Mediocrates
03-17-2009, 07:10 AM
Iran: By the Numbers
Nuclear Activity
• 22: years the Islamic Republic of Iran has been developing its nuclear program. [8]
• 5,412: centrifuges being operated by Iran for uranium enrichment as of February 2009. Another 125 have been installed but are not currently being used. [9]
• 2,220 lbs. (1,007 kg): Amount of enriched uranium produced by Iran. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed in February 2009 that Iran has more than a ton of low enriched uranium, which is enough to make a nuclear weapon. [10]
• 4: UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions calling for Iran to halt its uranium enrichment program which Iran is currently defying: UNSC resolutions 1696 (http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N06/450/22/PDF/N0645022.pdf?OpenElement), 1737 (http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N06/681/42/PDF/N0668142.pdf?OpenElement), 1747 (http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N07/281/40/PDF/N0728140.pdf?OpenElement) and 1803 (http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N08/257/81/PDF/N0825781.pdf?OpenElement). [11]
Terrorism
• 900: Hamas operatives trained by Iran. [12]
• 3,000: Hezbollah operatives trained by Iran. [13]
• $20 million - $30 million: Funding Iran provides annually to Hamas. Iran gave another $50 million following Hamas’s victory in the 2006 Palestinian elections. [14]
• $200 million: Funding Iran provides to Hezbollah annually. Iran also gave Hezbollah an additional $300 million following Israel’s defensive war against Hezbollah in 2006. [15]
• $2 million: Annual funding Iran gives Palestinian Islamic Jihad. [16]
• 29 killed and 242 wounded in the bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1992. In February 2008, a U.S. judge ruled that Hezbollah and Iran were responsible for the bombing. The judge awarded the family of David Ben Rafael, one of the victims of the attack who was born in the United States, $63 million in damages and interest owed. [17]
• 85 killed and 300 wounded in the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994. In October 2006, Argentine prosecutors accused Hezbollah of carrying out the bombing and the government of Iran for instructing Hezbollah to do so. [18]
• 7: Iranians charged in the bombing of Argentina’s AMIA Jewish center, including former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. The Lebanese Hezbollah commander Imad Mugniyeh, who was killed in February 2008, was also charged in the bombing. The charges were made by Argentine prosecutors in October 2006 and Interpol issued international arrest warrants for six of those charged in March 2007, although not for Rafsanjani. [19]
• 70,000: Suicide bombers in Iran who have volunteered to attack Israel. [20]
• 200 122mm Grad-type Katyusha rockets, provided by Iran, were fired by Hamas at Israeli cities during Operation Cast Lead. [21] Iran has also supplied Hamas with 120mm standard Iranian manufactured mortar shells, dozens of which were fired at Israel during the defensive operation, Dec. 27 – Jan. 18. [22]
• 40 countries and 5 continents in which Hezbollah is active. [23]
• 995: Days Iran-backed Hamas has held Israeli Gilad Shalit captive since kidnapping him from Israel on June 25, 2006 in an unprovoked, cross-border raid. [24] [25]
Domestic Affairs: Crime and Punishment
• 6.0: Freedom House’s rating of Iran’s freedom status (7.0 being the lowest and 1.0 the highest). [26]
• 39 child offenders executed by Iran since 1990, according to Amnesty International, the most recent in January 2009. [27]
• Approximately 381 people executed in Iran in 2008. [28]
International Affairs
• 20 languages in which radio and television programs are aired by the government-controlled World Service of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Company. [29]
• 400 employees and 26 correspondents who work for Press TV, an Iranian news network funded by the Iranian government. [30]
• 10 percent – 30 percent: Percentage of income many residents of Maicao, Colombia, donate to Hezbollah. [31]
• 1: Flights per week between the Iranian capital, Tehran and Caracas, Venezuela. [32]
Significant International Investments in Iran [33]
1. BNP Paribas, France
2. ING, the Netherlands
3. Royal Dutch Shell plc, the Netherlands
4. China National Petroleum Company, China
5. Gazprom, Russia
6. Lukoil, Russia
7. Essar Oil, India
8. Hyundai, South Korea
9. Siemens, Germany
10. Nokia, Finland
11. Mitsubishi, Japan
12. HSBC, London
13. Volvo, Sweden Footnotes:
[1] “Obama: U.S. to continue sanctions against Iran,” Xinhua, March 13, 2009, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/13/content_11002887.htm
[2] “State Sponsors: Iran,” Council on Foreign Relations, Aug. 2007, http://www.cfr.org/publication/9362/
