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12 Dec 2011

America, Israel and Iran – no way out

An American and or Israeli attack on Iran would have some daunting unintended consequences: a regional backlash which would end Iran's isolation and generate popular political support for its clerical regime both at home and abroad; attacks against US military assets and interests in the region; and "severe economic consequences" - read: sharply increased oil prices - which would undermine fragile economies in the US and Europe. Finally, he said, initiation of hostilities could produce "an escalation... that would not only involve many lives, but ... could consume the Middle East in a confrontation and a conflict that we would regret (emphasis added)".
An American and or Israeli attack on Iran would have some daunting unintended consequences: a regional backlash which...
8 Dec 2011

War on Iran has already begun. Act before it threatens all of us

They don't give up. After a decade of blood-drenched failure in Afghanistan and Iraq, violent destabilisation of Pakistan and Yemen, the devastation of Lebanon and slaughter in Libya, you might hope the US and its friends had had their fill of invasion and intervention in the Muslim world. It seems not. For months the evidence has been growing that a US-Israeli stealth war against Iran has already begun, backed by Britain and France. Covert support for armed opposition groups has spread into a campaign of assassinations of Iranian scientists, cyber warfare, attacks on military and missile installations, and the killing of an Iranian general, among others.
They don't give up. After a decade of blood-drenched failure in Afghanistan and Iraq, violent destabilisation of...
5 Dec 2011

Has the War with Iran Already Begun?

Two incidents that occurred on Sunday - Iran's claim of a shoot-down of a U.S. drone, and an explosion outside the British embassy in Bahrain - may have been unrelated. But they appear to add to growing evidence that an escalating covert war by the West is under way against Iran, and that Tehran is retaliating with greater intensity than ever. Asked whether the United States, in cooperation with Israel, was now engaged in a covert war against Iran's nuclear program that may include the Stuxnet virus, the blowing-up of facilities and the assassination or kidnapping of scientists, one recently retired U.S. official privy to up-to-date intelligence would not deny it.
Two incidents that occurred on Sunday - Iran's claim of a shoot-down of a U.S. drone, and an explosion outside the...
5 Dec 2011

US Edging closer towards war with Iran

Danielle Pletka, head of the American Enterprise Institute's (AEI) foreign policy shop. "The biggest problem for the United States is not Iran getting a nuclear weapon and testing it, it's Iran getting a nuclear weapon and not using it. Because the second that they have one and they don't do anything bad, all of the naysayers are going to come back and say, "See, we told you Iran is a responsible power. We told you Iran wasn't getting nuclear weapons in order to use them immediately." ... And they will eventually define Iran with nuclear weapons as not a problem."
Danielle Pletka, head of the American Enterprise Institute's (AEI) foreign policy shop. "The biggest problem for the...

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5 Dec 2011

Why Iran lashes out at West?

Amid rising clamor in Israel, the United States, and Europe to stop Iran's nuclear program - possibly with military action - a brief but incendiary news item emerged in Iran. It purported to quote from the last will of the architect of Iran's missile program, "martyr" Maj. Gen. Hassan Moghaddam, who died when a mysterious explosion hit a Revolutionary Guard base last month. "Write on my tombstone: This is the grave of the one who wanted to annihilate Israel," the obscure Student News Agency reported on Nov. 30, in apparent contradiction of the official line that Iran's missile program is purely defensive.
Amid rising clamor in Israel, the United States, and Europe to stop Iran's nuclear program - possibly with military...

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24 Nov 2011

Iran arrests 12 ‘CIA spies’ for targeting nuclear plans

Iran has arrested 12 spies of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the official IRNA news agency reports. Parviz Sorouri, an influential lawmaker, said the agents were targeting Iran's military and its nuclear programme. He said they were operating in co-ordination with Israel's Mossad and other regional agencies.
Iran has arrested 12 spies of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the official IRNA news agency reports. Parviz...
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23 Nov 2011

Three Possibilities of Foreign Military Attack

After a period of public verbal confrontations between Iranian and Western officials, the website of Iran s supreme leader ayatollah Khamenei has taken the possibility of military action against Iran seriously and now posts an analysis on three possible military scenarios Iran could be subjected to. In a related development, a Revolutionary Guard commander has threatened that Iran would fire missiles at Israel if the country was attacked by that country.
After a period of public verbal confrontations between Iranian and Western officials, the website of Iran s supreme...

