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TRUTHUSA.COM: A Look at Iran (ARCHIVES)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Antakya, Turkey - "NBC CORRESPONDENT RICHARD ENGEL AND CREW FREED IN SYRIA AFTER KIDNAPPING ORDEAL" by Carol Morello and Debbi Wilgoren (SNIPPET: "Engel described the kidnappers as Shiite Muslims trained by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and allied with Hezbollah.") (December 18, 2012)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: Washington - "U.S. SANCTIONS TOP IRANIAN ATOMIC OFFICIAL" by Chris Schneidmiller (SNIPPET: "Fereidoun Abbasi was among five people and seven private firms cited under U.S. Executive Order 13382 for providing the Iranian government with products, equipment and aid to promote its uranium enrichment activities and construction of the Arak heavy-water reactor plant, according to the Treasury and State departments.") (December 14, 2012)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "UNITED STATES INCREASES SANCTIONS AGAINST IRANIAN PROLIFERATION NETWORK NETWORKS Treasury and State Department Actions Target Iran's Nuclear Enrichment and Proliferation Program" (December 13, 2012)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: "NON-PROLIFERATION DESIGNATIONS; IRANIAN FINANCIAL SANCTIONS REGULATIONS IDENTIFICATIONS" (December 13, 2012)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR CHUCK HAGEL Potential Defense nominee advises bank under investigation for violating Iran sanctions" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Former Nebraska Republican Senator Chuck Hagel, on the shortlist forĀsecretary of defense in the second Obama administration, sits on the board of a bank that is under investigation for allegedly violating United States sanctions on Iran. The revelation could complicate the possible nomination of Hagel, who has come under sharp criticism for what critics describe as his troubling foreign policy views, which include calling for direct unconditional talks with Iran.") (December 13, 2012 2:09 pm)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "THE HERMIT KINGDOM AND THE BROTHERHOOD North Korea sending Scud parts to Egypt via China" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "United States intelligence agencies recently uncovered a covert deal between North Korea and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood government to ship Scud missile parts from North Korea through China to Egypt." SNIPPET: "North Korea currently has several variants of the Scud and a medium-range version that were sold to several Middle Eastern and South Asian states including Iran, Syria, and Pakistan.") (December 13, 2012 5:34 pm)
MEMRI.org - Report - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 895: "AL-MANAR TV, BANNED BY THE U.S. AND U.K., NOW HOSTED ON U.K. AND NETHERLANDS SERVERS" by Steven Stalinsky (November 8, 2012)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DEPARTMENT REACHES $132 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH STANDARD CHARTERED BANK Treasury Settlement Part of Combined $327 Million Settlement for Bank's Apparent Violations of Sanctions Programs" (SNIPPET: "Today's settlement resolves the OFAC's investigation into apparent violations by the London and Dubai offices of SCB of a number of U.S sanctions programs, including those relating to Iran, Burma, Libya and Sudan. Matters were also settled relating to a case involving transactions related to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations.") (December 10, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: IRAN WARSHIPS DOCK IN SUDAN Two battleships arrive from Tehran to Port Sudan; spark renewed concerns of arms smuggling. New report says Iranian oil tankers sending false shipping signals to hide Syrian destinations" (December 8, 2012, 11:47/Israel News)
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: Washington - "BY WAIVING IRAN CRUDE OIL SANCTIONS, ADMINISTRATION WILLINGLY SACRIFICES LEVERAGE TO STOP A NUCLEAR IRAN, ROS-LEHTINEN SAYS Sanctions Cannot Work if the Administration Does Not Give Them a Chance" (December 7, 2012)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "FOUR INDIVIDUALS CHARGED IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK WITH EXPORTING VARIOUS GOODS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO IRAN AND CHINA Two Iranian Nationals Have Been Arrested, Including One on Charges of Exporting Carbon Fiber, a Product That Can Be Used for Uranium Enrichment" (SNIPPET: "The four individuals charged are Hamid Reza Hashemi, a dual U.S. and Iranian citizen who resides in Iran; Peter Gromacki, a U.S. citizen and a resident of Orange County, New York; Amir Abbas Tamimi, an Iranian citizen and a resident of Iran; and MURAT Taskiran, a Turkish citizen. Hashemi, Gromacki, and Tamimi are in custody in the U.S.") (December 5, 2012)
