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YNET NEWS.com (AP): "Petrochemical factory blast kills 4 in Iran" (SNIPPET: "The Sunday report said high pressure in the central boiler of the factory led to an explosion and fire at the facility on Khark island in the Persian Gulf.") (Published July 25, 2010/Israel News)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: IRIBnews, Press TV, Iran, July 23, 2010"): "In Friday Sermon, Iranian Ayatollah Jannatai Praises New Iranian Nuclear Legislation, Says U.S. Behind Zahedan Terrorist Attack, Says West Is Fading As Iran Becomes Stronger" (Posted July 23, 2010)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRAN BACKS THREE SHIA TERROR GROUPS IN IRAQ: GENERAL ODIERNO" (SNIPPET: "The top US general in Iraq has identified the three main Shia terror groups in Iraq that are backed by Iran. General Ray Odierno said Iran continues to back the League of the Righteous (or Asaib al Haq), the Mahdi Army spin-off Promised Day Brigade, and the Hezbollah Brigades (or Kataib Hezbollah). "The Iranians... continue to fund, train and provide weapons and ammunition to Shiite extremist groups," Odierno told reporters in Baghdad according to AFP. Qods Force, the special operations branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, has "gone to a more sophisticated program with a smaller set of extremists" by narrowing down the number of Shia terror groups it supports.") (July 22, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRANIAN FIGHTER TURNED U.S. SPY: TEHRAN WILL ATTACK ISRAEL" by Dudi Cohen (SNIPPET: "A former fighter in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) turned US spy offered a rare glance into one of the most complex countries in the Middle East. During a conference held at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy on Friday, Reza Kahlili (pseudonym) estimated that Iran will eventually attack Israel, Europe and the Persian Gulf states.") (July 10, 2010, 20:59)
Justice.gov/opa - Press Release: Washington - "NEW CHARGES FILED AGAINST IRISH TRADING FIRM FOR EXPORTING U.S. MILITARY ITEMS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., has charged Mac Aviation Group, an Irish trading company, and its officers Thomas and Sean McGuinn of Sligo, Ireland, in a superseding indictment with purchasing F-5 fighter aircraft parts, helicopter engines and other aircraft components from U.S. firms and illegally exporting them to Iran.") (July 7, 2010)
Online.WSJ.com: Jerusalem - "IRAN ARMS SYRIA WITH RADAR" by Charles Levinson (SNIPPET: "Iran has sent Syria a sophisticated radar system that could threaten Israel's ability to launch a surprise attack against Iran's nuclear facilities..." SNIPPET: "It could also benefit Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group based in Lebanon and widely believed to receive arms from Syria.") (June 30, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "BRAZIL DROPPING ROLE IN IRAN NUCLEAR DISPUTE South American country scales back active support of Islamic Republic in nuclear dispute with West following Security Council's decision to impose new sanctions" (Publsihed June 21, 2010, 18:57, Israel News)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: www.roozonline.com, June 27, 2010"): "ROOZ: Kurdish Officials Silence on American Hikers Affair -- Motivated by Fear" (SNIPPET: "A recent article in the American journal The Nation stated that the American hikers who have been detained in Iran for over a year for entering the country illegally were actually seized in Iraqi Kurdistan. In response to this article, Kurdish journalists told the Iranian online daily Rooz that the silence of Kurdish officials in this matter was due to their desire to avoid confronting Iran.") (June 27, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Mehr (Iran), June 13, 2010"): "IRANIAN OFFICIAL: EGYPT HAS AUTHORIZED IRANIAN DELEGATION TO ENTER GAZA" (SNIPPET: "Majlis National Security Committee chairman Alaeddin Boroujerdi said that the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Egyptian parliament, Mustafa Al-Fiqi, has authorized the members of the Iranian flotilla, which is to arrive via the Suez Canal, to enter Gaza through the Rafah border crossing.") (June 13, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: ("Source: Kul Al-Arab, Israel, June 11, 2010"): "ERDOGAN INVITES HIZBULLAH LEADER NASRALLAH TO TURKEY" (SNIPPET: "It was reported that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was examining the possibility of attending the meeting in order to emphasize the Iran-Turkey-Syria alliance with Hizbullah and Hamas. It was also reported that Hizbullah had made Nasrallah's visit conditional upon Turkish guarantees of Nasrallah's safety and the provision of security by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).") (Posted June 11, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com (AFP): "AHMADINEJAD LEAVES FOR TURKEY, CHINA TO DISCUSS NUCLEAR ISSUE" (SNIPPET: "Before arriving in China, Ahmadinejad will visit Turkey and Tajikistan.") (Published June 7, 2010, 09:33/Israel News)
UN.org - UNITED NATIONS - News - Press Release: "SECURITY COUNCIL IMPOSES ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS ON IRAN VOTING 12 IN FAVOUR TO 2 AGAINST, WITH 1 ABSTENTION Brazil, Turkey, Lebanon Say Tehran Declaration Could Boost Diplomatic Efforts, While Sanctions Represent Failure of Diplomacy" (June 9, 2010)
