World-News

A unified missile defense system comprising the United States and six Arab states is a signal that a military strike on Iran could be on the horizon, says the Chairman of the State Duma s International Affairs Committee.

http://bit.ly/HiXZrL



China ups the pressure to prevent a strike on Iran s nuclear facilities

A senior Chinese diplomat said on Friday an attack on Iran would invite devastating retaliation that would envelop the region and destabilize the global economic recovery, and added that the international community had to restrain itself from war.

http://bit.ly/HrUeya



U.S. Defines Its Demands for New Round of Talks With Iran

The Obama administration and its European allies plan to open new negotiations with Iran by demanding the immediate closing and ultimate dismantling of a recently completed nuclear facility deep under a mountain, according to American and European diplomats.

http://nyti.ms/HnQiAv


From Information Clearing House

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Thinking the Unthinkable on Iran
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/04/06-1



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By James Petras

Washington and Tel Aviv claim and appear to believe that their planned assault on Iran will be a ''limited war'', targeting limited objectives and lasting a few days or weeks, with no serious consequences.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31001.htm



Iran War Would be Quick Victory, Long Defeat

By Charles Gray

An attack on Iran, no matter how often we are assured that it will be self-contained, will set into motion powerful forces that we can neither foresee nor control.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31002.htm



Our Men in Iran?

By Seymour M. Hersh

''The M.E.K. was a total joke,'' the senior Pentagon consultant said, ''and now it's a real network inside Iran. How did the M.E.K. get so much more efficient?'' he asked rhetorically. ''Part of it is the training in Nevada.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31013.htm



We Want War, And We Want It Now

By Pepe Escobar

Isn t democracy wonderful when US-allied Persian Gulf monarchies can buy a mercenary army for peanuts? Isn t it great to be a revolutionary with an assured paycheck?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31011.htm



U.S. Trained Terror Group

By Glenn Greenwald

If this report is true, it means the U.S. Government actively trained a group that the U.S. Government itself legally categorizes as a ''foreign terrorist organization,'' a clear felony under U.S. law.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31012.htm



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BRICS warns US against action on Iran

While the central banks of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are set to sign agreements for promoting trade amongst the five nations in local currencies, the BRICS leaders may this week also close ranks to warn US and Israel against any military action on Iran and try to iron out differences within the five-nation bloc on international response to the crisis in Syria.

http://bit.ly/GVz7EQ



BRICS states warn about terrible consequences of conflict in Iran

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa warn about catastrophic aftermath if the situation around Iran escalates into a conflict.

http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c154/378423.html



Brics' move to unseat US dollar as trade currency

South Africa will this week take some initial steps to unseat the US dollar as the preferred worldwide currency for trade and investment in emerging economies. Thus, the nation is expected to become party to endorsing the Chinese currency, the renminbi, as the currency of trade in emerging markets.

http://bit.ly/GOh93Y



Germany official: Meeting with Israel s Barak left me 'more concerned' of war with Iran

Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere says feels some Israeli cabinet members do not give enough thought to the negative consequences that could develop in wake of a strike of Iran s nuclear facilities.

http://bit.ly/GRhLXo



Rand Paul blocks Iran sanctions bill

''Before sending our young men and women into combat, we should have a mature and thoughtful debate over the ramifications of war, over the advisability of war and over the objectives of war.''

http://politi.co/GS7WZn



Iran Could Recover From Attack Within Six Months, Says U.S. Report

By Haaretz

U.S. congressional report says Israel and U.S. do not know exact location of Iran nuclear facilities, which may be dispersed in such a way that an Israeli attack would not be successful.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30936.htm



US gears up for land operation in Persian Gulf?

The US is sending an amphibious assault group and a couple of thousand US Marines to the Persian Gulf. With another US carrier making its way to Iran s doorstep, US military still insist that this is a ''regularly scheduled deployment''.

http://bit.ly/Hg8H1m



Iran is the new Iraq

By Pepe Escobar

Iran is the new Iraq; and whatever the highway, to evoke the neo-con motto, real men go to Tehran via Damascus, or real men go to Tehran non-stop.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30954.htm



'Hotheads' in Middle East provoking Iran, Russia says

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, warning that the Middle East standoff could boil over into military action at any moment, has called for urgent talks of the Sextet of Middle East mediators with Iran.

http://bit.ly/HkvVP2



Israeli politicians are playing number games with a war against Iran

There are a number of ways one could understand the leaked security cabinet briefing that Channel 10 reported Monday night, which detailed expectations of a worst-case scenario of an all-out war with Iran on all fronts, resulting in a three-week bombardment and up to 300 civilian casualties.

