Panetta: Iran Attack Is On the Table
"All options" are on the table when it comes to preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon—including military force, Leon Panetta said today during a trip to Israel. Panetta said force was a last...
View ArticleNetanyahu: Iran's Nukes 'Dwarf' Other Threats
Syria descending into civil war, the Arab Spring, instability in Egypt—the Middle East is full of uncertainties that threaten Israel, but all of them are "dwarfed" by Iran's nuclear threat, said...
View ArticleIran: Israel Won't Actually Launch 'Stupid' Attack
Israel keeps talking about attacking Iran, but Iran says it's not exactly sweating it, AFP reports. "Even if some officials in the illegitimate regime [Israel] want to carry out such a stupid action,...
View Article4 in Germany Accused of Sending Iran Nuclear Parts
Iran may have been getting some help with its nuclear reactor plans from four guys in Germany. The men have been arrested and are accused of breaking the embargo prohibiting Germans from trading...
View ArticleUS Peeved as UN Chief Heads to Iran
Iran is hosting a party for 120 countries next week—and UN chief Ban Ki-moon announced yesterday that he's going, reports the New York Times . Ban's decision to attend the summit of the Cold War-era...
View ArticleIran Accelerating Nuclear Work: Report
Negotiations related to Iran's nuclear program are nearly dead in their tracks; the same can't be said of the country's nuclear progress, according to a soon-to-be-released report by international...
View ArticleAngered by Egypt, Syrians Storm Out of Summit
Egypt's new president arrived in Iran today for a historic visit, the AP reports—and he promptly sparked a walkout at the Nonaligned Movement Summit. Mohamed Morsi, the first Egyptian leader to visit...
View ArticleIsrael PM 'Blew Up' at US Ambassador Over Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clashed angrily with the American ambassador to Israel over US policy on Iran, according to a lawmaker who was present at the late August meeting. "It was...
View ArticleAttacking Iran Would Take How Many Planes?
If Washington does bomb Iran's nuclear facilities, we're not talking about a few fighter jets speeding by for quick sorties, reports Wired . The mission would require more than 100 planes and...
View ArticleObama Has Abandoned Israel
Here are a few of the ways Charles Krauthammer describes President Obama's policy on Iran in today's Washington Post : "incoherent," "in shambles," "beyond feckless," and "knowingly and obviously...
View ArticleOfficial: Blasts Targeted Iran Nuclear Sites
Two explosions targeted power supplies to Iran's main uranium enrichment sites, according to an Iranian official who indicated the blasts were the work of Western "terrorists." One of the explosions...
View ArticleAhmadinejad: In 'New Order,' We'll All Be Equal
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued his media blitz yesterday, giving the AP an interview in which he touched on all the usual topics: Israel, Iran's nuclear ambitions, Syria. The subject closest to his...
View ArticleNetanyahu Will Push UN for Iran 'Red Line'
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had his turn in front of the UN General Assembly yesterday, and today is Benjamin Netanyahu's. The Israeli prime minister will press for a "clear red line" on Iran and its nuclear...
View ArticleNetanyahu: Iran Could Have Bomb Next Summer
Benjamin Netanyahu made good on his promise to demand that the world draw a "clear red line" to stop Iran's nuclear weapons program, reports AP . In his speech at the UN today, the Israeli leader: Said...
View ArticleNetanyahu, Barak Feud Over US
Mitt Romney isn't the only one making political hay out of the rift between Barack Obama and Israel. People loyal to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say his defense minister—and longtime...
View ArticleFeeling the Heat? Iran Floats 9-Point Plan to Stop Nukes
Iran is pushing a new nine-point plan to stop enriching uranium, but the US views the terms as so ridiculous—sanctions go away with little guarantee that Tehran will make good on the promise—that it...
View ArticleUS, Iran Agree to 1st Direct Nuclear Talks
Tehran and Washington have agreed to the first-ever direct talks about Iran's nuclear program, but only after Nov. 6—because Iran insists on meeting with a newly elected president, the New York Times...
View ArticleNetanyahu Made 2010 Request to Prep Iran Attack
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak in 2010 requested that the military position itself to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, according to an Israeli TV report. But the order...
View ArticleUS Steps up Spying on Iran Nuke Reactor
Concerned over fuel rods that were unexpectedly discharged in October, the US has increased spying on Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor, officials tell the Wall Street Journal . Spent fuel from Bushehr...
View ArticleIran: OK, We'll Talk Nukes Again
The latest Iran/six-nation talks over the country's nuclear program failed in June , leading to tough sanctions. But Iran is now ready to resume talks once more, says Saeed Jalili, Iran's top nuclear...
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