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Bomb Kills Iranian Nuclear Scientist

By Lauren FrayerNov 29th 2010 – 12:25PM
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AFP / Getty Images

(Nov. 29) -- Identical bombings blamed on mysterious assailants on motorcycles killed an Iranian nuclear scientist and wounded his colleague during their morning commutes today through Tehran traffic. State media described sophisticated plots by killers on motorbikes, who swiftly attached bombs to the scientists' cars as...

Ahmadinejad Calls for UN Investigation Into 9/11

By Betwa SharmaSep 23rd 2010 – 6:12PM
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Don Emmert, AFP / Getty Images

UNITED NATIONS (Sept. 23) -- The U.S. delegation walked out of the United Nations' annual showpiece event today after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pinned responsibility for 9/11 on American and Israeli "segments" and called for an international investigation into the terrorist attacks nine years ago. Listing...

Opinion: Answer the Call, Ahmadinejad

By Barbara SlavinSep 22nd 2010 – 4:19PM

(Sept. 22) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, mounting his annual media blitz in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations, says Iran is willing to talk to the United States about its controversial nuclear program. But as usual with Ahmadinejad, the truth is more complex. Iran has so far refused to set a...

Is This a Photo of a Secret Iranian Nuclear Bomb Facility?

By Carl FranzenSep 10th 2010 – 9:17AM

(Sept. 10) -- The Iranian government consistently defends its nuclear program as peaceful, denying any intelligence reports to the contrary -- particularly those that suggest the country has a secret weapons program in the works. But now a coalition of Iranian opposition groups and a U.S. advocacy organization claim to...

Iranian Scientist's Propaganda Value Booms

By Theunis BatesJul 16th 2010 – 4:58PM
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(July 16) -- U.S. officials today stepped up their propaganda war with Iran over nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri, who they say willingly defected to the U.S. last year only to return to Tehran on Thursday. Intelligence insiders told The New York Times that Amiri was on the CIA payroll several years before his...

Background on iranian nuclear program

The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program.

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