France: No Iran Nuclear Deal if Military Site Inspections Are Blocked
Guardian
The French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, whose country has taken a tough stance in the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran, has said that France will not sign off on a deal if Tehran rules out inspections of its military sites as part of the final agreement.
Putin Made Decision to Revive Production of Tu-160M Strategic Bomber — Air Force Commander
ITAR TASS
Russia’s Air Force will purchase at least 50 Tu-160M strategic bombers, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force, Gen.Viktor Bondarev said on Thursday.
Russia's S-300 Missile System to be Supplied to Iran 'When Lawsuit Settled'
ITAR TASS
The contract for supplying air defense systems S-300 to Tehran will be effected when the issue of Iran’s lawsuit has been settled, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Rossiya-24 news channel.
Russia Stresses Willingness to Start Construction of Bushehr II, III Nuclear Power Plants
Fars News Agency
"Rosatom is interested in beginning work for building Bushehr II and III nuclear power plants in Southern Iran," Deputy Head of Russia's Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation Nicolai Spassky said in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanayee on Wednesday.
Sendai Nuclear Plant Clears Major Hurdles for Restart
Japan News
The Nuclear Regulation Authority approved Wednesday operational safety programs for the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.’s Sendai nuclear power plant, making the site in Kagoshima Prefecture the nation’s first nuclear plant to have received all permissions and approvals necessary for resumption from the NRA.
India Faces Tough Question on How to Respond to Terrorism
Economic Times
Previous governments led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh faced this conundrum in January 2002 and November 2008, respectively, following the attacks by Pakistan-based militants in Delhi and Mumbai, George Perkovich and Toby Dalton - wrote in an article for The Washington Quarterly.