FBI.gov - Louisville, Kentucky - Press Release: "IRANIAN CITIZEN, U.S. CITIZEN LIVING IN KENTUCKY AND HOLDING IRANIAN PASSPORT PLEADS GUILTY IN PLOT TO EXPORT AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT PARTS TO IRAN Conspired to Violate the U.S. Embargo Against Iran" (SNIPPET: "One of the defendants, Hamid Asefi, 68, is a citizen and resident of the Republic of Iran. The other, Behzad Karimian, also known as Tony Karimian, 53, is a U.S. citizen living in Louisville who holds a valid Iranian passport and is employed as a Mesaba Airlines pilot.") (December 3, 2012)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "NORTH KOREA ANNOUNCES DECEMBER PLANS FOR LONG-RANGE ROCKET LAUNCH" (SNIPPET: "Pyongyang said the firing of the Unha 3 rocket would occur between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22.") (December 3, 2012)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "10 LIES ABOUT THE ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT" (SNIPPET: "Further, Iran's admission that it has given improved weapons technology to Hamas serves as a warning of an increased Iranian effort to destabilize Israel.") (December 3, 2012)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN SANCTIONS COULD HARM RICE's PORTFOLIO Senate amendment tightening Iran sanctions could affect businesses in which U.N. ambassador has investments" by Adam Kredo (November 30, 2012)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - Video: "MICHAEL RUBIN ON AMB. SUSAN RICE's INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO Rubin: "The fact Susan Rice has six figures invested in companies that do a great deal of business in Iran truly is troubling."" (November 29, 2012)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "OPERATION PILLAR OF DEFENSE -- Update No. 10" (SNIPPET: "Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Continue Praising Iran for its Military and Financial Aid" (November 29, 2012)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Madrid - "SPAIN RAIDS COMPANY OVER IRAN EXPORTS SUSPECTED OF BREAKING SANCTIONS OVER NUCLEAR PROGRAM" (SNIPPET: "Spanish authorities have raided a company suspected of exporting machinery to Iran that could be used in Tehran's nuclear program.") (November 26, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "GERMANY ARRESTS BUSINESSMAN OVER IRAN EXPORTS" (SNIPPET: "...supplying equipment typically used in satellite technology...") (November 26, 2012, 19:28/Israel News)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: "ISLAMIC JIHAD LEADER: HAMAS ROCKETS 'IRANIAN MADE'" by Joanna Paraszczuk (SNIPPET: "Supplying proxies with weapons, training is part of Iran's doctrine of asymmetric warfare.") (November 19, 2012)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis - Press Release: Washington - "IRANIAN NATIONAL AND HIS COMPANY CHARGED IN PLOT INVOLVING EXPORT OF MILITARY ANTENNAS FROM THE UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON - Amin Ravan, a citizen of Iran, and his Iran-based company, IC Market Iran (IMI), have been charged in an indictment unsealed today with conspiracy to defraud the United States, smuggling, and violating the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) in connection with the unlawful export of 55 military antennas from the United States to Singapore and Hong Kong." SNIPPET: "According to the indictment, which was returned under seal by a grand jury in the District of Columbia on November 16, 2011, Ravan was based in Iran and, at various times, acted as an agent of IMI in Iran and an agent of Corezing International Pte Ltd, a company based in Singapore that also maintained offices in Hong Kong and China. On October 10, 2012, Ravan was arrested by authorities in Malaysia in connection with a U.S. provisional arrest warrant.") (November 20, 2012)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRAQ FREES HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER WHO HELPED MOLD SHIA TERROR GROUPS" by Thomas Joscelyn and Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Iraq has