Iran Nuclear Expansion

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Thursday his country was determined to confront what he called Iran's internal meddling in the affairs of Arab states, saying Riyadh had already curbed Tehran's efforts to expand its influence.

Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan said on Monday Russia's decision to end a ban on supplying Tehran with S-300 missile systems could lead to an expansion of cooperation and help stability in the region, Iranian state media said.

Iran's defiant expansion of its nuclear programme and 10 failed meetings with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will dominate a gathering of the United Nations body's board starting today, diplomats and analysts said.

Western nations have convinced Russia and China to join them in censuring Iran at a meeting of the UN atomic watchdog over Tehran's continued expansion of its nuclear programme, diplomats said on Tuesday.

An Israeli pre-emptive attack on Iran's nuclear sites could draw the U.S. into a new Mideast conflict, a prospect dreaded by a war-weary Pentagon wary of new entanglements.

Iran has sharply stepped up its controversial uranium enrichment drive, the United Nations' nuclear agency said on Friday in a report that will further inflame Israeli fears that the Islamic Republic is pushing ahead with atomic bomb plans.

The UN atomic agency said on Friday it has "major differences" with Iran and "major concerns" about its nuclear programme, after inspectors probing suspected weapons work returned from Tehran empty-handed.

Iran's military announced on Monday it has launched four days of manoeuvres in the south of the country aimed at boosting anti-air defences protecting nuclear sites.

Diplomats say Iran is poised for a major expansion of its nuclear program at a cavernous underground site. They say that electrical circuitry, piping and supporting equipment for the new centrifuges is in place.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Thursday his country was determined to confront what he called Iran's internal meddling in the affairs of Arab states, saying Riyadh had already curbed Tehran's efforts to expand its influence.

Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan said on Monday Russia's decision to end a ban on supplying Tehran with S-300 missile systems could lead to an expansion of cooperation and help stability in the region, Iranian state media said.

Iran's defiant expansion of its nuclear programme and 10 failed meetings with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will dominate a gathering of the United Nations body's board starting today, diplomats and analysts said.

Western nations have convinced Russia and China to join them in censuring Iran at a meeting of the UN atomic watchdog over Tehran's continued expansion of its nuclear programme, diplomats said on Tuesday.

An Israeli pre-emptive attack on Iran's nuclear sites could draw the U.S. into a new Mideast conflict, a prospect dreaded by a war-weary Pentagon wary of new entanglements.

Iran has sharply stepped up its controversial uranium enrichment drive, the United Nations' nuclear agency said on Friday in a report that will further inflame Israeli fears that the Islamic Republic is pushing ahead with atomic bomb plans.

The UN atomic agency said on Friday it has "major differences" with Iran and "major concerns" about its nuclear programme, after inspectors probing suspected weapons work returned from Tehran empty-handed.

Iran's military announced on Monday it has launched four days of manoeuvres in the south of the country aimed at boosting anti-air defences protecting nuclear sites.

Diplomats say Iran is poised for a major expansion of its nuclear program at a cavernous underground site. They say that electrical circuitry, piping and supporting equipment for the new centrifuges is in place.