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War In Context
| 11 months ago
An attack obviating the need for one by Israel may not be immediate and is not yet certain, but it is being intensively planned. The third round of talks between Iran and the P5+1 group, held in Moscow on 18-19 June 2012, ended in stalemate. A formal...
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The Gleaner
| 11 months ago
The latest and strongest U.S.-backed European Union sanctions on the sale of Iranian oil took effect Sunday and by Tuesday Tehran admitted that the sanctions were hurting. The effects were seen immediately in rising prices and dwindling stocks of...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
Since June 25 Iranian banks have sold $500 million in energy bonds. The bonds, used by the Pars Oil and Gas Co., are to finance the development of Iran's South Pars Gas Field in the Persian Gulf...The bonds are tax-free and are guaranteed by the...
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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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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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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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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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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...