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17 Nov 2011

Official Iran training Gaza terrorists

Palestinian terrorists in Gaza have trained in Iran and learned how to operate sophisticated anti-tank missiles, an Israeli defense official said. The unidentified official told The Jerusalem Post the army estimates Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza have in their possession advanced Russian-made missiles capable of penetrating tanks and armored personnel carriers.
Palestinian terrorists in Gaza have trained in Iran and learned how to operate sophisticated anti-tank missiles, an...

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16 Nov 2011

Iran Blast’s Origins Remain a Mystery

The explosion last weekend in Iran that killed 17 members of the armed forces, including a founder of the country's missile program, occurred while researchers were working on weapons capable of delivering Israel a "strong punch in the mouth" and disrupted their project by a few days, the Iranian military chief of staff said Wednesday.
The explosion last weekend in Iran that killed 17 members of the armed forces, including a founder of the country's...

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14 Nov 2011

Israeli secret service the Mossad linked to Iran military blast

A series of news reports linking Israel's intelligence agency the Mossad to a blast at a military facility in Iran, in which 17 people were killed and a further 15 wounded, has gained widespread coverage in the Israeli media on Monday.
A series of news reports linking Israel's intelligence agency the Mossad to a blast at a military facility in Iran, in...
10 Nov 2011

Is an Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Program a Bad Idea

James Fallows has a characteristically thoughtful post up about the latest Iran brouhaha, and comes to the conclusion (actually, he came to the conclusion quite some time ago) that bombing Iranian nuclear sites -- either by America, Israel, or some combination of states to be named later -- is a bad idea.
James Fallows has a characteristically thoughtful post up about the latest Iran brouhaha, and comes to the conclusion...

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9 Nov 2011

Iran Threatens Street Fight With “Zionist Soldiers,” US, UK, All of Europe

Certain high-ranking officials within the Iranian government warned that in case Iran comes under a military attack, the battlefield won't be Iran, but "the entire Europe and the US". "Iranian forces will fight with the enemies with maximum might and power all throughout the European and US soil, if Iran comes under attack," he reiterated.
Certain high-ranking officials within the Iranian government warned that in case Iran comes under a military attack, the...
9 Nov 2011

Who’s in favour of sanctioning Iran

The loudest, most influential organisations pushing for sanctions against Iran have an open pro-Israel agenda, regardless of their positioning on the political spectrum. The best resourced of all is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), self-described as "the most influential foreign policy lobbying organisation on Capitol Hill". AIPAC lobbied aggressively for the recent bellicose bill proposals, featuring them and its lead sponsors on the front page of its website. Sanctions are "having an impact" and "more are needed", the accompanying captions read. AIPAC is also a key backer of the push to sanction Iran's central bank, a move that some Iranian officials consider an act of war.
The loudest, most influential organisations pushing for sanctions against Iran have an open pro-Israel agenda,...

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7 Nov 2011

Israel’s Warnings On Iran Get Quiet Nods In Gulf

Among the many alliances of convenience in the Middle East, one is so unusual that the partners can barely hint about it publicly: Israel and the Gulf Arab states linked by shared fears over Iran's nuclear program. While their deeper disputes on the Palestinians effectively block any strategic breakthroughs, the recent warnings from Israel and the West about military options against Iran invariably draw in the Gulf and its rare meeting of minds with Jerusalem.
Among the many alliances of convenience in the Middle East, one is so unusual that the partners can barely hint about it...

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5 Nov 2011

UN report ‘to suggest Iran nuclear weapons work’

The UN's atomic watchdog is planning to reveal evidence that Iran has been working secretly to develop a nuclear weapons capability, diplomats say. The evidence is said to include intelligence that Iran made computer models of a nuclear warhead.
The UN's atomic watchdog is planning to reveal evidence that Iran has been working secretly to develop a nuclear weapons...

