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IAEA Says Has Found Highly Enriched Uranium In Iran

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Yesterday, when looking at recent naval developments in the Arabian Sea, we suggested that things involving Iran had gotten quiet. Too quiet. It appears that it may indeed have been the lull before the storm. Just out from Bloomberg and Reuters:

  • IAEA SAYS URANIUM PARTICLES ENRICHED UP TO 27% AT FORDOW SITE, HIGHER THAN REPORTED LEVEL
  • IRAN DOUBLED 20% URANIUM OUTPUT IN QUARTER, IAEA SAYS
  • IAEA INSPECTORS SAY NO GUARANTEE ALL NUCLEAR MATERIAL PEACEFUL
  • IRAN TELLS INSPECTORS THAT 27% URANIUM A TECHNICAL GLITCH
  • IRAN HAS INSTALLED 368 NEW ENRICHMENT CENTRIFUGES AT FORDOW UNDERGROUND SITE - REUTERS

As a reminder, Uranium enriched over 20% is considered "Highly Enriched." The only question we have is whether the enrichment level will increase the closer we get to the November presidential election, and whether there is a threshold rating in someone's popularity, pardon, in the enrichment level, which will trigger the Iranian invasion by one or more powers, now that WTI is safely in 9X handle territory and sliding.

 

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Fri, 05/25/2012 - 15:28 | 2463457 MarsInScorpio
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Spooz, how about if we try Realist promoting sanity . . . ?

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Fri, 05/25/2012 - 13:33 | 2463036 LULZBank
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Iran is led by religious fanatics who believe sincerely that the Last Imam is due to rise up

 

Hmmm... actually Sunnis have the same belief too. So do buddhists, "Maitreya" and Christians, the "second coming of Christ" etc. etc...

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 13:51 | 2463096 FeralSerf
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Israel is led by religious fanatics who believe sincerely that they are G-d's Chosen People.

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 14:15 | 2463162 LULZBank
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Well, one's beliefs does not hurt others, only actions. Muslims believe the same that they are the God's chosen people now since the Jews fell out of grace.

Though looking down on others and being aggressive and violating others rights is clearly wrong.

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 15:21 | 2463433 MarsInScorpio
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The difference, Feral, is that the Israelis aren't raining an average of thirty missiles a day on the Arabs.

 

They also aren't talking young girls and boys into being one of a serial of suicide mass murderers.

 

I could go on, but you're educated beyond your intelligence.

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Fri, 05/25/2012 - 13:52 | 2463097 MarsInScorpio
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Just so you learn the difference, the Christians see themselves on the sidelines watching it happen; the Muslimssee themselves leading the war party.

 

Highly significant difference.

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Fri, 05/25/2012 - 13:56 | 2463113 FeralSerf
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Did you get that jewel out of the Book of Revelations?  Who's riding those Four Horses?  Muslims?  Where is it written?

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 15:15 | 2463412 MarsInScorpio
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Gee, Feral, why don't you read it and then come back and educate us?

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Fri, 05/25/2012 - 12:36 | 2462796 KandiRaverHipster
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THIS video is obligatory. 

FINE, i didn't want to say this...the motherfugga bought some yellow cake!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inThCFHe3Wc

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 13:10 | 2462950 KandiRaverHipster
Fri, 05/25/2012 - 12:50 | 2462860 Monedas
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Sounds like the trash here on Zero Hedge....except some of us don't have the ballz to say "niggah" once in a while !     Monedas    1929     Monedas Do 

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 13:14 | 2462960 KandiRaverHipster
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what does this even mean? 

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 14:09 | 2463030 Monedas
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I'm givin' the "niggahs" credit for being on the leadin' edge of comedy !      Monedas     1929      Comedy Fatwa On Clueless Liberals....it's a comedian thing !

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 12:37 | 2462797 Monedas
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They're not even good liars....but they are more than clever enough to out wit Jimmy Carter and Baroque (pronounced BROKE) Obama !      Monedas    1929      Let The War Games Begin....WGAF !

