Why Iran Will Continue to Shell Iraq
As it stands, military aircraft have also been using the airport, though none have been combative. Iran, however, will be aware that the airport – a former military base which has the world’s fourth longest runway – could potentially serve as a useful strategic asset for not just the KRG, but also the KRG’s allies and Iran’s foes (the US and Israel).
US Adds Iranians, Firms to Blacklist Under New Sanctions
16 Jun 2010 (AFP) WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama’s administration on Wednesday tightened the noose on Iran’s nuclear program when it added more Iranian individuals and firms to a long blacklist under extended sanctions.
Iran’s Mousavi Slams Government, Outlines Opposition Objectives
15 June 2010 (LA Times Blog) Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi offered the clearest outline yet of his movement’s platform Tuesday, publishing a charter that calls for sweeping reform while affirming the so-called “Green Movement’s” commitment to the principles of the Islamic Revolution.
56 Countries Join Controversial Declaration on Iran Rights
15 Jun 2010 (AFP) GENEVA — Some 56 countries on Tuesday signed up to a US inspired declaration calling on Iran to investigate a deadly crackdown on street protests following the contested presidential election a year ago.
EU Ministers Propose Extra Sanctions Against Iran
14 June 2010 (AFP) LUXEMBOURG — EU foreign ministers on Monday proposed new sanctions going further than UN restrictions, in a bid to pressure Iran over its nuclear programme.
Protests, Clashes Break Out in Iran on Anniversary of Disputed Election
TEHRAN, Iran — Small clashes erupted Saturday between demonstrators marking the first anniversary of Iran’s disputed presidential election and baton-wielding security forces, witnesses and opposition websites reported.
Iran’s threats & Arab states’ al-taqiyya stances
There are no justifications whatsoever for the two biggest, most powerful and influential Arab countries, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, not taking loud, courageous and clear cut stances against Iran’s expansionism,
NATO reveals new command structure in Southern Afghanistan
By Jonathon Burch
KABUL (Reuters) – In a radical restructuring of its military command in southern Afghanistan, NATO said on Monday it had split the country’s most violent region in half in a bid to improve security by focusing on smaller geographical areas.
Yemen says thwarts al Qaeda plot in oil province
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen has thwarted an al Qaeda plot to attack vital installations in a province that is home to much of the country’s oil resources and a key pipeline that ferries crude to the coast, the defense ministry said Monday.
One Year Later, Iran’s Opposition Remains Quiet Force
11 Jun 2010 (CNN) — Nima has felt the force of a club come crashing down on his body in three separate beatings by Islamic security forces over the past year.
