Posts tagged Iran
Israel behind Syria strikes, hit Iran missiles: source
May 5th
Source: dawn.com – Sunday, May 05, 2013
In this image taken from video obtained from the Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus, Syria, early Sunday, May 5, 2013. — Photo AP JERUSALEM: Israel carried out a pre-dawn air strike near Damascus on Sunday, targeting Iranian missiles destined for Lebanon’s Hezbollah in the second such raid on Syrian soil in three days, a senior Israeli source said. “The target was Iranian missiles which were destined for Hezbollah,” he told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. The attack targeted a facility just northwest of the Syrian capital, very close to the site of a similar attack late January which was implicitly confirmed by Israel, the source said. He also confirmed Israel was behind an earlier strike on a target very close to Damascus airport which took place early on Friday, which also struck Iranian arms destined for the Lebanese Shia movement. “Any time Israel learns about the transfer of weapons from Syria to Lebanon, it will attack,” he warned. According to Syria’s official SANA news agency, Sunday morning’s attack targeted the Jamraya military research centre near Damascus, in the Eastern Ghouta region. Following the strike, the Israeli air force went on high alert, although the Jewish state was not anticipating a significant response from Damascus, the source said. “The air force is now on high alert, the highest in recent years,” he said
Israel behind Syria strikes, hit Iran missiles: source
Canada Thwarts Major Terrorist Attack on New York to Toronto Train – Linked to “Al-Qaeda Elements Within Iran”
Apr 23rd
Source: www.thegatewaypundit.com – Monday, April 22, 2013
The terrorists were plotting an attack on a passenger train from New York to Toronto. Canadian officials will hold a press conference this afternoon after officials said they were able to thwart a major terrorist attack. The alleged plotters have been under surveillance for more than a year in Quebec and southern Ontario. The alleged conspiracy was “an al-Qaeda-supported” plot . Reuters reported: Canadian police and intelligence agencies will announce multiple arrests on Monday after an operation to thwart a “major terrorist attack,” the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported, citing unidentified “highly placed” sources. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement that they would provide details about a “national security criminal investigation” at a news conference at 3:30 p.m. ET The statement, which gave no details of arrests, said security forces had conducted joint operations in Toronto and in Montreal, Canada’s two biggest cities. Officials said the plot involved an attack on a train from New York to Toronto. More… Authorities would only say that the suspects were not Canadian citizens. The suspects had help from Al-Qaeda elements within Iran . UPDATE: Via Globe and Mail , the two accused are Chiheb Esseghaier of Montreal and Raed Jaser of Toronto, the RCMP said.
Major 7.8 Earthquake Strikes Iran Leaves “Hundreds Dead”; Follows 6.1 Quake From Week Ago
Apr 16th
Source: www.zerohedge.com – Tuesday, April 16, 2013
It was only a week ago that Iran was shaken by a major 6.1 earthquake, striking just 100 km away from the Busher nuclear power plant: a location so "opportune" some, so inclined, saw in this phenomenon anoter demonstration of the HAARP's capabilities. Those same people will then hardly be surprised to learn that moments ago the entire middle east, from Dubai to Delhi, shook in the aftermath of yet another massive earthquake, this time measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, which once again was located as the USGS reports, some 86 km East South East of Khash, Iran. According to preliminary reports, the USGS says there is possibility of heavy damage in area of epicenter, and an estimated 359,000 people felt very strong to severe shaking. USGS also estimates that 16K may have felt 'severe' shaking, 343K 'very strong' shaking, 1.7M 'strong' shaking; 1.1M 'moderate' shaking. An Iranian official was promptly on the tape saying hundreds of dead expected from quake in southeast of country, even as the Russian company that built the Busher NPP saying there was no damage from the quake. How much more shaking can either the existing Iranian nuclear power plant, or the much maligned nuclear facility in Fordow, sustain before they go off in a big glowing mushroom cloud: that is the question. From Al Jazeera : A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck southeastern Iran near the border with Pakistan, reportedly killing at least 40 people with casualti
Major 7.8 Earthquake Strikes Iran Leaves “Hundreds Dead”; Follows 6.1 Quake From Week Ago
EA Audio Analysis: The G8, Syria, Iran, and North Korea — Scott Lucas with Monocle 24
Apr 11th
Source: www.enduringamerica.com – Wednesday, April 10, 2013
I spoke with Monocle 24's The Globalist this morning about today's meeting of the G8, the eight leading nations trying to resolve the world's economic and political difficulties. Listen from around the 8-minute mark on The Globalist homepage or in a pop=out window . Topics include Syria, Iran, North Korea, and the economy as well as the general question, "Does the G8 really do anything?"
