23 May, 2009

Reformist Khatami throws weight behind Iran ex-premier
AFP
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran’s former reformist president Mohammad Khatami on Saturday openly threw his weight behind ex-premier Mir Hossein Mousavi, …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5i—f28ybkPsaVznt84MsFVj06tew

Iran: Political Prisoner’s Life in Danger | Human Rights Watch
By Human Rights Watch
(New York) -The Iranian government should immediately release ailing political prisonerBehrooz Javid-Tehrani, a human rights activist first arrested during 1999nationwide student protests, and ensure he has access to adequate medical …
www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/05/23/iran-political-prisoner-s-life-danger

NewsDaily: Iran says powers agree to nuclear talks after vote
By Zahra Hosseinian
Iran has told world powers including the United States talks on its nuclear program must wait until after the Islamic Republic’s presidential election on June 12, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday.
www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre54m13w-us-iran-ahmadinejad-nuclear/

Iran Blocks Facebook Ahead Of Elections
By Nick O’Neill
This morning I’ve been receiving numerous reports that Iran has blocked Facebook. After doing a little searching around I found …
www.allfacebook.com/2009/05/iran-blocks-facebook/

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive …
By kkeckcnn
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — The Obama administration has contacted Iran several times for talks, but President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his government ruled out any discussions before his nation’s presidential elections next month, an …
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/23/
report-iran-told-u-s-no-talks-till-after-june-elections/

The Herald | HeraldOnline.com – Iran’s president faces campaign …
Moments after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s underdog victory four years ago, the streets in scruffy south Tehran were in full celebration for their native son.
www.heraldonline.com/wire/world/story/1360917.html

News Headlines – Analysis: Iran looms over Obama Mideast peace bid …
An increasingly emboldened Iran is both complicating and giving promise to the Obama administration’s efforts to forge peace in the Middle East.President Barack Obama and his team are reaching out…
townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2009/05/23/
analysis_iran_looms_over_obama_mideast_peace_bid

Global Voices Advocacy “ Iran: Face Book and Twitter got Filtered
By Hamid Tehrani
Recent Updates. › Iran: Face Book and Twitter got Filtered · › Iran based Fararu site was filtered · › Malaysia: Proposal to register bloggers · › China: Yunan web moderators’ disobedient act …
advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2009/05/
23/iran-face-book-and-twitter-got-filtered/

Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan’s Premier NEWS Agency …
TEHRAN, May 23 (APP): Leaders of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran will meet Sunday to discuss and thrash out a joint strategy to tackle the issue of terrorism and militancy, confronting the region. President Asif Ali Zardari, …
www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com
_content&task=view&id=76891&Itemid=2

Iran’s College of Cardinals: The Assembly of Experts
Partial to fountain pens: Iran’s popularly elected 86-member Assembly of Experts supposedly oversees the Supreme Leader, but the leader is not without supreme influence over the assembly. (leader.ir). The Assembly of Experts, …
middleeast.about.com/b/2009/05/23/irans-college
-of-cardinals-the-assembly-of-experts.htm

Iran: No talks on nuclear program until after June 12 | Iran news …
Iranian president tells reporters Obama agreed to wait until after June 12 presidential elections in Teheran to hold negotiations between Iran, West.
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=
JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1242212447152

World Threats “ Blog Archive “ Shoebomber Richard Reid Link to Iran?
By Ryan Mauro
Seems that shoebomber Richard Reid had a little vacation in Iran before heading to Pakistan (where he reportedly met with Sheikh Gilani, the leader of radical Islamic compounds right here in the U.S.). This is an overlooked link I …
www.worldthreats.com/?p=989

For a democratic secular Iran. For peace and prosperity in the …
By Azarmehr
This weblog was created to act as a platform for the voice of secular pro-democracy activists in and outside Iran who are struggling against the religious dictatorship of the Islamic clerics in Iran. My favourite quote:“Evil only …
azarmehr.blogspot.com/2009/05/anniversary-of-liberation-of.html

