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Iran calls new US sanctions ‘psychological war’ (AP)

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:44:16 +0000

AP – Iran has dismissed the new U.S. sanctions on Tehran, with the Foreign Ministry spokesman saying Tuesday they are part of a “psychological war” meant to sow discontent among Iranians and insisting the measures would not halt the country’s nuclear program.

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New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel (AP)

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:34:39 +0000

AP – Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran’s economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities to allow more time for sanctions to work.

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Deeper Iran sanctions; US targets its central bank (AP)

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:41:42 +0000

AP – Targeting Iran’s economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country’s financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before any military action against Iran’s nuclear program.

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Obama: US has ‘very good’ intelligence on Iran (AP)

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:17:35 +0000

AP – President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a “very good estimate” of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about Tehran’s inner workings.

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Just a bluff? Fears grow of Israeli attack on Iran (AP)

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:52:54 +0000

AP – For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran’s nuclear program, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent — an action that many fear might trigger a wider war, terrorism and global economic havoc.

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Obama and Israel vs. Iran nukes

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:57:31 +0000

President Obama said Sunday he believed Israel has not yet decided whether to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.

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Iran begins military exercises

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:09:16 +0000

Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard began military exercises Saturday in the country’s south, the latest show of force after threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions.

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Israel could attack Iran as early as April: Panetta

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:28:12 +0000

War hysteria continues to grip the Middle East, as heightened anxieties over Iran’s surreptitious nuclear program have the U.S. Defense Secretary on edge.

Leon Panetta said Thursday that Israel could launch attacks against Iran as early as April or May in effort to stop Tehran from building a nuclear bomb.

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UN nuclear team arrives in Iran (AP)

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:52:55 +0000

AP – A U.N. nuclear team arrived in Tehran early Sunday for a mission expected to focus on Iran’s alleged attempt to develop nuclear weapons.

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EU raises stakes with Iran oil embargo (AP)

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:03:44 +0000

AP – The European Union and Iran raised the stakes Monday in their test of wills over the Islamic republic’s nuclear program, with the bloc banning the purchase of Iranian oil and Iran threatening to retaliate by closing the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s crude is transported.

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