Iran says U.S. aids rebels at its borders A series of conflicts with insurgent groups along Iran's borders may be impelling Tehran to back its own allies in Iraq in what it regards as a proxy war with the U.S., according to security experts and officials in the U.S., Iran and Iraq.
McCain vows massive pressure on Iran Normally a proponent of hawkish policies, McCain told MSNBC's "Hardball" on Tuesday that it would be difficult to convince the American people to go to war against Iran.
Iran and U.S. said to have been holding secret talks for 5 years
Oil price passes $US115 The price of New York oil has crossed $US115 a barrel for the first time after the US Government reported falling energy inventories and as the US currency hit an all-time low against the euro.
Ahmadinejad: 9/11 'suspect event' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has described the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York as a "suspect event" and queried the death toll.
Pentagon seeks authority to train and equip foreign militaries
Report: Netanyahu says 9/11 terror attacks good for Israel The Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv on Wednesday reported that Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at Bar Ilan university that the September 11, 2001 terror attacks had been beneficial for Israel. No sh@t? Never would've guessed that....
Source: U.S. Strike on Iran Nearing
U.S.: Iranian threats to 'eliminate' Israel justify int'l sanctions Iran's Deputy Chief of Staff Mohammed Rada Ashtiani was quoted earlier by the semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr as saying: "If Israel wants to take any action against the Islamic Republic, we will eliminate Israel from the scene of the universe... Our answer to any military attack against Iran will be strong."
Lawmakers Want FBI Access to Data Curbed
US national security advisor in Israel for talks on Iran: radio Stewart Tuttle, the spokesman for the US embassy, said Hadley's talks with top Israeli officials would cover "issues of mutual interest, and a good guess is these will include Iran." Hadley is a neocon.
How the War Party Captured the Right The domination of the American Right by the neoconservatives has hung the Iraq albatross around the GOP's neck, and the party is now in danger of being strangled by the sheer weight of the burden
PM: Iran will not be nuclear
Poll: 82% of American Christians support Israel A new survey conducted by a Washington DC-based evangelical organization among American Christians has found that 82% of them believe they have a moral obligation to support the Jews and Israel. The poll, conducted among Catholics and Protestants alike, tested their stance on Jerusalem's future and ways to deal with the Iranian nuclear threat.
Tough New Iran Sanctions Could Backfire, Experts Warn As Washington tries to bolster international cooperation over how to deal with Iran's nuclear program, the domestic push for congressionally mandated sanctions has been spearheaded by lobby groups such as the Israel Project, the neoconservative think-tank Center for Security Policy (CSP), and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Attitudes Toward US Worsen in Arab World The new survey also found that fears regarding both U.S. and Israeli designs in the region have also increased over the past 17 months, despite the length of time that has passed since the summer 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, which inflamed anti-Israeli and anti-Western opinion throughout the region.
Israel says Syria arming Hezbollah despite UN resolution
Hezbollah denies report of planning to launch war inside Israel
New Group Using Web to Counter AIPAC While a broad spectrum of Jewish and pro-Israel groups continue to support the Bush administration?s efforts to isolate Iran diplomatically, J Street is putting diplomacy with Iran near the top of its agenda ? a decision that could ultimately produce more controversy than its lobbying for a stronger Israeli-Palestinian peace process
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