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 12:42 | 2462826 Jack Burton
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Rumor is that Iranian inspectors have been finding some highly enriched nuclear materials on US sites and on Israeli sites. 

The world wonders, What are these materials for? Not to build a bomb and nke anyone, surely!

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 12:43 | 2462830 jjsilver
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Nor is there any guarantee Israel or it's puppet the US will use nuclear weapons. I would be much more concerned about a false flag by these entities than Iran.

Israel Nuclear Blackmail Against USA, Europe, Testifies Israeli Nuclear Scientist Vanunu

http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=622465

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 13:08 | 2462938 randomdrift
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Bait?  

Could Iran be trying to draw Israel into a carefully constructed trap. 

Without involving the US? 

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 13:28 | 2463016 jmc8888
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Weapons grade is over 90 percent.  Somehow 20 -> 27% doesn't seem like TPTB wish headline.  Seems like someone in TPTB is either getting antsy, or believe the people are stupider than he thinks, or both.

No one wants more countries to have nuclear weapons.  But there is already an Islamic bomb.  Hell we've already slaughtered their soldiers and conduct drone warfare in their country.  We had a 40 year or so cold war with Russia.  Why the sudden new standard, that if Iran has a bomb, suddenly we all must go to war because of it?  It's absolutely bs, and no Iran is not a conquering power, and the president/mullahs never threatened Israel.  They said 'the illegitimate regime of Israel must be removed'.  Hardly a call of 'we want to nuke you'.

Cue in video of trucks that are supposedly Iraq's mobile weapons labs.

27 percent enrichment as a guess could be a couple of things.  One a hint that 'they could do more', so be serious about a diplomatic deal.  Two, they enriched their uranium to how much their equipment could.  So they made equipment, and this is what it could do.  Everyone assumes that the infrastructure of enrichment they created to reach 20 percent stopped at 20 percent.  Maybe it stops at around 27 percent? Just saying.

Instead of fighting another unjust, idiotic war, one that very easily could spark WWII, in order to keep the Federal Reserve dollar (not an American dollar of, by, and for the people) as the world currency, we should be focusing on ditching it for an American Credit System and bringing  back the Glass-Steagall standards.

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 13:34 | 2463047 Catullus
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This was probably in response to the Iranian Navy rescuing a US cargo ship maersk Texas from pirates in the Gulf of Oman. You would make us try to like you by helping us. Jerks.

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 13:59 | 2463123 David Wooten
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Israel will probably undertake the attack knowing that a counter attack by Iran on Israel will cause 'Americans' to demand Obama defend Israel.  However, the Iranians just might fool everybody and, instead of attacking the US or Israel, simply fire hundreds of missiles at Saudi Arabia and Azerbajahn which are clearly allied with Israel and the US.  The US government is committed to defending the Saudis but the American voter is not and might very angry as yet another war starts, especially if it is accompanied by $200+/bbl oil.  As always, wars have unintended consequences.     

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 14:12 | 2463153 randomdrift
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Yes.  That enriched uranium was intended to be found.  Something that difficult to make and politically sensitive would be very tightly controlled.  Obviously, it was done to create a response but what were they anticipating? --- My guess is that they were trying to goad Israel into doing something stupid, now, when they are in as favorable a position as they could ever expect to be in.    

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 14:12 | 2463158 Frastric
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I hear the calls of some badly oppressed Iranian crude just waiting to be liberated!

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 14:21 | 2463182 Poetic injustice
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Honest pinky-swear, not like last time?

Of course Mr. President, real pinky-swear of truth!

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 15:21 | 2463324 earleflorida
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A.Q. Khan [Pakistan's "Father of the Atom Bomb"] was selling, "How to Enrich Uranium via Centrifuges" kits, throughout the ME and African Continent. With each buyer [player] there was a bonus thrown in of Highly Enriched Uranium Canister's [pre-processed in Pakistan's secret nuclear storage facility] to enhance the lucrative $$$ deal [s]. A sweetener so to say, once you got the project up and running, thus the already-given highly processed uranium could easily be processed into weapons grade uranium. The ISI and Pak's 'IB & MI-General's were in full compliance? One of his [Pakistan's/ ISI/Khan's] earliest customers was N. korea,  [delivery systems] and  Libya [?], and surprisingly China [delivery systems and an alternate from Plutonium], et.el.. 

