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1 Jan 2012

Obama signs into law bill imposing Iran banking sanctions

U.S. President Barack Obama signed a sweeping defense funding bill on Saturday that includes new sanctions on financial institutions dealing with Iran's central bank, but cited concerns about sections that expand the U.S. military's authority over terrorism suspects and limit his powers in foreign affairs.
U.S. President Barack Obama signed a sweeping defense funding bill on Saturday that includes new sanctions on financial...
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30 Dec 2011

Cyberbomb That Hit Iran Was 1 Of 5 Weapons, Researchers Say

The Stuxnet virus that last year damaged Iran's nuclear program was likely one of at least five cyber weapons developed on a single platform whose roots trace back to 2007, according to new research from Russian computer security firm Kaspersky Lab. Security experts widely believe that the United States and Israel were behind Stuxnet, though the two nations have officially declined to comment on the matter.
The Stuxnet virus that last year damaged Iran's nuclear program was likely one of at least five cyber weapons developed...
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30 Dec 2011

Iran Regime Change, Invasion, Occupation Recolonization Is Imminent

War drums are beating louder and louder in America against Iran. The din and decibel are rising and getting louder. Preparatory steps are being taken irreversibly as the onset of invasion and occupation of Iran is becoming more and more apparent and its imminence glaringly clear. It is rather unmistakable. Public pronouncements by political and military leaders in the United States have been elevated to a-no-going-back sorts of, no retreat, no surrender. A blockade in the name of continuing sanctions against Iran, is about to occur, and Iranian political and military leaders are declaring any such contemplated action, as an act of war, and, such a blockade by America against Iran, Is Act of War, under International Law
War drums are beating louder and louder in America against Iran. The din and decibel are rising and getting louder....
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30 Dec 2011

US warns Iran against closing oil route

The US has strongly warned Iran against closing a vital Gulf waterway, after Iran threatened to choke off traffic through the Strait of Hormuz if the US imposes sanctions targeting the country's crude exports. The increasingly heated exchange raises new tensions in a standoff that has the potential to prompt military reprisals and push up oil prices to levels harmful to an already fragile global economy.
The US has strongly warned Iran against closing a vital Gulf waterway, after Iran threatened to choke off traffic...
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28 Dec 2011

Iran opens trial of US man who ‘confessed’ to CIA plot

Iran has begun the trial of an American man of Iranian descent accused of being a CIA spy, according to local media. In the hearing, prosecutors cited a "confession" from Amir Mirzai Hekmati aired on state TV earlier this month, the semi-official Fars news agency reports. A lawyer for the 28-year-old rejected the allegations, Fars said. The US say he has been falsely accused and have called for his release
Iran has begun the trial of an American man of Iranian descent accused of being a CIA spy, according to local media. In...
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espionage, political prisoners, usa
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25 Dec 2011

Nuke expert: Time to attack Iran

The truth is that a military strike intended to destroy Iran s nuclear program, if managed carefully, could spare the region and the world a very real threat and dramatically improve the long-term national security of the United States," Matthew Kroenig, a nuclear security expert at the Council on Foreign Relations who served as a strategist under Defense Secretary Robert Gates, said in an article published by Foreign Affairs Magazine.
The truth is that a military strike intended to destroy Iran s nuclear program, if managed carefully, could spare the...
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24 Dec 2011

US sets bounty for Iran-based al Qaeda financier

Washington: The United States on Thursday announced it was establishing a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to Yasin al-Suri, who it accused of operating from Iran as a facilitator and financier for al Qaeda
Washington: The United States on Thursday announced it was establishing a reward of up to $10 million for information...
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22 Dec 2011

Iran ends 2011 with a blaze of intelligence

The appearance on Iranian state TV on Sunday of alleged Central Intelligence Agency spy Amir Hekmati is yet another twist in a string of apparent Iranian counter-intelligence successes at the expense of US espionage. The 28-year old Arizona-born man of Iranian origin has been accused by Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) of trying to feed disinformation to the ministry with a view to gaining a foothold on the outer reaches of the MOIS. A former member of the United States Marines Corps, Hekmati was apparently detained in September. News of his detention was released just days ago. This apparent counter-intelligence success comes on the heels of the capture of the ultra-secret US RQ-170 Sentinel drone
The appearance on Iranian state TV on Sunday of alleged Central Intelligence Agency spy Amir Hekmati is yet another...
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19 Dec 2011

Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, Alleged CIA Spy, Reportedly Confesses On Iran TV

