Tag: Iran

(AP) Clinton broaches Syria, Iran during Israel visitBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressJERUSALEMU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham and Israel’s president spoke Monday about the need to halt Syria’s violence and Iran’s potential production of nuclear weapons, underscoring American support for an

In an interview with Jewish Life Television (JLTV), Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz failed to provide a single reason for Jewish voters to support President Barack Obama other than abortion, which she cast as somehow intrinsic to the

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Israel today, in a visit that is being billed as an effort to discuss the stalled peace process, but which Israeli media have labeled an attempt to upstage Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney,

The head of British Secret Service spoke publicly about covert action in Iran for the first time this week. Sir John Sawer, head of MI6, the British equivalent of the CIA,said joint operations by the British, Americans and Israelis had

The U.N. has long been viewed as a questionable authority in the world because it issues edicts and condemnations in a whimsical, often baseless fashion. In particular, the U.N. often condemns those it shouldn’t because of ideological differences while turning

In the earliest years of the 21st century, the Oil-For-Food Program (OFF) for Iraq demonstrated the weaknesses associated with using such methods to deal with tyrants like Saddam Hussein. And by the time of Hussein’s capture and death, we knew

Gov. Mitt Romney has issued a statement in response to Obama’s claim that Hugo Chavez is not a “serious” national security threat to the US: such a claim necessarily overlooks Chavez’s support of tyrants the world over, including Iran, and

Hugo Chavez might be shipping fuel to the murderous Syrian regime. He might be helping the genocidal Iranian regime build a missile base in Venezuela that can target the United States directly. He might have supported Muammar Qaddafi, just as

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Kofi Annan asks for Iran’s help in Syria Jordan opens new refugee camps for Syrians Lebanon sends troop reinforcements to the border with Syria Eurozone approves bank bailout for Spain Peregrine Financial Group —

It’s public knowledge that the U.N. is currently negotiating an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) ostensibly aimed at preventing guns from crossing borders. It is also known that the Obama administration is taking part in these negotiations and that the treaty

(AP) Annan says agreement reached with Syria’s AssadBy ALBERT AJI and ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaInternational envoy Kofi Annan tried to breathe new life Monday into his moribund peace efforts in Syria, saying he has reached a new framework with President

Israel has long faced the scorn of Islamists. Iran’s Ahmadinejad has sworn over and again to wipe them off the map, supporter’s of Egypt’s new president have talked of conquering Israel and making Jerusalem the capital of Egypt, and Palestinians

DUBAI (Reuters) – A U.S. navy ship that had been slated for decommissioning has been sent instead to the Gulf to help mine-clearing operations, the U.S. Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain said, the latest move in a gradual U.S. build-up

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. In blow to Assad, top-level Syrian army general defects to Turkey Iran’s government embarrassed by poll on nuclear enrichment Massive food crisis is growing in Africa’s Sahel region Philippines goes on spending spree for

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has threatened to destroy U.S. military bases across the Middle East and target Israel within minutes of being attacked, Iranian media reported on Wednesday, as Revolutionary Guards extended test-firing of ballistic missiles into a third day.

(AP) Iran: We will ‘confront’ new EU oil sanctionsBy NASSER KARIMIAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranIran has stored up imported goods and hard currency for a “battle” against EU sanctions targeting the country’s vital oil sector that went into effect Sunday, officials said.

The United States on Thursday exempted China and Singapore from sanctions over purchases of oil from Iran, hours before restrictions would have entered into force against their banks. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement that China and

The ascent of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has destroyed the self-delusions of the mainstream media and the liberal foreign policy establishment. Martin Kramer has been compiling some of the most ridiculous predictions (e.g. Tom Friedman of the New York

Vladamir Putin is selling snake oil again, this time in Israel. Meeting with Shimon Peres, the leftist president of Israel, Putin warned against Israel mounting a military strike on Iran: Look at what happened to the Americans in Afghanistan and in Iraq.

South Korea said on Tuesday it would be forced to halt imports of Iranian oil from July because of European Union sanctions aimed at pressuring Tehran to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons programme. Imports would be suspended because the EU