By Tom Zeller Jr. for the Huffington Post,

Last month, Mike Tidwell, director of Maryland’s Chesapeake Climate Action Network and the author of the 2006 book The Ravaging Tide – which detailed the expected rise in extreme weather events that will come with global warming — received a pamphlet in the mail from his insurance company, Travellers. The full-colour flier depicted a typical suburban home with a lashing storm looming on the horizon.

Analysis by Gareth Porter,

WASHINGTON, (IPS) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report made public Thursday reveals that Iran has actually reduced the amount of 20-percent enriched uranium available for any possible “breakout” to weapons grade enrichment over the last three months rather than increasing it.

Contrary to the impression conveyed by most news media coverage, the report provides new evidence that Iran’s enrichment strategy is aimed at enhancing its bargaining position in negotiations with the United States rather than amassing such a breakout capability.