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Turkey and China ‘helping Iran evade UN sanctions’

Turkey and China are helping Iran to evade UN sanctions by providing them with secret banking facilities to purchase goods, according to Western security officials. In an attempt to escape the effects of the wide-ranging sanctions imposed over Iran’s illegal … Continue reading

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Spengler: Lessons About Iran from Hitler

Will sanctions persuade Iran to stop building nuclear weapons? No such question can be answered with finality, but it is more likely that the Obama administration’s graduated sanctions will accelerate Tehran’s efforts to acquire nuclear weapons. The Obama administration, according … Continue reading

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Risk of ‘Accidental’ Gulf War on the Rise (1)

Everything on display last week in the Strait of Hormuz was pure theater. There were tough words, risky posturing, well-acted one-person pieces and even a taste the risqué, but not much in terms of a plot. Or at least that’s … Continue reading

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Goodspeed: If sanctions against Iran fail, war may be inevitable (3)

The European Union joined the United States Monday in launching an economic war against Iran to force it to abandon a suspected nuclear weapons program. By imposing an embargo on Iranian oil exports and freezing assets of its central bank, … Continue reading

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Frum: Threats may be all Iran has left

Three thousand years ago, the author of the Biblical Psalms delivered a useful warning to people considering employment in the Iranian nuclear-bomb program: Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out, falls into the pit they have made. The trouble … Continue reading

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A secret nuclear test could be Iran’s trump card in Strait of Hormuz showdown: Goodspeed analysis (1)

Iran’s ultimate trump card in its current showdown with the international community isn’t merely to close the Strait of Hormuz and choke off the world’s oil supply – it is to secretly test a nuclear device. By dramatically ending the … Continue reading

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Analysis: Iran could shut down the Strait of Hormuz — and set off a firestorm in the process (2)

LONDON — Should Iran’s rulers ever make good their threats to block the Strait of Hormuz, they could almost certainly achieve their aim within a matter of hours. But they could also find themselves sparking a punishing — if perhaps … Continue reading

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Ex-Iran Guard commander visits White House with Iraq leader

A former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the FBI says played a role in a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 U.S. servicemen, accompanied Iraq’s prime minister to the White House on Monday, attending an event at … Continue reading

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Goodspeed: As Arab Spring topples dictators, Iran’s influence grows

Not since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the First World War has the Middle East experienced such comprehensive change. Dictators have been toppled in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen; Syria is suffering civil war; and rebellion is smouldering … Continue reading

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U.S. prepares to send ‘bunker-busting’ bombs to U.A.E. to help contain Iran

Nov 11, 2011 — The United States has plans to provide thousands of advanced “bunker-busting” bombs to the United Arab Emirates as part of efforts to contain Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The advanced munitions are designed to … Continue reading

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Israel may launch strike on Iran as soon as next month

Israel will launch military action to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon as soon as Christmas, intelligence chiefs have warned. A report by a UN watchdog into Iran’s nuclear ambitions ‘completely discredits’ the Islamic nation’s protestations of innocence, according to … Continue reading

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