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4 Nov 2011

Do We Always Have to Be Taken In By This Transparent Ploy

Every few years we have an outbreak of media and official speculation that Israel is on the verge of attacking Iran, perhaps in coordination with the United States. These mini-orgies of incestuous reportage typically involve reports of Israeli military preparation, a flashy show of long-range bombing runs, politicians saying that Iran is so close to a bomb that only bombing can stop them, and worried commentary that American and other officials seem to be persuaded that this time Israel is serious
Every few years we have an outbreak of media and official speculation that Israel is on the verge of attacking Iran,...

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4 Nov 2011

Israel engaged in war of signals over nuclear Iran

The possibility that Israel may launch a military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities is heading the Jewish state's public agenda again, dominating news reports and generating debate and analysis. It began Friday, when respected veteran journalist Nahum Barnea published an article entitled 'Atomic Pressure,' which asked whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak have already decided to launch a strike.
The possibility that Israel may launch a military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities is heading the Jewish state's...

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3 Nov 2011

Israel Missile Capable Of Striking Iran, Officials Say

An Israeli official said Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to persuade his Cabinet to authorize a military strike against Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program - a discussion that comes as Israel successfully tests a missile believed capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to Iran.
An Israeli official said Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to persuade his Cabinet to authorize...

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2 Nov 2011

Israeli army test-fires missile capable of reaching Iran

Israel has successfully test-fired a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and striking Iran, fanning a public debate over whether the country's leaders are agitating for a military attack on Tehran's atomic facilities
Israel has successfully test-fired a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and striking Iran, fanning a public...

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28 Oct 2011

Israeli prisoner swap may be prelude to attack on Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s decision to execute a 1,000-for-1 prisoner exchange last week despite his frequently voiced opposition to such lopsided deals is seen by several Israeli military commentators as an effort to "clear the deck" before possibly undertaking an attack on Iran s nuclear facilities.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s decision to execute a 1,000-for-1 prisoner exchange last week despite his frequently...
22 Oct 2011

U.S. May Have Concealed Deterrent Aim of Iranian Plan

But when the scanty evidence in the FBI account about what Arbabsiar actually proposed is interpreted in the context of Iran s past strategy for deterring external attack, it suggests that Arbabsiar s mission may have been to arrange for surveillance of, and contingency plans for, targets to be hit in the event that Iran is attacked by the United States or Israel.
But when the scanty evidence in the FBI account about what Arbabsiar actually proposed is interpreted in the context of...

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15 Oct 2011

Will Israel bomb Iran without notifying the US

In recent weeks, intense discussions have taken place in Israeli military and intelligence circles about whether or not to launch a military strike against Iran s nuclear facilities. Apparently, the key question in the debate was how to ensure that the United States took part in the attack or, at the very least, intervened on Israel s side if the initial strike triggered a wider war.
In recent weeks, intense discussions have taken place in Israeli military and intelligence circles about whether or not...

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12 Oct 2011

Pepe Escobar Iranian plot was an inside job

A US government informant acting as a member of the Zetas, a drug cartel in Mexico, helped thwart an Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States on American soil. Now Obama's top national security aides are seeking new international sanctions against Iran. Pepe Escobar, correspondent for the Asia Times, tells us who's to gain from the situation.
A US government informant acting as a member of the Zetas, a drug cartel in Mexico, helped thwart an Iranian plot to...

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27 Sep 2011

American hiker freed by Iran has Israeli father

For more than two years, relatives of Josh Fattal, one of the two American hikers freed from prison in Iran last week, managed to hide a vital piece of information from his captors: Fattal's family is Israeli.
For more than two years, relatives of Josh Fattal, one of the two American hikers freed from prison in Iran last week,...

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18 Sep 2011

Must America Accept A Nuclear Iran

The world learned to its horror the price of appeasement when, fearing war, it allowed Adolf Hitler to ignore the Treaty of Versailles in his quest to establish a Thousand Year Reich. More than 50 million people paid that price in death. Now the world is facing another mad dictatorship in an Iran bent on mass destruction.
The world learned to its horror the price of appeasement when, fearing war, it allowed Adolf Hitler to ignore the Treaty...

