IRAN WILL TARGET TURKISH NATO MISSILE BASES IF ATTACKED
Also Israeli nuclear facilities.
"Iran will target NATO's missile defense installations in Turkey if the U.S. or Israel attacks the Islamic Republic... (and also) will target Israel's nuclear facilities should the Jewish state attack Iran..."
http://news.yahoo.com/iran-threatens-hit-turkey-us-israel-attack-153655802.html
Monday, November 28, 2011
IAEA REPORT MAKES WAR LESS LIKELY
Nuclear knowledge cannot be destroyed by airstrikes
"... there was nothing in the IAEA report that makes military action more likely. If anything, it points to the limits of the effectiveness of a military campaign, which would have to be weighed against the risk of starting a potentially catastrophic regional war. The report was mainly based on information already known to Western intelligence agencies. It did not reveal the sort of new evidence of immediate danger that would lead Israel or the United States to take a decision now about whether they can live with an Iranian atomic bomb or must take urgent military action to prevent it. Instead, Western states are likely to stick to diplomacy and economic measures, while keeping a vigilant eye out for as-yet-untaken steps - such as expelling international monitors or diverting nuclear material from known sites - that might show Iran was embarking on an all-out bid to build a bomb."
"... The IAEA report, like earlier U.S. intelligence estimates, suggested Iran had been pursuing the science needed to make an atomic bomb at least until 2003. But that interest mostly took the form of research, rather than building actual bomb-making infrastructure. Experts refer to that knowledge as a "nuclear intangible," and you can't destroy it by air strikes, said Andrea Berger of Britain's Royal United Services Institute: "Because it would be a nuclear intangible, it's something that can't be rectified with a military strike."
http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-irans-nuclear-showdown-west-still-short-war-144321024.html;_ylt=AjoxSqEngJ7Z12_XGglq05zNt.d_;_ylu=X3oDMTRvOTlpY3IxBGNjb2RlA2dtcHRvcDEwMDBwb29sd2lraXVwcmVzdARtaXQDTmV3cyBmb3IgeW91BHBrZwNjZGExOTk0OC1jZTVhLTNmN2QtYWM0NS1kYzVmMTI4NTgwOTMEcG9zAzkEc2VjA25ld3NfZm9yX3lvdQR2ZXIDODE4ZTEzYzAtMTUyOS0xMWUxLWJkZmEtOTY4M2FjYzhiYTVj;_ylg=X3oDMTNobW90YmFoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDNWY5MmU4MTAtNWRiNi0zZTVkLWJjZmQtYWU1NWY4NGI2ODgwBHBzdGNhdANwb2xpdGljc3xkZXN0aW5hdGlvbjIwMTIEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdlBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3
Nuclear knowledge cannot be destroyed by airstrikes
"... there was nothing in the IAEA report that makes military action more likely. If anything, it points to the limits of the effectiveness of a military campaign, which would have to be weighed against the risk of starting a potentially catastrophic regional war. The report was mainly based on information already known to Western intelligence agencies. It did not reveal the sort of new evidence of immediate danger that would lead Israel or the United States to take a decision now about whether they can live with an Iranian atomic bomb or must take urgent military action to prevent it. Instead, Western states are likely to stick to diplomacy and economic measures, while keeping a vigilant eye out for as-yet-untaken steps - such as expelling international monitors or diverting nuclear material from known sites - that might show Iran was embarking on an all-out bid to build a bomb."
"... The IAEA report, like earlier U.S. intelligence estimates, suggested Iran had been pursuing the science needed to make an atomic bomb at least until 2003. But that interest mostly took the form of research, rather than building actual bomb-making infrastructure. Experts refer to that knowledge as a "nuclear intangible," and you can't destroy it by air strikes, said Andrea Berger of Britain's Royal United Services Institute: "Because it would be a nuclear intangible, it's something that can't be rectified with a military strike."
