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Will Iran Kill the Petrodollar?
2012-01-26 20:20:00 By Marin Katusa, Casey Research The official line from the United States and the European Union is that Tehran must be punished for continuing its efforts to develop a nuclear weapon. The punishment: sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, which are meant to isolate Iran and depress the value of its currency to such a point that the country crumbles. But that line doesn’t make sense, and the sanctions will not achieve their goals. Iran is far from isolated and its friends ? like India ? will stand by the oil-producing nation until the US either backs down or acknowledges the real matter at hand. That matter is the American dollar and its role as the global reserve currency. The . . . → Read More: Will Iran Kill the Petrodollar?
By: Jutia Group
Stuxnet sophisticated virus is linked to Iran nuclear weapons shutdown
2012-01-25 00:53:00 Stuxnet has already been linked to another virus, the Duqu data-stealing trojan, but Kaspersky’s research suggests the cyber weapons program that targeted Iran may be far more sophisticated than previously known. Kaspersky’s director of global research & analysis, Costin Raiu, told Reuters on Wednesday that his team has gathered evidence that shows the same platform that was used to build Stuxnet and Duqu was also used to create at least three other pieces of malware. http://www.reuters.com/article/-2011/12/28/us-cybersecurity-stu-xnet-idUSTRE7BR1EV20111228 NEW YORK – The US and Europe are trying to stopIran, the world’s third-biggest oil exporter, from selling crude. Iran’s response- is to threaten to disrupt .. US aircraft carrier sails through strategic Strait of Hormuz  US Navy Face-Off with Iran Speed Boats ACTUAL VIDEO … - YouTube ► 3:42► 3:42 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNL6DyH-_IfAJan 8, 2008 - 4 m...
Penangkapan Sindikat Narkoba Internasional, 3 WN Iran Ditembak Mati
2012-01-20 01:38:00 Aparat Direktorat IV Tindak Pidana Narkotika Bareskrim Mabes Polri menangkap sindikat narkotika jaringan internasioanl. 3 WN Iran ditembak mati dalam penyergapan karena berupaya melarikan diri.
By: IT and Comm
Iran Kidnaps Another American Tourist.
2012-01-11 00:27:00 From Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor: Though tensions have continued to rise, with Iran sentencing Iranian-American Amir Mirzaei Hekmati to death yesterday for allegedly spying (his family says he returned to Iran to visit his grandmother) and new US sanctions on Iran’s central bank, two peaceful opportunities to underscore the US naval reach in the region literally fell into America’s lap. Last week, the Navy destroyer USS Kidd swept in and rescued 13 Iranian fishermen who’d been held hostage on their small boat by Somali pirates for over a month. The fishermen, who’d been through a “horrific” ordeal according to one of their American rescuers, were given food, medical treatment, and enough fuel to steam homeIf Iran has kidnapped yet another American tourist and dutifully awaits it next ransom payment. Â Meanwhile back at the ranch, the US Navy has rescued more Iranian sailors from pirates. Note Iran is rattling anchor chains in an attempt...
By: BitsBlog
Iran's Flying Saucer Downed U.S. Drone, Engineer Claims
2012-01-10 19:35:00 From Wired Top Stories: "We have no comment on this individual's claims," George Little, the Pentagon's chief spokesman, says. "but tell him the Secretary would like his lightsaber back." Read the whole article
Hard-line U.S. Policy Tips Iran Toward Belligerence: Vali Nasr ? Bloomberg
2012-01-06 06:37:00 The latest warning by Iran, that a U.S. aircraft carrier that recently transited through the Strait of Hormuz should not do so again, is a sign to the West that should be well-observed. It tells us the regime in Tehran is ready for a fight. Tensions between Iran and the U.S. are so high, a ...
By: 1913 Intel
Report: Israel could take out Iran?s nuclear infrastructure ?in two days? |
2012-01-06 06:03:00 “The difficulties also depend on the precise goal of the air strike,” the report said. “A short-term, financially costly degradation of Iran’s nuclear program can be achieved in one wave of attacks, but Israeli defense analysts have estimated that a decisive blow could require hitting as many as 60 different targets with return sorties lasting ...
By: 1913 Intel
Obama to share US missile defense secrets with Russia
2012-01-05 22:07:00 At Big Peace, former Republican Congressional candidate Joel Pollak reports that the Obama administration has decided to share the United States’ missile defense secrets with the Russians. Do you all want me to repeat that so that you will know that you are not hallucinating? At Big Peace, former Republican Congressional candidate Joel Pollak reports ...
