Iran
nov 12
The realities that confront America in the Arab World at this time, include, but are not limited to: dramatic transformations in leadership in many countries, with still unsettled situations in many more; a newly empowered Arab public opinion, that now limits the ability of the U.S. to project American leadership, especially on matters not supported by Arab opinion; a fast approaching "point of no return" in the Israeli-Palestinian arena, where, owing largely to Israeli intransigence and voracious settlement expansion, has made achieving a peace settlement a near impossibility; an emboldened Iran, which now has a foothold in Iraq and a leadership that is exploiting anti-American sentiment to its advantage; and a deepening partisan divide at home, which has effectively tied the Administration's hands in the conduct of regional diplomacy, all the while infusing a damaging and dangerous anti-Muslim sentiment into the mainstream of U.S. political discourse. Huffington Post Full Feed
nov 13
All candidates said Obama has failed to stop Iran from working to develop a nuclear warhead, but their prescriptions for what to do ranged from increasing sanctions to assassinating Iranian scientists to going to war. Seattle Times
Iran said on Sunday it had detected the Duqu computer virus that experts say is based on Stuxnet, the so-called "cyber-weapon" discovered last year and believed to be aimed at sabotaging the Islamic Republic 's nuclear sites. MSNBC World
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday the full extent of Iran's nuclear program was not reflected in a recent U.N. report, which said that Tehran appeared to have worked on designing an atomic bomb. Reuters Most Read
Iran's semiofficial Fars news agency says a man has been detained after broadcasting for the British Broadcasting Corporation's Farsi-language service about an explosion at an ammunition depot. Seattle Times full feed
As President Obama seeks out a reluctant China and Russia to help press Iran on ending its nuclear program, one Republican senator said he'd be willing to take the U.S. into war with Iran to prevent it from attaining nuclear weapons capabilities. Fox News Politics
On Saturday, largely a day of sideline meetings here, Obama prodded the skeptical leaders of Russia and China for support in dialing back Iran's nuclear ambitions, but without winning endorsement from either man. Boston Globe
Iran An accidental explosion at a Revolutionary Guard ammunition depot west of Tehran killed at least 17 soldiers on Saturday, Iranian officials said. Huffington Post Full Feed
Damascus' web of allegiances extends to Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement and Iran's Shiite theocracy. AP Top Headlines
Fars said the incident occurred on a military base used by Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards and that the explosion struck a cache of ammunitions. Fox News World
There has been at least one explosion in a military base west of Iran's capital, Tehran, officials say. BBC Top Stories
It's Obama's first meeting with those leaders since release of a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency saying for the first time that Iran is suspected of conducting secret experiments whose sole purpose is the development of nuclear arms. Seattle Times full feed
At least 15 people died as a result of an explosion on a military base in western Tehran, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported Saturday. CNN Top Stories
nov 14
Iran calls IAEA report on its nuclear program 'politically motivated' CNN Top Stories
With Medvedev, the president discussed economic issues and Iran, which a recent International Atomic Energy Agency report finds to be closer to having the capacity to make nuclear weapons. CNN Most Popular
Several raised the prospect of an eventual war with Iran that the U.S., by any current measure, is ill-prepared to start. Boston Globe
In last weekend's foreign policy debate, Romney called Iran 's nuclear program President Obama's "greatest failing." Huffington Post Full Feed
Israel is more isolated in the international community than ever before, its relations with allies have been frayed, it faces unprecedented threats from Iran and its proxies, and an uncertain regional security environment has emerged in full force. Huffington Post Full Feed
Iran has confirmed some of its computer systems were infected with the Duqu trojan, but said it has found a way to control the malware. BBC Top Stories
Iran, apparently alarmed at the prospect of losing its only Arab ally, agreed. Guardian World
Iraq's relationship with neighboring Iran, a Shiite-majority country with close ties to Syria, has sparked questions about whether Iraq’s abstention was due in part to Iranian pressure. Washington Post World
Zebari didn't name any specific country, but Iran maintains a strong influence in Iraq. Seattle Times full feed
With Medvedev, the president discussed economic issues and Iran, which a recent International Atomic Energy Agency report finds to be closer to having the capacity to make nuclear weapons. CNN U.S.
If needed, going to war with Iran: Yes = Romney, Gingrich, Santorum; No = Cain, Paul. CNN U.S.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday criticized the U.N. nuclear agency's report on Iran, saying it "contains nothing new" and provides no further evidence that Tehran is developing nuclear weapons. Fox News World
nov 19
" It all changed in July of 2008 when Iran sent a missile up off of a boat, testing for an electromagnetic pulse attack on the U.S., " said Walton McCarthy, owner of Radius Engineering International, the world 's largest builder of underground shelters. Toronto Sun News
The U.S. sees the missile defense system, aimed at countering a threat from Iran, as part of its contribution to the NATO military alliance. Seattle Times full feed
Still, Obama returns home without any firm commitments from Russia or China over stiffer penalties against Iran over its disputed nuclear program. Seattle Times full feed
TEHRAN, Iran – A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander killed in an explosion at an ammunition depot last week was testing an intercontinental missile when the blast occurred, his brother was quoted by a government newspaper as saying Saturday. Fox News Top Headlines
Afghan politicians are under pressure to uphold the country 's sovereignty, but also see the agreement as a key bulwark against both homegrown insurgents and some of its neighbors, including Iran and Pakistan — which has been accused of maintaining ties with some Afghan militant groups. Fox News Top Headlines
Case in point: Even the harshest American critics were silent earlier this month when the U.N. 's nuclear watchdog concluded that Iran was probably developing nuclear arms. Al Arabiya
Ehud Barak was in Ottawa earlier this week urging the international community to boost efforts to block Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. CTV News Latest
Iran says it has begun a four-day air defense military exercise aimed at upgrading its ability to protect its airspace and its nuclear facilities in case of an attack. The Guardian
The issue of securing SCADA systems from cyber attacks made international headlines last year after the mysterious Stuxnet virus attacked a centrifuge at a uranium enrichment facility in Iran. Reuters Internet
THE release last week of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s report on Iran’s progressing nuclear program has to make one wonder whether more than 30 years of sanctions have helped to thwart — or even stall — the country’s nuclear designs. New York Times, Europe
The U.N. General Assembly Friday condemned an alleged plot — blamed by U.S. authorities on Iranian agents — to kill Saudi Arabia’s envoy to the United States and urged Iran to obey international law. Toronto Sun News
