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Advancing Plutonium Route… Hullo?

Posted on May 23, 2013 by IranMediaFocus — 7 Comments

So occupied with the Rafsanjani festival, all too few in the media paid much attention to the latest IAEA report released yesterday (as we promised). Once again we have to step in to fill the void. As is our custom,…

Tagged with: David Albright, Fordow, Fredrik Dahl, heavy water reactor, Iran, Iran nuclear program, iran sanctions, ISIS, Majlis, Middle East, Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant, plutonium, Rafsanjani, Reuters, Tehran, Uranium
Posted in Iranian Financial Sanctions, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Media Coverage

Closed to the IAEA; Open to North Korea

Posted on December 17, 2012 by IranMediaFocus — Leave a comment

Iran’s battle with the IAEA continues (see my previous blog). They have been granted yet another month to advance their program while the international community watches on. January 16th will be the next meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog and…

Tagged with: AEOI, Charles Vick, Dahl, Department of Treasury, Herman Nackaerts, Iran, Iran’s nuclear program, ISIS, New York Times, North Korea, NPR, Parchin, Reiters, Shashank Joshi, TESA, Theodore Postol, UN, Uranium
Posted in Other News

Yousaf Butt: Scientist, Propagandist – or Both?

Posted on December 6, 2012 by IranMediaFocus — 3 Comments

Where does Yousaf Butt stand on the Iranian nuclear crisis? This is no trivial question; in fact, the answer should be key for those – including a few thoughtful journalists like Julian Borger who relied on the article Butt co-wrote…

Tagged with: El Baradei, kissinger, Olli Heinonen, Robert Kelley, Security Council, Tehran, Uranium, Washington Post, Yousaf Butt
Posted in AP, Christian Science Monitor, Military

Return of Iran’s unofficial spokespeople

Posted on November 5, 2012 by IranMediaFocus — 7 Comments

I have written posts on the extensive lobbying on behalf of the current Iranian regime by figures such as slippery Seyed Hossein Mousavian (see previous post), Trita Parsi (see previous post) and Kaveh Afrasiabi (see previous post). But for a…