HAARETZ.com: "ISRAEL WORRIED BY NEW TURKEY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF'S DEFENSE OF IRAN" by Amir Oren (SNIPPET: "Israeli sources believe Hakan Fidan aided in orchestrating an intentional change in relations between Israel and Turkey.") (Updated June 7, 2010, 00:48)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AL QAEDA-LINKED TALIBAN COMMANDER KILLED IN WESTERN AFGHANISTAN" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Coalition forces killed a Taliban commander with links to al Qaeda and the training of fighters in Iran during an airstrike in the southwestern Afghan province of Farah. Mullah Akhtar and an undisclosed number of Taliban fighters were killed...") (June 6, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Rasanews, Kayhan, Jomhouri-e Eslami, Iran, June 3, 2010; Jomhouri-e Eslami, IRNA, Leader.ir, Iran, June 1, 2010"): "FOUR IRANIAN MAJLIS MEMBERS SIGN UP FOR NEXT GAZA FLOTILLA" (Posted June 3, 2010)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2998: "Reactions in Iran to Gaza Flotilla -- 'Kayhan': Ayatollah Khomeini's Logical, Humane, and Completely Practical Plan -- To Remove the 'Cancerous Tumor' Israel, That Is, Eradicating It -- Must Be Implemented" (June 3, 2010)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2998: "Reactions in Iran to Gaza Flotilla -- 'Kayhan': Ayatollah Khomeini's Logical, Humane, and Completely Practical Plan -- To Remove the 'Cancerous Tumor' Israel, That Is, Eradicating It -- Must Be Implemented" (June 3, 2010)
TELEGRAPH.com.uk: "IRAN USING DUBAI TO SMUGGLE NUCLEAR COMPONENTS" by Con Coughlin (SNIPPET: "Iran is using the Gulf port of Dubai to smuggle sophisticated electronic and computer equipment for its controversial uranium enrichment programme that are banned under United Nations sanctions.") (June 6, 2010, 8:00 am BST)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "IAEA RELEASES UPDATE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM" by Austin Knuppe (SNIPPET: "37. While the Agency continues to verify the non-diversion of declared nuclear material in Iran, Iran has not provided the necessary cooperation to permit the Agency to confirm that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities.") (June 2, 2010, 10:21 am)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Irib.ir, June 2, 2010; Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, Fars, Iran, June 1, 2010"): "IAEA REPORT: IRAN HAS 5.7 KG HIGH-LEVEL ENRICHED URANIUM" (Posted June 3, 2010)
KOMO NEWS.com: Seattle - "IRANIAN INDICTED IN RIFLES, AMMO STOCKPILING CASE" (SNIPPET: "Upon searching his car, agents found King's original passport, which has three visas for Iran and lists King's name as Hamid Malekpour." SNIPPET: "The cache of weapons found inside the storage unit included: two .308 caliber rifles, three .300 caliber rifles, one .50 BMG caliber rifle, two .223 caliber carbine, six .223 caliber rifles, one 9mm handgun, one .45 caliber handgun, three 10 mm handgun, two 12 gauge shotguns, one 21 handgun, one 22. caliber firearm, one MGA2 rifle, and two additional unspecified firearm. Investigators also found...") (Published June 2, 2010 4:38 pm PDT; Updated June 2, 2010, 7:16 pm PDT)
LA TIMES.com - LOS ANGELES TIMES: Reporting from New York and Vienna - "NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT MISSING FROM IRANIAN LAB, IAEA REPORT SAYS" (SNIPPET: "An apparatus that could be used to extract plutonium for an atomic bomb is gone, the United Nations watchdog agency says.") (May 31, 2010, 5:08 pm)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Vienna - "A REPORT ON IRAN LIKELY TO BOOST WEST'S OPPOSITION TO TEHRAN'S FUEL SWAP OFFER" (SNIPPET: "Iran has amassed more than two tons of enriched uranium..." SNIPPET: "Two tons of uranium would be enough for two nuclear warheads...") (Published May 31, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Iran, Iran May 24, 2010; Jahannews, Iran, May 23, 2010"): "LAPTOP STOLEN FROM AHMADINEJAD'S VP" (SNIPPET: "The laptop was said to have contained sensitive intelligence information.") (Posted May 24, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "Source: IRNA, Press TV (Iran), May 22, 2010; Fars (Iran), May 21, 2010"): "IRAN WORKING TO DEVELOP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WARFARE AND CYBER WARFARE CAPABILITIES" (Posted May 23, 2010)
ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: Tehran, Iran - "MARYAM & MARZIEH: ACQUITTED AND FREE!" (SNIPPET: "Fourteen months after they were arrested for their Christian faith and activities, Maryam Rostampour and Marzieh Amirizadeh have been acquitted of all charges by the Iranian judicial authorities. However, according to Elam Ministries, they were warned that any future Christian activity in Iran will be seriously dealt with. Today, Saturday May 22, 2010, they left Iran and arrived safely in another country.") (May 22, 2010)
LiveShots.Blogs.FOX NEWS.com: "IRAN MAY BENEFIT FROM SANCTIONS LOOPHOLE" by Jonathan Wachtel (SNIPPET: "The Russian Mission to the U.N. confirmed the resolution does not prohibit the sale of the S-300.") (May 21, 2010, 8:48 pm)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Press TV, iran, May 20, 2010"): "RUSSIA: BUSHEHR PLANT OPERATION SET FOR AUGUST" (SNIPPET: "Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, which is being built by Russia, is scheduled to begin operating in August regardless of any new sanctions against Tehran.") (Posted May 20, 2010)
GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE.com: "U.K. FIRM INVESTIGATED OVER SALE OF 'DIRTY BOMB' MATERIAL TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Beddow defended selling cobalt aluminate to Iran as there was no law prohibiting the export of the substance when the deal occurred in summer 2009." SNIPPET: "British authorities warned before the sale that the deal constituted an "unacceptable risk of diversion to a weapons of mass destruction program of concern." "Anything that has cobalt in it, if put in a reactor, will capture thermal neutrons and make cobalt 60," British nuclear expert David Thomas said.") (May 17, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: HurriyetDailyNews (Turkey), May 17, 2010"): "IRAN SIGNS A DEAL TO SEND LOW ENRICHED URANIUM TO TURKEY" (SNIPPET: "The agreement, under which Iran will in return receive nuclear fuel for a Tehran reactor, was signed in the Iranian capital between the foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Brazil.") (Posted May 18, 2010)
OC REGISTER.com - THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER (California) - VIDEO: "HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS SUPPORTER SPEAKS ON UCI CAMPUS" (VIDEO DESCRIPTION: "Islamic activist Amir Abdel Malik Ali spoke during the UCI Muslim Student Union's 'Israeli Apartheid Week' as supporters and pro-Israel groups made their views known. Video by Eugene Garcia, ocregister.com") (May 13, 2010)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Tokyo - "ISRAEL FM: ARMS-LADEN N. KOREAN PLANE WAS BOUND FOR HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH" (SNIPPET: "Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, visiting Japan, said North Korea, Syria and Iran are cooperating as a new "axis of evil" and pose the biggest threat to world security.") (Updated May 12, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars, Iran, May 11, 2010"): "IRANIAN NEWS AGENCY: FUND FOR DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL TO BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW" (SNIPPET: "Conference participants are to include senior Hizbullah official in Tehran Ali Zaitar.") (May 11, 2010)
PR NEWSWIRE.com - News Releases: El Segundo, Calif. - "Exclusive: FORMER U.S. GENERAL WARNS OF CHEMICAL ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL" (SNIPPET: "General reveals possible Iranian/Hezbollah preemptive attack against Israel this summer in exclusive PJTV video, as Israel distributes gas masks") (May 6, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "U.S. DECLASSIFIES NUCLEAR STOCKPILE DETAILS TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "Although most nations live up to their nonproliferation responsibilities, Clinton said Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions put the entire world at risk and urged the international community to hold it accountable.") (May 3, 2010)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "HIZBULLAH SCUD MISSILES ARE 'JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG'" by Gil Ronen (SNIPPET: "ÒSyria has a very prominent role in enlarging the arsenal of rockets in Hizbullah's hands," he said. "Weapons transfers to Hizbullah from Syria are carried out in a regular manner and are arranged by the Syrian and Iranian regimes. Therefore this should not be termed 'weapons smuggling to Lebanon' -- it is an organized, officially sanctioned process." Even without the recent Scud transfers, Baidatz said, "Hizbullah possesses an arsenal of thousands of rockets of all types and ranges including solid-fuel missiles with a longer range and more accuracy [than the Scuds].") (Published May 4, 2010, 11:17 pm; Last update: May 4, 2010, 11:18 pm)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "PERES: Syria Delivers Scuds to Hizbullah" by Greer Fay Cashman (SNIPPET: "Syria delivers accurate long-range Scud missiles to Hizbullah and other terrorist organizations, President Shimon Peres told Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen on Sunday." SNIPPET: "Peres, who has previously accused Syria of speaking with a forked tongue when it claims to being interested in peace with Israel, said that Israel is closely following the transfer from North Korea to Iran of nuclear armaments and Scud missiles which are then forwarded from Iran to Syria and Lebanon.") (May 3, 2010, 06:34)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Panjereh, Iran, April 22, 2010"): "KHAMENEI ADVISOR: I Brought First Centrifuges To Iran From Pakistan In 1986-7" (SNIPPET: "...Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei...") (Posted April 29, 2010)
FEDERAL NEWS RADIO.com (AP): "AP SOURCE: US Navy has encounter with Iranian Jet" (SNIPPET: "The official says the jet buzzed a Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Eisenhower, coming within about 1,000 yards of the ship. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said the April 21 incident occurred in international waters.") (APRIL 28, 2010, 10:57 pm)
