“The exact range was not known, but the source added the testing did not appear to represent any technological advancement. The last test was believed to have been conducted in January, the source said.”

Not that this says too much, but I’m tempted to take this with a grain of salt as it’s Israeli intelligence reporting this…

Also, WTF is with this:

“Israel sent warplanes to destroy Iraq’s main atomic reactor at Osiraq in 1981 and has not ruled out similar actions to prevent its arch-foe from getting the bomb should U.S-led diplomatic pressure on Tehran fail. ”

US-led diplomatic pressure? Are they kidding?

Wish I could share your optimism…

Don’t know if anyone noticed, but I threw this up on another thread because you hadn’t mentioned this topic in awhile. I shall keep the above point in mind and continue to remain as skeptical of Iran’s good intentions as I can (and you know how optimistic I am about this) until further stories confirm Iran is serious. Here is part of my reason for optimism:

“Analysts, including American specialists on Iran, emphasized that the contents of the letter are less significant than its return address. No other Iranian president had attempted direct contact with his U.S. counterpart since the countries broke off diplomatic relations after student militants overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979, holding 52 Americans hostage for 444 days.”

That certainly does say something. Whether or not you choose to see this as genuine or a political ploy, it’s a political ploy/effort that has not been used in quite some time.