By: 1913 Intel
Saudis, Gulf states on war alert for early US-Iran clash
2012-01-05 20:48:00 The armies of Saudi Arabia and fellow Gulf Cooperation Council states stood ready Thursday Jan. 5, for Washington to stand up to Iranian threats and send an aircraft carrier or several warships through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf. Riyadh has been leaning hard on the Obama administration not to let Tehran get ...
By: 1913 Intel
In Bold Step, Europe Nears Embargo on Iran Oil ? NYTimes.com
2012-01-05 16:06:00 European countries have taken their boldest step so far in the increasingly tense standoff with Iran over its nuclear program, agreeing in principle to impose an embargo on Iranian oil, French and European diplomats said on Wednesday. A final decision by the European Union will not come before the end of January and would be ...
By: 1913 Intel
China extends Iran oil import cut as sanctions mount | Reuters
2012-01-05 12:55:00 China will reduce crude imports from Iran for a second month, sources said on Thursday, as the two remain divided over payment terms for Iranian crude targeted by ever tougher international sanctions. The dispute underlines the difficulty Iran will have selling its oil after European Union governments on Wednesday agreed in principle on banning its ...
By: 1913 Intel
BBC News ? Iran nuclear crisis: France wants ?stricter? sanctions
2012-01-04 15:05:00 France is convinced Iran is developing nuclear weapons and should face “stricter sanctions”, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe has said. He urged EU countries to follow the US in freezing Iranian central bank assets and imposing an embargo on oil exports. BBC News – Iran nuclear crisis: France wants ‘stricter’ sanctions
By: 1913 Intel
Iran warns US carrier: Don?t come back to Gulf
2012-01-03 17:32:00 Iran warns US carrier: Don’t come back to Gulf TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s army chief on Tuesday warned an American aircraft carrier not to return to the Persian Gulf in Tehran’s latest tough rhetoric over the strategic waterway, part … Continue reading →
By: TexasFred's
Russia: What Iranian nuclear-weapon program? « Hot Air
2012-01-03 10:28:00 Russia has proof that Iran is not engaged in a nuclear weapon programme, a top Russian diplomat ha[s] said. “We have verified data showing that there is no reliable evidence for the existence of a military component” in Iran’s nuclear programme, said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. “To put it simpler, there is no proof ...
By: 1913 Intel
Iran reports nuclear progress as sanctions loom ? Yahoo! News
2012-01-01 21:59:00 Iran announced a nuclear fuel breakthrough and test-fired a new radar-evading medium-range missile in the Gulf on Sunday, moves that could further antagonize the West at a time when Tehran is trying to avert harsh new sanctions on its oil industry. U.S. President Barack Obama signed a law on Saturday imposing tougher financial sanctions to ...
By: 1913 Intel
U.S. Targets Iran?s Central Bank ? WSJ.com
2012-01-01 09:43:00 President Barack Obama signed into law on Saturday sanctions against Iran’s central bank, marking the sharpest economic confrontation between Washington and Tehran yet and potentially stoking tensions in the Persian Gulf. … Some U.S. officials believe that Tehran will view the bill signing itself as an act of war. The move could push Iran to ...
By: 1913 Intel
US sanctions on Iran?s central bank. Tehran has called this an act of war
2012-01-01 09:38:00 On the last day of 2011, US President Barack Obama Saturday signed into law measures penalizing foreign financial institutions doing business with Iran’s central bank, Bank Markazi – the toughest sanctions imposed yet over Iran’s development of a nuclear weapon. In recent weeks Tehran has repeatedly warned that it would deem the signing of this ...
By: 1913 Intel
Next Year?s Wars ? By Louise Arbour | Foreign Policy
2011-12-31 19:16:00 Ten conflicts to watch in 2012. 1. Syria 2. Iran/Israel 3. Afghanistan 4. Pakistan 5. Yemen 6. Central Asia 7. Burundi 8. Congo 9. Kenya/Somalia 10. Venezuela Next Year’s Wars – By Louise Arbour | Foreign Policy
By: 1913 Intel
KAHLILI: The coming war with Iran ? Washington Times
2011-12-30 16:03:00 Iran’s tyrannical leaders, determined to make the Islamic regime a nuclear-armed state, are preparing for war. That’s exactly what the United States and Israel might have to deliver, and soon. @-Text.rag:Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the Revolutionary Guards in May to speed up the regime’s nuclear-bomb program and arm its missiles with nuclear ...
