A handout picture released by the official website of Iran's presidency office shows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visiting the Natanz uranium enrichment facilities in 2008. Turkey is ready to store Iran's enriched uranium stockpile as part of a draft deal to help quell international concern over Iran's nuclear activities, media reports said, citing Energy Minister Taner Yildiz. France 24Iran's Nuclear Progress -- Wall Street Journal editorial
Even the U.N. now says Iran has enough fuel for two weapons.
Any day now, the U.N. Security Council will take up sanctions on Iran, which the Obama Administration considers a culmination of its year-plus-long diplomatic game plan. Alas in the real world beyond Turtle Bay, Iran moves ever closer to building an atomic bomb, and neither the U.S. nor its allies appear to possess any ideas, much less a serious strategy, to stop it.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
How Do You Say "Frenemy" in Turkish? Meet America's new rival in the Middle East. -- Steven Cook, Foreign Policy
Israel's assault on flotilla hands its enemies a victory -- USA Today editorial
Israel and the Blockade -- New York Times editorial
The promise of national security, with a straight face -- Michael Gerson, Washington Post
U.S. troops depart Haiti, but much work remains to be done -- Washington Post editorial
Our Leaders Are Responsible for Europe's Crisis -- Hans-Jürgen Schlamp, Spiegel Online
The risks of a Greek-style crisis are real for China -- Fan Gang, The National