freed Musa Ali Daduq, the senior Hezbollah commander who was tasked by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) to mold Shia terror groups into a Hezbollah-like entity. Daqduq was involved in the murder of five US soldiers in 2007. The US government transferred Daqduq to Iraqi custody in December 2011.") (November 16, 2012)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY Chairman Peter T. King: "SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT, INVESTIGATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT CHAIRMAN MCCAUL RELEASES REPORT ON DRUG CARTELS AND HEZBOLLAH TERRORIST THREAT" (November 15, 2012)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "OBAMA IN SECOND TERM MAY ALTER POLICIES ON IRAN, SYRIA, MISSILE DEFENSE" (SNIPPET: "Senior Obama officials say they are considering whether to extend Iran a compromise deal on its uranium enrichment program, pursue novel areas of collaboration with China, and increase U.S. activities with Syrian opposition forces, among other matters.") (November 13, 2012)
TERRORISM ANALYSTS.com: "HIZBALLAH IN AFRICA" by Carl Wege (SNIPPET: "There is a gap in the existing literature on Hizballah which has rarely been examined: Hizballah and Iran's recent roles in Africa. The African continent, particularly countries below the Sahara, is characterized by a large number of failed states and/or effectively ungoverned regions. Hizballah exploited the opportunity presented there to create strategic depth for the organisation in Africa. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC - Sepahe Padan-e Inqilal-e Islami, Pasdaran), allied with Hizballah, utilizes the strategic space Africa affords to advance Iranian national objectives.Ā Given the expanding US presence on the continent in pursuit of Āinternational Salafi jihadists affiliated to Al-Qaeda, it is worthwhile also to take note of the history of Hizballah' role and recent activities and those of Iran in Africa.") (2012)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "SOCIAL NETWORK EXPLORATION W/MALTEGO" (SNIPPET: "Just a wee example of using Maltego's ability to import data from spreadsheets to explore the degree to which geographically disparate individuals have overlapping social networks. In this case, one person is in Iran, another is in Italy, and the third is in the USA.") (November 9, 2012)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS IRANIAN GOVERNMENT AND AFFILIATES Action Targets the Iranian Regime's Continued Human Rights Abuses, WMD Proliferation, and Support for Terrorism" (November 8, 2012)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 895: "AL-MANAR TV, BANNED BY THE U.S. AND U.K., NOW HOSTED ON U.K AND NETHERLANDS SERVERS" by Steven Stalinsky (November 8, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com (AFP): "HOLLANDE DEMANDS CONCRETE ACTION FROM IRAN ON NUCLEAR DRIVE French president says nuclear Iran is 'a threat France cannot accept'; says Paris will support more sanctions on Tehran" (October 31, 2012, 16:37/Israel News)
HAARETZ.com: "EGYPTIAN REPORT: TWO ISRAEL NAVY SHIPS SAILED THROUGH SUEZ CANAL" by Jack Khoury (SNIPPET: "On Monday, the BBC reported that an Iranian naval task force docked in Sudan.") (October 30, 2012, 2:39 pm)
YNET NEWS.com: "TARGET IN SUDAN: ARMS SHIPMENT Analysis: Iran missiles destroyed in attack on Khartoum 'factory' could have threatened Israeli ships, oil and gas drilling" (Published October 29, 2012, 18:12/Israel Opinion)
SKY NEWS: "CHRISTOPHER TAPPIN 'TO PLEAD GUILTY' IN US" (SNIPPET: "A retired British businessman extradited to the US over charges he sold weapons parts to Iran is expected to change his plea to guilty. Christopher Tappin is accused of conspiring to sell batteries for Iranian missiles and faces up to 35 years in jail if convicted.") (October 26, 2012, 9:23 am UK)
FBI.gov - San Antonio, Texas - Press Release: "TAIWANESE CITIZEN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY EXPORTING MILITARY-SENSITIVE ITEMS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "This afternoon in San Antonio, 35-year-old Susan Yip, aka Susan Yeh, a citizen of Taiwan, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for helping to obtain military sensitive parts for Iran in violation of the Iranian trade embargo." SNIPPET: "A seven-count indictment, returned on June 15, 2011, and unsealed today, charged Yip; Mehrdad Foomanie, aka Frank Foomanie, of Iran; and a third defendant, Merdad Ansari, of the United Arab Emirates, with conspiracy to violate the Iranian Transaction Regulations, conspiracy to launder money and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. On July 20, 2012, Yip pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Iranian Transaction Regulations. By pleading guilty, Yip admitted that from October 9, 2007, to June 15, 2011, she acted as a broker and conduit for Foomanie to buy items in the United States and have them unlawfully shipped to Iran.") (October 24, 2012)