By: 1913 Intel
Iran raises anti-US threat level, and Israel?s Chief of Staff warns of pote
2011-12-29 17:59:00 At around the same time, Israel’s chief of staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz spoke of “the rising potential for a multi-arena event,” i.e. a comprehensive armed conflict. Facing in several directions as we are “between terrorist organizations and Iran’s progress toward a nuclear weapon… we can’t afford to stay on the defensive and must come ...
By: 1913 Intel
No oil through strait if sanctions applied: Iran
2011-12-27 21:25:00 No oil will be permitted to pass through the key oil transit Strait of Hormuz if the West applies sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, Iranian Vice President Ali Rahimi warned on Tuesday. The threat was reported by the state news agency IRNA as Iran conducted navy wargames near the Strait of Hormuz, at the entrance ...
By: 1913 Intel
US units exiting Iraq deployed in Jordan to forestall Syrian attack
2011-12-14 23:21:00 US units exiting Iraq deployed in Jordan to forestall Syrian attack As the US completes its final withdrawal from Iraq, American special forces troops have been diverted to positions in Jordan opposite a Syrian tank concentration building up across the … Continue reading →
By: TexasFred's
The Covert Intelligence War Against Iran
2011-12-12 19:18:00 Today I offer a topic that might have missed your "news-net" coverage of the eurozone crisis, US debt insanity, and a possible global recession. Folks, we may have the modern-day equivalent of the Cold War on our hands. Go ahead and let go of the images of McCarthy at the podium, the Sputnik launch, and reel footage of schoolchildren ducking under desks; this cold war likens more to Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible than the original with Peter Graves. I’m referring to ongoing covert operations against Iran over its quest for nuclear capabilities, and its staunch position against the existence of Israel. After the defection of nuclear officials, the Stuxnet computer worm, and a few questionable "explosions," it is . . . → Read More: The Covert Intelligence War Against Iran
By: Jutia Group
2 WN Iran yang Kabur dari Lapas Tangerang Dapat Kunci Inggris dari Pengunju
2011-12-10 17:01:00 Aksi melarikan diri dua narapidana warga Negara Iran Mehrdad Ghaledar bin Mahdi (27) dan Ali Akbar Faharani Huk (27) dari Lapas Pemuda Tangerang, ternyata dibantu oleh rekannya yang pernah berkunjung beberapa hari lalu.
By: IT and Comm
2 WN Iran Tahanan Lapas Pemuda Tangerang Kabur
2011-12-10 04:00:00 Mehrdad Ghaledar bin Mahdi dan Ali Akbar Faharani Huk, warga negara Iran yang ditahan di Lapas Pemuda Tangerang kabur. Mehrdad berhasil ditangkap. Namun 1 temannya masih buron.
By: IT and Comm
Dubai PM: If Iran attacks Israel, Iranian cities ?will be gone the next day
2011-12-07 11:38:00 The prime minister of United Arab Emirates (home of Middle Eastern ‘vacationland’ Dubai) laughed at the idea of Iran wiping Israel off the map as promised several times by its President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “What can Iran do with a nuclear weapon?” he asked rhetorically. “For example, will they hit Israel? How many Palestinians will die? ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Kemenkum Jakarta: Kaburnya Bandar Narkoba Iran Sudah Ada yang Mengatur
2011-12-07 07:41:00 Kantor Wilayah Kementerian Hukum dan HAM (Kanwil Kemenkum HAM) DKI Jakarta menyatakan, 3 warga negara Iran yang kabur dari Rutan Salemba karena kasus narkotika sudah ada yang mengatur.
By: IT and Comm
Kemenkum DKI: Kaburnya Bandar Narkoba Iran Sudah Ada yang Mengatur
2011-12-07 07:41:00 Kantor Wilayah Kementerian Hukum dan HAM (Kanwil Kemenkum HAM) DKI Jakarta menyatakan, 3 warga negara Iran yang kabur dari Rutan Salemba karena kasus narkotika sudah ada yang mengatur.
By: IT and Comm
Menkum Selidiki Kaburnya Bandar Narkoba Asal Iran dari Rutan Salemba
2011-12-07 07:28:00 Menkum HAM Amir Syamsuddin sudah mendapat laporan terkait kaburnya 3 napi asal Iran dari Rutan Salemba. Pihaknya pun sudah memerintahkan agar kasus kaburnya napi ini diselidiki.
