The IAEA in its latest report accused Tehran of working towards developing a nuclear-armed missile, even as the US warned Iran of “consequences” for disregarding international demands to stop its atomic program. The report noted that Iran had conducted work related to triggering mechanism of a nuclear weapon.1 Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei however denied charges that Iran was developing nuclear weapons. He added that Iranian “beliefs bar us from using such weapons."2

Iran meanwhile launched its first domestically made guided-missile destroyer – Jamaran, equipped with anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles as well as torpedoes and naval cannons. The ship has a top speed of 30 knots and can carry 120 to 140 personnel.3

• 1. ‘IAEA fears Iran working now on nuclear warhead’, Khaleej Times, February 19, 2010 at http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2...
• 2. ‘Iran leader denies nuclear claims’, BBC News, February 19, 2010 at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8523340.stm
• 3. ‘Iran launches first locally built naval destroyer’, Khaleej Times, February 19, 2010 at http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2...