Iran's state TV broadcast video of a young man Sunday it claimed was a CIA spy who sought to infiltrate Iran's secret services. The TV identified the man, apparently in his late 20s, as Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, an American-Iranian who received special training and served at U.S. military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan before heading to Iran for his alleged intelligence mission.
Iran's state TV broadcast video of a young man Sunday it claimed was a CIA spy who sought to infiltrate Iran's secret...
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19 Dec 2011

Iran TV Shows Suspected U.S. Spy ‘Confessing’

Iran's state TV broadcast video of a young man Sunday it claimed was a CIA spy who sought to infiltrate Iran's secret services. The TV identified the man, apparently in his late 20s, as Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, an American-Iranian who received special training and served at U.S. military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan before heading to Iran for his alleged intelligence mission.
Iran's state TV broadcast video of a young man Sunday it claimed was a CIA spy who sought to infiltrate Iran's secret...
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17 Dec 2011

European Sources: CIA Spy Satellite Blinded by Iran

According to a European intelligence source, Iran shocked Western intelligence agencies in an unreported incident that took place sometime in the past two years, when it managed to "blind a CIA spy satellite by aiming a laser burst quite accurately".
According to a European intelligence source, Iran shocked Western intelligence agencies in an unreported incident that...
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16 Dec 2011

Will Iraq Debacle Prevent Iran War

Neoconservatives are livid over President Obama s declaration that the Iraq War is over, fearing that its disastrous outcome will undercut plans for a new war with Iran. But Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich says, if elected, he stands ready to join Israel in invading Iran, Robert Parry reports
Neoconservatives are livid over President Obama s declaration that the Iraq War is over, fearing that its disastrous...
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13 Dec 2011

US asks Iran to return downed drone

The US has asked Iran to return a downed surveilance drone. The request came during a Washington press conference by President Barack Obama about the end of US occupation in Iraq. "We have asked for it back. We'll see how the Iranians respond," Obama said on Monday during a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after the two met at the White House. General Hossein Salami, deputy head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, was quoted on Sunday as saying the drone woud not be returned as it was seeking "vital" intelligence about Iran for the US.
The US has asked Iran to return a downed surveilance drone. The request came during a Washington press conference by...
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8 Dec 2011

Iran shows film of captured US drone

Iranian TV has shown the first video footage of an advanced US drone aircraft that Tehran says it downed near the Afghan border. The film was captioned "RQ170 - advanced US spy plane" and carried on the Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran Network 1 channel. The images show Iranian military officials inspecting the aircraft, which appears to be largely undamaged.
Iranian TV has shown the first video footage of an advanced US drone aircraft that Tehran says it downed near the Afghan...
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7 Dec 2011

Why is US Playing Crash-and-Tell Over Its Drone

Why are the overseers of Washington's secret missions so eager to play crash-and-tell? -- A starting point: was this an attempt to head off Iran s inevitable showreel of pictures if it has recovered a highly-prized CIA drone? If so, it represents a failure --- so far --- by US intelligence agencies and their political masters, miscalculating Iran s ability --- or readiness --- to put out the images. Instead, it was one of the Americans who blurted out that the RQ-170 had been taken "largely intact", with eager American rivals and enemies awaiting the revelation of details of an elusive technology
Why are the overseers of Washington's secret missions so eager to play crash-and-tell? -- A starting point: was this an...
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7 Dec 2011

Drone Crash in Iran Reveals Secret U.S. Surveillance Bid

The stealth C.I.A. drone that crashed deep inside Iranian territory last week was part of a stepped-up surveillance program that has frequently sent the United States' most hard-to-detect drone into the country to map suspected nuclear sites, according to foreign officials and American experts who have been briefed on the effort.
The stealth C.I.A. drone that crashed deep inside Iranian territory last week was part of a stepped-up surveillance...
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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...
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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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2 Dec 2011

US Senate passes sanctions on Iran central bank

The US Senate has unanimously approved economic sanctions on Iran targeting the country's oil industry, despite warnings the move could backfire. The measures, passed by 100 votes to nil, would ban foreign firms from doing business with the Iranian central bank. Before it can become law, it must be approved by the House and President Barack Obama, who is sceptical.
The US Senate has unanimously approved economic sanctions on Iran targeting the country's oil industry, despite warnings...
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1 Dec 2011

Germany Probes If Iran Pondering Attacks

German prosecutors are investigating information authorities received that Iran has been planning attacks on American targets inside the country, but has no indication of anything in the works, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
German prosecutors are investigating information authorities received that Iran has been planning attacks on American...
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1 Dec 2011

A proxy war between Iran and the U.S.