UN racism conference and Iran’s president “ Online Knowledge Centre
By prodip
UN racism conference and Iran’s president. Barrister Harun ur Rashid. Experts say that the Durban II conference raised several contested issues like racism, Islamophobia, freedom of speech and colonialism. …
prodip.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/un-
racism-conference-and-irans-president/

Analysis: Iran looms over Obama Mideast peace bid
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — An increasingly emboldened Iran is both complicating and giving promise to the Obama administration’s efforts to forge peace in the Middle …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM
5hnHmgE9QQZnTNTGZtd0k2J4aiUQgD98BVJEG1

Iran reformists hope for high election turnout
The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s reformists are hoping a high turnout in the upcoming presidential election would help them oust hard-line President Mahmoud …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
jGSJEAPs_r2T2wxsL5G3t4z-jajQD98BG3NG0

Iran says powers agreed to atom talks after election
Washington Post – United States
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran told world powers including the United States that talks on its nuclear plans must wait until after the Islamic state’s June 12 …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/05/23/AR2009052300872.html

As Israel rages, US plans for Iran war re-emerge
By admin
As Washington gets updates on Israeli plans to strike Iran, US President Barack Obama orders the Pentagon to rejuvenate contingency plans for the use of military in Iran.
www.prisonplanet.com/as-israel-rages
-us-plans-for-iran-war-re-emerge.html

The Herald | HeraldOnline.com – Italy to send envoy to Iran – Rock …
Italy’s foreign minister said Saturday he is sending a representative to Tehran to sound out the possibility of a meeting with Iranian officials after he canceled a visit earlier this week.
www.heraldonline.com/wire/world/story/1360812.html

Countdown on Iran
Cal Thomas says Iran’s drive to obtain nuclear weapons surpasses all other issues in the Middle East.
www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/Countdown_on_Iran.html

Iran’s carrot & stick show (Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog)
Iran’s carrot & stick show. WORLD NEWS: “Iran Tests Missile, Launching Pre-Election Show of Defiance,” by Chip Cummins, Wall Street Journal, 21 May 2009. Free the journalist, then shoot off the missile. …
thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/2009/05/irans_carrot_stick_show.html

Please, Iran, Release My Cousin Now, Too By Klara Moradkhan …
By kb@turkishforum.com
Yet I also wept that my cousin, Silva Harotonian, similarly accused and convicted on political charges, remains behind in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison. After almost a year in detention, she remains caught in a tragic misunderstanding. …
www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/05/23/please
-iran-release-my-cousin-now-too-by-klara-moradkhan/

Persia/Iran/Aryan and Israel: Quran and Bible – Baltimore Sun talk …
By bootsy
Persia/Iran/Aryan and Israel: Quran and Bible National/World News.
talk.baltimoresun.com/showthread.php?t=199942

PoliGazette “ How To Depopulate Israel
By Michael van der Galien
Iran’s nuclear program poses a major threat to the Jewish nation-state of Israel for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, nuclear weapons would enable Iran to do what Ahmadinejad dreamed about out loud years ago: to wipe Israel off …
www.poligazette.com/2009/05/22/how-to-depopulate-israel/

Israeli Air Force Conducts War Games
Israel is concerned about U.S. President Barack Obama’s plans to negotiate with Iran, fearing the Islamic Republic will simply buy more time to build a nuclear bomb. So the air force exercise seems to be a way for Israel to press a …
www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/
news/2009/05/mil-090522-voa08.htm

Iran President Kicks Off Reelection Effort
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague,Czech Republic
Iran’s hard-line president, Mahmud Ahmadinejad, has kicked off his official reelection campaign with a defiant speech against the West and Israel as well as …
www.rferl.org/content/Iran_President_
Kicks_Off_Reelection_Effort/1738030.html

Italy to send envoy to Iran
The Associated Press
“Our troops are in Herat, which shares 370 miles (600 kilometers) of border with Iran,” Frattini said, speaking on the sidelines of a newspaper industry …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
hCqgRWwr5OZAzr0XyOtZHO0qu5IgD98BTVU00

Ahmadinejad delivers fiery campaign speech
United Press International – USA
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and candidate in upcoming presidential election gestures during an electoral campaign stop in Tehran, Iran on May 22, …
www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/23/Ahmadinejad-
delivers-fiery-campaign-speech/UPI-16781243078509/

