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Category: Iran
U.S. Won’t Allow Iran to Block Gulf
From Reuters: The United States will not allow Iran to block the Gulf, which carries crude from the world’s largest oil exporting region, and would defend its ships in the waterway, the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday.
Preparing the Battlefield
Seymour Hersh in the New Yorker: Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran, according to current and former military, intelligence, and congressional sources. These operations, for which the President sought up to four hundred million dollars, were described in a Presidential [...]
McGovern: Iran Attack Coming Soon
In a new editorial published by AntiWar.com, former CIA officer Ray McGovern states that he believes “a perfect storm seems to be gathering in late summer or early fall,” when the Bush administration and allies in Israel will launch attacks against Iran.
Bush’s New Poodle?
Looks like Bush has found his new poodle. Bush, French president criticize Iran, Syria
Israel: No Alternative But to Attack Iran
From Breitbart: An Israeli deputy prime minister on Friday warned that Iran would face attack if it pursues what he said was its nuclear weapons programme.
Iran and the U.S. Election
An article from ISN: By Paul Rogers for openDemocracy (06/06/08)
Condi and Miliband Warn Iran Over Nuclear Program
Waiting for the IAEA report…….. David Miliband, Foreign Secretary, and Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State, have stepped up warnings to Iran to come clean about its nuclear programmes soon or face new sanctions.
Bush Administration Denies Comments About Attacking Iran
The White House on Tuesday flatly denied an Army Radio report that claimed US President George W. Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term. It said that while the military option had not been taken off the table, the Administration preferred to resolve concerns about Iran’s push for a nuclear weapon [...]
Weapons Not From Iran Afterall
In a sharp reversal of its longstanding accusations against Iran arming militants in Iraq , the US military has made an unprecedented albeit quiet confession: the weapons they had recently found in Iraq were not made in Iran at all.
Iraq Backs Off Accusations Against Iran
“information based on speculation” Guess all those accusations Petraeus and Co. are making are “speculation. They keep saying they have proof……another lie. The Iraqi government seemed to distance itself from U.S. accusations towards Iran Sunday saying it would not be forced into conflict with its Shiite neighbor. And Prime Minister Nouri [...] |
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