AZBIZ.com - INSIDE TUCSON BUSINESS: "NOW ARIZONA HAS MORE THAN ONE WAR IN OUR BACKYARDS My Opinion: Hezbollah Using Drug Routes" -Opinion by Lionel Waxman (SNIPPET: "Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese group, is on its way to involving Tubac, Tucson, Phoenix and other parts of Arizona in the Arab-Israeli conflict as well as the drug trade.") (April 23, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars (Iran), April 25, 2010; Press TV, Fars, IRNA (Iran), April 24, 2010; Al-Alam (Iran), April 23, 2010"): "QATARI PRESENCE AT IRANIAN NAVAL MANEUVERS" (Note: Photos included.) (April 25, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "OFFICIAL DETAILS RESULTS OF MISSILE REVIEW" (SNIPPET: "Ballistic missiles are an increasing threat to the United States, and the Defense Department must keep up with them, the deputy undersecretary of defense for policy said today. James N. Miller, speaking about the departmentÕs Nuclear Posture Review before the Senate Armed Services Committee, said several nations are developing nuclear, chemical or biological warheads for their missiles. The threat to the U.S. homeland is most acute from states such as North Korea and Iran, Miller said.") (April 20, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "REPORT TO CONGRESS OUTLINES IRANIAN THREATS" by John J. Kruzel (SNIPPET: "Iran may be capable of striking the United States with an intercontinental ballistic missile by 2015, according to a Defense Department report submitted to Congress yesterday. The unclassified analysis outlines near-term and longer-term threats posed by Iran, including IranÕs nuclear ambitions and its desire to extend its influence in the Middle East.") (April 20, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: ILNA, Iran, April 16, 2010"): "IRANIAN OFFICIAL CALLS FOR EARLY EDUCATION FOR MARTYRDOM" (SNIPPET: "Iranian Welfare Minister Sadeq Mahsouli has called for educating very young children so that when they reach the age of 13 they will be willing to imitate Hossein Fahmideh and martyr themselves.") (Posted April 19, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Press TV, Fararu (Iran), April 17, 2010"): "AHMADINEJAD CALLS TO SUSPEND U.S. FROM IAEA" (SNIPPET: "He also called to grant a power of veto in the Security Council to African, Asian and South American countries.") (Posted April 18, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com [Israel] - "PERES: WE MUST NOT DISMISS IRANIAN THREATS" (SNIPPET: "Peres added, "we must not dismiss threats but they must not dismiss our capabilities. We are not war mongers. We are a peace-seeking nation, but one which knows to protect itself."") (Published April 18, 2010/Israel News)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "RUSSIA SAYS IRAN REACTOR ON TRACK FOR AUGUST LAUNCH" (SNIPPET: "A nuclear reactor being built by Russia at Iran's Bushehr plant is scheduled to open in August, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation said on Wednesday.") (Published April 15, 2010, 00:54)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, April 14, 2010"): "NUMBER OF CHINESE FIRMS AT TEHRAN'S EXHIBITION INCREASES THREEFOLD" (SNIPPET: "Some 929 Iranian and 401 foreign companies are participating in the 15th International Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Exhibition which is scheduled to open in Tehran's Permanent International Exhibitions Fairground from April 22-26. Some 107 Chinese companies have already registered for the event...") (Posted April 14, 2010)
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.org - Policy Watch #1650 - Special Forum Report: "ENHANCING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGAINST TERRORISM FINANCING" -Featuring David Cohen (SNIPPET: "Iran is the world's principal state sponsor of terrorism. Despite the global focus on the regime's nuclear program, the United States has continued to work diligently on countering Iranian financial support for Hamas, Hizballah, and other regional terrorist groups.") (Note: Audio included.) (Posted April 12, 2010)
REAL CLEAR WORLD.com: "CONFRONTING IRAN IN LATIN AMERICA" by Jaime Daremblum (SNIPPET: "Last September, I called the Iran-Venezuela alliance "the greatest threat to hemispheric stability since the Cold War." Since then, that alliance has only grown stronger. If the U.S.is unwilling to confront Iran's growing footprint in the Western Hemisphere, Latin American officials will seek to accommodate Tehran. This will embolden the mullahs, hurt U.S. interests and make the region a much more dangerous place.") (April 12, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "IRAN BEGINS PRODUCTION OF AIR DEFENSE MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "The Sunday report quotes Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi as saying the missile, dubbed the Mersad or Ambush, is able to hit modern aircraft at low and medium altitudes.") (Published April 11, 2010, 10:29/Israel News)