By: IT and Comm
Next War ? Iran
2011-12-02 11:33:00 Nadir Mir The Geopolitics of the times may indicate that the next war is Iran. Although Pakistan being an established nuclear power would logically be higher on the scales of denuking agenda for...
By: Light Within
Syria, Iran, and the Balance of Power in the Middle East
2011-11-28 19:12:00 Let’s peel our eyes away from the eurozone disaster momentarily and take a look at another crisis – one with just as much potential to impact our global financial system. As we’ve discussed in Outside the Box before, Iran’s trump card is not its nuclear capability but rather its opportune location next to the very narrow, very important Strait of Hormuz … through which no less than 40% of the world’s seaborne oil passes. As the US leaves Iraq, Iran is ready and waiting to fill the void and extend its regional influence. So where’s the next turf war? A shaky Syria, where the Iranian-Saudi-US balance of power will continue to play out. If you haven’t been following the . . . → Read More: Syria, Iran, and the Balance of Power in the Middle East
By: Jutia Group
Jamaah di Madinah Saat Ini: Iran Nomor 1, Disusul Indonesia dan Mesir
2011-11-19 16:36:00 Jamaah yang telah menuntaskan ibadah haji di Makkah, terus mengalir ke kota suci kedua bagi umat Islam: Madinah. Menurut catatan pemerintahan Saudi, saat ini Madinah didominasi jamaah dari Iran, sedangkan Indonesia di urutan kedua.
By: IT and Comm
Is Iran already under covert attack?
2011-11-16 14:15:00 Via Scoop.it – Coveting Freedom BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner reports on the possibility that Iran’s recent setbacks in its nuclear programme are due to ‘black ops’ initiated by foreign powers.Via www.bbc.co.uk Tags: security correspondent, black ops, www bbc co uk <BR/>
By: News for Greens
Mr. President: An Iran Attack on Israel Is Attack on US
2011-11-07 23:50:00 A devious bit of propaganda from a couple of new York rats. I’s not like we haven’t noticed all of the right wing hawks chanting the same mantra about Irans nuclear capabilities. Global Warfare: Targeting Iran: Preparing for World War III Global Research, November 3, 2011 by Michel Chossudovsky The military deployment of US-NATO forces ...
By: Suzie-Q
UK and U.S. ?draw up joint plan to attack Iran?: Evidence of nuclear progra
2011-11-03 16:34:00 Whitehall figures say Iran is ‘newly aggressive – and we are not sure why’ Iran ‘has enough enriched uranium for four nuclear weapons’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushing for invasion Tel Aviv test-fires rockets capable of carrying nuclear warheads into Iran Report reveals China continues to supply Tehran with missiles and other conventional weapons ...
By: Suzie-Q
Polisi Dalami Kemungkinan Pelaku Penculikan WN Iran Korban Smuggling
2011-11-03 10:07:00 Lima tersangka penculikan Zamani Feriz Handi Ahmad, WN Iran menyatakan bahwa mereka akan diberangkatkan ke Australia oleh kakak korban. Mereka mengaku dikoordinir oleh kakak korban yang belum diketahui identitasnya itu.
By: IT and Comm
Penculik WN Iran Sempat Ancam Bunuh Korban
2011-11-03 09:46:00 Lima pria warga negara Iran ditangkap aparat Polda Metro Jaya karena menculik. Selain meminta tebusan kepada kakak korban, para pelaku juga sempat mengancam akan membunuh korban.
By: IT and Comm
Penculik WN Iran Minta Tebusan US$ 40 Ribu ke Kakak Korban
2011-11-02 14:43:00 Lima pria berkewarganegaraan Iran yang menculik pemuda asal Iran, M Ahmad Zamani ternyata meminta tebusan ke kakak korban, Muhammad. Para pelaku meminta tebusan sebesar US$ 40 ribu.
By: IT and Comm
Polda Tangkap 5 Orang Penculik Pria WN Iran
2011-11-02 12:42:00 Aparat Metro Jaya membekuk 5 pria berkewarganegaraan Iran di Vila Monalisa, Cisarua, Bogor. Kelima pria itu ditangkap karena menculik M Ahmad Zamani (23) yang juga WN Iran.
By: IT and Comm
Iran?s Lesson from Arab Spring ? Get those nukes ready..
2011-10-27 16:45:00 As the world is playing catch with the events in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and other Arab Spring focal points, Iran is very busy. Trying to keep people oppressed in light of Arab Spring revolutions surely keeps the regime in Iran occupied. But more than that, viewing once strongman like Mubarak and Gadaffi defeated, jailed humiliated ...
