Iran to build 2 new nuclear reactors...

More bad news from Iran...

An Iranian news agency announced Sunday that Iran would begin construction on two nuclear reactors beginning in March. The report added that an Iranian parliamentarian confirmed that one of the reactors would be funded by Russia, at a cost of $1 billion, Army Radio said.

Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz said on Sunday afternoon that he doubted diplomatic pressure would put a halt to Iran's nuclear ambitions.

"The fact that the Iranians are successful time after time in getting away from international pressure ... encourages them to continue their nuclear project," Halutz told foreign journalists in Tel Aviv.

"I believe that the political means that are used by the Europeans and the US to convince the Iranians to stop the project will not succeed," Halutz added.