Jihad Watch: Occupation: emIran/em may share rule over Temple …
By Robert
Israel may find Iran as one of the administrators of the Temple Mount, according to a new Palestinian Authority plan reported Thursday by the Hebrew-language newspaper Haaretz. PA sources said giving up claims to the Temple Mount and …
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/026226.php

China Confidential: Observing Obama’s Appeasement of Iran, this …
By Confidential Reporter
But Obama’s policies and actions are giving new Hitlers—the leaders of Islamist Iran—time to develop nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles capable of destroying Israel and bringing America to its knees. …
chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2009/05/
observing-obamas-appeasement-of-iran.html

Pentagon Confirms Iran Missile Test | Missiles & Bombs News at …
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has confirmed that Iran has tested a medium range ballistic missile that can reach Israel, southeastern Europe and US.
www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-confirms-iran-missile-test-19130/

Iran’s President Faces Tough Road to Reelection
By Dave
The views toward him now are much more nuanced, conflicted and increasingly critical over issues that range from Iran’s gasping economy to his combative style with the West. How he responds could largely set the tone for the June 12 …
israelupdate.christiantruckersnetwork.com/iran-news-iran-and
-israel/irans-president-faces-tough-road-to-reelection/

Iran tests missiles with 1200-mile range that could reach Israel …
Iran test-fired an advance ballistic missile that could hit Israel, US bases in the Middle East and some countries in Europe.
www.digitaljournal.com/article/272951

‘1 in 4 Israelis would consider leaving country if Iran gets nukes …
By Cheetah786
Some 23 percent of Israelis would consider leaving the country if Iran obtains a nuclear weapon, according to a poll conducted on behalf of the Center.
www.defence.pk/forums/world-affairs/27116-1-4-israelis
-would-consider-leaving-country-if-iran-gets-nukes.html

Obama Orders Update to Iran Attack Plan — News from Antiwar.com
By Jason Ditz
On NBC’s Today Show this morning, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that President Obama has ordered him to update the plans for a US attack on Iran, plans which were last updating during the Bush Administration. …
news.antiwar.com/2009/05/22/obama
-orders-update-to-iran-attack-plan/

Iran tests missile with range that can hit Israel – Yahoo! News
May 20, 2009 … Iran test-fired a missile capable of striking Israel, US Mideast bases and Europe on Wednesday — a show of strength touted by President …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090520/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_missile_test

Iran Crude Oil Export Price $58.23 On May 21 -Report
NASDAQ – New York,New York,USA
TEHRAN -(Dow Jones)- Iran’s crude oil export price stood at $58.23 a barrel on Thursday, May 21, the oil ministry’s official Shana news Web site reported …
www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=
200905230126dowjonesdjonline000003&title=iran-crude-oil-
export-price-5823-on-may-21report

Iran’s Ahmadinejad rallies supporters
BBC News – UK
By Jon Leyne Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has begun the campaign for June’s presidential election with a defiant speech against Iran’s enemies. …
news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/1.0/-/2/hi/middle_east/8064846.stm

Obama orders Gates to update plan for Iran strike
Ynetnews – Israel
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Friday that President Barack Obama had asked him to update the plans for the use of military force against Iran …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3720065,00.html

Journalist Freed by Iran Returns to US
Washington Post – United States
She spent a week in Vienna recuperating after her release from prison in Iran. Asked how she was feeling Friday, she said, “Very good. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/05/22/AR2009052203521.html

Iran Hawks Push Obama on Deadline for Diplomacy by Daniel Luban …
By Daniel Luban
Although Obama merely promised a “reassessment” of the situation at the end of the year without providing any benchmarks for progress, in the days since Monday’s meeting those pushing for tougher measures against Iran’s nuclear program …
original.antiwar.com/luban/2009/05/22/iran-
hawks-push-obama-on-deadline-for-diplomacy/

