The Guardian | Drawing a Line on Syria, US Keeps Eye on Iran Policy New York Times WASHINGTON — As the Obama administration makes a case for punitive airstrikes on the Syrian government, its strongest card in the view of some supporters of a military response may be the need to send a message to another country: Iran. If the United ... For Syria's sake, end Iran's isolation Sources: Internal dissent in Iran rising over the growing Syria turmoil Video Shows Iran's Ex-President Criticizing Damascus Over Chemical Attack |
ABC News | Iran is Key to Obama's Case For Syria Strikes ABC News Iran has increasingly become one of the Obama administration's top talking points in the case for military action against Syria. “Iran is hoping you look the other way,” Secretary of State John Kerry bluntly told members of the Senate Foreign Relations ... US inaction would embolden Iran, N.Korea Congress debates Syria strike || Hagel: Refusal to act on Syria would ... US inaction would send bad message to Iran, N.Korea: Kerry |
Syria celebrates Obama's “retreat,” Israel worries of Iran implications. The Slatest A Syrian state-run newspaper did not mince words Sunday, writing in a front-page editorial that President Obama's decision to seek congressional authorization for a military strike amounted to a “retreat” by the United States. "Obama announced ... Obama's strategy to urge Congress about Syria centers on Iran, Israel Israel fears being left alone to counter Iran nuclear programme Attack Syria, Talk to Iran |
Business Insider | Iran Unveils New Warship Ahead of Potential Syria Strike Washington Free Beacon The Iranian Navy unveiled on Tuesday a new warship equipped with “advanced weapons and radar systems” and warned that Israel would be the “main loser” if America decides to launch a military strike in Syria, according to regional media reports. Iranian ... As Tensions Rise In Middle East, Iran Claims To Have Overhauled A Warship Iran tests new radar system Iran testing new naval long range radar system |
The Guardian | Syria: William Hague snubs Labour call to include Iran in peace talks The Guardian The foreign secretary, William Hague, has rejected Labour calls for Iran to be included in Syrian peace talks, saying the Iranian regime was actively engaged in assisting widespread murder by the Assad regime, and had not yet expressed support for a ... |
Commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warns US over attack against Syria Fox News TEHRAN, Iran – A senior commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards is warning the United States against attacking Syria, saying such a move would be a "dangerous mistake." Gen. Hossein Salami, acting commander of the Guards told a group of ... |
Town Hall | Kerry lobbies Senate on Syria: 'Iran is hoping you look the other way' Jerusalem Post President Barack Obama's national security team made their case publicly on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, arguing in front of sympathetic senators why an attack on Bashar Assad's regime in Syria is both a moral and strategic imperative. Senator Robert ... We Must Bomb Syria to Save Civilians From – Err – to Frighten Iran! Obama has strengthened 'red line' against Iran Latest on Syria: Obama backs intervention, Iran reacts, and more |
The Guardian | Iran's chemical weapon survivors show twin horrors of WMD and sanctions The Guardian Ahmad, a survivor of chemical warfare during the Iran–Iraq war of 1980-88, has already had more than 50 operations on his eyes. He uses multiple inhalers every day to alleviate the pain from his lungs, 60% of which were burned, and he takes a multitude ... |
Iran Weighs Heavily In Debate Over Syria NPR A lot of the debate over Syria is actually a debate about Syria's ally Iran. If the U.S. does strike, could Iran retaliate against the U.S. or its ally Israel? For more, Steve Inskeep talks to Scott Peterson, of The Christian Science Monitor, who is in ... |
Iran, North Korea, other genocidal maniacs know what Obama's punt means Fox News (blog) As the scheduled time for President Obama's address on Syria came and went Saturday, reporters in the Rose Garden could see him through the Oval Office windows, talking on the telephone. He was probably talking to political guru David Axelrod about the ... |