Tag Archives: Iran
Saudis Roll into Yemen
Saudi forces have crossed the border into northern Yemen in response to Houthi rebel incursions into the kingdom. Debkafile is reporting that a Saudi tank column rolled into Yemeni territory in support of the government in Sanaa, accompanied by armoured infantry with F-15s providing air support… Continue reading
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IAEA to Iran: Explanation Required ASAP
As disclosed in VizReport in 2005, Iran has likely been working with small-scale nuclear weapon designs since shortly after they received them from the A.Q. Khan proliferation network in the 1990s, along with some advanced centrifuge designs.
The warhead schematics, probably for Soviet-era scalable-yield nuclear landmine configurations, were designed to be small enough to be hidden inconspicuously on the battlefield, even inside hollowed-out rocks or logs. This also makes them ideal for deployment on small- to medium-scale ballistic or cruise missiles… Continue reading
The Floating Cookie Jar
Paperwork aboard the German-owned, Antiguan-flagged vessel shows the origin of some of its arms containers to be the Iranian port of Bandar-Abbas, contradicting the Syrian Foreign Minister’s assertion that the ship was traveling from Syria to Iran… Continue reading
Hamas Test-Fires New Missile
New weapon puts Tel Aviv within range of Hamas attacks. Debkafile is reporting that the new addition is a modified Iranian version of the Chinese Silkworm missile. Meanwhile, in Lebanon, Iranian proxy Hezbollah has already claimed that it can hit Tel Aviv from north of the Litani River… Continue reading
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More Iran Nuke Secrets
PARIS (AP) — An exiled Iranian opposition group called on the U.N. nuclear agency Tuesday to waste no time in examining a hidden site near Tehran that it claims is used to help build nuclear detonators.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran, or NCRI, the political arm of the Mujahedeen Khalq, said the site is built under a hillside east of Tehran and comprises a series of interconnecting tunnels. “All activities related to the manufacture of detonators are done in this web of tunnels,” Mehdi Abrichamtchi told a news conference… Continue reading
Turkish PM: “Ahmadinejad is Our Friend”
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is alleging that Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman threatened to use nuclear weapons in the Gaza Strip. Erdogan’s comments were made in an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian. His remarks threaten to send the already deteriorating relationship between Turkey and Israel to new lows, especially having defended Israeli arch nemesis Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the same interview… Continue reading
Iran’s Chariot of Fire
[...] he host of the screening was Finnish nuclear physicist Olli Heinonen, the IAEA’s deputy director general and head of its inspection department, officially called the Department of Safeguards. In attendance were representatives of the 35 member states that constitute the organization’s board of governors. It was one of the most important meetings ever held by the IAEA. [...] Continue reading
Chávadhafi
Venezuelan strongman “Hurricane” Hugo Chavez presents Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi with a replica of a famous revolutionary sword, calling him the Libyan equivalent of Simon Bolivar. Continue reading
China advises against Iran sanctions
Russian President Medvedev may be considering a more pliant position on Iranian sanctions, but the Chinese are cautioning restraint. While this would likely not entail a Chinese veto on any sanctions agreeable to Moscow… Continue reading
Basij Militia Targeted Neda
Neda Agha-Soltan (1982-2009) BBC coverage: Death video woman ‘targeted by militia’
Khamenei May Call for New Elections
In the wake of a finding by the Council of Guardians that there were widespread voting irregularities in last week’s presidential election, some observers are now expecting a quick call from Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for a new round of polling. Continue reading
ELECTION IRAN 09: Guardian Council Finds Widespread Voting Irregularities
Guardian Council: Over 100% voted in 50 cities
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:33:38 GMT
(PRESSTV.IR) Iran’s Guardian Council has suggested that the number of votes collected in 50 cities surpass the number of people eligible to cast ballot in those areas… Continue reading
Revolution within the Revolution
A nationwide crackdown on voter protests by Iranian authorities has resulted in the deaths of at least ten people, according to Iranian government sources. Hospital officials put the death toll at 19, but reports from CNN and other news agencies indicate that as many as 150 may have died since a strong, public backlash erupted last week over the country’s June 12th presidential election results… Continue reading