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18 Sep 2011

The coming Republican push on Iran

The rise of the Arab masses has pushed Iran out of the headlines -- for now. Even Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose theatrics rarely pass unnoticed, has lately failed to grab the attention of the U.S. media. America's attention has instead turned toward Egypt, Syria and Libya. This is likely to change in the next few months. Not as a result of any particular developments in Iran or between the United States and Iran, but because of the 2012 presidential elections.
The rise of the Arab masses has pushed Iran out of the headlines -- for now. Even Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose theatrics...

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11 Sep 2011

Was Iran behind 9 11?

US lawsuit charges that Iran, Hezbollah involved in facilitation of September 11 attacks. Ynetnews presents special report about dramatic revelations that could change everything we knew about 9/11
US lawsuit charges that Iran, Hezbollah involved in facilitation of September 11 attacks. Ynetnews presents special...

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23 Aug 2011

Iran tries ‘Israeli spy’ for scientist’s murder

An Iranian man has gone on trial, charged with killing one of the country's nuclear scientists and having links to Israel's Mossad spy agency. State media said Majid Jamali Fashi had confessed to the murder of Massoud Ali Mohammadi, a physics professor at Tehran University, on 12 January 2010.
An Iranian man has gone on trial, charged with killing one of the country's nuclear scientists and having links to...

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18 Aug 2011

Iran’s covert war with Israel in Caspian

A senior Iranian general has warned zerbaijan about getting too close to Israel, underlining fears in Tehran that the Jewish state could use Iran's northern neighbor to launch pre-emptive strikes against Iran's nuclear program.
A senior Iranian general has warned zerbaijan about getting too close to Israel, underlining fears in Tehran that the...

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12 Aug 2011

Iran names street after Rachel Corrie

Tehran city council has named a street after an American activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer in the Gaza Strip in 2003, a local newspaper has reported.
Tehran city council has named a street after an American activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli military...

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7 Aug 2011

Israeli Military Reportedly Plotting To Cripple Iran In Cyberspace

Israel has set up a military cyber command to wage a computer war against Iran as senior officers become increasingly concerned that a conventional attack on Tehran s nuclear sites could end in failure, London's The Sunday Times reported.
Israel has set up a military cyber command to wage a computer war against Iran as senior officers become increasingly...
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22 Jul 2011

Iran steps up assault on terror

Iran recently offered to assist in a new probe of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Argentina that killed 85 people - an event often attributed to Iran and its Hezbollah ally. While Iran has hinted at evidence that might be in its favor, this is unlikely, and another motive could be at work in Tehran stepping forward to help solve the case.
Iran recently offered to assist in a new probe of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Argentina that killed...

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28 Jun 2011

Iran unveils underground smart missile silos as it kicks off large scale war games

Iran on Monday unveiled underground silos that can carry missiles capable of hitting Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf as it kicked off 10 days of war games, the country s latest show of military force amid a standoff with the West over its disputed nuclear program.
Iran on Monday unveiled underground silos that can carry missiles capable of hitting Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf...

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31 May 2011

Inquiry on Israeli boats in Iran port

An Israeli parliamentary committee will launch an investigation today into how a local shipping company blacklisted last week by the US State Department managed to trade with Iran in possible breach of Israeli law and international sanctions. According to the international shipping database Equasis, at least 13 ships owned by Israel's Ofer Group - owned by the colourful brothers Sammy and Yuli Ofer - have anchored in Iran over the past 10 years
An Israeli parliamentary committee will launch an investigation today into how a local shipping company blacklisted last...

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30 May 2011

More vigilance on Iran

There is a man-bites-dog quality to the imposition of American penalties on an Israeli conglomerate last week for allegedly selling an oil tanker to Iran. Bigger deals with Iran have been exposed, but what sets this apart is the Israeli connection. Since international sanctions target Iranian nuclear ambitions - which foremost constitute an existential danger to Israel - it s naturally unexpected and entirely more incongruous to find Israelis dealing with Iran than to find nationals of other countries.
There is a man-bites-dog quality to the imposition of American penalties on an Israeli conglomerate last week for...