English.AL ARABIYA.net - News (AFP): Paris - "CYBER WAR TARGETS MIDDLE EAST COMPANIES" (SNIPPET: "He said the U.S. authorities were used to cyber espionage from Russia and China, but were surprised by the swift rise in Iran's digital warfare capability.") (October 21, 2012)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY FURTHER EXPOSES IRAN-BASED AL-QA'IDA NETWORK Action Targets Key Al-Qa'ida Facilitator Supporting Terrorist Activities in South Asia and the Middle East" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the designation of Adel Radi Saqr al-Wahabi al-Harbi (al-Harbi), a key member of an al-Qa'ida network operating in Iran and led by Iran-based al-Qa'Ida facilitator Muhsin al-Fadhli (al-Fadhli).") (October 18, 2012)
ICE.gov - News Release: Tampa, Florida - "TAMPA MAN SENTENCED FOR EXPORTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "According to court documents, between 2003 and 2011, Mohammad Reza "Ray" Hajian, 57, of Tampa, conspired with others to unlawfully export sophisticated, enterprise-level computer and related equipment from the United States to Iran, in violation of the U.S. embargo. In an effort to conceal their activities, Hajian and his co-conspirators routed shipments of computers and related equipment, payments and travel between the United States and Iran through the United Arab Emirates. Hajian and his co-conspirators communicated with each other via email. They employed fake identities, fake end-users and coded language to mask the true nature of their activities. Hajian shipped approximately $14.85 million worth of computer and related equipment during the conspiracy." SNIPPET: "Hajian pleaded guilty July 11. *Three of his companies, RH International LLC, Nexiant LLC, and P & P Computers LLC, also pleaded guilty that same day.") (October 18, 2012)
FBI.gov - Houston, Texas - Press Release: Washington - "MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN NEW YORK TO CONSPIRING WITH IRANIAN MILITARY OFFICIALS TO ASSASSINATE SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "Manssor Arbabsiar, aka Mansour Arbabsiar, pleaded guilt...) (October 17, 2012)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "MAN ADMITS ASSISTANCE FROM IRANIAN MILITARY IN BOMB PLOT" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "The Quds Force has helped wage several terror attacks worldwide in support of the Iranian regime's broader mission to export its Islamic revolution.") (October 17, 2012)
YNETNEWS.com (AP): "EUROPEAN SATELLITE PROVIDER BLOCKS IRAN TV Eutelsat takes 19 Iranian TV, radio channels off the air as part of EU sanctions on Islamic Republic" (Published October 15, 2012, 13:28/Israel Culture)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "vaja.ir, site of the MOIS" (SNIPPET: "AP claims it is a new site, but the domain has been in existence since 2008. A walk through cached whois records is not entirely without interest.") (October 12, 2012)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZBALLAH-LINKED ARMS DEALER SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS PRISON" (SNIPPET: "This caught my eye. The DEA case began as an FBI operation in 2006, when FBI sources caught wind of an effort by Hizballah, represented here by Mr. Yousef, to sell arms to a Mexican drug cartel.") (October 12, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com: "LEBANESE TV CHANNEL: HEZBOLLAH BEHIND DRONE MISSION Hezbollah-affiliated channel Al-Mayadeen claims drone that infiltrated Israeli airspace belongs to Shiite terror group. Meanwhile, Islamic Jihad denies involvement" by Elior Levy (Published October 7, 2012, 10:12/Israel News)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN'S CHARITY LOOPHOLE House Dems push for Iran sanctions exemptions" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "A delegation of House Democrats is urging President Barack Obama's administration to extend an exemption on Iran sanctions--a move that could allow certain groups linked to terrorism to benefit from American philanthropic donations, experts say.") (October 5, 2012)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REVOLT OF THE SPOOKS Intelligence officials angered by Obama administration cover up of intelligence on Iranian, al Qaeda surge in Egypt and Libya" by Bill Gertz (October 5, 2012)
