Zealand
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 773
Search warrant affidavits kept sealed in Yale case
North Korea says strives for nuclear-free peninsula
Battery maker tops annual China 'rich list'
US threats rule out peace in Korea: North's envoy
Taiwan dollar rises on stocks, wary of c.bank
Korea Hot Stocks
US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
Polanski fights extradition as Hollywood watches
SKorea posts new current account surplus
S.Korea large firms' Oct sentiment at 2-yr high-FKI
S.Korea T-bonds slip on shares, before data
Japan core consumer prices drop record 2.4 pct
Seoul shares open higher as banks, techs advance
S.Korea's Aug c/a surplus more than halves
EU automakers urge Brussels to ditch SKorea trade deal
'Too much sex' in Bruno film for Malaysia: official
After racism, English tackle homophobia
Philip Seymour Hoffman disappoints in "Othello"
Baz Luhrmann wields judges' paddle on `Dancing'
Polanski fights extradition as Hollywood watches | Entertainment |
France rushes to Polanski's defense
Jackson reigns at box office, in advance of film | Entertainment |
YouTube a star as US online video viewing soars: comScore
Jackson fans rush for tickets to 'This Is It' film
Fla. conductor breaks back in opening-night fall
Philip Seymour Hoffman disappoints in Othello | Entertainment |
Fans feast again on `Meatballs' with $25M weekend
Wright, Burnett join forces for CBS drama | Entertainment |
As phones get smarter, game makers ring the changes
US-TECH Summary
BNP Paribas to repay state aid
Iran warns West against past mistakes | International |
Britain on course to exit deep recession
'Thirty dead' as bus hits mine in Afghanistan
Vodafone to join UK iPhone battle from 2010
Typhoon kills 32 in Vietnam; Philippine toll at 246 | International |
NATO chief endorses US commander's Afghan report
10 percent of world's major species at threat: report
Roadside bomb kills 30 civilians in Afghanistan | International |
Iran to give time soon for atom plant inspection
After 60 years, China's Communists mean business | International |
Brown aims to revive UK Labor with policy blitz | International |
Yemeni rebel leader denies seeking Shi'ite state | International |
U.S. urges Israel to probe Gaza crimes to boost peace | International |
Russian journalist in hiding after Soviet critique | International |
Nigerian peacekeeper killed in Darfur ambush | International |
'Five killed' in US missile strike in Pakistan
NYC terrorism suspect awaits arraignment
Facts about 'The Twilight Zone,' Rod Serling
President to meet NATO secretary general
The nation's weather
China clears central Beijing for anniversary party
Police: Taiwan teen chops off dad's hands
Calif. tax panel's ideas meet political skeptics
23 dead as Typhoon Ketsana roars into Vietnam
Gingrich, Sharpton tour Philly with ed secretary
Sri Lanka Tamils in former war zone to join police
Rich, poor nations divided over climate solutions
Mass. Senate hopefuls in race for cash, attention
21 die after boats capsize in India
Vodafone to join UK iPhone battle from 2010 | Technology |
IAEA chief hails US, Russian move to cut n-weapons
Russians take the most snaps of themselves: survey | Technology |
Arson-plagued Pa. town shows slow signs of rebirth
Typhoon Ketsana hits Vietnam's central coast
Congress examines supplements with steroids
Australian students break robot dance record
Fifty feared dead as boat capsizes in east India
Pakistan keeps policy rate flat at 13 percent
Exec: China film studio IPO to ease funding crunch
Pilot strike disrupts Air India operations
Taiwan to ease curbs on China tech investment
Pakistani stocks end higher; rupee weakens
Pakistan's PTCL 08/09 net profit at 9.15 bln rupees
FACTBOX-S.Korea Daewoo Eng draws 6-7 bidders -report
Vietnam economic growth speeds up in third quarter
Yen retreats after Tokyo signals concern
Phone off? Hugh Jackman stops Broadway show for ringing | Entertainment |
Noordin laptop videos 'show bomb attack planning'
Indonesia says militants planned attacks each month
Barbra Streisand gets nostalgic on latest CD
Video: Bombers relaxed outside hotels before blast
Spain selects post-Pinochet film for Oscars
Play's sequel gives voice to Matt Shepard's killer
Robin Roberts to be guest announcer on Opry
Dutch fishermen say eel ban 'endangers' them
O'Brien back on `Tonight,' joking about accident
'Hitler' skull belonged to woman: scientists
Biogas brings 'green revolution' to rural Nepal
Wright, Burnett join forces for CBS drama
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph		BlogMeter 1.01