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Israel Sees Growing Missile Threat From Syria The Jerusalem Post, citing Israeli intelligence sources, reported recently that Syria had deployed 300 short-range (300-km) Scud missiles just north of the Golan Heights demilitarized zone and had built a massive missile production facility at al-Hamma.. . . view article Larijani's Struggle With Ahmadinejad: A Prelude to the 2009 Presidential Election? On May 21, 2007, the independent online news service Al Moheet reported that Ali Larijani, Secretary-General of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, had tendered his resignation for the fifth time . . . view article Iranian Nuclear Negotiations: Moving Towards a Partial Suspension of Sensitive Nuclear Work? As the deadline for Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment and plutonium production activities drew to a close on May 24, 2007, there was little expectation that Iran would comply with the renewed demands of Security Council Resolution 1747, adopted on March 27 . . .view article PREVIOUS ARTICLES - Middle East June 2007 Issue India Walks Tightrope on Relations with Tehran Mussavian's Arrest: National Security Risk or Domestic Political Ploy? Update: The Bushehr Payment Dispute May 2007 Issue Special Report: Financial Controls Emerge as Powerful Nonproliferation Tool; North Korea and Iran Targeted Chlorine as a Terrorist Weapon in Iraq European Union-Iranian Nuclear Negotiations: What's Next? The Bushehr Payment Dispute: Moscow Signals the Limits of Its Support for Iran April 2007 Issue Western Media Claim Iranian Scientist With Nuclear Connection Died Suspiciously; Iran Denies Any Foul Play Involved, Nuclear Connection Iran's Announcement of a Space Rocket Test: Fact or Fiction? Gulf Cooperation Council Moves Forward With Nuclear Energy Plans March 2007 Issue Iran's Internal Debate on Nuclear Issues Heats Up; Russia Presses Tehran for "Positive Steps" Jordan Joins List of Arab States Announcing Nuclear Energy Program; Pakistan Promises Help Uranium Smuggling Incident Reinforces Concerns About Nuclear Trafficking in South Caucasus February 2007 Issue Iran Reacts to UN, U.S. Sanctions Algeria Announces Plans for Expanded Nuclear Energy Program;Iran Offers to Help Arab Media Sees Plan Behind Olmert Nuclear RevelationIraqi Insurgent Group Releases Video of Chemical Weapon Attack December 2006/January 2007 Issue Iran Missile Tests Heighten International Concerns Iran and Gulf States: Foes or Security Partners? Iran-North Korea Relations Remain Strong After DPRK's Nuclear Test Russia Announces Deadline for Completing Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, As Security Council Weighs Sanctions on Iran November 2006 New Leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq Calls for Use of Unconventional Weapons Against U.S. Forces; Possible Poisoning of Iraqi Security Forces at Central Iraq Base Renewed Egyptian Ambitions for a Peaceful Nuclear Program Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Presses Government for Nuclear Weapons Role of Iran’s New Foreign Policy Council in Nuclear Debate Still in Flux U.S. – Turkey Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Stirs Debate in Turkey, Sets Benchmarks for Anticipated U.S. – India Nuclear Accord October 2006 Special Report: Challenges of Iranian Missile Proliferation:Part I – Partnership with North KoreaPart II – Assistance to Hezbollah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades Claim to Have Chemical and Biological Weapons Palestinians Accuse Israel of an Assassination Attempt on Palestinian Prime Minister with Poison Gas September 2006 Critics Urge More Active Arab Role in Iranian Nuclear Negotiations to Counter Tehran's Growing Influence, While Learning from Iran's Example Saudi Ballistic Missile Bases: Prospective Target for Militants? July/August 2006 Special Report:Manual For Producing Chemical Weapon to be Used in New York Subway Plot Available on Al-Qaeda Websites Since Late 2005 Iran Exploited Turkish Trading Firm to Procure Dual-Use Goods From Western European, U.S. Companies Controversy Over Belarusian Air Defense Systems and Seizure of Dual-Use Goods in Austria Turn Spotlight on Iranian Missile Program Putin Meeting With Ahmadinejad in Shanghai Plays Well in Moscow, Brings Little Progress on Nuclear Impasse Brazilian Nuclear Debate Highlights Parallels and Contrasts With Iran June 2006 Top Iranian Political Figures Divided Over Nuclear Diplomacy Germany, Belgium, and UK Act on Iranian WMD and Missile Equipment Trafficking Egyptian Political Class Divided on Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions May 2006 Secretary General of Arab League Urges Arab Countries to Exploit Nuclear Power, Enter "Nuclear Club" Report Alleges Saudi Arabia Working on “Secret Nuclear Program” with Pakistani Assistance Iran Tests Missiles For Domestic and Foreign Audiences; Origins of One Advanced System Remain Murky April 2006 Former Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Reveals Weaknesses in Iran’s Nuclear Program, Dissension Among Iranian Elite Turkey Copes with Iran, Using Mix of Strategies Kurds Accuse Turkish Military of Using Chemical Weapons March 2006 New Light Shed on Turkish, Sudanese Involvement in Nuclear Black Market Sales to Libya Non-Aligned Realigning to Confront Iran Iran Steps Up Its Nuclear Training Arab Attitudes Toward Iran’s Nuclear Program: Government Views vs. Public Opinion Russia Cools to Iran, as Nuclear Crisis Deepens Jordanian Security Forces Foil Planned Cyanide Attack on Americans February 2006 Iranian Friday Sermon Leader Encourages Defiance of IAEA and NPT Iran Hones Laser Skills...With Uranium Enrichment in Mind? Gulf Cooperation Council Voices Fears of Iran’s Nuclear Program December 2005/January 2006 Al-Qaeda Jihadi Website Publishes “Nuclear Preparation Encyclopedia” Two Iraqi Insurgent Groups Claim to Carry Out Chemical Attacks Russian Smugglers Alleged to Pass German Missile Technology to Syria and Iran