Israel, the West, and a Nuclear Iran

Posted by Matt in July 8th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Nuclear, Al Arabiya, Al Arabiya Television, Christian Science Monitor, Commentators, Elbaradei, False Message, Fireball, haaretz, Iran, iranian, Israel, Israel Nuclear, Israeli Foreign Minister, Knowledge, Melman, Mohamad, Reuters, Shlomo Ben Ami, Violence

Analysts see a host of reasons to keep away from full-scale violence. Shlomo Ben-Ami, former Israeli foreign minister, and Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, write in the Christian Science Monitor that bombing runs alone won’t destroy “any potential clandestine facilities in Iran nor Iran’s knowledge of the enrichment process.” Mohamad ElBaradei, [...]

Tehran ripening its long alliance with Damascus

Posted by Matt in April 9th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Iran, Syria, assad, damascus, Iran, iranian, iran_khodro, Syria

Iran’s direct investment in Syria is at an all-time high, reaching $1.5 billion over the past year, according to Iran’s ambassador to Damascus, Mohammad Hassan Akhtari. That figure could increase to as much as $3 billion in the coming year.
By the end of this year, 1 in 10 cars sold in Syria will be Iranian. [...]

The Shah Would Have Nukes By Now

Posted by Matt in April 4th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Iran, iranian, mahmoud_ahmadinejad, middle_east, Nuclear, sphinx

Yossi Melman is co-author, with Iranian-born Middle East expert Meir Javedanfar, of the newly released book â€œThe Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the State of Iranâ€ (Carroll & Graf, 2007).
True, Ahmadinejad’s foreign policies â€“ especially the desire to become a nuclear and military power â€“ are shared by most of the countryâ€™s past [...]

The U.K.-Iran Crisis: The West Confronts a Rising Iran

Posted by Matt in April 2nd, 2007 | no comment

Published in Britain, Iran, West, Britain, british_military, british_sailors, Iran, iranian, military_personnel, nuclear_ambitions, oil_market, pinr, shatt_al_arab, territorial_waters, waterway, West

The latest crisis between Iran and the United Kingdom, which started when British sailors boarded an Indian-flagged commercial ship suspected of being involved in car smuggling in the disputed Shatt al-Arab waterway, shows no sign of abating. British sailors and marines, numbering 15, were seized by Iranian naval forces as they were conducting operations on [...]

Confronting Hezbollah

Posted by Matt in March 31st, 2007 | no comment

Published in Islam, Israel, Middle East, War, hezbollah, iranian, Islam, lebanese_sovereignty, Lebanon, Muslims, southern_lebanon, Syria, terrorist_organization

Hezbollah, the Iranian-controlled terrorist organization operating inside Lebanon, continues to grow in strength and to endanger the U.N.-brokered â€œcease-fireâ€ in southern Lebanon. The U.N. arms embargo has not been enforced and the terrorist organization continues to rearm, receiving arms shipments from Syria. The threat to Israel and to Lebanese sovereignty looms greater than ever.
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