Sanctions against Iran: ‘Hara-kiri’ by the Europeans?
Russian TV: Iran has halted oil sales to Greece in response to the EU sanctions coming into force in July. The country’s Press-TV reports Tehran also cut supplies to Spain […]
FM spokesman: Chinese delegation to attend Iran nuclear talks
BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) — A Chinese delegation led by Assistant Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu will attend nuclear talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany on April 14, it has been announced. Read More…
India and Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan
Source: The Express Tribune Author: M. Hassan Khan For the last decade or so, the global community has been fighting a war in Afghanistan which has its roots originating from the Soviet-Afghan war of the 1980s. The current war has various stakeholders involved who are vying for greater influence in […]
Five possible scenarios for Syria, and their impact on Iraq
By Safa A. Hussein The Daily Star, Lebanon Iraqis celebrated the Arab Spring that changed the regimes of Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen. But they are divided about the protests and uprisings in Bahrain and Syria. On the surface, it seems that this is merely a reflection of the sectarian divide […]
US missile defense plans may signal strike on Iran, Russia warns
Russian TV: A unified missile defense system comprising the United States and six Arab states is a signal that a military strike on Iran could be on the horizon, says […]
The infernal U.S.-Iran-Israel triangle
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Lebanon Why does most of the world continue to lose respect for the United States and its conduct of foreign policy? Two developments in the past week shed some light on this, and – not surprisingly – they both relate to Washington’s relations […]
Afghanistan presses for answers on long-term U.S. military bases
Source: Reuters Authors: Sanjeev Miglani and Hamid Shalizi Afghanistan wants the United States to clearly spell out what sort of military presence it will leave behind once most of its combat troops leave by the end of 2014, a senior Afghan official said. It is also pressing Washington in talks […]
Regional countries anti-Syria policies to Israel benefit: Vahidi
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has warned regional countries over their policies against Syria which serve Israel’s interests. Speaking at the first international demining conference in Tehran on […]
Germany illegally removes Press TV from SES Astra
Under pressure from the German government, Munich media regulatory office (BLM) has made an illegal decision to remove Iran’s international English Channel, Press TV, from SES Astra at 19:00 local time on Tuesday. In an email sent to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) officials, Vice President of the […]
Leader of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community warns Israel against attack on Iran, starting WW-III
Ahmadiyya Times: By Imran Jattala: This time the war will not remain just between Israel and Iran; but it will force all countries of the world to fight each other,” Hadhrat Ahmad wrote […]
Iran still coy on Turkey’s overtures
Credit: Asia Times By Kaveh L Afrasiabi CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts – Despite a strong personal pitch by the visiting Turkish premier last week to hold the next round of Iran nuclear talks in Istanbul, Tehran is still ambivalent and may opt for an alternative venue. Although the talks are tentatively scheduled […]
Did the US just break the secret Israeli-Azerbaijani alliance against Iran?
Russian TV: According to an alleged leak, Israel is secretly staging an airstrike on Iran in neighboring Azerbaijan. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been salivating over the thought of […]
Israel’s secret base
Source: TAGESANZEIGER, ZURICH,Switzerland (google translate, please excuse the grammar). The long approach is a major obstacle to an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities dar. The government in Jerusalem has […]
Israel’s plan to attack Iran put on hold until next year at the earliest
Haaretz: Damning U.S. war simulation forces Ehud Barak to reconsider attack plans; Americans pledge more money for Iron Dome antimissile system. At 8:58 P.M. on Tuesday, Israel’s 2012 war against Iran came to a quiet end. The capricious plans for a huge aerial attack were returned to the deep recesses […]
Rand Paul invokes Constitution to prevent war on Iran
Rand Paul and his father Ron Paul defend the US Constitution against what many say is a banker coup of America. Rand Paul has effectively single handedly blocked a bi-partisan […]
Iraq tests regional muscle with Arab summit
Source: Reuters Author: Patrick Markey Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will seek to showcase his country’s diplomatic return to the region this week when leaders gather for the first Arab League summit in Baghdad in two decades, and the only one hosted by a Shi’ite Arab ruler. With violence from […]
Israel gauges fallout from Iran strike
Credit: Asia Times: By Victor Kotsev Amid the ever-growing diplomatic noise and military buildup in the Persian Gulf, a key issue has received insufficient attention: the dual problem of possible radioactive contamination and civilian casualties resulting from an operation against Iran. Strikes on nuclear facilities carry enormous stigma; those directed […]
With Summit of Arab Leaders, Iraq Seeks to Shift Image
Source: New York Times Author: Jack Healy BAGHDAD — As Arab leaders converge on Baghdad for a landmark summit meeting this week, they will be treated to carefully chosen glimpses of a new Iraq: gleaming hotel lobbies, renovated palaces and young palm trees lining an airport highway once called the […]
Iran: Nuclear Talks Likely In April
Credit: Stratfor: Iran is expected in the next few weeks to resume talks with six world powers about its nuclear program, Reuters reported March 27. Read More:
India, USA, Israel and Iran: It takes four to tango!
Editor’s note: I have just changed the title. By Fareed Zakaria, CNN India is America’s friend, Israel’s friend and Iran’s friend. Amid all the talk of an Israeli strike on Iran, how is India managing to stay friends with everyone? What in the world is going on? India is being criticized […]