EA Audio Analysis: The G8, Syria, Iran, and North Korea — Scott Lucas with Monocle 24
AP: Obama An Appeaser On Iran?
Apr 4th
Source: blogs.the-american-interest.com – Tuesday, April 02, 2013
One of the ongoing perplexities of President Obama’s Syria policy has been the stark contrast between his muscular rhetoric and halting, hesitant actions. On the one hand, he has insisted that the country’s dictator Bashar al-Assad “must” go and has predicted that his fall is all but assured. But on the other, he has thus far limited himself to authorizing aid in the form of training and intelligence for Syria’s beleaguered rebels. While we’d be the last to conclude that the case for intervening in Syria is open and shut, we have argued here at Via Meadia that the case for action outweighs the case for doing nothing. Barely. We’ve been making the case that the consequences of inaction were too high for quite a while now, and with every passing week, as the situation on the ground becomes increasingly dire and pushes the more reasonable among the rebels to the sidelines, we are convinced that our initial assessment was the right one, and that the choices available to President Obama and the West generally grow less attractive with each passing day. But we are not in the Oval Office, and our decision doesn’t have the weighty consequences which the President must bear. It would have been a difficult decision to make a year ago, and it’s certainly no easier now that the war has dragged on so long and shattered Syrian society so thoroughly. We may disagree with the White House on this one, but on questions as tough as this one it’s ha
What do Syria, Iran, and the Alaska Legislature have in common?
Mar 25th
Source: www.alaskadispatch.com – Sunday, March 24, 2013
What do Syria, Iran, and the Alaska Legislature have in common? OPINION: Instead of banning social media in Alaska's Capitol, the Legislature should be devising ways to embrace the communication habits of its members and their constituents. March 24, 2013
What do Syria, Iran, and the Alaska Legislature have in common?
What Obama Said About Iran
Mar 23rd
Source: www.thedailybeast.com – Friday, March 22, 2013
Ali Gharib on how, despite his threats in Jerusalem, Obama is in a holding pattern on Iran.
OBAMA: Iran Is A ‘Year Or More’ Away From Developing A Nuclear Weapon
Mar 16th
Source: www.businessinsider.com – Friday, March 15, 2013
JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran is about a year away from developing a nuclear weapon and the United States remains committed to doing everything in its power to prevent that from happening, President Barack Obama said in an exclusive interview aired Thursday on Israeli TV. Just days before he is to arrive in Israel for his first presidential visit, Obama told Israel's Channel 2 TV that while he still prefers diplomacy over force, but that a nuclear Iran is a "red line" and all options remain on the table to stop it. "Right now, we think it would take over a year or so for Iran to actually develop a nuclear weapon, but obviously we don't want to cut it too close," he said. "So when I'm consulting with Bibi (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) as I have over the last several years on this issue, my message to him will be the same as before: 'If we can resolve it diplomatically that is a more lasting solution. But if not I continue to keep all options on the table.'" The timeline for action against Iran has been one of the most fraught disputes in an already tense relationship between Obama and Netanyahu. Israel has repeatedly threatened to act militarily should Iran appear to be on the verge of obtaining a bomb, while the U.S. has pushed for more time to allow diplomacy and economic sanctions to run their course. Obama's forecast gives more time than that of Netanyahu, who has signaled that the coming months present a point of no ret
OBAMA: Iran Is A ‘Year Or More’ Away From Developing A Nuclear Weapon
