Israel’s Barak Steps Back From ‘Iran Gaffe’

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has had to back down from statements he made on U.S. television on Tuesday that made him seem to empathize with Iran's alleged quest for nuclear weapons. On PBS's Charlie Rose show, when asked if he would "want a nuclear weapon"...

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Senator Proposes New Sanctions on Iran’s Central Bank

Senator Mark Kirk (R., Ill.) proposed additional economic sanctions on Iran on Thursday aimed at crippling the country’s central bank and stifling the Iranian economy. One of the bill’s top supporters, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), said, “Critics [of the sanctions] argued...

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Panetta Defends Administration on Iraq ‘Pullout’

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta faced criticism during testimony in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee over the failure to get Iraqis to agree to an extended U.S. military presence in the country. U.S. pressure to have Iraq allow an extension of U.S. troop...

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Bahrain Says Iran-Backed Terror Attack Foiled

Authorities in Bahrain claim they have arrested an Iran-backed terror cell that was planning to attack Bahraini and Saudi government targets and a bridge that connects both countries. Bahraini leaders have long sought to characterize the pro-democracy uprising as an...

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