Harman regrets, clarifies Iran remark – South Bay Pipeline
By Gene Maddaus
“The Persian population in Iran is not a majority, it is a plurality. There are many different, diverse, and disagreeing populations inside Iran and an obvious strategy, which I believe is a very good strategy, is to work to separate …
www.insidesocal.com/southbay/2009/05
/harman-regrets-clarifies-iran.html

Did Bibi Box Obama in? by Patrick J. Buchanan
In return for Bibi’s willingness to talk to the Palestinians, Obama agreed to a December deadline for progress in talks with Iran. If the talks are not fruitful by then, America will step on the escalator. …
lewrockwell.com/buchanan/buchanan111.html

Iran’s Election Turns on President’s Truths
Washington Post – United States
By Thomas Erdbrink SEMNAN, Iran — Firefighters sprayed a fine mist over the crowd, trying to cool the cheering masses waiting in the hot sun for their …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2009/05/22/AR2009052203693.html?hpid=topnews

PRI.ORG | Missiles and politics in Iran
Many believe Iran’s recent missile test is part of President Ahmadinejad’s
campaign as he faces re-election next month.
www.pri.org/world/middle-east/iran-
presidential-campaign-missile-lauch1393.html

Mondoweiss: Jane Harman retracts comments advocating the ethnic …
By Adam Horowitz
NIAC is reporting that Rep. Jane Harman has retracted and apologized for her comments advocating that Iran be divided up by ethnicity. Harman claims she her comments were “taken out of context.” Judge for yourself (begins around 1:25): …
www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/05/jane-harman-
retracts-comments-advocating-the-ethnic-division-of-iran.html

22 May, 2009

Iran’s President Faces Tough Road to Reelection
FOXNews – USA
TEHRAN, Iran — Moments after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s underdog victory four years ago, the streets in south Tehran were in full celebration for their native …
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,521298,00.html

US journalist freed in Iran arrives in America
The Associated Press
She spent a week in Vienna recuperating after being released from prison in Iran. Asked how she was feeling, she said, “Very good. …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM
5i2b8TMq8ehrorIc49V0Z6OiW6FaQD98BH9PG1

Obama On Iran And Diplomacy
Voice of America – USA
“Iran is a country of extraordinary history and extraordinary potential.… We want them to be a full-fledged member of the international community and be …
www.voanews.com/uspolicy/2009-05-22-voa3.cfm

Frattini: Italy to send envoy to Iran for talks soon
Tehran Times – Iran
Frattini said Director of the Asia-Pacific Department at Italian Foreign Ministry Atilio Massimo Yanochi will travel to Iran in the near future as Italian …
www.tehrantimes.com/Index_view.asp?code=195173

Global Voices Online “ Iran: Blogging against homophobia
By Hamid Tehrani
We, homosexual students of Iran, have for years been present in the movements of students and intellectuals. We have been at the heart of their social and political demands, and we have protested the discriminatory situation in Iranian …
globalvoicesonline.org/2009/05/22/iran-blogging-against-homophobia/

Iran vows to win war on drugs – Democratic Underground
ZAHEDAN, Iran (AFP) — At first glance, it is just an innocent microwaveable spicy chicken sandwich, but the plastic pack smuggled across the border to Iran contains a shiny slab of premium cannabis made in Pakistan. …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/
duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3889567

Morning Skim: Cheney’s Attack, Iran’s Missile, Market Tremors and …
By By Eric Etheridge
The Safir, Iran’s most advanced liquid propellant rocket, is clearly dependent on imported Russian technology (the second stage clearly uses Russian engines and turbopumps). Its possible that the only imported components of the Sejil …
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/morning-skim-
cheneys-attack-irans-missile-market-tremors-and-more/

Israel NN.com: “PA Peace Plan: Iran to Share Rule over Temple …
Do the Palestinians think the Jews have lost their minds? AS Pamela Geller offers, the situation is going from worse to terrible and the Jews had better watch out:
www.hyscience.com/archives/2009/05/israel_nncom_pa.php

Week in review: Israel, Iran’s missile test and Guantanamo …
By Worldfocus
Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs magazine and Carla Robbins of The New York Times discuss the week’s top stories: Israel and the peace process, Iran’s missile test and President Obama’s speech on national security and Guantanamo.
worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/22/week-in-review-
israel-irans-missile-test-and-guantanamo/5498/

