Iran seizes Saudi fishing vessels: Fars news agency
• ReutersIran's coast guard has detained two Saudi fishing vessels after they entered Iranian waters, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
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Something Awful at Isfahan?
• arcleinAccording to the report, the edict calls on Isfahan's one-and-a-half million people to leave the city “because pollution has now reached emergency levels.”
Iran claims shooting down two US drones
• Prison PlanetIran on Wednesday said it had shot down two US-made RQ-11 reconnaissance drones in the past 15 months, adding to a ScanEagle drone and RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft it already claims to have captured.
Iran unveils new combat helicopter
• upi.comIran on the final day of naval combat exercises Wednesday announced the launch of its next generation of combat helicopters.
Obama signs law against Iran Latin America influence
• AFPThe Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act passed calling for the State Dept. to develop a strategy to “address Iran’s growing hostile presence and activity” in the region. The strategy is confidential and only accessible to lawmakers
Should We Bomb Iran to Save Money?
• The National Interest...there are substantial costs associated with a nuclear-armed Iran. Increasing tension in the region could certainly add to the security premium on Gulf oil.
Blogger's death stirs political hornet's nest in Iran
• http://www.reuters.com, By Babak DehghanpishehThere was little about Sattar Beheshti that made him stand out in a working-class suburb south of Tehran called Robat Karim.
Amash, Massie, Paul vote against Iran resolution
• Daily Paul.comH.R. 3783 Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012
UN Nuclear Chief: Alleged Iranian Weapons Testing Site May Not Contain Any Evidence
• antiwar.comYukiya Amano claims Iran may have cleaned up alleged evidence of weapons development at Parchin
Reality Check: Is Iran Really Plotting an Attack on U.S. Soil? 12/2/12
• http://www.youtube.com, BenSwannArchiveThe Obama Administration's Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, warned a Senate committee Tuesday about the new threat of Iran, that the country is now willing to step up aggression toward the west, and even willing to carry out terror a
All traces of Ahmadinejad's speech censored from United Nations website
• www.libertyfight.comAlbrecht, who happened to be in New York City on business the day that Ahmadinjad gave his speech, was discussing related issues on her November 28th show and tried to post a link to the Iran President's speech in her archives. That is when she found
Iran claims capture of another US drone
• APIran’s state TV said Iran has captured another U.S. drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf. Iranian forces caught the "intruding" drone, which had apparently taken off from a U.S. aircraft carrier.
AP believes it found evidence of Iran's work on nuclear weapons
• by Glenn Greenwald (The Guardian)Uncritical, fear-mongering media propaganda is far too common to take note of each time it appears, but sometimes, what is produced is so ludicrous that its illustrative value should not be ignored. Such is the case with a highly trumpeted Associated
British court stops extradition of Iranian to U.S. in arms case
• ReutersA British court blocked on Tuesday the extradition of a former Iranian diplomat wanted by the United States after he was caught in a sting operation trying to export night-vision weapons' sights to Iran.
Iran Accepts Payment in Gold to Get Around Sanctions
• .Yet another reason the US government hates gold, unlike dealing with paper money in bank accounts, there is no way they can stop international trade in gold and it is difficult to track gold movements.
Iranian Jets Fired on US Predator Drone
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserThe Obama administration withheld information about the incident from the public apparently until after the election
Iran warplane fired at U.S. drone in early November
• Washington PostAn Iranian warplane opened fire on an unarmed U.S. military drone conducting surveillance near Iranian airspace Nov. 1, the first such incident over the Persian Gulf and one that is all but certain to draw attention to Washington’s use of unmanned ai
Iranian Pilots Tried (and Failed) to Shoot Down a U.S. Drone
• http://www.wired.com, By Spencer AckermanTwo Iranian jets recently tried and failed to shoot down an unarmed MQ-1 Predator drone flying a surveillance mission over the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon disclosed Thursday.
From Sudan to cyber, secret war with Iran heats up
• http://www.reuters.com, By Peter AppsFrom a suspected Israeli airstrike in Sudan to cyber warfare in the Gulf and a drone shot down over Israel, the largely hidden war between Iran and its foes seems heating up and spreading.
Iran slams anti-nuclear weapons treaty as discriminatory
• ReutersDiscriminatory implementation of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has left many countries feeling that being a party to the anti-atom bomb pact hinders cooperation in the field atomic energy, Iran's U.N. ambassador said on Monday.
Israeli Attack on Iran Could Inconvenience US Attack on Iran, Military Warns
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzStrike Will Only Make Iran Angrier, Officials Say
Obama offered to reestablish full ties with Iran, Israeli paper reports
• .Soon after he took office, President Obama began a process ultimately designed to reestablish full US diplomatic relations with Iran, including a reopening of embassies. The initiative, part of a wider shift in America’s diplomatic orientation, aimed
REPORT: Shell Is Looking Into Using Grains Instead Of Cash To Pay Off A Debt To Iran
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Richard MablyOil major Royal Dutch/Shell is seeking to work around international sanctions by repaying a $1.4 billion oil debt to Iran with a grain barter deal via U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill, industry sources said.
Intelsat blocks Iranian channels in Europe
• AFPInternational satellite services provider Intelsat has blocked Iran’s official broadcast channels in Europe, a company spokesman said. But it would not confirm or deny an Iranian report that it did so at the order of the US government.
Britain Rejects US Request to Use Bases in Attacking Iran
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzBritish Lawyers Warn Attack Would Violate International Law
Romney Right on Iran With Hayden
• arclein“not very hopeful” that negotiations with the Iranians will dissuade them from developing nuclear weapons. And he predicts that a President Romney would “review” Obama’s exemption of some of Iran’s major trading partners from imposing sanctions on t
REPORT: Iran Is Bypassing Sanctions And Redefining International Trade With Gold
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Tyler DurdenIn recent months there has been a lot of incorrect speculation that because Iran has been shut off from the petrodollar, SWIFT-mediated regime, its economy will implode as the country has no access to the all important greenback and can thus not cond
Lessons of History - Iranian Coup of 1953
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by GBAmericaLessons of History - Coup of 1953
How Iran Evades The Western Blockade: The Turkey-Dubai-Iran PetroGold Triangle
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenIn recent months there has been a lot of incorrect speculation that because Iran has been shut off from the petrodollar, SWIFT-mediated regime, its economy will implode as the country has no access to the all important greenback and can thus not cond
Direct US/Iran Nuclear Talks
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