VOA NEWS.com: "IRAN ANNOUNCES NEW, FASTER CENTRIFUGES FOR URANIUM ENRICHMENT" (SNIPPET: "He said Iran will show off its third generation of centrifuges which are considerably more advanced and capable of a separation power which is 10 times faster than that of the first generation.") (April 9, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars, Iran, April 7, 2010"): "IRGC RANKS FIRST IN BUILDING INTELLIGENT SUBMARINES" (SNIPPET: "...building remote-controlled submarines.") (Posted April 7, 2010)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "IRANIAN MAJOR GENERAL: "If America presents Iran with a serious threat and undertakes any measure against Iran, none of the American soldiers who are currently in the region would go back to America alive"" (SNIPPET: "Not one? Not even one? How could the Iranians possibly accomplish that, except with a...nuclear weapon?") (April 8, 2010)
SPACE DAILY.com: Tehran - "IRAN SPEEDBOAT THREATENS U.S. CARRIER?" (SNIPPET: "Iran's reported acquisition of a record-breaking British speedboat has raised fears it plans to arm it with high-speed Russian torpedoes to sink a U.S. aircraft carrier in hit-and-run raids if Iran is attacked because of its nuclear program.") (April 5, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: IRAN GETS PARTS NEEDED FOR URANIUM ENRICHMENT" (SNIPPET: "According to the Wall Street Journal, Javedan Mehr Toos, an Iranian procurement firm linked to the Islamic Republic's enrichment program, has been able to acquire critical valves and vacuum gauges made by a French company formally owned by US industrial conglomerate Tyco International.") (Published April 3, 2010, 09:53/Israel News)
ABC NEWS.go.com: Exclusive - "IRAN NUCLEAR SCIENTIST DEFECTS TO U.S. IN CIA 'INTELLIGENCE COUP' Shahram Amiri Disappeared Last June in Saudi Arabia, Reportedly Now Resettled in the United States" by Matthew Cole (March 30, 2010)
OSINT.INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "BAHRAIN CENTER OF IRGC MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME" (SNIPPET: "My guess is that you'll find more than a few Iranian agents among these 'Bahraini' mobile phone users...") (March 28, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Alarabiya, march 23, 2010"): "IRGC MONEY LAUNDERING OPERATION UNCOVERED IN GULF" (SNIPPET: "According to the report, the funds, from IRGC opium sales, reached the Bahraini minister from Colombia, eastern China, and Azerbaijan, and were transferred to Europe. According to the report, Ali Jannati, the son of senior Iranian Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, is also involved; he is Iranian Ambassador to Kuwait.") (Posted March 26, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Press TV, Fars, Iran, March 25, 2010"): "Ahmadinejad Slams West for Supporting Israel" (SNIPPET: "Referring to moves made by the "Zionist regime" at Al-Aqsa mosque, Ahmadinejad said, "With every step it takes, this regime is drawing closer to death and nonexistence.") (Posted March 26, 2010)
AFP via Google.com: "GATES EXPRESSES 'CONCERN' OVER IRANIAN DRONES" (SNIPPET: "U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed concern Thursday over Iran's aerial drone program, saying the weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists.") (March 25, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "PENTAGON LOOKS TO 'PHASE IN' MISSILE DEFENSE" by Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden (SNIPPET: "Based on the Pentagon's September 2009 review of U.S. ballistic missile defenses, military officials want to harness technology for a more flexible and adaptive defense architecture, the principle deputy defense undersecretary for policy said." SNIPPET: "In the case of Iran, it's "highly unlikely" that the threat of Iranian missiles will be reduced or become obsolete, he said. Because of this, the United States will employ a global force-management process to ensure missile defenses are tailored to meet threats in various regions, Miller said.") (March 23, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "CENTCOM LOOKS BEYOND IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, PETRAEUS SAYS" (SNIPPET: "Petraeus called Iran the "primary state-level threat" in the Middle East. He told the panel that Iran undermines security throughout the region in its efforts to gain nuclear weapons, which threatens a broader arms race, and uses its paramilitary force to influence Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza, Afghanistan and the Gulf region. Petraeus confirmed that President Barack Obama "has not taken the military option off the table" with regard to Iran. "No one can say Iran has not had every opportunity possible to them," he said. "Our hand was outreached, and they didn't grasp it. The focus is shifting to what is known as a pressure track, but I don't want to get ahead of the administration."") (March 16, 2010)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: KIEV - "IRAN'S LINK TO CHINA INCLUDES NUKES, MISSILES" by Reuben F. Johnson (SNIPPET: "Recent developments in Iran confirm that China is providing Tehran with critical defense technologies and weapons systems, including some that violate stated Chinese policies aimed at preventing nuclear proliferation.") (March 17, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com: Washington - "REPUBLICANS SLAM OBAMA'S HARD LINE TOWARDS ISRAEL" (SNIPPET: "House Republican Whip Eric Cantor says spat with Israel 'jeopardizes America's national security', while another senior party member concerned about administration's 'softer approaches' toward Palestinian Authority, Syria and Iran") (Published March 16, 2010, 00:29/Israel News)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Press Tv, Iran, March 14, 2010"): "BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT IRAN IN MAY" (SNIPPET: "It was recently reported that Brazil has offered to conduct the Iranian nuclear deal on its soil.") (Posted March 15, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "SHELL STOPS SELLING GASOLINE TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Reports say the Dutch-Swiss traders Vitol Holding BV and Trafigura also have halted sales to Iran, as has Glencore International AG, another Swiss-based commodities trader.") (Published March 10, 2010, 22:59/Israel News)