THE REGISTER.co.uk: "IRAN LINKED TO AL-QAEDA'S WEB JIHADI CREW BY OLD-SCHOOL PHONE LINE X.25 Records Reveal Possible Bae for Terror Cheerleaders" by John Leyden (October 4, 2012)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "ARGENTINA, IRAN MEET OVER JEWISH CENTER BOMBING The foreign ministers of Argentina and Iran meet, discuss the 1994 terror attack on a Jewish association in Buenos Aires." by Elad Benari and AFP (September 28, 2012, 6:44 am)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "DOCUMENTS CONFIRM SYRIA MOVED CHEMICAL ARMS: REPORT: "SNIPPET: "One undated document indicates Iran assisted Syria in the relocation operation. Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force commander Qassem Suleimani informed Syrian President Bashar Assad in writing that the chemical warfare materials were prepared for transportation.") (October 5, 2012)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "A TOUR OF SYRIA'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS Syrian chemical weapons sites revealed as defectors adds new details on regime's plans to use nerve gas" by Bill Gertz (September 28, 2012)
HAARETZ.com: "FORMER SYRIAN GENERAL: ASSAD PLANNED TO TRANSFER CHEMICAL WEAPONS TO HEZBOLLAH In interview with the Times of London, defected general Adnan Silu says Syria regime would deploy chemical weapons on Syrian people 'as a last resort.'" (September 19, 2012)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "IRAN ILLEGALLY IMPORTS GEAR FOR NUCLEAR PROGRAM...discovers the hard way that not everyone willing to help them evade sanctions is their friend." (September 27, 2012)
REALITE.eu.org - Insight into Today's Middle East: "HEZBOLLAH IN LATIN AMERICA: TERRORISM AND ORGANIZED CRIME" by Roman D. Ortiz (SNIPPET: "On September 8th, officials from the National Migration Institute of Mexico, supported by the Yucatan state police, captured a U.S. citizen of Lebanese origins, named Rafic Mohammed Lebboun, in the city of Merida. Along with Lebboun, Belize nationals George Abdalah Elders, Yasser Safa and another three members of his family were apprehended. The next day, Lebboun was transferred to the U.S. authorities for violating his probation.") (September 19, 2012)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES SYRIAN ENTITY, OTHERS INVOLVED IN ARMS AND COMMUNICATIONS PROCUREMENT NETWORKS AND IDENTIFIES BLOCKED IRANIAN AIRCRAFT Treasury Actions Target Syria's Army Supply Bureau, Belarus-based Arms Company, and more than 100 Iranian Aircraft State Department also Targets the Director of Syria's Scientific Studies Research Center" (September 19, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRAN ATOMIC CHIEF SAYS 'EXPLOSIVES' CUT POWER AT FORDO" (SNIPPET: "Fereydoon Abbasi Davani tells IAEA meeting electric power lines from city of Qom to key underground nuclear facility were'cut using explosives' but 'no damage done.'" by Dudi Cohen, Reuters (Latest update: September 18, 2012, 00:23/Israel News)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: SYRIA TESTED CHEMICAL WEAPONS SYSTEMS Witnesses tell Der Speigel five or six empty shells devised for delivering chemical agents were fired at research center east of Aleppo; claim Iranian officers were present" (SNIPPET: "It has been reported that scientists from Iran to North Korea to work in the expansive, fenced-off complex. According to Western intelligence agencies, they produce chemical agents such as sarin, tabun and mustard gas and test them on animals, the German magazine said.") (Published September 17, 2012, 21:07/Israel News)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES HIZBALLAH LEADERSHIP Actions Target General Hasan Nasrallah's Support to the Assad Regime and Hizballah Senior Officials" (September 13, 2012)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: New York - "Remarks of Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen before the New York University of Law on 'The Law and Policy of Iran Sanctions'" (September 12, 2012)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "THE CAIRO-TEHRAN EXPRESS Egyptian-Iranian intelligence meeting prompts fears of a new Middle East