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Jerusalem Post
| 11 months ago
In response to repeated Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, with a view toward shutting down the vital passageway to Persian Gulf oil shipments from other countries, the US has stepped up its military presence in the region...Amir Ali...
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Asia Times Online
| 11 months ago
Iranian officials this week made defiant remarks over a United States build up of forces in the Persian Gulf after a three-day missile drill concluded on Wednesday. The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps' aerospace division,...
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SF Gate
| 11 months ago
Oil fell to near $87 a barrel Thursday in Asia as investors waited for word on whether European central bankers will take measures to boost flagging economic growth. Benchmark oil for August delivery was down 64 cents at $87.02 a barrel at midday...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
US warships in Gulf 'sitting ducks' for Iran missiles Moscow: US naval ships in the Persian Gulf are within reach of Iranian missiles should the US consider an offensive against the Islamic Republic, an Iranian expert said on Wednesday. "The United...
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The New York Times
| 11 months ago
The talks, in Istanbul, were held against a backdrop of increasingly bellicose oratory by Iran and the United States because of the nuclear impasse, which after a lull of more than three months has started to raise tensions again in the Middle East.
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps is prepared to hit 35 U.S. facilities in the Middle East early in a possible attack, a corps leader said Wednesday...Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the corps' air force, said current missile war games...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
Iran threatened Wednesday to destroy U.S. military bases immediately following any attack on its own territory. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, aerospace commander of the Revolutionary Guard, said 35 U.S. bases across the Middle East were within range of Iran's...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Khalid Farzh (Persian Gulf) missiles, but the location of the tests was not revealed. The Khalid Farzh missile, which entered service in 2011, can hit targets travelling at high speed and is capable of flying at Mach-3, according to Arabic channel Al...
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Haaretz
| 11 months ago
Iran's semi-official news agency Fars is reporting the country can destroy nearby United States military bases and strike Israel within minutes of an attack on the Islamic Republic...Ami Ali Hajizadeh of the powerful Revolutionary Guards as saying U.
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10 News
| 11 months ago
The U.S. military has moved in after Iran launched a barrage of long-range missiles Tuesday. The missiles are capable of hitting Israel and American warships are now in the Persian Gulf. Iranian leaders are also threatening to shut down the Strait of...
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Haaretz
| 11 months ago
Design by Roni Arie Accelerated by cotendo Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle...
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The Guardian
| 11 months ago
A picture from the Iranian Fars news agency shows a missile being launched during the Revolutionary Guards' manoeuvres. Photograph: Hamed Jafarnejad/AP Iran is prepared to launch missiles at US bases throughout the Gulf within minutes of an attack on...
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The Daily Star
| 11 months ago
Iran has threatened to destroy U.S. military bases across the Middle East and target Israel within minutes of being attacked, Iranian media reported on Wednesday, as Revolutionary Guards extended test-firing of ballistic missiles into a third day.
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Daily News & Analysis
| 11 months ago
The United States has embarked on a significant build-up of its military assets in the Gulf to counter repeated Iranian threats to disrupt the world's oil supply by sealing the Strait of Hormuz. The Pentagon disclosed that it has for the first time...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
Articles Oil futures rallied Tuesday on news that Tehran is considering a bill to block the Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers linked to countries that support sanctions against it. Iran also tested ballistic missiles capable of attacking Israel as part...
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The Economic Times
| 11 months ago
Brent crude remained steady at $100 per barrel on Wednesday as weak global economic data fuelled expectations of a stimulus response by central banks, and as supply disruption worries on rising tensions over Iran's nuclear programme supported prices,...
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Epoch Times
| 11 months ago
July 3, 2012 Iran said Tuesday it has tested medium-range missiles that are capable of hitting targets as far away as Israel in an attempt to discourage the United States or Jerusalem from attacking it, state-run media reported. The main aim of this...
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The Independent
| 11 months ago
The cold war between Israel and Iran appears to have spilled into East Africa after two alleged Iranian agents arrested in Kenya on suspicion of plotting bomb attacks were claimed to have been targeting foreign interests, including the British High...
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Indian Express
| 11 months ago
The US has quietly moved significant military reinforcements into the Persian Gulf to deter the Iranian military from any possible attempt to shut the Strait of Hormuz and to increase the number of fighter jets capable of striking deep into Iran if...
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Taiwan News
| 11 months ago
Iran said Tuesday it test-fired several ballistic missiles, including a long-range variety meant to dissuade an Israeli or U.S. attack, alongside a push by Washington to beef up its military might in the region. The powerful Revolutionary Guard's...
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Newyork Times
| 11 months ago
The statement by the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was his first public appraisal of the new European and American sanctions, which are aimed at crippling Iran's oil industry. He spoke as Iran's Revolutionary Guards sought to punctuate defiance of...
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The New York Times
| 11 months ago
The statement by the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was his first public appraisal of the new European and American sanctions, which are aimed at crippling Iran's oil industry. He spoke as Iran's Revolutionary Guards sought to punctuate defiance of...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
Iran announced it struck a mock military base using an unmanned aerial drone during an exercise in the desert in the country's southeast. Iran is in the midst of military maneuvers it has dubbed Great Prophet 7...The country's military said an...
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Voice of America
| 11 months ago
VOA News July 03, 2012 Iran says it has successfully tested medium-range ballistic missiles capable of hitting Israel in response to threats of military action against the Islamic Republic over its suspected nuclear weapons program. Official Iranian...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Quoting senior American officials, The New York times said the new deployment to bolster military presence in the gulf is aimed at reassuring Israel that Washington is serious about neutralizing Iran's nuclear ambitions. The reports of US moving new...
