Iran News Roundup: August 1, 2012
Netanyahu Challenges Credibility of US Threat Against Iran Speaking next to US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned, “Right now the Iranian regime believes that the international community does not have the will to stop its nuclear program.” Panetta responded by reiterating that “If they make the decision to […]
Iran News Roundup: July 9, 2012
U.S. Urges MEK to Leave Camp Ashraf Ahead of Iraqi Deadline The Obama administration has increased pressure on the Mujahadeen-e Khalq (MEK) to leave its paramilitary base in Iraq. On Friday, Daniel Benjamin, the State Department’s coordinator for counterterrorism and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s special adviser on Camp Ashraf said, “It is past […]