If you have nothing to say about the article, shut up.

And get some education. Maybe then you'd know something about Israel's economy.

And speaking of the article, I can't see how ruining a country's economy can be considered non violent? If China made an open move to undermine our economy we would take it as an act of war. Even if it was a close ally like Germany or France it would most likely lead to violence. Consider a recession worse than what we have been facing and politicians have someone to blame? How could they not act? Well unless they are banks of course.

It is so obvious that this is just another aspect of "The West versus Those Crazy Muslims"

Obviously, Judaeo-Christians are responsible about nuclear weapons, and Muslims aren't.

Unless they have nuclear weapons, and then it's all good.

There is no obvious plan for nuclear bomb nor Iranians would dare to cause a war in the region. The country is already isolated, their only insurance, the oil, would be all gone if they start a war. No other country would be on their side, not even their long term insurance, Russia & China. Having said that, we do not have money to fight another war either. Rather than trying to fix the economy, I cannot believe that the politicians are competing to see who can scare people into voting them to bomb Iran. This is the insurance we need for us? This is the insurance we need for our families? no.

A democracy for terrorists in which they have to rig already predetermined and feadulent elections? A democracy where the "Supreme Animal" rules through god? lol..

Even the positions within the government which mean not much (since Khamanei has all the power) is not open to regular citizens in society. You must be deemed "Islamic enough" by the Guardian Council. What a joke you are! SHAME ON YOU.

Your very words show the height of your arrogance.
How many years has it been since Iran got its independence from being a western puppet ?
Just 32/33 years. Yes, the Iranian democracy is imperfect, but instead of shoving your American/Western notions down their throat, Iranians should be allowed to evolve a version which suits them the best. Calling names like "Supreme Animal" just shows your depravity.
And, for that matter, anyone could criticize the western politicians for being just puppets of corporates who gobble up the money of ordinary citizens by seemingly innocuous but actually fraudulent means. Look at the massive inequality in your country first and then criticize the system of others. I wonder what US democracy was like in 1810.

Ignoramus, I am Iranian. Didn't you notice that with the facts I mentioned in which I stated that I was in Iran for over 8-months last year?

An atheist can't get elected in the USA. The current Mormon candidate won't get elected. Nut Christians of the Tea Party wield the power.

Religion poisons everything.

Lets see when was the last time Israel conducted public tests of its ballistic missiles, never.

Iran sponsors proxy forces in how many countries? Lets see we have them in Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza, Lebanon and every Shia based insurgency in the Middle East.

Its no use actually having a discussion with people who are going to dishonestly ignore facts which are plain in their face in order to further one of the silliest agendas out there.

Do you guys really want an Islamic Fundamentalist state prone to pissing off its neighbors to have nuclear weapons?

Israel recently tested the nuclear capable jericho missile

Killing Iranian scientists on the streets of Tehran is terrorism

So....

Except there is no proof Israel is the one doing it. Plausible deniability works both ways.

Just like Iran can plausibly deny it is building nuclear weapons due to the lack of known evidence showing it, the same can be said about Israel's alleged hit teams.

...who somehow are able to operate in hostile territory for several years in a repressive regime with a well equipped and manned internal security apparatus to take high profile targets who undoubtedly would be the best guarded people in the country outside of the ruling clique.

The Mossad has to be pretty goddam amazing for such stories to even sound remotely plausible.

The test was on the news a few months ago. Google it. It was not a secret. And there is as much evidence for Israel's involvement in terrorism on Iran as there is evidence abou Iran's support for "terrorism"

And there is nothing high profile about the director of marketing at natanz The most recently murdered scientist. These attacks are in fact designed to create terror and insecurity in Iran because the numbers involved and the people targeted are not directly involved with the most sensetive nuclear work in Iran.

Despite your claims to the contrary, Iran doesn't even bother denying they support proxy forces in all the countries I mentioned.

Hezbollah, Hamas, and various Shia Militias are armed by Iran and extend Iranian political reach to the areas those various groups operate.

Again, there is no actual proof Israel is operating the alleged hit squads against Iranian scientists. It appears farfetched and easily accepted by those looking to blame Israel for anything under the sun. Its not like facts are something which that group particularly depends on.

Iran has always denied arming these groups. They only claim moral support for the groups you mentioned You may not believe the denials but you are wrong in not acknowledging it. And Israel's terrorism is obvious to those affected by it

http://www.cfr.org/iran/state-sponsors-iran/p9362#p2

The U.S. Department of Defense estimates Iranian support to Hezbollah at roughly $100 million to $200 million annually (PDF).

It must be tough to try to find so many excuses for a religious fundamentalist dictatorship. After all such governments are considered so trustworthy and benign.

Iran has always denied arming these groups so your previous statement that Iran is not denying the armaments is false. if your arguement now is that what comes out of the US state department regarding Iran is objective facts then there is no point discussing the matter any further. and so called democracies that have started wars in the middle east responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths, have proven themselves to be anything but "benign"

And it isn't in favor of Israel.

Maigari,

You're making several errors here.

The first error is that Iran is "...alleged to have REFINED uranium to 20% purity!" Incorrect. Iran announced late last year that it had set up an enrichment line (centrifuges) for the express purpose of enriching uranium to 20% and had put it into operation. That they have done so isn't alleged, they announced it.

You went on to say, "The bomb we understand requires a 99% purity," implying that 20% enriched uranium is not a step towards obtaining nuclear weapons. Incorrect on two counts.

First, commercial reactors don't require uranium as highly enriched as the uranium now being produced in Iranian centrifuges. There is only one industrial purpose for 20% uranium: it's the second to last enrichment step for weapons-grade uranium.

Second, it's important to understand that the last enrichment step - from 20% to 99% - goes quickly. Once you have 20% uranium, it takes only a few months to convert it to weapons grade. The hard part is already over. (I know, this point seems counterintuitive to the layman, but it's true.)

By the end of 2012, Iran will have accumulated enough 20% enriched uranium for at least one, and probably several, nuclear weapons. Within about four additional months, give or take a couple of months (depending on how they set up the final enrichment centrifuges), they could have enough weapons-grade uranium for their first weapon.

I don't know where Iran is on warhead design and manufacture, or where they are on mating warheads to delivery systems, but it's clear they have created for themselves the option of having enough weapons-grade nuclear material on hand by mid 2013 for weapons manufacturing to proceed, should they decide to do so.

When will they have "the bomb?"

That is a question for which we have no ready answers. But since Iran is moving ahead quickly on 20% enrichment which will be useful only in weapons manufacturing, I think it's a mistake to presume they are not also moving forward with weapons design and tooling. It's also a mistake to presume that Iranian scientists, engineers and technicians are incompetent. I don't think they are.

A reasonable guess - but it's only a guess, I admit - is that Iran could have one or several weapons ready to deploy sometime in 2014. This projection presumes that Iran barrels ahead at its best speed and does not allow international sanctions to deter them.

If they decide not to proceed to produce nuclear weapons, they will have wasted a considerable sum of money producing 20% enriched uranium that has no commercial applications, not to mention enraged the international community and endured sanctions pointlessly.

Please understand, I am not - with this comment - attempting to argue against your points about democracy, dictators, etc. But we've got to comb the fuzzy, emotional and inaccurate cobwebs out of our arguments, if any rational discussion is to ever take place about Iran's nuclear ambitions.

20% uranium is required for Iran's research reactor in Tehran this type of reactor is designed to produce medical isotopes

Remember when Canada had to shut down their medical isotope reactor, and world wide shortages of medical isotopes ensued?

Maybe that's a good reason why Iran wants to supply medical isotopes.