Iran News Roundup: August 10, 2012
Sanctions on Iran: ‘ordinary people are the target’ U.S. still believes Iran not on verge of nuclear weapon White House says it has ‘eyes’ inside Iranian nuclear program Israel media talk of imminent Iran war push Asian oil buyers help Iran stave off the worst, for now Iran playing ‘nefarious’ role in Syria: Rice Fiery […]
Iran News Roundup: August 9, 2012
Israeli Defense Minister publicly divulges US intelligence report Iran Syria talks seen short on action Standard Chartered begins fightback on Iran allegations Flame and Stuxnet Cousin Targets Lebanese Bank Customers, Carries Mysterious Payload Iran says abrupt Assad fall would be “catastrophic” Gulf Nations Aim to Secure Water, Food Supply U.S. Navy Rescues 10 From Iranian […]
Iran News Roundup: July 26, 2012
Chairman of U.S. Intelligence Committee Blames Iran for Burgas Bombing The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Mike Rogers (R-MI), said he believes Iran was behind the recent suicide attack in Burgas, Bulgaria, making him the highest US official to place blame on Iran. He said, “I believe there were certainly elements of Hezbollah [involved] […]
Iran News Roundup: July 3, 2012
US Increases Military Presence in the Persian Gulf In response to proposed legislation in the Iranian parliament to close the Strait of Hormuz, the United States has “quietly” moved additional fighter jets, minesweepers, stealth warplanes, and other military reinforcements into the region. Navy ships are in place patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, reportedly to ensure […]
News Roundup 01/27
NYTimes: Israel doubtful that military strike would result in Iranian retaliation The New York times reports that Israeli academics and intelligence officials are skeptical of the ferocity of Iranian retaliation tactics in the case of an Israeli strike and believe that possible measures, such as shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, would cause Iran to […]
Iran News Roundup 01/26
Iran unlikely to begin building nuclear weapon in 2012 According to a report drafted by the Institute for Science and International Security, Iran is unlikely to take steps toward building a nuclear weapon in 2012 due to their inability to produce a sufficient amount of weapons-grade uranium. According to the report, “Iran’s essential challenge remains […]
Iran News Roundup 01/20
Terms of nuclear talks to be disclosed The P5+1 released the details of a letter sent to Iran last October demonstrating a willingness to hold talks with Iran amidst tough sanctions and speculation of a military conflict (Reuters 01/20). Details of U.S. letter to Iran emerge Laura Rozen reports the Obama administration used three channels of […]
Iran News Roundup 11/8
Israeli war talk continues amidst ex-Mossad chiefs’ objections and world leaders’ concern Israel plans on issuing a statement calling for tougher sanctions on Iran in response to expected IAEA report. Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak said “lethal” sanctions required and until then “we continue to recommend to our friends in the world and to ourselves, not to […]