Many observers regard religious differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia as the core cause of the deep tensions between them. They are wrong. Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are as Sunni as the Saudi leaders, yet both are strategic allies of Islamic Iran. The conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia is in fact a proxy war between Iran and the U.S., whereby Iran and the U.S./Saudi Arabia are at odds with one another literally in every country and regarding every dispute in the region.
Many observers regard religious differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia as the core cause of the deep tensions between...
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30 Nov 2011

Why the Concern Over the March Elections

Speaking at a seminar for public, revolutionary and military prosecutors on March 2 of this year, cleric Hossein Taeb said, "In addition to military and diplomatic measures, the Americans have devised three domestic plans to contain and control. Their hopes have been to get results by linking the (international) sanctions to the (domestic) targeted subsidies. But they failed. For this year, their plan is to first link the sanctions to the next round of targeted subsidies and thus create a new round of chaos. At the same time they want to increase the security threats and keep us engaged in greater security and law enforcement activities and thus exhaust ourselves. And (finally when the election time comes) then plan to launch their "velvet revolution."
Speaking at a seminar for public, revolutionary and military prosecutors on March 2 of this year, cleric Hossein Taeb...
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green movement, hard liners, sanctions, subsidy cuts, usa
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26 Nov 2011

Occupy Wall Street Members Express Solidarity With Political Prisoners In Iran

An Iranian activist and a student of anthropology at Yale University has launched Campaign99 to generate international solidarity with political prisoners in Iran. Ali Abdi is using the Occupy Wall Street movement to "introduce" to Americans and other Westerners those Iranians who have been jailed for their ideas, human rights work, and political activism.
An Iranian activist and a student of anthropology at Yale University has launched Campaign99 to generate international...
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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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21 Nov 2011

Iran may have supplied QaddafiÂ’s regime with chemical weapons

The Obama administration is probing whether Iran supplied the Libyan government of slain leader Muammar Qaddafi with hundreds of special artillery shells for chemical weapons that Libya kept secret for decades, the Washington Post reported on Monday citing U.S. officials.
The Obama administration is probing whether Iran supplied the Libyan government of slain leader Muammar Qaddafi with...
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21 Nov 2011

Dozens of U.S. spies captured in Lebanon and Iran

Dozens of spies working for the CIA were captured recently in Lebanon and Iran, current and former U.S. officials told The Associated Press and ABC News on Monday. The CIA's operations in Lebanon have been badly damaged after Hezbollah identified and captured a number of the U.S. spies, officials told The Associated Press.
Dozens of spies working for the CIA were captured recently in Lebanon and Iran, current and former U.S. officials told...
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21 Nov 2011

Iran Stays Away From Nuclear Talks

The United States and its allies are rolling out a new set of sanctions against Iran on Monday, with the country s central bank and petrochemical industry as targets. The move tightened the vise on Tehran after a United Nations report on its nuclear activities, but demonstrated the continued limitations to international pressure.
The United States and its allies are rolling out a new set of sanctions against Iran on Monday, with the country s...
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17 Nov 2011

If you lived in Iran, wouldn’t you want the nuclear bomb

Imagine, for a moment, that you are an Iranian mullah. Sitting crosslegged on your Persian rug in Tehran, sipping a cup of chai, you glance up at the map of the Middle East on the wall. It is a disturbing image: your country, the Islamic Republic of Iran, is surrounded on all sides by virulent enemies and regional rivals, both nuclear and non-nuclear.
Imagine, for a moment, that you are an Iranian mullah. Sitting crosslegged on your Persian rug in Tehran, sipping a cup...
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14 Nov 2011

Iran Propaganda 101: Nanodiamonds, Nukes, Western Officials , and The Washington Post

A classic case study in how information/propaganda --- choose the word according to your perspective --- circulates between Western governments, supportive media, and "think tanks"....
A classic case study in how information/propaganda --- choose the word according to your perspective --- circulates...
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11 Nov 2011

Leon Panetta warns against Iran strike

Military action against Iran could have "unintended consequences" in the region, the US defence secretary, Leon Panetta, said on Thursday, hours after Tehran warned that an attack against its nuclear sites would be met with "iron fists".
Military action against Iran could have "unintended consequences" in the region, the US defence secretary, Leon Panetta,...
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10 Nov 2011

