U.S. military officials have told CNN that Navy and Coast Guard vessels in the Persian Gulf have recently been "harassed" by Iranian vessels twice earlier this month. The incidents occurred on January 6, according to an anonymous senior U.S. military official. In the...
The Pentagon has quietly surged combat troops and warships in U.S. bases throughout the Middle East after the top American commander in the region warned that he needed additional forces to counter rising potential threats, including Iran. Marine Corps Gen. James...
Iran said on Saturday it has evidence that the latest assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist was orchestrated, at least in part, by the Washington and the CIA. The Iranian nuclear scientist, 32-year old Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, was killed on Tuesday by a magnetic...
U.S. defense leaders are increasingly concerned that Israel will take military action against Iran despite U.S. objections and are beefing up U.S. facilities in the region in case of a regional conflict, according to the Wall Street Journal. President Barack Obama,...
Russia: Attack on Iran a ‘Direct Threat to Our Security’ | Russian officials oppose Iran embargo, war
France: West ‘Out of Options’ on Iran | Rules out war or concessions
A European Union oil embargo on Iran, pushed stringently by the United States, is likely to be delayed for six months to let economically troubled countries such as Greece, Italy and Spain find alternative supplies, according to an EU official. The harsh sanctions on...
Unemployment and Rising Prices: The Face of Iran Sanctions | Sanctions harm private industry, leave populace seeking govt aid
Former Bush administration ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton said in an interview on Fox News on Thursday that economic sanctions on Iran and assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists are "half-measures" and that bombing Iran is a better option. "Half-measures like...
Iran is outraged at the recent assassination of its nuclear scientists, but lacks the political leverage to do anything about it diplomatically and the military and intelligence capacity to defend itself. Tehran urged the U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General...