YNET NEWS.com: "NEW IRAN DESTROYER TEST FIRES MISSILE First Iranian-built warship Jamaran destroyer successfully tests surface-to-surface 'Nour' missile" (March 9, 2010, 17:24/Israel News)
THE MEMRI BLOG ("Source: Qodsna, Iran, March 2, 2010"): "HAMAS LEADER MASH'AL: THE RESISTANCE BREATHES THANKS TO IRANIAN LEADER KHAMENEI" (Posted March 8, 2010)
AVIATION WEEK.com: "HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH COULD PUSH ISRAEL TO WAR" by David Eshel (SNIPPET: "Israel is always on high alert when it comes to the potential for war with its neighbors, particularly the two groups viewed as proxies of Iran and Syria: Hamas and Hezbollah.") (March 4, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Siyassa, Kuwait, March 3, 2010"): "AHWAZI ORGANIZATION: IRAN EQUIPPED MISSILES WITH CHEMICAL WARHEADS" (SNIPPET: "The Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyassa stated, citing a Sunni Ahwazi organization opposed to the Iranian regime, that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has equipped Russian SS-4 missiles with chemical warheads - mustard gas, sarin, and cyanide - and that they are aimed at the Gulf countries and other Arab countries." SNIPPET: "According to the report, the IRGC has stepped up research of biological weapons research...") (Posted March 3, 2010)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, a Religious Authority and Iranian President Ahmadinejad's Spiritual Mentor, Implies in a Theological-Political Book that Iran Must Acquire a Nuclear Weapon ("a Special Kind of Weapon"): a Rare Expression of Internal Discourse about Nuclear-Related Issues among the Iranian Elite" (March 2, 2010)
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.org - Policy Watch #1637: "DINNER IN DAMASCUS: WHAT DID IRAN ASK OF HIZBALLAH?" by David Schenker and Matthew Levitt (SNIPPET: "On February 26, Syrian president Bashar al-Asad hosted Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinezhad and Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah for a dinner in Damascus.") (March 2, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Mehr, Press TV (Iran), www.palestine-info.info, February 27, 2010; Al-Thawra (Syria), February 28, 2010"): "KHAMENEI CALLS TO FORM AN ISLAMIC NEW MIDDLE EAST; MASH'AL: ISRAEL WILL PASS FROM THE WORLD" (Posted February 28, 2010)
IRNA.ir - News code: 986188: Tehran - "Existance of Zionist Regime an insult to humanity, president" (SNIPPET: "President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that existence of the Zionist regime is an insult to the entire humanity.") (February 28, 2010, 3:45:53 pm)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS: "AHMADINEJAD MANEUVERING HIZBULLAH AND ISRAEL INTO WAR?" by Hana Levi Julian (SNIPPET: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is reportedly angling to start another war between Israel and the Lebanese Hizbullah terrorist group in order to deflect attention away from his own lack of popularity at home. Ahmadinejad has faced constant friction from grassroots opposition movements since last June, when lopsided election results re-electing the president raised red flags among suspicious voters, who suspected the government had rigged the polls.") (Last Update February 28, 2010, 12:10 pm)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Jerusalem - "IRAN, SYRIA MOCK U.S. POLICY; AHMADINEJAD SPEAKS OF ISRAEL'S 'ANNIHILATION'" by Howard Schneider (SNIPPET: "The presidents of Iran and Syria on Thursday ridiculed U.S. policy in the region and pledged to create a Middle East "without Zionists," combining a slap at recent U.S. overtures and a threat to Israel with an endorsement of one of the region's defining alliances.") (February 26, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "GATES, ISRAELI COUNTERPART DISCUSS SECURITY ISSUES" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "...continue their ongoing discussions about about a broad range of security issues, including Iran...") (February 25, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "MULLEN: IRAN CONCERNS MIDDLE EASTERN NEIGHBORS" (SNIPPET: "Just back from a trip to the Middle East, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today cited widespread concern about Iran's nuclear program, but emphasized the importance of diplomatic and economic pressure, rather than military action, to stem it.") (February 22, 2010)