terror axis" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "U.S. intelligence agencies recently monitored a secret meeting between Egypt's intelligence chief and a senior Iranian spy that is raising new fears the Muslim Brotherhood government in Cairo could begin covertly supporting global terrorism. According to U.S. officials, the head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service, Maj. Gen. Murad Muwafi, met in early August with a senior official of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). Disclosure of the Egyptian-Iranian intelligence meeting comes as the Obama administration is planning to provide $1 billion in aid to bail out Egypt's new Islamist government.") (September 11, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com (AFP): "3 ALLEGED HEZBOLLAH TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN MEXICO" (SNIPPET: "Reforma newspaper identified the detained man as Rafic Mohammad Labboun Allaboun, a US national, who was wanted by the US government." SNIPPET: "Two other suspected Hezbollah terrorists - George Abdalah Elders and Justin Yasser Safa of Belize - were arrested along with Allaboun, according to the paper.") (Published September 10, 2012, 10:11/Israel News)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "BACKGROUND TO CANADA'S EXPULSION OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN DIPLOMATIC PERSONNEL" (SNIPPET: "My previous entries here will give you a taste of what I've been seeing north of the lower 48. I'm quite certain a number of Iranian illegals (as in agents not using diplomatic cover) remain.") (September 7, 2012)
JPOST.com (REUTERS): Dakar - "SIERRA LEONE REMOVES 9 IRANIAN SHIPS FROM REGISTER" (SNIPPET: "Sierra Leone has removed nine vessels from its shipping register after an investigation found they belonged to IRISL, Iran's embattled shipping line, the head of the West African state's maritime authority said on Saturday.") (September 8, 2012, 17:14)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Isfahan, Iran - "IRAN HOSTS ISLAMIC RESISTANCE FESTIVAL" by Najmeh Bozorgmehr (SNIPPET: "In a 300-year-old former caravansary, representatives from Lebanon's Hezbollah and Amal movements, as well as Hamas and Islamic Jihad from the Palestinian territories, gathered Wednesday for the start of the third International Conference and Festival of Islamic Resistance, a two-day event.") (September 5, 2012)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS - ARUTZ SHEVA - News Brief: "REPORT: IRAN ESTABLISHED HIZBULLAH TRAINING CENTER" (SNIPPET: "According to local Nicaragua media, Iran has established a terrorist training base for Hizbullah in North Nicaragua.") (September 6, 2012)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): Baghdad - "U.S. URGES IRAQ TO INSPECT IRAN SUPPLY FLIGHTS TO SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government is close to the regional Shi'ite power Iran, Assad's main ally, and he has opposed demands by Sunni Arab Gulf nations that Assad step down to end the escalating conflict over his rule. Three prominent US senators visiting Baghdad told Maliki that ties with Washington would be damaged if his government permitted Iran to use its airspace to deliver arms to Syria.") (September 6, 2012, 14:12)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN NUKE PROGRESS MOUNTS IAEA report reveals Iran nuclear progress unhindered by sanctions or international pressure" by Bill Gertz (September 5, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "Iran Rejects IAEA Nuclear Report as 'Political Move'" (SNIPPET: "The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Thursday indicated that despite threat of an Israeli or US military strike on Tehran's nuclear facilities, the Islamic Republic was rapidly increasing the enrichment capacity of its Fordow site, buried deep underground to withstand any such hit.") (Published August 31, 2012, 12:07/Israel News)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4915: "The Non-Aligned Movement Conference In Tehran -- A Show of Strength Against The West; Kayhan: The Conference Is A Golden Opportunity For Neutralizing Sanctions And Instituting New World Order, And 'A Ringing Slap Not Only To Israel's Face, But Also To The Face Of The U.S. And The Entire 5+1'" (August 27, 2012)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "JULIAN ASSANGE CASE: ECUADOR ACCUSED OF ALLOWING IRAN TO EVADE SANCTIONS Documents obtained by The Sunday Telegraph