Nuclear Smuggler Or Kidnapped Iranian Businessman

Amir Sairafi was an Iranian trader doing business in Dubai, the free-wheeling Middle East commerce hub. When he flew to Germany to take his oral exams for his master s degree, he ran into the U.S. crackdown on illicit trade with Iran.
Amir Sairafi was an Iranian trader doing business in Dubai, the free-wheeling Middle East commerce hub. When he flew to...
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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...
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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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5 Nov 2011

Iran boosts anti-U.S. rhetoric ahead of nuclear report

Iran marked the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy on Friday with burning flags and chants of "Death to America," escalating its anti-U.S. rhetoric ahead of the release of a pivotal U.N. report on its nuclear program.
Iran marked the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy on Friday with burning flags and chants of "Death to...
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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

Iran warns US to avoid clash over nuclear programme

Iran has warned the US not to set the two countries on a collision course over Tehran's nuclear enrichment programme, as diplomatic tensions reflected growing concern that the Middle East might be on the verge of new conflict.
Iran has warned the US not to set the two countries on a collision course over Tehran's nuclear enrichment programme, as...
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1 Nov 2011

Iran demands apology from US over Saudi ambassador ‘assassination plot’

Iran has raised the stakes in its row with the US over the alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to Washington by demanding an official apology from the Obama administration over the claim that Tehran was responsible.
Iran has raised the stakes in its row with the US over the alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to Washington by...
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29 Oct 2011

The IRGC Caught in the CIA’s Trap Â

Although there are people who consider the accusations of the US deceptive, the fact that the US and its supporters (Canada and the EU countries) have taken a position in less than ten days categorically shows the power of the US to mobilize its supporters. Without doubt, the power of the US in mobilizing world opinion against the Islamic Republic will not be enough. It is very likely that Saudi Arabia (which, based on US claims, is the victim of this incident) will encourage the Arab world to align with other US supporters.
Although there are people who consider the accusations of the US deceptive, the fact that the US and its supporters...
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27 Oct 2011

US reaches out to Iranians, warns Iran government

The Obama administration is setting up an Internet-based embassy to reach out to Iranians hoping to broaden their understanding of the United States, while at the same time studying new sanctions to raise the pressure on Iran s government over its disputed nuclear program and alleged ties to terrorism.
The Obama administration is setting up an Internet-based embassy to reach out to Iranians hoping to broaden their...
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27 Oct 2011

Washington Should Not Let the New Iran Crisis Go to Waste

Thus, the Obama White House has brought more pressure to bear on Iran than any other administration in the past three decades. As a Nobel peace laureate, President Obama should do everything in his power to avoid another unnecessary war. If the president continues to substitute and not complement diplomacy with sanctions, he is further marching down the road towards the inevitable worst outcome.
Thus, the Obama White House has brought more pressure to bear on Iran than any other administration in the past three...
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27 Oct 2011

Zakaria: How to deal with Iran’s nuclear future

Obama should return to his original approach and test the Iranians to see if there is any room for dialogue and agreement. Engaging with Iran, putting its nuclear program under some kind of supervision and finding areas of common interest (such as Afghanistan) would all be important goals....
Obama should return to his original approach and test the Iranians to see if there is any room for dialogue and...
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24 Oct 2011

Hillary Clinton Warns Iran to Keep Hands off Iraq After Pullout

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a fiery warning to Iran Sunday, demanding that the rogue country s leaders keep their hands off Iraq after the complete pullout of US troops this year.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a fiery warning to Iran Sunday, demanding that the rogue country s leaders...
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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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22 Oct 2011

How a War With Iran Could Start Accidentally

This February, a U.S. Navy P-3 Orion surveillance plane, on routine patrol over the Persian Gulf, drew some unwelcome attention. An Iranian aircraft made such a close pass that the American pilots reported that they could see the faces of their Iranian adversaries. The Pentagon was quickly notified of the near- collision.
This February, a U.S. Navy P-3 Orion surveillance plane, on routine patrol over the Persian Gulf, drew some unwelcome...
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21 Oct 2011

Turkey And Iran: The End Of The Affair

Tehran has reacted with anger and threats over Ankara s decision to allow NATO to deploy a radar as part of its antimissile system. Iran s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has condemned the decision, while senior Iranian military commanders and government officials have warned of consequences.
Tehran has reacted with anger and threats over Ankara s decision to allow NATO to deploy a radar as part of its...
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21 Oct 2011

Iran’s intelligence chief says there are holes in US claims of plot to kill Saudi diplomat

