Iran News Updates -- September 28, 2009

The silver lining in the Iranian nuclear cloud is that the US under Barack Obama has extended the olive branch to President Ahmadinejad and expressed his willingness to enter into negotiations. AFP/FILE PHOTO

Iran Conducts Third Round of Missile Tests -- Time Magazine

(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran said it successfully test-fired the longest-range missiles in its arsenal on Monday, weapons capable of carrying a warhead and striking Israel, U.S. military bases in the Middle East, and parts of Europe.

State television said the powerful Revolutionary Guard, which controls Iran's missile program, successfully tested the medium-range Shahab-3 and Sajjil solid-fuel missiles with ranges up to about 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers). It was the third round of missile tests in two days of drills by the Guard.

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More News On Iran

Iran tests most advanced missiles -- Yahoo News/AP
Iran Test Fires Its Most Advanced Missiles -- Washington Post
Iran 'to Test Long-range Missile Capable of Hitting Israel' -- The Daily Telegraph
Iran Tests Short-Range Missiles Before Nuclear Talks -- Wall Street Journal
Iran Shows Might of Missiles Days Before Nuclear Plant Showdown -- Times Online
Iran Tests Missiles, International Tensions Rise -- Voice of America
Iran Tests Missiles On Eve Of Talks -- Voice of America
Iran Tests Missiles after Nuke Disclosure -- Washington Times

Gates favors diplomacy not military action on Iran -- Reuters
‘No Doubt’ New Iranian Nuke Facility is ‘Illicit,’ Gates Concludes -- U.S. Department of Defense
US officials: Digging, clues revealed Iranian site -- AP
US Is Seeking a Range of Sanctions Against Iran -- New York Times
World Powers Step Up Pressure on Iran -- Voice of America
For China, Iran uranium plant no game changer -- Reuters
Q+A-Why is China opposed to upping pressure on Iran? -- Reuters
China ignores the hysteria over Iran -- The Telegraph

Iran warns Israel of "last breath" if it attacks -- Reuters
Ahmadinejad Rejects Obama's Nuclear Warning -- Time Magazine
IRGC Air Force Commander Warns Enemies about Iran's Crushing Response -- Fars news Agency
Iran Equips Ballistic Shahab Missiles with Multiple Warheads -- Fars News Agency

FACTBOX: How big is Iran's military? -- Reuters

Commentaries And Analysis

Iran’s intentions -- Dawn
How To: Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program -- The Danger Room
From Power to Chaos — Tracking Iran's Four-Month Slide -- Time Magazine
Iran's Global Foray Has Mixed Results - Steve Stecklow and Farnaz Fassihi, Wall Street Journal
Warmer US-Russia Relations May Yield Little in Action Toward Iran -- Ne York Times
There Are Only Two Choices Left on Iran -- Eliot A. Cohen, Wall Street Journal opinion
The US-Iranian Triangle -- Roger Cohen, New York Times opinion
Confront Tehran now in pursuit of a nuclear-free world -- Paul Wolfowitz, Financial Times
Does Tehran have a Plan C? -- Richard Dalton, The Guardian
China's Oil Needs Affect Its Iran Ties -- Shai Oster, Wall Street Journal opinion