http://bit.ly/H6aIue


From Information Clearing House

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War With Iran? Sen. Rand Paul Calls the Question

Robert Naiman, Truthout: ''Before we have a war with Iran, shouldn t the Senate and the House have at least one debate and vote on it? Isn t that what the Constitution demands? ... If you agree to the principle that Congress should debate and vote on a war with Iran before any such war takes place (which also happens to be the Constitution and the law), when do you think a good time would be for the Senate and the House to start taking up the question?''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/8192-war-with-iran?-sen-rand-paul-calls-the-question



Israel Shields Public From Risks of War With Iran

Gareth Porter, Inter Press Service: ''The message that Iran is too weak to threaten an effective counterattack is contradicted by one of Israel s leading experts on Iranian missiles and the head of its missile defence programme for nearly a decade, who says Iranian missiles are capable of doing significant damage to Israeli targets.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8206-israel-shields-public-from-risks-of-war-with-iran



Scrutinizing the Threat from Iran

Lauren Feeney, Moyers & Co.: ''In the lead up to war in Iraq, misinformation about weapons of mass destruction went virtually unchallenged by the mainstream media. But three reporters for Knight Ridder newspapers (now McClatchy) were skeptical, and their probing investigation of the Bush administration s justifications for war eventually proved prescient. We caught up with one of them, Jonathan Landay, now a senior national security and intelligence correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, to get his thoughts on the current standoff with Iran.''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/8225-scrutinizing-the-threat-from-iran



The Pledge of Resistance Could Change the Game Against a War With Iran

Robert Naiman, Just Foreign Policy: ''If people were convinced that there were a 90% chance of war in the next three months ... many people would be in the streets.... By inaction on the threat of war with Iran, people are effectively saying: 'so we're on a slow path? Give me a call when we are on a fast path. I have other demands on my time.' The problem with this is that by the time we are on a fast path to war, our political leverage to stop the war will be very small, much smaller than it is today.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8253-the-pledge-of-resistance-could-change-the-game-against-a-war-with-iran

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Iranian Diplomat Says IAEA Undermined Recent Talks to Satisfy Israel and West
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/04/03



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U.S. President reiterates position on Iran nuclear issue after talks with Turkish PM Erdogan; remarks come week and a half after Russian daily reported that United States had asked Russia to deliver ultimatum to Iran.

http://bit.ly/H06PK0



Peretz: It would be better if US struck Iran

Former defense minister Amir Peretz said on Saturday that a military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities would be better if the US carried it out instead of Israel. ''We should prefer an outside actor does it because Israel doesn t need to be confronted by the whole Muslim world,'' Peretz said.

http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=263207



An Attack on Iran Would Be Illegal. What Does the Media Say?

The United Nations Charter outlaws the 'threat of the use of force', an act in which much of the media, in its uncritical stance towards government threats, has made itself complicit.

http://bit.ly/GM2n04



International Association of Democratic Lawyers Opposes Military Force Against Syria and Iran

The UN Charter commands that all Members settle their international disputes by peaceful means. Members must refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state or in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations. The Charter does not permit the use of military force under the pretext of humanitarian intervention.

http://www.smirkingchimp.com/node/42169



'Don t attack Iran!' Anti-war protests hit UK and Israel

UK activists from the 'Stop the War Coalition' have held a day of action to speak out against war with Iran. Protesters took to the streets of 15 major British cities. In Israel, hundreds marched in Tel Aviv protesting the war.

http://www.rt.com/news/iran-uk-war-protest-375/


From Information Clearing House

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'Shrinking' diplomatic window on Iran now 'closing,' Obama warns
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10934/



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Israel and US Disagree on Timetable for Iran Attack

By Associated Press

Barak said that 2012 is a ''highly important'' year for a possible strike and speculated that the timeframe for a ''surgical intervention'', a precision hit on Iranian targets, is not a matter of weeks, but it is not a matter of years either.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30905.htm



Intel Shows Iran Not Nuclear ''Threat''

By Reuters

Tehran does not have a bomb, has not decided to build one, and is probably years away from having a deliverable nuclear warhead.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30900.htm



Nuclear Watchdog Chief Accused of Pro-western Bias Over Iran

By Julian Borger

Former officials warn of parallels between IAEA approach to Iran and mistakes over Iraq s supposed weapons of mass destruction.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30899.htm



US' Double Standards

China Daily Editorial

Once again the United States is trying to throw its weight around and impose its unilateral vision on other countries.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30901.htm