Iran's intelligence chief said Thursday there are holes in the U.S. allegations that Iranian agents plotted to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States, and dismissed the American claims as a 'foolish plot' nobody will believe.
Iran's intelligence chief said Thursday there are holes in the U.S. allegations that Iranian agents plotted to kill the...
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21 Oct 2011

Iran’s intelligence chief says there are holes in US claims of plot to kill Saudi diplomat

Iran's intelligence chief said Thursday there are holes in the U.S. allegations that Iranian agents plotted to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States, and dismissed the American claims as a 'foolish plot' nobody will believe.
Iran's intelligence chief said Thursday there are holes in the U.S. allegations that Iranian agents plotted to kill the...
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18 Oct 2011

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talks to Al Jazeera

The US has accused Iran of backing a $1.5mn hit on the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington, which it says it foiled with the arrest of an American-Iranian. "This plot was a flagrant violation of international and US law and a dangerous escalation of the Iranian government's long-standing use of political violence and sponsorship of terrorism," Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, said.
The US has accused Iran of backing a $1.5mn hit on the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington, which it says it foiled...
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18 Oct 2011

What Will U.S. Do About Iran?

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad telling Al Jazeera that he thinks the U.S. wants to go to war with Iran, but, as you heard, thinks that the economic situation is diverting the attention of the warmongers in the U.S
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad telling Al Jazeera that he thinks the U.S. wants to go to war with Iran, but, as...
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17 Oct 2011

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns U.S. over talk of retaliation

Iran s supreme leader warned the United States on Sunday that any measures taken against Tehran over an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington would elicit a "resolute" response.
Iran s supreme leader warned the United States on Sunday that any measures taken against Tehran over an alleged plot to...
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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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15 Oct 2011

Congress losing patience with Iran policy

Since disclosing an alleged Iranian assassination plot on Tuesday, the Obama administration has offered tough rhetoric when it comes to holding Tehran accountable. Officials have also announced a handful of new sanctions.
Since disclosing an alleged Iranian assassination plot on Tuesday, the Obama administration has offered tough rhetoric...
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14 Oct 2011

Militants Aided by Iran Fired at American Forces in Iraq

Militants trained and financed by Iran s Quds Force attacked United States forces in Iraq on Wednesday, American officials said, continuing a role they have played in recent years in a proxy war between the United States and Iran.
Militants trained and financed by Iran s Quds Force attacked United States forces in Iraq on Wednesday, American...
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12 Oct 2011

Iran Sees Terror Plot Accusation as Diversion From Wall Street Protests

Iran s leaders marshaled a furious formal rejection on Wednesday of the United States accusations that the Islamic republic had schemed to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, calling the case a cynical fabrication meant to vilify Iran and distract Americans from their own severe economic problems, highlighted by the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Iran s leaders marshaled a furious formal rejection on Wednesday of the United States accusations that the Islamic...
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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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12 Oct 2011

US to pressure Iran over ‘plot to kill Saudi envoy’

The US says it will increase international pressure on Iran, which it alleges is behind a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington. Two Iranians have been charged with conspiracy over what US officials said was a plan conceived and directed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The US says it will increase international pressure on Iran, which it alleges is behind a plot to kill the Saudi...
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12 Oct 2011

U.S. Accuses Iranians of Plotting to Kill Saudi Envoy

The United States on Tuesday accused Iranian officials of plotting to murder Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States in a bizarre scheme involving an Iranian-American used-car salesman who believed he was hiring assassins from a Mexican drug cartel for $1.5 million.
The United States on Tuesday accused Iranian officials of plotting to murder Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United...
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9 Oct 2011

Complex geopolitical relations between America and Iran

In theory, America and Iran are meant to be natural enemies, however, their relationship is very complex and sometimes both nations share a common vision in the realm of geopolitics. Yet to the outside world both nations do not trust each other and this is based on so-called tension and mutual loathing. However, do both nations really hate each other or are quotes taken out of context or do they have cultural meanings?
In theory, America and Iran are meant to be natural enemies, however, their relationship is very complex and sometimes...
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20 Sep 2011

US Again Slams Iran Over Nuclear Aims

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu criticized Iran Monday for its nuclear activities, accusing the Islamic Republic of "denial, deceit and evasion.'' Iran has moved some of its uranium enrichment operations to an underground bunker. The West fears it is a first step in building a core for a nuclear warhead.
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu criticized Iran Monday for its nuclear activities, accusing the Islamic Republic of...
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8 Sep 2011

