Zakaria: Why Iran’s Dictators Can Be Deterred – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in February 19th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Abundance, Atomic Energy Agency, Calculus, Dictators, Foresight, Government Rest, International Atomic Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iranian Regime, iranians, Military Strike, Newsweek, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons Capability, Political Consequences, Price Of Oil, Rally Around The Flag, Rest Assured That, tehran, Zakaria

Zakaria is blinded to reality, which is that a nuclear Iran will ultimately mean the death of millions of people.
We should not be thinking about just bombing Iran. We should be thinking about war with Iran in order to overthrow their government. Rest assured that this will not happen. Iran will get nuclear weapons, and [...]

Iran resumes nuclear weapon work, U.S. report expected to say – CNN.com

Posted by Matt in February 11th, 2010 | no comment

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The U.S. official — who is familiar with the report but is not authorized to speak on the record because of the sensitive nature of the information — said the new assessment “will move forward a tad” Iranian efforts on weaponization. The official says Iran is now focused on research of a program as opposed [...]

Cyberwar breaks out as Iranians hack into Chinese search engine

Posted by Matt in January 12th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Iran, China Search, Chinese Counterparts, Chinese Search Engine, Cyberwar, Hack Search, hackers, Iranian Websites, iranians

An unlikely cyberwar broke out yesterday when Iranian hackers attacked China’s leading search engine and Chinese counterparts retaliated against Iranian websites.
FT.com / UK – Cyberwar breaks out as Iranians hack into Chinese search engine

Iraqi politician: Iran could go nuclear within weeks | Middle East

Posted by Matt in December 25th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Atomic Energy Agency, International Atomic Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran Nuclear, iranians, Middle East, Nuclear Capability, Parliamentarian, Politician, Us State Department

Iraqi parliamentarian Mithal al-Alusi is warning that Iran is much closer to attaining nuclear capability than most sources, including the International Atomic Energy Agency and the US State Department, believe. In fact, he predicts the Iranians could have a nuclear capability – and may announce that they have it – as soon as next month. [...]

2010: The China Challenge – TIME.com

Posted by Matt in December 24th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Challenge Time, China Challenge, Disdain, Easy Target, Global Issue, Globalists, International Coalition, International Cooperation, iranians, Mercantilism, Merchantilism, Non Proliferation Treaty, Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, Nuclear Proliferation, Persistent Failure, Primary Obstacle, sanctions, United Front, World Stage

A prediction: 2010 will be the year when China’s persistent failure to act responsibly on the world stage–its persistent amoral mercantilism–becomes a central global issue. In the recent past, the world’s assorted globalists and do-gooders had an easy target in the United States, given the Bush Administration’s disdain for international cooperation. But Barack Obama has [...]

An Israeli-Iranian Containment Breach | Foreign Policy

Posted by Matt in December 22nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Iran, Israel, War, Analogy, Breach, Containment Policy, Cuban Missile Crisis, Doomsday, Explosive, Fingers, Foreign Policy, Iran, iranians, Israel, Nuclear Confrontation, Nuclear Standoff, Nuclear War, Soviet Union

Preventing nuclear war between Iran and Israel would be more difficult than it ever was to avoid a nuclear confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. Here’s why.
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But this historical analogy is dangerously misconceived. In reality, defusing an Israeli-Iranian nuclear standoff will be far more difficult than averting nuclear war during the Cuban [...]

Iranians hooked on Korean TV drama

Posted by Matt in December 21st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, College Students, Drama Family, Exchange News, Family Members, Family Time, Fresh Fruits, Huddle, Iran Tv, Iranian Society, iranians, Korea Drama, Korea Tv, Korean Tv Drama, Salted Nuts, School Schedules, Serving Trays, State Tv, Summertime, Tradition, Tv Photos

Family time in Iran has turned into Korean TV drama time.
Visiting family members as often as possible is a well-established tradition in Iranian society. Usually nights are spent sipping freshly brewed tea and eating fresh fruits and salted nuts. This goes on for long hours into the night, especially in summertime when children and college [...]

Stratfor’s George Friedman Puts The Iranian Incursion in Context

Posted by Matt in December 21st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, American Timeline, George Friedman, Important Point, Incursion, Iran Crisis, Iran Iraq War, Iranian Government, Iranian Missile Tests, Iranian Official, Iranian Territory, Iranian Troops, iranians, Iraqi Border, Nuclear Program, Postponement, Redline, Reparations, Sending A Message, Stratfor, Time And Place

According to George, the Iranian’s are telling us that it has options too. If we push too hard then the Iranians will start pushing back.
The Iranian missile tests are also hints about Iran’s ability to push back.
And so each waits, hoping the other side will back down. The events of the past week were designed [...]

IsraCast: Iran’s Smoking Gun Nears Mushroom Cloud!

Posted by Matt in December 18th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, American Evaluation, Bomb, Enrichment Facility, Foreign Intelligence Service, Iran Nuclear, Iranian Regime, iranians, Isracast, Israeli Officials, Last September, Missile Delivery System, Mushroom Cloud, Nuclear Test, Nuclear Weapons, Prevarication, Proof, Revelation, Smoking Gun, Uranium Enrichment

At the time, this American evaluation staggered Israeli officials, who noted that the Iranians were still pursuing their uranium enrichment and the third component, the development of a missile delivery system. But the revelation about Iran’s clandestine nuclear trigger, as did the uncovering of the secret uranium enrichment facility being constructed near Qom last September, [...]

How Iran’s secret A-plant was exposed | The Jewish Chronicle

Posted by Matt in December 17th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Accuracy, Allies, Arab States, Bomb, centrifuges, Clock, Egypt, Grade Quality, Iran, iranians, Jewish Chronicle, Jordan, Main Objective, Missiles, Nuclear Device, Research Efforts, solid-fuel, Technology, Threshold, Uranium Enrichment

“Iran’s technological clock has almost finished turning,” he said. “In 2008 they mastered the technology of uranium enrichment and in 2009 they accumulated enough uranium for a first bomb, though it is not enriched so far to a military-grade quality of 93 per cent. “So far they have 1,700 kilos of low-grade enriched uranium and [...]