MEMRI Iranian Media Blog – Full Blog Entry
Renewed Power Struggle in Iran as the Presidential Elections Approach: Part I – Ahmadinejad’s Revolutionary-Messianic Faction vs. Rafsanjani–Reformist Alliance- Inquiry and Analysis Series – No. 488– Iran – December 26, 2008 …
www.thememriblog.org/iran/blog_personal/en/16580.htm

Survey: 1 in 4 Israelis Would Consider Leaving if Iran Obtained …
Some 23 percent of Israelis would consider leaving the country if Iran obtains a nuclear weapon, according to a poll conducted on behalf of the Center for Iranian Studies at Tel Aviv University. Some 85 percent of respondents said they …
forward.com/articles/106465/

Small State: Obama, Israel, Iran flirting with Latin America
By Benjamin N. Gedan
Writing for the Safe Democracy Foundation the other day, George Chaya argued that “Iran’s foreign policy has shifted from Africa towards Latin America.” He chose to emphasize the “formation of an anti-American axis with Venezuela,” …
benjamingedan.blogspot.com/2009/05/
obama-israel-iran-flirting-with-latin.html

Sindh Today : Pakistan News, India News and World Affairs “ Obama …
By SindhToday
Washington, May 22 (DPA) The Pentagon has, at the request of President Barack Obama, updated its plans for using military force against Iran, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. The US has not ruled out the possibility of a …
www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/13099.htm

Iran Says It Tests Missile, Israel in Range – World – CBN News …
Iran has test-fired a new advanced missile – one that could reach Israel and southern Europe.
www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2009/
May/Iran-Test-fires-Long-range-Missile/

Iran’s president vows to keep anti-West stance
Xinhua – China
TEHRAN, May 22 (Xinhua) — Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who is seeking re-election in the upcoming presidential race vowed on Friday to keep …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/23/content_11421559.htm

CORRECTED: Gates defends US missile defense cuts
Reuters – USA
US Representative Bill Young, a Florida Republican, questioned the timing of the missile defense cuts, particularly after Iran announced on Wednesday that …
www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE54L4YU20090522

Iran’s Ahmadinejad kicks off combative poll campaign
AFP
Ahmadinejad, who is seeking a second term in the June 12 election, stirred thousands of supporters at a packed indoor stadium in Tehran by touting Iran’s …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article
/ALeqM5imhDdQPT_R_CIeOef1K31aLsQ91w

Jihad Watch: Obama quashed Israel military option against Iran
By director@jihadwatch.org
“Perhaps Israel at one point had just a small window of opportunity to exercise the military option, or, in other words, the possibility of attacking sites in Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. …
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/026223.php

US, Israel together in ‘dismantling Iran’
By admin
As the US and Israel apparently diverge, the Israeli foreign minister says Washington and Tel Aviv share a full understanding on strategic issues including Iran.
www.prisonplanet.com/us-israel-together-in-dismantling-iran.html

Israeli Jets Practicing For Possible Iran Clash
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Israel’s air force held a large-scale exercise simulating war on several fronts with enemies that include Iran, Israeli defense officials said Friday.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/22/
israeli-jets-practicing-f_n_206665.html

Israel sees new European readiness for sanctions on Iran | Iran …
Officials: There’s an appreciation that talks will succeed only if Iran knows it has something to lose.
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=
JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1242212440102

Global Voices Advocacy “ Iran based Fararu site was filtered
By Hamid Tehrani
Iran based Fararu news site announced [fa] today that Iranian authorities have filtered the site. Fararu’s managers got no information about the reason (s) of filtering. Posted by Hamid Tehrani on May 22, 2009 …
advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2009/05/
22/iran-based-fararu-site-was-filtered/

China Confidential: Report Understates Iran Threat and is Still Scary
By Confidential Reporter
Only a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting at the White House with U.S. President Barack Obama, during which the Israeli leader urged Obama to make Iran’s nuclear threat his top foreign policy priority, …
chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2009/05/
understating-threat-report-on-iran-is.html

