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US and Israeli Tensions Over Iran Strike Bared
It’s been clear for some time that there’s a real difference of opinion between Washington and the Israeli leadership about how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program. (We should all ask, actually: why does it need to be “dealt with” at all, since the IAEA , U.S. and Israeli intelligence agree that there’s no hard evidence for a military dimension to it? Why must Iran be treated differently than, say, Brazil?) Read more...

Iran: what is behind the 'red line'?  The US is building up its pressure on Israel, so as to reason it out of a military blow against Iran. CIA Director David Petraeus is to visit Israel on Sunday with this aim in mind.
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Former CIA Head: Iran Attack Only Delays Nuke Program, Will Push Iranians Toward a Bomb
Former Bush administration National Security Agency head and CIA director Michael Hayden told the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz that Israel may not have the military capacity to take out Iran’s nuclear facilities and reiterated his belief that any attack would only delay the Iranian program and perhaps push it toward obtaining nuclear weapons:  Read more...

Indian Oil Firm Resolved to Stay in Iran despite US Sanctions  Indian Oil and Natural Gas Corp's (ONGC's) plans to develop a gas field in Iran may hit aspirations for US energy assets, chairman Sudhir Vasudeva said on Tuesday, alluding that the company may not give up partnership in Iranian energy projects for the sake of improved presence in the US. Read more...

Iranian Commander: Iran Fully Capable of Targeting, Destroying US Warships  A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said the US navy is deeply fearful of Iran's naval power in the Persian Gulf, and added that Iran will not leave the US warships undamaged in case of a military move against the country. Read more...

U.S. Reveals Plan to Bomb Iran’s Civilian Power Grid The United States is ready to violate international law and attack Iran’s civilian population if the country does not halt its nuclear program, the New York Times reported on Sunday. Read more...