Nuclear Activity
• 22: years the Islamic Republic of Iran has been developing its nuclear program. [8]
• 5,412: centrifuges being operated by Iran for uranium enrichment as of February 2009. Another 125 have been installed but are not currently being used. [9]
• 2,220 lbs. (1,007 kg): Amount of enriched uranium produced by Iran. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed in February 2009 that Iran has more than a ton of low enriched uranium, which is enough to make a nuclear weapon. [10]
• 4: UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions calling for Iran to halt its uranium enrichment program which Iran is currently defying: UNSC resolutions 1696 (http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N06/450/22/PDF/N0645022.pdf?OpenElement), 1737 (http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N06/681/42/PDF/N0668142.pdf?OpenElement), 1747 (http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N07/281/40/PDF/N0728140.pdf?OpenElement) and 1803 (http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N08/257/81/PDF/N0825781.pdf?OpenElement). [11]
Terrorism
• 900: Hamas operatives trained by Iran. [12]
• 3,000: Hezbollah operatives trained by Iran. [13]
• $20 million - $30 million: Funding Iran provides annually to Hamas. Iran gave another $50 million following Hamas’s victory in the 2006 Palestinian elections. [14]
• $200 million: Funding Iran provides to Hezbollah annually. Iran also gave Hezbollah an additional $300 million following Israel’s defensive war against Hezbollah in 2006. [15]
• $2 million: Annual funding Iran gives Palestinian Islamic Jihad. [16]
• 29 killed and 242 wounded in the bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1992. In February 2008, a U.S. judge ruled that Hezbollah and Iran were responsible for the bombing. The judge awarded the family of David Ben Rafael, one of the victims of the attack who was born in the United States, $63 million in damages and interest owed. [17]
• 85 killed and 300 wounded in the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994. In October 2006, Argentine prosecutors accused Hezbollah of carrying out the bombing and the government of Iran for instructing Hezbollah to do so. [18]
• 7: Iranians charged in the bombing of Argentina’s AMIA Jewish center, including former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. The Lebanese Hezbollah commander Imad Mugniyeh, who was killed in February 2008, was also charged in the bombing. The charges were made by Argentine prosecutors in October 2006 and Interpol issued international arrest warrants for six of those charged in March 2007, although not for Rafsanjani. [19]
• 70,000: Suicide bombers in Iran who have volunteered to attack Israel. [20]
• 200 122mm Grad-type Katyusha rockets, provided by Iran, were fired by Hamas at Israeli cities during Operation Cast Lead. [21] Iran has also supplied Hamas with 120mm standard Iranian manufactured mortar shells, dozens of which were fired at Israel during the defensive operation, Dec. 27 – Jan. 18. [22]
• 40 countries and 5 continents in which Hezbollah is active. [23]
• 995: Days Iran-backed Hamas has held Israeli Gilad Shalit captive since kidnapping him from Israel on June 25, 2006 in an unprovoked, cross-border raid. [24] [25]
Domestic Affairs: Crime and Punishment
• 6.0: Freedom House’s rating of Iran’s freedom status (7.0 being the lowest and 1.0 the highest). [26]
• 39 child offenders executed by Iran since 1990, according to Amnesty International, the most recent in January 2009. [27]
• Approximately 381 people executed in Iran in 2008. [28]
International Affairs
• 20 languages in which radio and television programs are aired by the government-controlled World Service of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Company. [29]
• 400 employees and 26 correspondents who work for Press TV, an Iranian news network funded by the Iranian government. [30]
• 10 percent – 30 percent: Percentage of income many residents of Maicao, Colombia, donate to Hezbollah. [31]
• 1: Flights per week between the Iranian capital, Tehran and Caracas, Venezuela. [32]
Significant International Investments in Iran [33]
1. BNP Paribas, France
2. ING, the Netherlands
3. Royal Dutch Shell plc, the Netherlands
4. China National Petroleum Company, China
5. Gazprom, Russia
6. Lukoil, Russia
7. Essar Oil, India
8. Hyundai, South Korea
9. Siemens, Germany
10. Nokia, Finland
11. Mitsubishi, Japan
12. HSBC, London
13. Volvo, Sweden Footnotes:
[1] “Obama: U.S. to continue sanctions against Iran,” Xinhua, March 13, 2009, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/13/content_11002887.htm
[2] “State Sponsors: Iran,” Council on Foreign Relations, Aug. 2007, http://www.cfr.org/publication/9362/