ISNA.ir - English - News Code: 8812-01743: Tehran - "Iran to declare good news on cetrifuges to be used in new sites: AEOI" (SNIPPET: "Iranian ministers during a meeting held in late December decided that the AEOI should within two months start construction of five enrichment sites whose places have been found across the country. The ministers also agreed that the organization offers suitable locations for the other five sites." SNIPPET: "He also said Iran is to use new centrifuges in the two new sites.") (February 22, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA (Iran), February 20, 2010"): "IRAN: WE CAN PREPARE OUR 20% NUCLEAR FUEL FOR USE IN TEHRAN REACTOR" (SNIPPET: "He added that the process of preparing nuclear fuel for shaping into rods or discs already began one year ago at the conversion facility in Esfahan.") (February 21, 2010)
WORLD TRIBUNE.com (Special from Geostrategy-Direct.com): Washington - "SYRIA CULTIVATING STRATEGIC TIES WITH VENEZUELA" (SNIPPET: "Western intelligence sources said Venezuela has become a key way-station for Iranian weapons deliveries to Hizbullah and Syria.") (February 17, 2010)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN MAKES FIRST BATCH OF HIGHER ENRICHED URANIUM" (SNIPPET: "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians that Iran was now a "nuclear state" and had produced its first batch of 20 percent enriched uranium.") (February 11, 2010, 3:35 am)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: "HARIRI: LEBANON STANDS WITH HIZBULLAH IN ANY WAR WITH ISRAEL" (SNIPPET: "The Lebanese government will stand with Hizbullah in the event of a war with Israel, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said overnight Tuesday in an interview with the BBC.") (February 10, 2010, 05:41)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "TEXAS: MUSLIM WHO SPOKE AT PRO-KHOMEINI CONFERENCE AND THREATENED COLUMNIST ANOINTED AS 'THE COUNTRY'S LEADING MUSLIM DERADICALIZATION EXPERT" (SNIPPET: "Of course, people like Elibiary, and only people like Elibiary, are already working closely with government and law enforcement.") (February 7, 2010)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRANIAN-BACKED SHIA TERROR GROUP KIDNAPS U.S. CIVILIAN IN BAGHDAD" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Asaib al Haq, or the League of the Righteous, kidnapped Issa T. Salomi, a US civilian contractor...) (February 6, 2010, 10:43 am)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "IRAQI FORCES ARREST TERRORISM SUSPECTS" (SNIPPET: "Iraqi security forces arrested a suspected terrorist today during a security operation to search for an attack cell leader in southwestern Baghdad associated with the Jaysh al-Mahdi terrorist organization. Iraqi forces and U.S. advisors searched three buildings for the suspected leader, who's believed to be responsible for coordinating training in Iran for militants loyal to the terrorist organization. He also allegedly is involved in weapons smuggling and is believed to be planning rocket attacks and assassinations targeting government officials in Baghdad.") (February 5, 2010)
US DOJ.gov - Justice.gov - Press Release: "U.K. FIRM PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY EXPORTING BOEING 747 AIRCRAFT TO IRAN Firm Agrees to Pay $15 Million in Fines" (SNIPPET: "Balli Aviation Ltd., a subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based Balli Group PLC...") (February 5, 2010)
US DOJ.gov - Justice.gov - Press Release: "TAIWAN EXPORTER ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF EXPORTING MISSILE COMPONENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "...defendant Yi-Lan Chen, aka "Kevin Chen," 40, a Taiwan passport holder, was arrested on Feb. 3, 2010, on charges of illegally exporting commodities for Iran's missile program.") (February 4, 2010)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Terrorism and the Internet: 'Electronic intifada' declared on Israel on Facebook. Hamas and radical Islamic groups, encouraged by Iran, employ social networks on the Internet for the struggle against Israel.") (February 2, 2010)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "In a speech given to the Revolutionary Guards, Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi, Ahmadinejad's spiritual mentor, accused the Jews and the Zionist of corruption and fanning resistance against the regime as part of their effort to 'take over the world and destroy Islam'" (SNIPPET: "Mesbah-Yazdi's website, http://mesbahyazdi.org") (January 25, 2010)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - Arutz Sheva: "SECRET REPORT: IRAN WILL HAVE NUCLEAR BOMB THIS YEAR" by Malkah Fleisher (SNIPPET: "A secret intelligence dossier currently being reviewed by US, Israeli, German, and Austrian governments reveals secret Iranian tests and hierarchies of power dedicated to the successful development of a nuclear bomb, and predicts that Iran will have a primitive nuclear bomb by year's end. According to the classified document featured in an expose by Germany's Der Spiegel magazine, Iran is well on its way toward obtaining its first nuclear bomb.") (Last Update: January 25, 2010, 9:49 pm)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Beirut - "HEZBOLLAH'S RELOCATION OF ROCKET SITES TO LEBANON'S INTERIOR POSES WIDER THREAT" by Howard Schneider (SNIPPET: "The Islamist group has talked openly of its efforts to rebuild, and Israel estimates that Hezbollah has about 40,000 projectiles, most of them shorter-range rockets and mortar shells.") (January 23, 2010)