West tensions against Iran worse than 2011 quake for Japan

Tanaka: Former executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) says Western tensions against Iran could hit Japan with an economic impact greater than that from the March 2011 earthquake.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/232925.html


From Information Clearing House



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Um Israel von einem Angriff abzuhalten, versuchen die USA und Europa, die iranische Wirtschaft zu isolieren.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/151659



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Es käme zu einem Krieg, die USA würden hineingezogen, so das Ergebnis. Khameini kündigte gestern Gegenschlag für jeden Angriff an.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/36/36626/1.html



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'Israelis Heart Iran' and 'Iranians Love Israel': Citizens Bid for Peace
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/03/20-1

Iran Leader: Israel, US Attacks Will Bring 'Same Level' Retaliation
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/03/20-3

Paid to Support Iranian Terror Group?
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/03/20-0

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Russia s Lavrov warns against attacking Iran

A military strike against Iran would be a great mistake, followed by a catastrophic outcome, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

http://en.trend.az/regions/world/russia/2005506.html



Details of Talks with IAEA Belie Charge Iran Refused Cooperation

By Gareth Porter

The first detailed account of negotiations between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran last month belies earlier statements by unnamed Western officials portraying Iran as refusing to cooperate with the IAEA in allaying concerns about alleged nuclear weaponisation work.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30876.htm



Iran will produce nuclear weapons if attacked: Russia

Russia warned Tuesday that Iran would have no option but to develop nuclear weapons if it came under attack from either the United States or Israel over its contested atomic programme.

http://yhoo.it/GAXTW2



Former Mossad chief: Israel will know before Iran begins producing nuclear weapons

Speaking at an event in a Haifa hospital, Dagan said that currently Israel must not attack Iran, and that a strike on its nuclear facilities should be the last resort.

http://bit.ly/GCHy5S



Gates: Proceed Warily on Iran

Former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has joined the chorus of past and current officials warning that a military strike against Iran could produce dire consequences.

http://bit.ly/GEVEng


From Information Clearing House

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Details of Talks With IAEA Belie Charge Iran Refused Cooperation

Gareth Porter, Inter Press Service News: ''The first detailed account of negotiations between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran last month belies earlier statements by unnamed Western officials portraying Iran as refusing to cooperate with the IAEA in allaying concerns about alleged nuclear weaponization work ... The talks in February came close to a final agreement, but were hung up primarily over the IAEA insistence on being able to reopen issues even after Iran had answered questions about them to the organization s satisfaction.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8017-details-of-talks-with-iaea-belie-charge-iran-refused-cooperation



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There is no current justification for an Israeli strike on Iran s nuclear facilities, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said in an interview to NBC published on Thursday

http://bit.ly/zll58M



Israel Intelligence Agrees Iran Is Not After N-bomb

By Press TV

Several senior Israeli officials, who spoke to AP in recent days clearly, said Israel has come around to the US view that no final decision to build a bomb has been made by Iran.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30853.htm


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Onward to Iran!

Russia Today [Russian state media]
by Ilana Mercer

03/16/12

That acts of war and elections often coincide should come as no surprise. It s unfortunate, but electability in fin de siecle America still hinges on projecting bully power around the world, an American leader has to aspire to 'protect' borders and people not his own, and if they refuse his advances, he should be prepared to bomb them to kingdom come...

http://bit.ly/zHekwt


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Other analysts agreed that airstrikes would cause a spike in global crude oil prices, and a corresponding jump in U.S. gasoline prices that are currently averaging $3.82 per gallon. But some declined to predict how large that spike would be.

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U.S. Navy Launches Huge Iran Surge: Gunboats, Super-Torpedoes, Sea-Bots

By Spencer Ackerman

Consider it Teddy Roosevelt's gunboat diplomacy for the 21st century.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30841.htm



'Strike on Iran could be counterproductive'

A recently retired US general now working for a Jewish national security think tank cautioned Tuesday that military strikes against Iran could be counterproductive.

http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=261903


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Mutually assured madness

In These Times
by George Kenney

03/14/12

In terms of nuclear nonproliferation, the West s clash with Iran over its nuclear program appears to make sense. But once one peels back the layers of rhetoric surrounding the West s demands, our real priority seems to be regime change. Those opposed to an unnecessary war with Iran are thus faced with two complicated challenges: First, to debunk the manufactured hysteria over Iranian nuclear activities, and second, to make explicit the unexamined assumptions behind the use of regime change as a default reaction...

http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/12845/mutually_assured_madness


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