US Journalist Freed In Iran Heads Home – News Story – WPTZ Plattsburgh
VIENNA — An American journalist who spent four months in an Iranian prison was on her way back to the United States Friday. Friday, May 22, 2009.
www.wptz.com/news/19535653/detail.html

Mullen: Nuclear Armed Iran Would Be ‘Calamitous’ — News from …
By Jason Ditz
Speaking to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen warned that a potentially nuclear armed Iran would be “calamitous,” and said he feared it would spark a regional arms race. …
news.antiwar.com/2009/05/21/mullen-
nuclear-armed-iran-would-be-calamitous/

Jamal Dajani: Ahmadinejad: Ballots and Missiles
By Jamal Dajani
Iran has long had missiles that could reach Israel and the Persian Gulf states where the U.S. maintains several bases. And yes, Ahmadinejad has boasted that the new Sajjil-2 incorporates “advanced technology” that makes it more accurate …
www.huffingtonpost.com/jamal-dajani/
ahmadinejad-ballots-and-m_b_206715.html

Iran vows to win war on drugs
AFP
ZAHEDAN, Iran (AFP) — At first glance, it is just an innocent microwaveable spicy chicken sandwich, but the plastic pack smuggled across the border to Iran …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5iDzJdQsJHNU6QVoSFj924bI-3R3Q

Joint Chiefs chair: Iran bomb would be ‘calamitous’
Jewish Telegraphic Agency – New York,NY,USA
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff said that Iran’s acquisition of a nuclear weapon would be “calamitous for the region and …
jta.org/news/article/2009/05/22/1005362/
joint-chiefs-chair-iran-bomb-would-be-calamitous

Close contest seen as conservative, reformist compete in Iran’s …
Xinhua – China
Iran’s Guardians Council, the powerful 12-member council, on Wednesday approved the candidacies of four to stand in the June 12presidential race out of a …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/22/content_11421251.htm

Israel Holds War Games as Tension With Iran Grows
FOXNews – USA
JERUSALEM — Israel’s air force held a large-scale exercise simulating war on several fronts with enemies that include Iran, Israeli defense officials said …
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,521204,00.html

Column One: Netanyahu’s peace plan
Jerusalem Post – Israel
What emerged from the meeting is that Obama’s priorities regarding Iran, Israel and the Arab world are diametrically opposed to Israel’s priorities.…
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=124221243
8938&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Israeli Air Force Holds Exercise Simulating War With Iran
FOXNews – USA
Israeli defense officials say the country’s air force has completed a large-scale exercise simulating war on several fronts with enemies that include Iran. …
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,521177,00.html?test=latestnews

Iran nuclear bomb would be calamitous: U.S. military… | Euronews 24
By politics
11:36 – Iran nuclear bomb would be calamitous: US military | The
consequences of Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon would be calamitous and major powers must act together to prevent it, the top US military office.
www.euronews24.org/news/iran-nuclear
-bomb-would-be-calamitous-u-s—military/

Jane Harman advocates ethnic divide-and-conquer in Iran | The Arabist
By arabist
But it’s not out of context, it’s pretty clear she thinks a policy of turning Iran ethnic groups against one another is the way to go. Which is not too different from, say, Joe Biden’s view that Iraq needs to be fragmented, or centuries …
arabist.net/archives/2009/05/22/jane-harman
-advocates-ethnic-divide-and-conquer-in-iran/

Lucianne.com News Forum – Thread
US President Barack Obama’s engagement policy with Iran has led to a ‘’new spirit’’ in Europe and a growing consensus for stringent sanctions against Teheran if Obama’s policy does not yield results, according to assessments received …
www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=471597

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive …
By js609163
The United States has praised the UAE’s development of nuclear energy, a stark contrast to criticism of Iran, which is suspected of attempting to enrich uranium for a nuclear bomb. But UAE’s ties to Iran have caused concern. …
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/21/uae-
nuke-deal-goes-to-congress-opposition-awaits/

Iran’s Spending Spree in Afghanistan
TIME – USA
Much of it goes to Iran, which lies less than a hundred miles to the west and is moving closer. After completing a highway from its desert border,…
www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1900013,00.html