NewYork.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: "MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY CHARGES THREE NEW YORK BUSINESSMEN WITH LAUNDERING MONEY THROUGH IRAN" (SNIPPET: "From 2007 to 2008, SAFARHA, MOHAMEY, and MAHALATY engaged in the transfer of illicit funds to Iran...") (January 20, 2010)
AFP via Google.com: Tehran - "IRAN TO UNVEIL THREE NEW HOME-BUILT SATELLITES: REPORT" (SNIPPET: "Taghipour named the three satellites as Toloo (Dawn), Ya Mahdi and Mesbah-2, but did not elaborate on exactly when they would be launched." SNIPPET: "Iran had earlier announced it was building seven new satellites, including three for high orbit positions.") (January 20, 2010)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'Iran ordered attack on Israeli convoy'" by Amir Mizroch and Yaakov Katz (SNIPPET: "The attack itself was apparently carried out by local al-Qaida supporters who received money and explosives from Iran, the sources said.") (Updated January 19, 2010, 13:37)
Online.WSJ.com - Opinion Europe: "THE ROME-TEHRAN AXIS" by Giulio Meotti, Rome (SNIPPET: "Italian companies -- with Rome's backing -- have equipped Iran's military and contributed to the regime's satellite and possibly nuclear programs.") (January 14, 2010, 4:27 p.m. ET)
LA TIMES.com: "PARTS SENT TO IRAN COULD BE USED FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT" by Scott Glover (SNIPPET: "Three men, including an Iranian-born chemical engineer living in Glendale, have been charged in an alleged scheme to smuggle sophisticated industrial components into Iran that could be used in the development of a nuclear weapon, authorities said Wednesday.") (January 14, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, January 11, 2009"): "IRANIAN FM: IRAN-SYRIA VISAS NO LONGER NEEDED" (SNIPPET: "...Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that the Syrian and Iranian presidents had agreed to abolish the need for visas between their two countries...") (Posted January 13, 2010)
THE MEDIA LINE.org: "NUCLEAR SCIENTIST KILLED BY MOTORCYCLE BOMB IN TEHRAN" (SNIPPET: "An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed by a remote-control motorcycle bomb in Tehran on Tuesday morning. Professor Massoud Mohammadi, who was on the faculty at Tehran University, was attacked as he left his home. The incident was reported by the official IRNA news agency, but few details were available.") (January 12, 2010)
MEMRI.org: "IRANIAN ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION HEAD: 'We Have the Right to Enrich Uranium to 100%'" (SNIPPET: "It should be noted that uranium enriched to 90% or higher is used only for military purposes, in the construction of nuclear weapons.") (January 11, 2010)
LAWMAKERS FAULT INTERPOL IN PROBE OF ARGENTINE BLAST" (SNIPPET: "The July 18, 1994, attack..." SNIPPET: "In October, Argentine prosecutors Alberto Nisman and Marcelo Martinez Burgos accused the government of Iran of directing the bombing and the Hezbollah militia of carrying it out. The prosecutors said Argentina had been targeted by Iran after the Argentine government's decision to suspend a nuclear-technology transfer contract to Tehran. Most of the 85 who died in the bombing were Jewish. The attack came two years after an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires that killed 29.") (January 14, 2010)
Philadelphia.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: Philadelphia - "CHESTER COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS FOR CONDUCTING ILLEGAL BUSINESS WITH IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Ali Amirnazmi, 66, of Berwyn, PA. ...") (January 11, 2010)
MEDIA NEWSWIRE - Press Release Distribution: New York - "ICE AGENTS ARREST MANHATTAN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT ON CHARGES OF CRIMINALLY VIOLATING THE IRAN TRADE EMBARGO" (SNIPPET: "ICE agents, acting as part of the El Dorado Task Force, arrested Mahmoud Reza Banki on Jan. 7." SNIPPET: "Banki allegedly received wire transfers in a personal bank account he maintained at Bank of America in Manhattan totaling about $4.7 million from companies and individuals located in the following countries: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Latvia, Slovenia, Russia, Sweden, the Philippines, the United States, and other countries.") (January 8, 2010)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "NORTH KOREA AND IRAN TOP LIST OF WORST PERSECUTORS OF CHRISTIANS" by E.B. Solomont (SNIPPET: "North Korea, Iran and Saudi Arabia are the worst persecutors of Christians around the world, according to a ranking released Wednesday by a Christian mission agency.") (January 7, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: ILNA, Iran, January 4, 2010"): "IRANIAN FM PROPOSES ALTERNATE URANIUM ENRICHMENT SITES" (SNIPPET: "The deal is to take place either in Brazil, Japan, or Turkey, which have agreed that it can be executed on their soil, or on the Iranian island of Kish.") (Posted January 4, 2010)
FBI.gov - Press Release: "FBI CONTINUES TO SEEK INFORMATION ABOUT ROBERT LEVINSON Retired FBI Special Agent Missing for 1,000 Days" (SNIPPET: "Today marks 1,000 days since American citizen Robert Levinson--a retired FBI special agent--went missing on March 9, 2007 during a business trip to Kish Island, Iran.") (December 3, 2009)
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