This was a huge money maker for Pakistan's military, and Government, which helped fund [note: a great portion of the entire nuclear program used Reagan's 'CIA Slush Money" from the 'Afghanistan/USSR War' covert operations? nice!] this unheard amount of nuclear-fission uranium, right under the noses of the IAEA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Consortum? A massive proliferation of "WMD", to be ultimately used [only?] as a deterrence, if needed, against their dreaded adversarial enemy,... India!

They [Khan & Co.?] however were reluctant to sell to Iran - being an Islamic [Islam vs. Muslim] Theocratic Country. But, Khan was hubris, arrogant/ boisterous, and greedy - all wrapped up in a "Ultra-Nationalistic Pakistani Flag of Supreme Allegiance". 

Ref:    http://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/irans-nuclear-program        note: the author Albright is a bias MF!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addul_Qadeer_Khan

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 14:53 | 2463328 BlackholeDivestment
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...right on schedule, at least it is according to this modern day seer guy. You New Yorkers are gonna wanna hear this one. Take my advice, I saw (in a prophetic dream) it too, just not the time claim like this guy, but, based on my analysis, I certainly will not disagree. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joel+2%3A28&version=NIV

(goto 011:19 thru 012:00 and you will get the prophetic picture)  http://www.redicecreations.com/radio/2012/05/RIR-120522.php 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kudWk5y2PQ

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 16:23 | 2463611 randomdrift
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The Globalists are deliberately copying prophecy.

 During the early 1970's, that was the topic addressed by one of  the dinner speakers at Bohemian Grove. At that time, I was a graduate student at a laboratory near there, and one of the other students was a waiter there.  He came by the laboratory late that night, after the dinner was over. He was livid about what the speaker had said.

The prophecy is unfolding as foretold, because, they are making that happen. They are perfectly capable of killing a Pope to make the dates work out.  ---  The importance of the Red Ice presentation that you reference, is that it identifies which prophecy they are currently following.

Thank you. You have told me something important. 

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 16:32 | 2463651 AnAnonymous
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The pool of prophecies is so large one does not need to push for one (even if they can)

One prophecy for every situation possible. Just wait and pick the most appropriate when the situation happens.

Coincidental.

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 16:47 | 2463689 randomdrift
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Perhaps. However, their intention is to influence and control public behavior; so, they must publicise the particular prophecy they are following. 

My take on the events in Revelation, is that they shouldn't happen until several hundred years from now; and the public acceptance of 2012 was crumbling. This new prophecy patches it back together, again, and presents it as "Christian," too. That will probably serve to misdirect several hundred-thousand sheeple for long enough.

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 17:48 | 2463789 BlackholeDivestment
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...interesting take Rand. Saw today that the media whores posted a curious quake story.  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47555983/?__utma=154396583.798821562.1337980419.1337980419.1337980419.1&__utmb=154396583.1.10.1337980419&__utmc=154396583&__utmx=-&__utmz=154396583.1337980419.1.1.utmcsr=msnbc.msn.com|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/id/47555983/ns/technology_and_science-science/&__utmv=154396583.|8=Earned%20By=newsvine%7Ctechnology%20%26%20science=1^12=Landing%20Content=Original=1^13=Landing%20Hostname=technology-science.newsvine.com=1^30=Visit%20Type%20to%20Content=Internal%20to%20Original=1&__utmk=12103156#.T7_3_UVI-a0 

...and after reading it I thought of the Blood Red Moon (goto 055:00 in video)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGeSRyzN49Q 

...eh, probably just ''ironic'' about those 120 x 50 and 7 year cycle timing things huh? Lol. It's not as if you can tell time by looking at the stars etc..., right? Lol.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktEmeY9ztaQ&feature=bf_prev&list=PL64C757C19F4700D4 

...how did you like this month of May, 2012 Ring Of Fire Over The Ring Of Fire ...eclipse we just had? Pretty neat huh?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkdfshcp0O0

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 15:15 | 2463413 q99x2
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They found the same thing at Kodak a month ago. But, invading Kodak would not help CIA agent Barry Soetoro get re-elected so they are going after Iran instead.

