Iran's Nuclear Program

U.S. to Iran: Prove your nuclear program is peaceful CNN — The United States wants Iran to provide international inspectors with full access to a newly disclosed underground uranium enrichment plant that Obama administration officials say is both illegal and probably intended for developing weapons. However, an Iranian official called U.S. accusations about the planned facility -- which Iran disclosed to the International Atomic Energy Agency last week -- a propaganda effort to discredit his country before crucial talks with the international community on its nuclear energy program. click to read complete article

Iran defiant amid new nuclear row BBC — Iran's newly-revealed nuclear facility is open for inspection by UN experts, the country's president has said. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted that the plant, thought to be under construction near the holy city of Qom, was being built in line with UN regulations. click to read complete article

Gates favors diplomacy not military action on Iran Reuters — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said diplomacy and sanctions rather than military action are the way to persuade Iran to change its nuclear program as divisions emerge in the Iranian leadership. Iran's nuclear dispute with the West intensified last week after Tehran disclosed that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant. click to read complete article