Mystery surrounds the fate of a missing Iranian scientist who is reported to have been involved in Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme.  Shahram Amiri disappeared in June in Saudi Arabia while on a pilgrimage.  Iran on Wednesday accused the US of involvement in his disappearance, but did not confirm media reports that Mr Amiri was indeed a nuclear scientist.  In response, a US state department spokesman said Washington had no information about the case.  “We have found documents that prove US interference in the disappearance of the Iranian pilgrim Shahram Amiri …

INTELLIGENCE chief Sir John Scarlett has been told that Saudi Arabia is ready to allow Israel to bomb Iran’s new nuclear site.
The head of MI6 discussed the issue in London with Mossad chief Meir Dagan and Saudi officials after British intelligence officers helped to uncover the plant, in the side of a mountain near the ancient city of Qom.
The site is seen as a major threat by Tel Aviv and Riyadh. Details of the talks emerged after John Bolton, America’s former UN ambassador, told a meeting of intelligence analysts that …

PORLAMAR, Venezuela (Reuters) – Washington’s foes Venezuela and Iran are working together to find uranium in the South American nation, a new sign of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s support for Tehran’s nuclear program.
Venezuelan Mining Minister Rodolfo Sanz said on Friday that Iranian experts have carried out geophysical testing and aerial surveys to calculate the size Venezuela’s uranium deposits.

The war drums are certainly beating!
PITTSBURGH — President Obama and the leaders of Britain and France will accuse Iran Friday of building a secret underground plant to manufacture nuclear fuel, saying it has hidden the covert operation from international weapons inspectors for years, according to senior administration officials.

More reason to believe war with Iran may be immanent.
UN/PARIS, September 23 (RIA Novosti) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday that Iran should be given until December to meet international demands over its nuclear program.
The UN Security Council has told Iran to freeze its nuclear program, which many Western countries believe is aimed at building an atomic weapon. The Islamic Republic says the program is for civilian energy generation.
“There will be a deadline, which in my mind is the month of December,” Sarkozy said in an interview with …