Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Iran

Iran's President Vows To Reject European Nuclear Offer

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May 17, 2006 -- Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has said that Tehran will reject a European offer of incentives to give up uranium enrichment.

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May 17, 2006

Ahmadinejad said in a speech carried on television today that accepting the European Union's offer would be like swapping nuts and chocolate for gold. The European Union has offered Iran sophisticated civilian nuclear technology if it agreed to halt all uranium enrichment.

Diplomats now say Britain, France, and Germany are considering offering a light-water nuclear reactor as part of the incentives package.

EU foreign-policy chief Javier Solana predicted on May 15 that it would be "difficult for [Iran] to say no to [our offer] if what they want really is energy."

The United States has consistently accused Iran of having a covert military nuclear program in addition to its civilian nuclear efforts.

(compiled from agency reports)

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Many Iranians have been claiming that their access to social networks and Internet-based e-mail sites has been blocked in recent days.

Iran Tightens Internet Control

Iranians are reporting that their access to Facebook and Internet-based e-mail sites like Gmail has been blocked, without any explanation from the government. Not even the strongest antifiltering programs have penetrated the firewall, they say. Some speculate the move is related to Iran's plan to launch a national internet, which might sever Iranians' ability to access the World Wide Web. More