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The Iranian scientist who says he was abducted and taken to the United States by the CIA returned to Tehran last week and said that he had been pressured into lying about his country's nuclear program. He says he was offered $50 million to stay in the US.The Iranian scientist who says he was abducted and taken to the United States by the... more
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While top U.S. officials have described the U.N. Security Council's approval this past week of a new sanctions resolution against Iran as a major diplomatic breakthrough, most nuclear and Iran specialists say it is unlikely to be effective and could prove counterproductive.While top U.S. officials have described the U.N. Security Council's approval this... more
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Three German-built Israeli submarines equipped with nuclear cruise missiles are to be deployed in the Gulf near the Iranian coastline.Three German-built Israeli submarines equipped with nuclear cruise missiles are to be... more
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Secret South African documents have revealed that Israel offered to sell nuclear warheads to the apartheid regime, providing official documentary evidence of Israel’s possession of nuclear weapons.Secret South African documents have revealed that Israel offered to sell nuclear... more
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A deputy to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this past week that their country is ready for a war on Iran.A deputy to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this past week that their... more
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The Obama administration is seeking to compel a writer to testify about his confidential sources for a 2006 book about the Central Intelligence Agency, a rare step that was authorized by Attorney General Eric Holder.
The author, James Risen, who is a reporter for The New York Times, received a subpoena last week requiring him to provide documents and to testify before a grand jury about his sources for a chapter of his book, “State of War: The Secret History of the C.I.A. and the Bush Administration.” The chapter largely focuses on problems with a covert C.I.A. effort to disrupt alleged Iranian nuclear weapons research.The Obama administration is seeking to compel a writer to testify about his... more
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Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Ali Shami slammed the position taken by the United States following Israeli claims that Syria transferred Scud missiles to Hezbollah.Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Ali Shami slammed the position taken by the United... more
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Indian Prime Minister Manhoman Singh last week told President Barack Obama that New Delhi opposed sanctions against Iran over its nuclear plans and such measures often only affected the poor.Indian Prime Minister Manhoman Singh last week told President Barack Obama that New... more
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The London Times reports that a general who was once in charge of Israel’s nuclear weapons says that Iran is a very long way from having nuclear weapons capabilities. Brigadier-General Uzi Eilam, considered to be a pillar of Israel’s military establishment, believes it will probably take Iran seven years to make nuclear weapons. Eilam, who is thought to be updated by former colleagues on developments in Iran, calls his country’s official view hysterical.The London Times reports that a general who was once in charge of Israel’s... more
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The US military commander for the Middle East and the Gulf region has confirmed that the United States has developed contingency plans to deal with Iran's nuclear facilities. Asked about the vulnerability of Iran's nuclear installations, Gen. Petraeus told CNN: "Well, they certainly can be bombed…. It would be almost literally irresponsible if CENTCOM were not to have been thinking about the various 'what ifs' and to make plans for a whole variety of different contingencies."The US military commander for the Middle East and the Gulf region has confirmed that... more
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