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29 Apr 2011

In Shift, Egypt Warms to Iran and Hamas, Israel’s Foes

Egypt is charting a new course in its foreign policy that has already begun shaking up the established order in the Middle East, planning to open the blockaded border with Gaza and normalizing relations with two of Israel and the West s Islamist foes, Hamas and Iran.
Egypt is charting a new course in its foreign policy that has already begun shaking up the established order in the...
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19 Apr 2011

Israel has already attacked Iran

It is gradually becoming clear that Israeli intelligence, in cooperation with its American counterparts, has made a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities redundant.
It is gradually becoming clear that Israeli intelligence, in cooperation with its American counterparts, has made a...

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22 Mar 2011

World powers still mishandling Iran’s nuclear program

For non-proliferation efforts against Iran to progress, INSS researcher says US will have to drastically change diplomatic mindset. The world s powers continue to mishandle the Iranian nuclear threat and the optimal time for striking at Tehran s nuclear program has long passed according to two leading Israeli authorities on Iran s nuclear program.
For non-proliferation efforts against Iran to progress, INSS researcher says US will have to drastically change...

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21 Feb 2011

Israel criticizes passage of Iranian warships through Suez Canal

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel took a "grave view" of the passage of two Iranian warships through the Suez Canal en route to Syria. The ships are expected to start crossing the canal early Tuesday, the Associated Press reported, the first such passage since Iran's 1979 revolution. Egypt's ruling military council granted an Iranian request.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel took a "grave view" of the passage of two Iranian...

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17 Feb 2011

Iran warships’ plan to use Suez Canal ‘cancelled’

Plans by two Iranian warships to pass through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean have been cancelled, says an Egyptian official. The unnamed official was reported as saying the plans had been withdrawn, without giving a reason.
Plans by two Iranian warships to pass through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean have been cancelled, says an...

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1 Feb 2011

Ted Koppel’s Timid Take on Iran-gate

Ted Koppel, whose broadcasting career got a big boost from the Iranian-hostage crisis in 1980, doesn't seem aware that the long-running cover-up of how Republicans sabotaged President Jimmy Carter's negotiations has collapsed - or Koppel may simply prefer to stick with the safer version of the story.
Ted Koppel, whose broadcasting career got a big boost from the Iranian-hostage crisis in 1980, doesn't seem aware that...
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16 Jan 2011

Stuxnet Worm Used Against Iran Was Tested in Israel

The Dimona complex in the Negev desert is famous as the heavily guarded heart of Israel s never-acknowledged nuclear arms program, where neat rows of factories make atomic fuel for the arsenal. Over the past two years, according to intelligence and military experts familiar with its operations, Dimona has taken on a new, equally secret role as a critical testing ground in a joint American and Israeli effort to undermine Iran s efforts to make a bomb of its own.
The Dimona complex in the Negev desert is famous as the heavily guarded heart of Israel s never-acknowledged nuclear...

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15 Jan 2011

Why A Kickboxing Champion Became An Israeli Spy Â

This week Iranian authorities, supporting their claim of an Israeli plot --- including the assassination of Iranian scientists --- to undermine the regime, put Majid Jamali Fash on national television. Fash dutifully confessed to worked for Israeli's intelligence service Mossad, receiving training overseas before returning to Iran to carry out nefarious plots.
This week Iranian authorities, supporting their claim of an Israeli plot --- including the assassination of Iranian...

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11 Jan 2011

Iran claims Mossad link to scientist’s death

Iran's intelligence chief today claimed that more than 10 people arrested in connection with the killing of a nuclear physicist last year were linked to Israeli spy agency the Mossad. Heidar Moslehi revealed few new details to bolster the claim, made a day earlier, that Tehran's investigation into the killing had led its agents to infiltrate the Mossad
Iran's intelligence chief today claimed that more than 10 people arrested in connection with the killing of a nuclear...

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