Credit: Asia Times: By Kaveh L Afrasiabi CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts – In a major setback for Turkey’s self-promotion as a pivot of regional diplomacy, Tehran could rebuff Ankara’s bid to hold the next round of multilateral nuclear talks in Istanbul. As a result, unless Ankara sends Tehran some reassuring signals, it […]
By BEN HARTMAN Jerusalem Post: Protesters express opposition to strike on Iran, voicing anti-Netanyahu slogans and railing against AIPAC. By Ben Hartman In the first significant antiwar- with-Iran protest held […]
(Reuters) – The United States, European allies and even Israel generally agree on three things about Iran’s nuclear program: Tehran does not have a bomb, has not decided to build one, and is probably years away from having a deliverable nuclear warhead. Read More
(Reuters) – Iran, facing growing international pressure over its nuclear program, called for more talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Tuesday and condemned production of atomic weapons as a “great sin.” Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful but negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have stalled […]
Haaretz: New York Times, Washington Post report on the initiative started by two Israelis who sent a Facebook message to Iranians last Thursday saying, ‘We will never bomb your country. […]
Credit: Asia Times: By Gareth Porter Iranian nuclear envoy Ali Asghar Soltanieh has gone public about the failed visit by the United Nations’ atomic energy agency last month after anonymous statements from the watchdog and Western capitals portrayed Tehran as uncooperative. His account presents fascinating detail that belies that charge. […]
NY Times: The officials said the so-called war game was not designed as a rehearsal for American military action — and they emphasized that the exercise’s results were not the […]
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By Fareed Zakaria Source: The Daily Star, Lebanon When I was in college, during the early 1980s, I invited Ronald Reagan’s defense secretary, Caspar Weinberger, to give a speech on […]
Source: Asiatimes on line: By Kaveh L Afrasiabi PALO ALTO, California – After years of living in the shadow of an Israeli military strike, Iran is now openly contemplating the idea of pre-emptive strike, in light of Israel’s preparedness for imminent attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Citing a right to […]
By Simon Jenkins Source: Guardian UK Were we wrong? I have lived through two global conflicts: the west against Russian communism and now the west against political Islam. The latter was caused by western leaders exaggerating a threat from a tiny group of terrorists to win popularity in war. But […]
The clock is ticking closer to the midnight hour regarding a strike in Iran. Israel might do it alone, but will likely have the backing of the U.S. Is a war imminent, or are these moves just meant to scare Iran? Here are 5 signs that have piled up very […]
Credit: Asia Times on Line: Dick Cheney’s premise that even a 1% chance of an attack on the US must be dealt with as if it were a certainty has been rendered obsolete. Now, says the current occupant of the White House, no direct threat to the US needs to […]
Credit: Asiatimes on Line: Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan has undermined the Israeli leadership’s “Bomb Iran” campaign by explaining how “rational” Tehran’s leadership is in the calculated language of the intelligence community. Dagan knows the real security implications of a regional war and that current tensions were born out of […]
Reuters | Mar 11,2012 | 23:45 Jordan Times OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Although Israel can expect a barrage of missiles from various fronts if it attacks Iran, the response might be less catastrophic than some predict, with Middle East turmoil distracting old foes. There is also a gathering view in Israel, […]
Armed groups in Syria have rejected a proposal by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan to renounce violence and seek a political solution to the Syrian unrest. The rejection came one day after Annan urged an end to the months-long unrest in Syria and called for a peaceful way to implement […]
AFP | Mar 08,2012 | 22:39 JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The United States offered Israel advanced weaponry in return for it committing not to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities this year, Israeli daily Maariv reported on Thursday. Citing unnamed Western diplomats and intelligence sources, the report said that during Prime […]
By NOAH BROWNING | REUTERS ARABNEWS RAMALLAH, West Bank: A monumental wooden chair erected in Ramallah to symbolize the Palestinians’ sought-after United Nations seat collapsed this week after months of wind and rain. Bulldozers quietly took away the shattered remains by night. It’s collapse and stealthy removal could well serve […]
Iran has learned a lesson from Israel’s bombing of Iraq’s Osirak reactor in 1981 and Syria’s nuclear reactor in 2007. Over the years, Tehran has deliberately dispersed key elements of its program across the country — placing some in hardened and deeply buried facilities — to make it difficult for […]
Credit: Washington Post: “None of us can afford to wait much longer,” Netanyahu told a cheering audience at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual policy conference in Washington. “As prime minister of Israel, I will never allow my people to live in the shadow of annihilation. Read Complete […]