Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Directs His Anger at Iranian Government
ABC/Donna Svennevik(TEHRAN, Iran) — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is at war again with his enemies, but this time it’s not the usual suspects.Rather than directing his fury at Israel and the West, the Iranian president is taking his own regime to task for forbi…
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Directs His Anger at Iranian Government
ABC/Donna Svennevik(TEHRAN, Iran) — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is at war again with his enemies, but this time it’s not the usual suspects.Rather than directing his fury at Israel and the West, the Iranian president is taking his own regime to task for forbi…
White House Says No Direct Talks Planned with Iran
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The White House has thrown cold water on a report that it is ready to enter into direct talks with Iran over its rogue nuclear program.According to a story in Saturday’s New York Times, Washington and Tehran have b…
White House Says No Direct Talks Planned with Iran
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The White House has thrown cold water on a report that it is ready to enter into direct talks with Iran over its rogue nuclear program.According to a story in Saturday’s New York Times, Washington and Tehran have b…
Breaking for Staff, Press Football Game, Mitt Romney Ignores Questions on Iran, Debates and Polls
Alex Wong/Getty Images(DELRAY BEACH, Fla.) — Mitt Romney stopped by a football game between members of his staff and the press this afternoon, declining to take questions on Iran, the debate or polls, during a rare break from debate prep.“Let&rs…
Iran Makes ‘Baseless’ Accusations Against UN’s Nuclear Watchdog
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran is again using familiar tactics to keep its nuclear program from coming under closer international scrutiny.The latest ploy is accusing “saboteurs” of infiltrating the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog group,…
Iranian Supreme Leader Accuses West of ‘Bullying’
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TEHRAN, Iran) — Day to day, Iran’s economy grows weaker because of sanctions imposed by the West meant to bring Tehran back to the bargaining table about possibly suspending its rogue nuclear program.However, even a decision by …
European Union Boosts Sanctions on Iran
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The financial noose keeps tightening around Iran’s neck.Already suffering economically because of severe sanctions imposed by the U.S. and the West over the refusal to abandon its rogue nuclear program, Tehran will a…
Researchers Say ‘Extremely Targeted’ ‘MiniFlame’ Cyber Attack Hit Lebanon, Iran
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MOSCOW) — Researchers said Monday they have identified part of the powerful Flame cyber espionage program as a stand-alone, “highly flexible” spy program that centered its attacks on computer systems in Lebanon and I…
Hezbollah: That Was Our ‘Iran-Made’ Drone Over Israel
Salah Malkawi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The leader of Hezbollah claimed Thursday his group was responsible for an unidentified drone that flew deep into Israeli airspace on Saturday before it was shot out of the sky by the Israeli Air Force, and that t…
Romney Says US Needs to Match Iran’s Influence in Syria
J.D. Pooley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Mitt Romney said Tuesday night he was prepared to work with Saudi Arabia and Turkey to facilitate the delivery of weapons to “moderate voices” within the Syrian resistance as a means of combating Iran&r…
Romney Says US Needs to Match Iran’s Influence in Syria
J.D. Pooley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Mitt Romney said Tuesday night he was prepared to work with Saudi Arabia and Turkey to facilitate the delivery of weapons to “moderate voices” within the Syrian resistance as a means of combating Iran&r…
Iran Claims Israeli Attack Would Have Occurred by Now
ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A top Iranian official is essentially calling Israel’s bluff.Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi on Monday gave little credence to Israel’s threat of launching a preemptive strike to knock out its nuclear facilit…
Israel Official Says Iranian Economy Near ‘Collapse’
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — A top Israeli government official believes Iran’s economy is “on the verge of collapse” because of sanctions imposed by the international community.Comments made by Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz to Israel Radio ec…
Iranian Group Dropped from US Terror List After Political Push
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A controversial Iranian group that the U.S. declared a terrorist organization nearly 15 years ago has been taken off the terror list in the wake of a high-profile political campaign aimed at Washington, D.C. decision…
Romney Says Military Action Against Iran May Not Be Necessary
Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Mitt Romney said Friday that he does not believe military action will be necessary to prevent Iran from developing nuclear capability.Romney added that he still leaves the option of military action &ldquo…
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Says America Entrusted Itself to the Devil
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In a fiery speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad railed Wednesday against the United States and European Union, whom he said have “have entrusted themselves to the d…
Israeli Govt Tweets Article Criticizing Obama’s Relationship with Israel
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
(NEW YORK) — Amid tension between the U.S. and Israel over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, an official Israeli government twitter account linked Tuesday to an article criticizing President Obama for “fail…
Ahmadinejad’s Plane Made in America, Parked at Andrews AFB
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — Here’s something you don’t see every day.At Joint Base Andrews Wednesday morning, reporters traveling to Ohio with President Obama spotted what is in all likelihood Iranian President Mahmoud Amadin…
Iran Test Fires Missiles in Strait of Hormuz
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TEHRAN, Iran) — As U.S.-led naval maneuvers wind down in the Gulf, Iran has reportedly conducted its own drill not far away.The country says it test fired four missiles capable of hitting ships and sunk its target in less than a…