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Israel sees narrowing window for attack on Iran

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:11:23 +0000

Officials are quietly conceding that new international sanctions targeting Iran's suspect nuclear program, while welcome, are further constraining Israel's ability to take military action — just as a window of opportunity is closing because Tehran is moving more of its installations underground….
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Israel's fears of a nuclear Iran

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:21:32 +0000

Israelis weigh up the threat from Iran's nuclear programme…
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Anti-US Chants as Slain Iran Nuclear Expert Buried – TIME

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:41:20 +0000

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Anti-US Chants as Slain Iran Nuclear Expert Buried
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US Refuses to Co-Opt Israel to a Military Strike against Iran

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:24:25 +0000

The US and Israel, while bound tightly by military bonds, are at loggerheads over Iran. The Obama administration wants to cut Israel out of military action against Iran’s nuclear sites and prevent it hitting back for an Iranian reprisal. Israel is withholding a commitment to abstain from striking Iran unilaterally.

Two US aircraft carriers opposite Iran, 15,000 troops in Kuwait

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:03:49 +0000

US President Barack Obama is busy aligning Middle East allies with the next US steps on Iran. Contributing to the mounting sense in Washington of an approaching US-Iranian confrontation, the Pentagon is substantially building up its combat power around Iran, stationing nearly 15,000 troops in Kuwait – two Army infantry brigades and a helicopter unit – and keeping two aircraft carriers in the region.

Iran’s Ali Larijani told Turkish leaders in Ankara that his country is prepared to take on any attacks and may go public on a nuclear weapon.

Turkey halts Iranian arms corridor to Syria, balks at nuclear Iran

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:48:11 +0000

When IDF Military Intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi accused Iran and Hizballah Wednesday, Jan. 11of of supplying Bashar Assad with arms for suppressing protest, Turkey had just closed the Iranian corridor carrying those arms through its territory after its contribution to the Syrian army’s success in beating down Hama, Homs and Idlib. debkafile discloses that Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also warned Tehran that Ankara would not tolerate a nuclear Iran. It would retaliate by posting NATO troops on the Iranian border.

Iran Sentences US Man to Death for Spying

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:13:26 +0000

According to Reuters, the Iran Revolutionary Court has sentenced an American-Iranian man to death for reportedly spying for the CIA. This move could likely aggravate the tension between Iran and the US, which is already high due to the Tehran …

Chinas Wen to visit key Mideast energy powers

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:02:58 +0000

Announcement comes amid signs Beijing wants to expand options in face of US sanctions on Iran.

Iran plans one-kiloton underground nuclear test in 2012

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:55:25 +0000

Tehran plans an underground test of a one-kiloton nuclear device during 2012, debkafile reports. Underground facilities are under construction in great secrecy behind the clamor raised by the start of advanced uranium enrichment at Iran’s fortified Fordo bunker-site. Yet, according to a Tel Aviv University think tank scenario, Israel is resigned to a nuclear Iran and would accept a US defense pact instead of retaliating. debkafile’s Washington sources refute this:

Ex-adviser: Obama ready to strike to stop Iran

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:50:51 +0000

Dennis Ross, the US president’