Saudi Ambassador Assasination Plot By Iran Leaves Questions
2011-10-12 13:02:00 The reported plan by Iran to assassinate a Saudi Ambassador named Adel al-Jubeir is both shocking and confusing. The Obama Administration has uncovered the alleged scheme and arrested two men: an American-Iranian, Manssor Arbabsiar, and Gholam Shakuri, an Iranian. Both were fingered in the so-called “murder-for-hire” plot that involved paying a Mexican drug cartel to (Read More...)
This Just In: Iranian President Chastised By al-Qaeda For His 911 Conspirac
2011-09-30 01:49:00 Terr’ist Group Jealous Of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s (and other “truthers’”)- Conspiracy Theories Accusing U.S. Of Manufacturing The World Trade Center Attacks… You know, I’ve never, EVER even remotely found any reason to laugh at any reference to one of this... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
Stained Glass In Iran
2011-07-29 08:11:00 Stained glass is used in many mosques in Iran often in beautiful patterns. Shiraz is particularly well-known for its stained glass.Iranian Music CDs Books on Iran Guide to Tehran Tags Iran Tehran
By: Iran Visitor
The Provinces of Iran
2011-06-26 09:01:00 Iran has 31 provinces or ostan each governed by a provincial governor-general. Sistan and Baluchistan is the largest Iranian province by area, slightly bigger than Kerman. Tehran is the largest by population by some distance and has the highest population density.The provinces are further divided into counties (shahrestan), and then subdivided into districts (bakhsh) and sub-districts (dehestan).Iranian Music CDs Books on Iran Guide to Tehran Tags Iran Tehran
By: Iran Visitor
Intellectual Othering & the Baha?i Question in Iran
2011-06-14 02:38:00 The University of Toronto, in conjunction with the Foundation for Iranian Studies and the Toronto Initiative for Iranian Studies, is sponsoring a conference about the Baha’is in Iran. The conference will take place July 1-3rd 2011 and offer an array of speakers, many of which should be familiar already to the readers of this blog: ...
Thoughts on the Latest Raids Against BIHE
2011-06-09 01:12:00 By now you’ve no doubt learned about the recent raids on the Baha’i Institute Higher Education by Iranian government authorities. This resulted in the confiscation of teaching materials as well as the arrest of several Baha’is serving as faculty. Sen wrote about this almost immediately after it occurred: Many searches and 14 arrests of BIHE ...
In Iran, do they burn witches too?
2011-05-05 23:33:00 ( Getty Images photo by Behrouz Mehri / June 14, 2009 ) Times getting tough for Ahmadinejad? Ahmadinejad allies charged with sorcery Iranian power struggle between president and supreme leader sees arrests and claims of undue influence of chief of staff No kidding. As the story notes: Close allies of Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have been accused of using supernatural powers to further his policies amid an increasingly bitter power struggle between him and the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Several people said to be close to the president and his chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, have been arrested in recent days and charged with being "magicians" and invoking djinns (spirits). Ayandeh, an Iranian news website, described one of the arrested...
No More 40-Cent Gasoline
2011-02-08 21:07:00 Improbable: Nation that just banned foreign cooking on TV achieves fuel independence. Unusual opportunity emerges for Western investors to ?steal? oil from Iran. Revealing chart correlates rising stocks with Fed?s easy money. Goldman sees nothing worthwhile to buy, JP Morgan looks to scarf up clients? gold. Poster grandpa for meaningless government regulation... as the reader debate rages on.
WikiLeaks: Our Staunch Ally Or A Foe Of The People?
2010-12-01 04:06:00 Question: Isn’t WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Simply Doing What The Press Of Our Founding Fathers MEANT For The Press To Do? Believe me, I’ve pondered and pondered long and hard over this “WikiGate” thing — to the point of being unable to think of, or write about... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
China, Russia Flee the Dollar
2010-11-29 22:54:00 Giant bears gone wild... what it means for the U.S. dollar... and your standard of living... Irish bailout terms set? stock market vigilante Dan Amoss on why a ?dramatic debasement? of the euro is coming. Middle East intrigue: Iranian nuke scientists killed, Saudi king pushes for U.S. attack on Iran. The app-killer? Our tech maven Ray Blanco on the next Internet revolution. Readers sound off on South Korean ingrates and ?effective? airline security. |
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