Bloomberg | US Plans Bomb Sales in Gulf to Counter Iran Wall Street Journal Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in black, joins military officials for a graduation ceremony on Thursday. The proposed sale to the United Arab Emirates would vastly expand the existing capabilities of the country's air force to target ... Attack on Iran Facilities Would Only Delay Nuclear Program, Panetta Says IAEA Report Alters Iran Nuclear Debate China: Iran's New Best Friend |
ABC News | Obama's Influential Mideast Envoy to Resign New York Times WASHINGTON — Dennis B. Ross, a seasoned diplomat who has been one of President Obama's most influential advisers on Iran and the Middle East, announced Thursday that he would leave the White House, at a time when Israeli-Palestinian ... Top Middle East adviser to Obama to step down Obama's Top Middle East Adviser to Quit Ross to leave White House, rejoin Washington Institute |
Fars News Agency | Supreme Leader Vows Iran's Tough Response to Aggressions Fars News Agency "Iran is not a nation to sit still and just observe threats from fragile materialist powers which are being eaten by worms from inside," Ayatollah Khamenei told students at a Tehran military college on Thursday. "Anyone who harbors any thought of ... Iran Continuing on Nuclear Path Nations Diverge on Pressing Iran Iran vows to counter US or Israeli strike with 'iron fist' |
Santorum: Iran 'must be stopped' CNN (blog) Rick Santorum offered a robust defense of Israel and faulted presidents Bush and Obama for their dealings with Iran in a minutely-detailed foreign-policy speech Thursday. His comments came after a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said ... Rick Santorum Calls for a 'Preemptive Strike' if Iran Is Developing Nuclear ... |
The Associated Press | Nuclear smuggler or kidnapped Iranian businessman? The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 US crackdown on illicit trade with Iran. ... Nuclear smuggler or kidnapped Iranian businessman? |
Iran to women: No skiing unless with a male guardian Washington Post (blog) Iranian women perform their Eid al-Fitr prayer at Imam Square in the city of Isfahan. There is a strict dress code in Iran, though it has been ignored on the ski slopes. (Vahid Salemi/AP) A police circular, reported Thursday on the pro-government ... Iran to women: Can't ski without male guardian |
Reuters | Oil price surge on jitters over Iran Channel News Asia The prospect of sanctions against Iran hitting the country's energy sector provided one upward drive on prices. "We are still responding to chatter about a potential conflict in the Middle East," said Bart Melek of TD Securities. ... Oil Increases a Sixth Day as Iran Nuclear Work Poses Supply Risk MARKET WATCH: Oil prices rise on Iran nuclear work reports Iran worries spark fears of $200-a-barrel oil |
New York Times | Meanwhile in the general election: DNC hits Mitt Romney on Iran op-ed Politico Just in from the Democratic National Committee is this sharp attack on Mitt Romney, pushing back on the GOP front-runner's op-ed today on Iran by digging into Romney's investments: Fact Check – Mitt Romney's Iran Op-Ed Please see below a Statement from ... Romney Shifts Stance on 'Military Action' Against Iran DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Romney's claims are "fabrication" of Obama ... Lindsay: Dismaying foreign policy answers at GOP debate |
Foreign Policy (blog) | The Middle East Channel: Iran supports Assad (but not at any cost) Foreign Policy (blog) Talk to Iranian diplomats in Damascus and they will tell you that the late Syrian President Hafez Assad advised his son Bashar in his will that he could always rely on Iranians, but that he should never trust Arab leaders. True or not, Tehran's current ... Hezbollah, Iran Could Abandon Assad in Syria Syria, Iran and Middle East latest - live updates Top US official: Assad's ouster is 'inevitable' |
Panel Addresses Iran Nuclear Capabilities FrontPage Magazine Just hours before the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna released its much awaited report confirming Iran's “development of a nuclear explosive device,” this very topic was vigorously addressed at a forum at the 92nd Street Y on ... |