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...
Israeli DM, FM Cancel US Speeches to Avoid Debate on Iran
Israeli DM, FM Cancel US Speeches to Avoid Debate on Iran | Netanyahu seeks ‘low profile’ amid call for more sanctions
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...
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...
Reports Tie Mossad, MeK to Deadly Iran Military Blast
Reports Tie Mossad, MeK to Deadly Iran Military Blast | Blast that killed 17 ‘sabotage,’ claim sources
Netanyahu Faults IAEA Report on Iran as Not Accusatory Enough
Netanyahu Faults IAEA Report on Iran as Not Accusatory Enough | Complains ‘only things that could be proven were written’
Israeli Defense Minister Cheers Deadly Iran Blast, Says More Would Be ‘Desirable’
Israeli Defense Minister Cheers Deadly Iran Blast, Says More Would Be ‘Desirable’ | Iranian military says blast ‘an accident’
Iranian Parliament Tells Govt to Reduce IAEA Cooperation
Iranian Parliament Tells Govt to Reduce IAEA Cooperation | Speaker says IAEA has become ‘political tool’ of US
Clinton Demands Iranian Response on IAEA
Iran must respond to the U.N. report suggesting it may have a clandestine nuclear weapons program, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said at a Pacific Rim summit in Hawaii. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report this week cobbling together...
Hezbollah Leader: Attack on Iran Would Start Regional War
Hezbollah Leader: Attack on Iran Would Start Regional War | Also warns against Western intervention in Syria