U.S. and Russia Miss Treaty Deadline – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in December 4th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Cold-War, Geneva, Nuclear Arsenals, Nytimes, Pact, Reduction Treaty, Russia, United States

The United States and Russia missed their deadline on Friday to adopt a new arms control treaty, though they pledged that they would generally abide by the old one while they continued negotiating.
The two sides were stepping up talks in Geneva in hopes of shortly concluding the new agreement, which would cut the world’s two [...]

Barack Obama’s policy on brink of collapse as Tehran does last-minute nuclear stall – Times Online

Posted by Matt in October 23rd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Backtracks, Barack Obama, Brink Of Collapse, Cutting, Diplomatic Engagement, Geneva, Iran, Medical Research, Nuclear Fuel, Principle, Research Reactor, Stockpiles, tehran, Uranium

President Obama’s policy of diplomatic engagement with Iran is close to collapse as Tehran backtracks on a crucial deal aimed at cutting its stockpiles of nuclear fuel.
Iran agreed a deal “in principle” at talks in Geneva to ship the majority of its low-enriched uranium overseas for reprocessing into nuclear fuel that could be used for [...]

Iran: US behind missing scientist | World news | The Guardian

Posted by Matt in October 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Disappearance, Geneva, guardian, Iran News, Missing Scientist, News Iran, News Today, Nuclear Scientists, Principle, Profession, Religious Pilgrimage, Saudi Authorities, Saudi Kingdom, Saudi-Arabia, tehran, Uranium Deal, World News

Iran today accused the US of being behind the disappearance of an one of its nuclear scientists in Saudi Arabia and called into question a uranium deal agreed in principle in Geneva last week.
Shahram Amiri vanished during a religious pilgrimage to the Saudi kingdom in May. Tehran has previously complained to the Saudi authorities but [...]

We’ve Been Talking to Iran for 30 Years – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in September 30th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Geneva, Iranian Leaders, iranians, Misconception, National Defense University, Obama, Place Tomorrow, Robert Gates, Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates, Talks With Iran, Truth, Wsj

The Obama administration’s talks with Iran—set to take place tomorrow in Geneva—are accompanied by an almost universally accepted misconception: that previous American administrations refused to negotiate with Iranian leaders. The truth, as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said last October at the National Defense University, is that “every administration since 1979 has reached out to [...]

Russia-Georgia: Signs Could Point To New War

Posted by Matt in February 21st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Russia, War, Armed Conflict, Cease Fire, Clashes, Fire Line, Fire Regime, Geneva, Georgia, Georgian Service, Likelihood, Military Analyst, New War, Pavel Felgenhauer, Rfe Rl, Russia, Signs

Speaking with RFE/RL’s Georgian Service ahead of the Geneva talks, Russian military analyst Pavel Felgenhauer said the situation along the cease-fire line in Georgia remained extremely volatile and warned another war was “very likely.”
“[As long as] the cease-fire regime stays as it is, provocations, or what both sides understand as provocations — clashes, exchanges of [...]

European Union says it won’t support military action against Iran

Posted by Matt in July 22nd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Europe, Iran, David Miliband, European Union, Foreign Ministers, Foreign Policy, Geneva, Global Powers, Iran, Javier Solana, Military Action, Military Strike, Nuclear Weapons, Secretary David, tehran

European Union foreign ministers say they will not support a military strike on Iran but want more talks to try to resolve worries Tehran might be developing nuclear weapons.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says it is now up to Iran to respond to global powers and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana after talks in [...]