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Jerusalem Post
| 11 months ago
The Islamic Republic announced the "Great Prophet 7" missile exercise on Sunday after a European embargo against Iranian crude oil purchases took full effect following another fruitless round of big power talks with Tehran...He said the tests were in...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
Articles The answer comes in the same document that the Iranian lawmaker tried to use in their defense and that is the Declaration of Independence itself. You see when Mr. Jefferson was writing about rights, it was not about the rights of the state...
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Guardian Unlimited
| 11 months ago
Mojtaba Heydari/EPA Talks have begun in Istanbul between Iranian scientists and their counterparts from six major powers in an attempt to resolve an impasse over Iran 's nuclear aspirations, as both Tehran and Washington raised the military stakes in...
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The Courier-Mail
| 11 months ago
Iran and the United States have underlined their military readiness for conflict should faltering diplomacy over Tehran's atomic activities fail, as tensions rose over new sanctions...US officials, meanwhile, detailed a quiet US military build-up in...
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Reuters
| 11 months ago
Topics A new medium-range missile is fired from a naval ship during Velayat-90 war game on Sea of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran January 1, 2012. Iran said on Tuesday it had successfully tested medium-range missiles capable of...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Today's talks aim at exploring common ground for full- fledged talks after previous meetings failed to produce any breakthrough. Britain, China, France, Russia, United States plus Germany - are attempting to take the process further with small steps.
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
Iran test-fired a ballistic missile capable of hitting Israel as part of the ongoing military drills on Tuesday, it has been reported. Share This Story The medium-range Shahab-3 missile which has a range of up to 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) was...
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Jerusalem Post
| 11 months ago
According to 'New York Times' report, US sending planes, ships to Gulf in bid to protect Hormuz, reassure Israel over Iranian threat...The United States has quietly increased its military presence in the Persian Gulf to deter Tehran from attempting...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
The United States has moved new forces into the Gulf to keep strategic waterways open and strike deep within Iran in the event of a regional military escalation, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The Times cited senior officials as saying the...
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DAWN
| 11 months ago
Iran on Tuesday test-fired in its central desert a ballistic missile capable of striking Israel as part of war games designed to show its ability to retaliate if attacked, media said. Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired the medium-range Shahab-3 missile...
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Jerusalem Post
| 11 months ago
Israel has almost no expectations that low-level technical talks between Iran and world powers set to begin Tuesday in Istanbul will lead to any substantial breakthrough, government officials said Monday. Following talks two weeks ago that failed to...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
Iranian military forces, during missile exercises in the central province of Semnan, will practice on targets similar to transregional forces, a commander said. Iran announced the start of a missile exercise dubbed The Great Prophet 7 in central...
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The New York Times
| 11 months ago
The legislation calls for Iran's military to block any oil tanker heading through the strait en route to countries no longer buying Iranian crude because of the European Union embargo, which took effect on Sunday. It was unclear whether the...
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Japan Times
| 11 months ago
The European Union stepped up its embargo on oil imports from Iran on Sunday. When the U.S. and the EU first announced the sanctions in December, Iran threatened to block the Hormuz straight, a key oil route. The U.S. demonstrated its power by...
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Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
| 11 months ago
They are designed to break Iran's economy and force it to curb nuclear work that Western countries say is aimed at producing an atomic weapon. Reporting by Reuters has shown in recent months that the sanctions have already had a significant effect on...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
Iran said it may shut the vital oil passageway if more sanctions are imposed on Iran due to the country's nuclear ambitions...Fifth Fleet said it would not allow the straight to be closed. July 2 (UPI) -- Iran's military began three days of tests...
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CNN
| 11 months ago
The three-day exercise, which began Monday, will target desert bases made to look like airbases of "extra-regional powers," the agency said. "During the war games, long-range, medium-range, and short-range missiles will be used and will be fired from...
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The Daily Star
| 11 months ago
Iran on Monday said it was readying ballistic missile war games simulating a counter-attack against U.S. or Israeli targets in the region in the event of air strikes on its nuclear facilities...It said the "tens of different missiles" to be used...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Iran was at the final stage of producing its new anti-radar ballistic missiles that have a range of 300 km, he said. These missiles can target any radar centres on land or sea with high accuracy and can destroy targets several times faster than the...
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Contra Costa Times
| 11 months ago
As new European Union sanctions targeting Iran's vital oil industry took effect Sunday, Tehran acknowledged the measures aimed at reining in its disputed nuclear program were taking a toll. The vice president said authorities had stockpiled imported...
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Arab News
| 11 months ago
Sunday 1 July 2012 The White House praised the European Union for prohibiting Iranian crude oil imports into the 27-nation-bloc yesterday and said Tehran had an opportunity in talks this week to make progress on international concerns about its...
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Voice of America
| 11 months ago
Michael Lipin July 01, 2012 Iran has acknowledged that Western sanctions over its controversial nuclear program have reached their toughest level, as the European Union begins a total ban on Iranian oil imports. In remarks published Sunday by Iranian...
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CNN
| 11 months ago
The three-day exercise, expected to begin Monday, will target desert bases made to look like airbases of "extra-regional powers," the agency said. "During the war games, long-range, medium-range, and short-range missiles will be used and will be...
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Reuters
| 11 months ago
Topics Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends a news conference during the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development summit in Rio de Janeiro June 21, 2012. Iran announced missile tests on Sunday and threatened to wipe Israel...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Monday in Iran's central desert and last three days.
The Sunday report quotes Gen...He said missiles would target bases modeled after those of foreign armies.
He said the maneuver is aimed at assessing the accuracy and...
