Confrontation? Iran’s New Naval Exercise to Coincide With US/Israeli Drill
• www.prisonplanet.comCheney’s office considered provoking war with Iran by launching false flag attack at sea
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Iran shrugs off EU oil ban
• www.telegraph.co.ukIran on Thursday played down the impact of new Western sanctions targeting its vital oil sector, after European diplomats said they have reached preliminary agreement on an EU oil ban from the Islamic republic.
Top 10 buyers of Iran's oil
• www.kippreport.comIran produces about 3.5 million barrels a day of crude with another 500,000 bpd of condensate, exporting about 2.6 million bpd of which 50,000 bpd is refined products, the International Energy Agency estimates.
EU agrees to embargo on Iranian crude
• www.reuters.com(Reuters) - European governments have agreed in principle to ban imports of Iranian oil, EU diplomats said on Wednesday, dealing a blow to Tehran that crowns new Western sanctions months before an Iranian election.
Closing Hormuz
• www.lewrockwell.com/Walter BlockThe closure of an international body of water is an act of war. If Iran implemented such a policy in the Strait of Hormuz, it would thus constitute an act of war. This is because in order to do so, this country would have to physically violate the ri
Iran Missile Drill Results Exaggerated, Images Photoshopped
• www.myfoxdc.comAt first, Iran claimed it had launched three long range missiles; a pronouncement at the end of ten days of war games in the Strait of Hormuz designed to test the patience of western nations as they weigh how to sanction Iran's oil exports.
U.S. says will continue to deploy warships in Persian Gulf despite Iranian threats
• www.haaretz.comDefense Department spokesman says U.S. Navy ‘committed to security and stability of region’; statement comes after Iran threatens retaliation against continued U.S. presence in Gulf.
Iran warns US carrier to stay out of Persian Gulf
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Santorum proposes bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities
• www.rawstory.comWhen asked by Meet The Press host David Gregory what he would do differently than President Barack Obama towards Tehran, Santorum was adamant in how aggressive he would be.
Softening Up Iran for the Final Attack
• www.prisonplanet.comThe covert war, which has seen increased U.S. drone activity over Iranian skies and an increase in suspicious explosions at Iranian military facilities, has been coupled with American support for destabilization efforts against all of Iran’s allies a
Mossad Chief: Iranian Nuclear Weapon Wouldn’t Be Existential Threat
• www.antiwar.comSpeaking at a meeting of top Israeli ambassadors in Jerusalem, Mossad chief Tamir Pardo rejected the notion that Iran, even if they were nuclear armed, constituted an “existential threat,” saying the term is being used “too freely.”
Iran tracks US aircraft carrier amid Strait of Hormuz tension
• www.msnbc.msn.comThe USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier is seen as it allegedly went "inside the manoeuvre zone" where Iranian ships are conducting 10 days of wargames in the Gulf, accoridng to Iranian officials.
Oil price climbs amid Iranian threat
• www.ft.comIran on Tuesday threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for a third of the world’s seaborne oil trade, if the west imposes oil sanctions on Tehran, causing a rise in oil prices.
Iran Threatens to Block Oil Shipments, as U.S. Prepares Sanctions
• New York TimesA senior Iranian official delivered a sharp threat in response to economic sanctions being readied by the US, saying his country would retaliate against any crackdown by blocking all oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for tran
Preparing to Attack Iran with Nuclear Weapons: "No Option can be taken off the Table."
• www.globalresearch.ca"When a US sponsored nuclear war becomes an "instrument of peace", condoned and accepted by the World's institutions and the highest authority, including the United Nations, there is no turning back: human society has indelibly been precipitated head
Iran Navy confirms military exercises underway off the Strait of Hormuz
• The Hals ReportTwo weeks ago a member of Iran’s parliament named Parviz Sarvari told the student news agency ISNA, “Soon we will hold a military maneuver on how to close the Strait of Hormuz. If the world wants to make the region insecure, we will make the world in
'Hormuz naval drill, message to West'
• www.presstv.irA senior Iranian lawmaker says the ongoing Velayat 90 naval drill aim to send a warning to the West that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed if Iran is threatened.
New Year Prediction: Israel and U.S. Will Attack Iran
• www.prisonplanet.comCBS News predicts Israel will attack Iran this year and the U.S. will participate.
Iranian woman to face death by stoning or hanging
• Yahoo! NewsAuthorities in Iran said Sunday they are again moving ahead with plans to execute a woman sentenced to death by stoning on an adultery conviction in a case that sparked an international outcry, but are considering death by hanging instead.
The Real Iran the US Doesnt Want You to See
• www.youtube.comIran has been antagonized by the western Media particularly the US media, most Americans do not even realize that Iran is not an arab country and is more secular than Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Nonetheless, arabs too have great rich culture and are l
The 'Iranian Schindler' who saved Jews from the Nazis
• www.bbc.co.ukThousands of Iranian Jews and their descendants owe their lives to a Muslim diplomat in wartime Paris, according to a new book. In The Lion's Shadow tells how Abdol-Hossein Sardari risked everything to help fellow Iranians escape the Nazis.
Panetta: Iran will not be allowed nukes
• www.cbsnews.comThe U.S. Secretary of Defense said Monday night that Iran will not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. In an interview, Leon Panetta, said despite the efforts to disrupt the Iranian nuclear program, the Iranians have reached a point where they ca
Why was this man in Vienna for the OPEC meeting?
• The Political CommentatorAustria, anti-Semitism, OPEC, Iran and Israel! A random list of five words or an intertwined grouping? If this was an aptitude test that asked the question which of the five words above did not belong, could any one of them be removed? More than o
Russian customs seize Iran-bound radioactive metal
• The Associated PressRussia's customs agency announced Friday it has seized pieces of radioactive metal from the luggage of an Iranian passenger bound for Tehran from one of Moscow's main airports.
How Maliki and Iran Outsmarted the US on Troop Withdrawal
• antiwar.comDefense Secretary Leon Panetta’s suggestion that the end of the U.S. troop presence in Iraq is part of a U.S. military success story ignores the fact that the George W. Bush administration and the U.S. military had planned to maintain a semi-permanen
Russia Seizes Radioactive Material En Route to Iran
• CNBC.ComThe Russian customs service said on Friday it had seized radioactive material found in the luggage of a passenger bound for Tehran at Moscow's Sheremetyevo international airport.
Exclusive: Iran hijacked US drone, says Iranian engineer
• Christian Science MonitorIn an exclusive interview, an engineer working to unlock the secrets of the captured RQ-170 Sentinel says they exploited a known vulnerability and tricked the US drone into landing in Iran.
Exclusive: Iran hijacked US drone, says Iranian engineer
• Christian Science MonitorIn an exclusive interview, an engineer working to unlock the secrets of the captured RQ-170 Sentinel says they exploited a known vulnerability and tricked the US drone into landing in Iran.
Iran US RQ-170 spy plane
• www.youtube.comIran: shot down advanced RQ-170 unmanned US spy plane, exclusive video
Fear, speculation in Iran over military strike
• www.reuters.comThe threat of military strikes on Iran has upturned the quiet and comfortable lives once enjoyed by many Iranians, ushering in a new era of struggle and fear.
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