Economic Sanctions On Iran Haven’t Been Enough

Ten years after Sept. 11, the Islamic Republic of Iran constitutes the most serious threat to American national security, and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is the world's most deadly terrorist organization.
Ten years after Sept. 11, the Islamic Republic of Iran constitutes the most serious threat to American national...
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2 Sep 2011

Iran and Syria: America’s Middle East pundits get it wrong (again)

For over 30 years, America's Iran 'experts' and Middle East pundits have characterized virtually every significant regional and internal Iranian development as a sure-to-be-fatal blow to the Islamic Republic. Their predictions have always been wrong. Now, unrest in Syria has brought out the usual suspects to forecast, once again, gloom and doom for Iran's current political order.
For over 30 years, America's Iran 'experts' and Middle East pundits have characterized virtually every significant...
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25 Aug 2011

JPMorgan fined for contravening Iran, Cuba sanctions

JPMorgan Chase Bank has been fined $88.3 million for contravening US sanctions against regimes in Iran, Cuba and Sudan, and the former Liberian government, the US Treasury Department announced Thursday.
JPMorgan Chase Bank has been fined $88.3 million for contravening US sanctions against regimes in Iran, Cuba and Sudan,...
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22 Aug 2011

US ‘disappointed’ by Iran hiker jail terms for spying

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is "deeply disappointed" by the jail terms given to two US citizens found guilty of spying in Iran. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were sentenced in Tehran on Saturday to three years for illegally entering Iran and five years for spying.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is "deeply disappointed" by the jail terms given to two US citizens found...
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13 Aug 2011

Iran Vies for Full Control of Iraq

The fact that some Kurdish and Iraqi parties are so reliant on Iran raises serious questions about whether America liberated Iraq or simply created another Iran. No other country has more influence and power over Iraq than Iran. America is supposed to have occupied Iraq, but Iranian soldiers are roaming freely in Iraq without anyone discussing a timetable for their withdrawal.
The fact that some Kurdish and Iraqi parties are so reliant on Iran raises serious questions about whether America...
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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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11 Aug 2011

US Senators urge sanctions on Iran finances

An overwhelming majority of the US Senate urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to impose "crippling sanctions" on Iran's financial system in a bid to hinder its suspect nuclear programme.
An overwhelming majority of the US Senate urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to impose "crippling sanctions" on...
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10 Aug 2011

Iran’s Ties to the Taliban

Today, the Taliban have evolved into a formidable armed organization fighting U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan. Ironically, the strategic interests of Tehran and Taliban have converged today, as each, independent of the other and for different reasons, oppose the presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan and demand their immediate and unconditional withdrawal.
Today, the Taliban have evolved into a formidable armed organization fighting U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan....
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8 Aug 2011

The mullahs’ mouthpiece in the US

For two decades, the policy of appeasement has dominated the relationship between the West and Iran. Realpolitik was top of the agenda as the Iranian regime s cronies in the U.S. cloaked as 'Iran experts' and analysts recommended offering incentives to the regime in Tehran in return for constructive coexistence with Iran.
For two decades, the policy of appeasement has dominated the relationship between the West and Iran. Realpolitik was top...
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2 Aug 2011

Mullen Claims Success in Curbing Iranian-Backed Attacks in Iraq

Attacks by insurgents using what American analysts say are advanced Iranian weapons have dropped significantly over the last few weeks, senior American military officials said Monday, citing a two-track campaign of allied raids on Iranian-backed militants and official Iraqi protests to Tehran.
Attacks by insurgents using what American analysts say are advanced Iranian weapons have dropped significantly over the...
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31 Jul 2011

How Iran And America Could Wind Up At War

Are Washington and Tehran headed for a showdown? For much of the past decade, conventional wisdom has held that Iran s dogged pursuit of a nuclear capability - carried out in spite of mounting pressure from the international community - will ultimately become a casus belli for Washington.
Are Washington and Tehran headed for a showdown? For much of the past decade, conventional wisdom has held that Iran s...
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28 Jul 2011

Treasury Accuses Iran of Aiding Al Qaeda

The Treasury Department on Thursday accused Iranian authorities of aiding Al Qaeda and said it was imposing financial sanctions on six people believed to be Qaeda operatives in Iran, Kuwait, Qatar and Pakistan.
The Treasury Department on Thursday accused Iranian authorities of aiding Al Qaeda and said it was imposing financial...
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