25th April, 2012
JERUSALEM — Israel’s military chief said in an interview published Wednesday that Iran will ultimately decide against building a nuclear weapon – putting him at odds with Israel’s more pessimistic prime minister.
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An attack on Iran remains a terrifying possibility, as a desperate flight forward by the Anglo-American coalition from an already hopeless situation in Iraq.
Benny Gantz, Israel Military Chief, says Iran will not build nuclear weapon
Posted by seumasach on April 26, 2012
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Germany throws weight behind Iran’s nuclear energy program
Posted by seumasach on April 9, 2012
Can it be that Germany and Europe are beginning to develop an independent foreign policy?
9th April, 2012
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has underlined Iran’s right to develop its nuclear energy program as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
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Bibi: General Dempsey is servant of Iran
Posted by seumasach on February 27, 2012
24th February, 2012
The US top soldier, JCOS Gen. Martin Dempsey’s statement over this weekend has disappointed Israel prime ministe Benji Netanyahu so much that he called the General short of “a Jew hater.”
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Warships sail to Syria
Posted by seumasach on February 21, 2012
M.K.Bhadrakumar
22nd February, 2012
A flotilla of Iranian warships crossed the Suez Canal and docked at the Syrian port of Tartus on Saturday.
Iran’s Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the mission displays Iran’s “might” despite 30 years of relentless sanctions.
The flotilla comprised the 18th Fleet of the Iranian navy. The warships would hold exercises and will “train Syrian naval forces under an agreement signed between Tehran and Damascus one year ago”.
The influential cleric and deputy chairman of the Majlis’ (parliament’s” National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Hossein Ebrahimi said:
“The presence of Iran and Russia’s flotillas along the Syrian coasts has a clear message against the United States’ possible adventurism. In case of any US strategic mistake in Syria, there is a possibility that Iran, Russia and a number of other countries will give a crushing response to the US.”
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US Gen. Dempsey: Iran rational actor, not after nukes
Posted by seumasach on February 20, 2012
20th February, 2012
A top US military official has described Iran as a rational actor in the international arena, stating that the Islamic Republic is not after producing nuclear weapons.
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India resolute on Iran oil imports
Posted by seumasach on February 17, 2012
One thoughtful Indian daily even wondered if the Israelis aren’t doing this to themselves in a supreme act of theatrics
Gradually but inexorably we are moving towards a new world, one in which the skulduggery of the Anglo-American-Israeli axis is butt of quiet humour.
M.K.Bhadrakumar
The Indian establishment’s nerves didn’t give way on Iran after two major assaults this week. There have been hardly any worthwhile takers in Delhi — except the famous Friends of Israel brigade in our media — for the smear campaign that Tehran’s agents are scurrying around the world pasting plastic bombs on Israeli diplomats. One thoughtful Indian daily even wondered if the Israelis aren’t doing this to themselves in a supreme act of theatrics, which intelligence agencies all over undertake in certain situations. (Which by no means can be ruled out, since as Home Minister P Chidambaram said, these are ’sophisticated’ devices.)
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India signals long-term partnership with Iran
Posted by seumasach on February 12, 2012
9th February, 2012
India figured as Iran’s number one crude oil customer in January. That may be difficult to believe but it is indeed a statement of fact. Actually, India stepped up its imports of Iranian oil by 37.5 percent, which helped Iran offset a 50 percent cut in Chinese purchases resulting from a dispute in pricing. China now imports around 250000 barrels a day as against India’s 550000 barrels a day, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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Webster Tarpley in Iran: “US wages wars to avoid dollar collapse”
Posted by seumasach on February 9, 2012
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Hiatus in European debate on Iran
Posted by seumasach on February 9, 2012
It seems that in Europe, ad hoc policy such as France and England’s naval bandwagoning with the American armada in the Persian Gulf has replaced rational defense strategies that could entertain an Iranian-European security debate and even cooperation.
Exactly. Britain and France have effectively bounced Europe into another serious own-goal. Hopefully the defeat of Sarkozy in the coming elections will lead to Britain being finally frozen out of European security policy and the subsequent adoption of a saner and more constructive policy towards Iran.
Kaveh Afrasiabi
10th February, 2012
PALO ALTO – At last week’s Munich Security Conference, there was a conspicuous absence of any meaningful discussion of the “Iran crisis” threatening global peace and security.
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Sweden dismisses war against Iran as ‘stupidity’
Posted by seumasach on February 4, 2012
4th February, 2012
Sweden has insisted that there is no deviation in Iran’s peaceful nuclear program and denounced any use of military force against Tehran as “stupidity.”
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