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 15:20 | 2463431 JamesBond
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by the way,

how old is that girl in the intelligently funny tees ad?

pediphile - sexploitation anyone?!?

shame on zerohedge 

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 22:59 | 2464421 Alpha Monkey
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Fri, 05/25/2012 - 16:17 | 2463601 ZeroAvatar
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Once Israel 'bombs Iran', what then?   Are they going to keep their bootheel on the Iranian neck for all eternity?  At some point, sooner than later, Iran will just go right back to it's 'program'.  You can't stop them, in the long run.

 

That being said, it would'nt surprise me if Israel went in at the next available 'window'.  With the IAEA find of 27% enrichment, Israel generals probably said, "That's it, we're going in.  We're not going to wait 'til after the election like we promised Obummer.  The longer they wait, now, the more hardened Iran's defenses will be.  I'd look for the first skirmish of WW3 anyday now.

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 16:54 | 2463705 flyingpigg
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IAEA inspectors probably discovered a shitload of tungsten, enriched with a layer of gold. Made in China and used to pay for Iran's oil exports to Asia.

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 17:06 | 2463730 yogibear
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And Iran gets closer to fulfilling it's goal of wiping Israel off the map. Who sets off the next big bomb first, Iran or Israel?

Iran or Israel? Does China come to the aid of Iran in an Israeli attack and hit Israel?

It's going to get a lot hotter in the middle east in the coming months.

 

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 19:44 | 2464037 Money 4 Nothing
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Search: Russia supplies Iran with nuclear reactor fuel.

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 22:54 | 2464407 randomdrift
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Response to Blackholedevestment:

I'm not a bible-believing Christian but  I have written several books on history and politics. So, I know that the End Times prophecies have been used on several occasions to motivate the public. For example, Attilla used them to motivate the Alans; both the Christians and Northmen considered the sea battle fought in front of Constantinople, in the year 1000 CE, to be Aramgedon; and some people in England though that the end times would come in the 1400s.   The point is that, today, some influential people are once-again trying to use them. Being aware that they are trying to do that, should help with the prediction and understanding of the associated geopolitical events. 

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 01:38 | 2464627 BlackholeDivestment
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...I am a Christian, telling you, with out any doubt, this is the last generation and you shall see Christ in the coming years. That will be clear enough to you in short order. http://bible.cc/revelation/11-8.htm 

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 03:46 | 2464777 Youri Carma
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Uptick to WOIII aka Soetoro's October suprise?

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 06:27 | 2464894 stiler
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BhD,

Excellent thought, about this being the last generation. Israel is being gathered, the great Apostasy has taken place and we are waiting for the revealing of the last great prince (not Yeshua Messiah), the rider on the white horse, Antichrist. The church will be spared from the hour of temptation for the whole world after he takes power. But before he comes, I think the attack must come from the north against Israel. Nuclear? Perhaps not, yet.

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 06:35 | 2464899 stiler
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I think Matt 24 where Israel is told to flee Jerusalem the way Lot was to flee Sodom is definitely nuclear. Those Jews who believe CHrist and the Scriptures in that future day will get out fast, those who don't will linger and die in their sins. Just like in 70 AD, the believing Jews got out during a window of time when Vespasian was going to invade Jeru but Nero died, so it was delayed about a year. Ten the Romans leveled the city, trying to get the gold that had melted into the crevices of the stones. 

ANd they built a new city on top of the old named Palestinia (Philistinia) after the arch enemies of the Jews. 

Sat, 05/26/2012 - 18:01 | 2466086 earleflorida
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FWIW Dept:       Iraq, Iran, and Syria's Elite, are Shiite Muslim's, along with a few wealthy sub-provinces in Pakistan.

Sunni Muslim's are the predominant Islamic religion ~ 90%  - which by the way, are adherents to Sharia Law.       jmo

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