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Iran News Updates -- October 7, 2009

A worker works at the Fuel Manufacturing plant at Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility, some 440 km south of Tehran, on April 9, 2009. Iran has allowed UN inspectors to visit a second nuclear facility on Oct. 25. (Caren Firouz/Reuters)

Is The U.S. Preparing To Bomb Iran? -- ABC News

Is the U.S. Stepping Up Preparations for a Possible Attack on Iran's Nuclear Facilities?

The Pentagon is always making plans, but based on a little-noticed funding request recently sent to Congress, the answer to that question appears to be yes.
First, some background: Back in October 2007, ABC News reported that the Pentagon had asked Congress for $88 million in the emergency Iraq/Afghanistan war funding request to develop a gargantuan bunker-busting bomb called the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP). It's a 30,000-pound bomb designed to hit targets buried 200 feet below ground. Back then, the Pentagon cited an "urgent operational need" for the new weapon.

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More News on Iran

Iran, World Powers Agree To Further Nuclear Talks -- CBS
Clinton: Iran Talks Somewhat Successful -- Voice of America
Iran says "some countries" offer it nuclear fuel -- Reuters
IAEA undertakes to supply nuclear fuel for Tehran reactor: MP -- Tehran Times
Leaked Iran paper exposes IAEA rift -- Asia Times
Iran plans new centrifuges for 2nd enrichment site -- Yahoo News/AP
Iran FM accuses US in nuke scientist disappearance -- Yahoo News/AP
'US behind Iran pilgrim disappearance' -- Press TV
Russia denies scientist helping Iran -- YNET News
Geithner: Be vigiliant of terror financing risk from Iran banks -- Christian Science Monitor
Poll: Majority of USA favors military action against Iran -- Seattle PI
US public skeptical - and hawkish - on Iran -- Asia Times

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