Iranian students stand on US and British flags which they later burned,at a gathering supporting their country's nuke program.
Could their intentions be clearer?
Ahmadinejad: Iran has joined club of nuclear nations -Associated Press
Iran on Monday announced that it has begun enriching uranium with 3,000 centrifuges, dramatically expanding a program that the United Nations has demanded it halt.
The expansion of enrichment was a strong show of defiance toward the United Nations, which has vowed to ratchet up sanctions as long as Iran refuses to suspend the process.
Tensions are also high between Iran and the West following the 13-day detention of 15 British sailors by Iran.
Iran on Monday announced that it has begun enriching uranium with 3,000 centrifuges, dramatically expanding a program that the United Nations has demanded it halt.
The expansion of enrichment was a strong show of defiance toward the United Nations, which has vowed to ratchet up sanctions as long as Iran refuses to suspend the process.
Tensions are also high between Iran and the West following the 13-day detention of 15 British sailors by Iran.
[Jerusalem Post]
UPDATE:
UPDATE:
Jerusalem dismisses Iran's 'nuke boasting' -Herb Keinon
[I]n Jerusalem, senior officials accused Ahmadinejad of engaging in "nuclear boasting."
"He is a dangerous man," one official said, "but what he is trying to do is convince the Europeans that there is nothing they can do to stop him because he has already passed the nuclear threshold. He is not there."
The official said Israel knows that Ahmadinejad "does not have what he is boasting about."
Israel's assessment is that Iran has still not passed the "preliminary threshold, and that Ahmadinejad can still be stopped. Sanctions are effective, and need to be continued," the official said.
US experts were also skeptical of Iran's claims...
[Jerusalem Post]
[I]n Jerusalem, senior officials accused Ahmadinejad of engaging in "nuclear boasting."
"He is a dangerous man," one official said, "but what he is trying to do is convince the Europeans that there is nothing they can do to stop him because he has already passed the nuclear threshold. He is not there."
The official said Israel knows that Ahmadinejad "does not have what he is boasting about."
Israel's assessment is that Iran has still not passed the "preliminary threshold, and that Ahmadinejad can still be stopped. Sanctions are effective, and need to be continued," the official said.
US experts were also skeptical of Iran's claims...
[Jerusalem Post]
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