http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-irans-nuclear-showdown-west-still-short-war-144321024.html;_ylt=AjoxSqEngJ7Z12_XGglq05zNt.d_;_ylu=X3oDMTRvOTlpY3IxBGNjb2RlA2dtcHRvcDEwMDBwb29sd2lraXVwcmVzdARtaXQDTmV3cyBmb3IgeW91BHBrZwNjZGExOTk0OC1jZTVhLTNmN2QtYWM0NS1kYzVmMTI4NTgwOTMEcG9zAzkEc2VjA25ld3NfZm9yX3lvdQR2ZXIDODE4ZTEzYzAtMTUyOS0xMWUxLWJkZmEtOTY4M2FjYzhiYTVj;_ylg=X3oDMTNobW90YmFoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDNWY5MmU4MTAtNWRiNi0zZTVkLWJjZmQtYWU1NWY4NGI2ODgwBHBzdGNhdANwb2xpdGljc3xkZXN0aW5hdGlvbjIwMTIEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdlBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3
Friday, November 11, 2011
U.S. SECDEF WARNS AGAINST ATTACKING IRAN
"... US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said a military strike against Iran could have "unintended consequences". He said it would only delay Iran's nuclear efforts by three years at most... (and) might fail to deter Iran "from what they want to do. But more importantly, it could have a serious impact in the region, and it could have a serious impact on US forces in the region."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-middle-east-15688042
"... US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said a military strike against Iran could have "unintended consequences". He said it would only delay Iran's nuclear efforts by three years at most... (and) might fail to deter Iran "from what they want to do. But more importantly, it could have a serious impact in the region, and it could have a serious impact on US forces in the region."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-middle-east-15688042
IAEA REPORT SHOWS IRAN NUCLEAR ACTIVITY IS LEGAL
"... the evidence... shows that Iran wants the knowledge and equipment that would let it build a nuclear weapon very quickly if necessary... The evidence does NOT show that Iran is actually building a nuclear weapon now, or has any present intention of doing so. And having the knowledge and equipment that would let you do so fast in an emergency is entirely legal under IAEA rules..."
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/11/10-0
"... the evidence... shows that Iran wants the knowledge and equipment that would let it build a nuclear weapon very quickly if necessary... The evidence does NOT show that Iran is actually building a nuclear weapon now, or has any present intention of doing so. And having the knowledge and equipment that would let you do so fast in an emergency is entirely legal under IAEA rules..."
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/11/10-0
IRAN ONLY SEEKS NUCLEAR LATENCY
"... the International Atomic Energy Agency’s report on Iran... reinforced the reigning assessment of the Iranian nuclear program: Tehran is, and has been for decades, seeking nuclear latency—the capacity to make nuclear weapons–but the IAEA does not conclude that it currently has an active program to build nuclear weapons... The Obama administration has been careful not to overstate the report’s conclusions. A senior administration official told reporters yesterday that “[t]he IAEA does not assert that Iran has resumed a full-scale nuclear weapons program nor does it [say] how advanced the programs really are.”
http://www.niacouncil.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7710&security=1&news_iv_ctrl=-1
"... the International Atomic Energy Agency’s report on Iran... reinforced the reigning assessment of the Iranian nuclear program: Tehran is, and has been for decades, seeking nuclear latency—the capacity to make nuclear weapons–but the IAEA does not conclude that it currently has an active program to build nuclear weapons... The Obama administration has been careful not to overstate the report’s conclusions. A senior administration official told reporters yesterday that “[t]he IAEA does not assert that Iran has resumed a full-scale nuclear weapons program nor does it [say] how advanced the programs really are.”
http://www.niacouncil.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7710&security=1&news_iv_ctrl=-1
Thursday, November 10, 2011
IRAN'S WARNING TO ISRAEL AND U.S.
