MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

What else does the oh-so-angry West expect when they’ve allowed the Iranians to get away with everything they have ever said or done? …

By Julian Borger – “Western capitals have reacted angrily to an announcement by Iran that it is installing more advanced centrifuges in a uranium enrichment plant with the aim of accelerating its nuclear programme.

‘The installation of new centrifuges with better quality and speed is ongoing,’ Ramin Mehmanparast, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, told reporters at his weekly press briefing.

‘We have announced it and the agency [the International Atomic Energy Agency] has full supervision of them. They are fully aware that Iran’s peaceful nuclear activity continues to progress. This is another confirmation of the Islamic republic’s successful strides in its nuclear activities.’

However, France said Iran’s move – which Tehran claims could triple the rate at which it enriches uranium – confirmed suspicions that the Iranian nuclear programme had ‘no credible civilian application’. The French foreign ministry said: ‘Iran has just given in to another provocation by announcing the imminent installation of next generation centrifuges.’

‘This is a new violation of six security council resolutions and 10 resolutions by the council of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA].'” Read more.

Iran claims to have shot down a US spy plane over nuclear site – “Iran has shot down an unmanned U.S. spy plane over its Fordu nuclear site, a state-run website reported Wednesday, a day after it confirmed it was installing a new generation of advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges. ‘An unmanned U.S. spy plane flying over the holy city of Qom near the uranium enrichment Fordu site was shot down by the Revolutionary Guards’ air defense units,’ MP Ali Aghazadeh Dafsari was quoted as saying by the Youth Journalists Club, affiliated to Iran’s state TV.” Read more.