Al-Qaeda’s relationship with the government of Iran was openly hostile as revealed by recently declassified documents, contrary to hysterical and baseless American claims of an Iran-Qaeda connection. In an attempt to incriminate the Iranian regime and rally support for war, several of America’s most hawkish leaders and commentators have repeatedly recycled the unsubstantiated claim that [...]
Israeli DM: Early Elections Won’t Stall Iran War | Netanyahu moves to dissolve Knesset
America’s provocative deployment of advanced F-22 higher jets to the United Arab Emirates endangers the region, Iran said on Tuesday. “We do not in any way approve the presence of foreign forces in the region. We advise the regional countries against providing a basis for their presence,” the Islamic republic’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ramin Mehmanparast [...]
Israeli DM: All Options on the Table Against Iran | Terms Iran an ‘existential threat’ to Israel
The second round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the six major world powers, scheduled for May 23 in Baghdad, will be productive but are unlikely to resolve all issues, said an Iranian official on Monday. The first round of talks between Iran and the P5+1 grouping comprising the five permanent UN Security Council members plus [...]
The Sunni Arab regimes of the Persian Gulf have engaged in military exercises this week while drawing attention to disputed Iranian islands in the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to ratchet up pressure on the Shiite Islamic Republic. The exercises, carried out by the Peninsula Shield Force of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), are titled [...]
Talk of Early Israeli Elections Distracts from Iran War Debate | Hints at vote shift domestic focus in media
Former Israeli Officials Speaking Out Against Rush to Iran War | Olmert: Definitely not time to attack Iran
Panetta, Barak Aim to Stoke Fears About Iran | Israeli military chief’s statement shrugged off in latest comments
Iran’s official news agency has reported that a deal may be in the works for Iran to agree to an additional protocol of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) which would allow UN inspectors to make immediate, impromptu visits to Iran’s nuclear sites. The official quoted, Iran’s ambassador to Moscow, Reza Sajjadi, also said a deal might include Iran halting expansion of [...]