"Iran's supreme leader (Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) warned Israel and the United States that… "Anybody who takes up the idea of an attack on Iran, should get ready to receive a strong slap and an iron fist… The enemies, particularly the United States and its pawns and the Zionist regime, should know that the Iranian nation does not seek to invade any country or nation. But Iran will strongly respond to any invasion or attack with such power and in a way that the aggressors and invaders will be smashed from the inside..."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/10/ayatollah-khamenei-warns_n_1085925.html
IRAN WILL NOT GIVE UP PROGRAM, IS NOT SEEKING WEAPONS
"President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran won't retreat "an iota" from its nuclear program but is strongly rejecting a U.N. report claiming that Tehran is seeking atomic weapons…"
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ahmadinejad-iran-retreat-nuclear-path-14912292
IAEI SAYS IRAN PURSUING WEAPONS, VIOLATING NUCLEAR TREATY
"… the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency… (says) Iran has been pursuing nuclear weapons since before 2004, testing detonators and other components that have few uses other than for a nuclear bomb… (and that) Iran, which signed the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), is violating the pact…."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-11-08/Iran-nuclear-weapons-treaty/51125744/1
"Iran's supreme leader (Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) warned Israel and the United States that… "Anybody who takes up the idea of an attack on Iran, should get ready to receive a strong slap and an iron fist… The enemies, particularly the United States and its pawns and the Zionist regime, should know that the Iranian nation does not seek to invade any country or nation. But Iran will strongly respond to any invasion or attack with such power and in a way that the aggressors and invaders will be smashed from the inside..."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/10/ayatollah-khamenei-warns_n_1085925.html
IRAN WILL NOT GIVE UP PROGRAM, IS NOT SEEKING WEAPONS
"President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran won't retreat "an iota" from its nuclear program but is strongly rejecting a U.N. report claiming that Tehran is seeking atomic weapons…"
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ahmadinejad-iran-retreat-nuclear-path-14912292
IAEI SAYS IRAN PURSUING WEAPONS, VIOLATING NUCLEAR TREATY
"… the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency… (says) Iran has been pursuing nuclear weapons since before 2004, testing detonators and other components that have few uses other than for a nuclear bomb… (and that) Iran, which signed the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), is violating the pact…."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-11-08/Iran-nuclear-weapons-treaty/51125744/1
Sunday, November 06, 2011
ISRAEL ATTACK ON IRAN "CLOSER"
"Israeli President Shimon Peres warned on Sunday that an attack on Iran is becoming increasingly likely... (saying that) "The possibility of a military attack against Iran is now closer to being applied than the application of a diplomatic option"... the Haaretz newspaper reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak were seeking cabinet support for an attack... (and) that US officials had failed to secure a commitment from Israel that it would coordinate any attack plans with Washington... Barak denied reports that he and Netanyahu had already decided to attack Iran over the opposition of military and intelligence chiefs..."
http://www.canada.com/technology/Israel+Peres+warns+attack+Iran+getting+closer/5665596/story.html
"Israeli President Shimon Peres warned on Sunday that an attack on Iran is becoming increasingly likely... (saying that) "The possibility of a military attack against Iran is now closer to being applied than the application of a diplomatic option"... the Haaretz newspaper reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak were seeking cabinet support for an attack... (and) that US officials had failed to secure a commitment from Israel that it would coordinate any attack plans with Washington... Barak denied reports that he and Netanyahu had already decided to attack Iran over the opposition of military and intelligence chiefs..."
http://www.canada.com/technology/Israel+Peres+warns+attack+Iran+getting+closer/5665596/story.html
Saturday, November 05, 2011
ISRAEL MAY ATTACK IRAN WITHOUT WARNNG U.S.
"... a senior U.S. military official said... The U.S. is "absolutley" concerned that Israel is preparing an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities... (and) that Israel will not warn (the U.S.)... The military official emphasized that the U.S. is concerned about the risk a strike against Iran could pose for American troops in Iraq and in the Persian Gulf... (and) said that the U.S. does not intend to follow a military action against Iran..."
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-military-official-we-are-concerned-israel-will-not-warn-us-before-iran-attack-1.393834
"... a senior U.S. military official said... The U.S. is "absolutley" concerned that Israel is preparing an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities... (and) that Israel will not warn (the U.S.)... The military official emphasized that the U.S. is concerned about the risk a strike against Iran could pose for American troops in Iraq and in the Persian Gulf... (and) said that the U.S. does not intend to follow a military action against Iran..."
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-military-official-we-are-concerned-israel-will-not-warn-us-before-iran-attack-1.393834
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