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TEHRAN, March 8 (UPI) — As the United States and other powers mull tightening economic sanctions on Iran, Tehran says it has begin ,ass production of cruise missiles – just the thing to block the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, came home with sweaty palms from his mid-February visit to Israel. Ever since, he has been worrying aloud that Israel might mousetrap the U.S. into war with Iran.
The Obama administration’s reappointment of the Bush administration’s secretary of defence, Robert Gates, reflects the growing involvement of the US military establishment in decision-making processes on matters of war and peace, and hence in US foreign policy in general.
SANAA, Yemen, Feb. 24 (UPI) — Amid the growing war jitters infecting much of the Middle East and fears Iran may seek to close the Gulf’s Strait of Hormuz, a key oil artery, there are growing concerns that jihadists in Yemen plan to block another maritime chokepoint to disrupt oil supplies.
“Sanctions are a long-term solution,” said the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal about Iran last week, during Secretary of State Clinton’s visit. “We need immediate resolution rather than gradual resolution.”.
BAGHDAD, Feb. 17 (UPI) — Allegations by the top U.S. general in Iraq that two politicians who organized the blacklisting of 350 candidates for March 7 elections are linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has heightened concern that Tehran is tightening its grip as U.S. forces withdraw.
It seems as though every couple of days we read that Iran has achieved a new milestone in the development of nuclear weapons. From all accounts, it won’t be long before Iran has the capability to deliver a nuclear device to either a surrounding country or inter-continentally to the U.S.
When I look at a map of the Arab world, from Sudan to Iraq and from Mauritania to the Strait of Hormuz, my feeling is one of strong disquiet about the shocks and perturbations in store for these states, extending over this vast land area, with their organizations, tribes, forces, seas and deserts.
What if the Security Council fails to impose any sanctions against Iran? Will the Obama administration goes for the adventure of the 21st century and takes a unilateral action against Iran? Few experts have voiced their concerns and the scenarios that could unfold after such a military action. With all parties involved in the war [...]
Washington (AFP) Feb 2, 2010 - Iran has taken steps to blunt possible future global and US sanctions, notably seeking out new sources of gasoline in China and Venezuela, the top US intelligence official said Tuesday.
