May 24, 2006: Iran continues to stonewall and manipulate the UN and other nations trying to stop the Iranian nuclear weapons program. Iran has said, point-blank, that it will not be deterred by threats of boycotts or military action. There's going to be a lot more smoke before you see, if ever, any fire here.

May 23, 2006: There was another test of the Shahab 3 ballistic missile. This version of the missile, with a range of 2,000 kilometers can reach Southern Europe, as well as Israel. Testing now is mainly for the guidance system. Chinese and Russian technology is believed to have been obtained to build a workable nuclear warhead.