in Quito reveal detailed plans to establish substantial banking mechanisms between Iran and Ecuador.") by Philip Sherwell (August 26, 2012)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "THE QODS FORCE, AND ELITE UNIT OF THE IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONALRY GUARDS CORPS, SPEAHEADS IRAN'S GLOBAL TERRORIST CAMPAIGN. The terrorist attack in Bulgaria was, in our assessment, part of the campaign." (pdf) (August 21, 2012)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA 7: "NEW IMAGE SUGGESTS MORE SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AT PARCHIN ISIS exposes new satellite imagery which suggests that additional suspicious activity may be occurring at the Parchin site in Iran." by Elad Benari, Canada (August 25, 2012, 12:52 am)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "Al Qaeda Releases Biography of Slain Senior Leader" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Unsurprisingly, "Vanguards of Khorasan" does not mention that Rahman spent much of his terrorist career in Iran.") (August 21, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "U.N. CHIEF CONDEMNS IRAN LEADERS' ANTI-ISRAEL REMARKS" (SNIPPET: "Many thousands of Iranians shouted "Death to America, death to Israel" during state-organized protests on Friday and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told them there was no place for the Jewish state in a future Middle East.") (Published August 18, 2012, 08:39/Israel News)
CHRON.com - HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Washington - "BORDER AS TERROR ROUTE WORRIES U.S." by Stewart M. Powell (SNIPPET: "Ever since Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck a deal with Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez for weekly air service between the nations' capitals, American officials have worried that Iranian-backed terrorists could reach to the rim of Latin America, pick up fake Venezuelan passports and sneak into the United States.") (August 11, 2012)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "U.N. AGENCY EMBRACES IRANIAN TERROR GROUP A U.N. agency announced cooperation with an organization supported by the Iranian government, with close ties to Islamic Revolutionary Guard" by Rachel Hirshfeld (August 12, 2012, 11:49 am)
MEMRITVVideos - Video (Al-Alam TV, Iran, August 8, 2012): "Deputy Commander of Iran's Navy: We Extend Hand in Peace, but Ready to Close Strait of Hormuz" (August 9, 2012)
MEMRITVVideos - Video (Al-Manar TV, Lebanon, August 7, 2012): "Hizbullah MP Ret. General Walid Sakariya: Iranian Nuclear Weapon 'to Finish Off the Zionist Entity'" (August 9, 2012)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "BRITISH BANK ALLEGEDLY HID $250 BILLION IN IRANIAN TRANSACTIONS A British Bank is being accused of scheming with Iran to launder $250 billion, exposing the U.S. financial system to terrorist entities." by Rachel Hirshfeld (August 7, 2012, 10:38 am)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "OBAMA ASSOCIATE GOT $100,000 FEE FROM AFFILIATE OF FIRM DOING BUSINESS WITH IRAN" by Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten (SNIPPET: "David Plouffe, a senior White House adviser who was President Obama's 2008 campaign manager, accepted a $100,000 speaking fee in 2010 from an affiliate of a company doing business with Iran's government.") (August 5, 2012)
JUDICIAL WATCH.org - Corruption Chronicles - blog: "IRAQI COURT ABSOLVES TERRORIST FREED BY U.S. AFTER KILLING SOLDIERS" (SNIPPET: "Surprise, surprise the Hezbollah terrorist released by the Obama Administration to Iraq out of respect for the country's sovereignty won't make it to the U.S. to face trial for killing five American soldiers. We all knew this would happen back in December when the commander-in-chief handed over the Lebanese militant, Ali Mussa Daqduq, to Iraqi officials.") (August 3, 2012)
ALL AFRICA.com (THE STAR, Nairobi): "KENYA: COURT GAGS 'IRANIAN SPIES'" (SNIPPET: "A Magistrate yesterday warned two Iranian terror suspects, their interpreter and an official from the Iranian embassy from 'communicating' while the trial is ongoing.") (August 4, 2012)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "PressTV: Cyber war against Iran [Broadcast date: 15 June 2012]" (SNIPPET: "This is interesting mostly for who appears in it. It's also pretty clear to me that the IRGC, through PressTV, is laying the foundation for an attack on US and/or Israel in retaliation for Stuxnet and Flame.") (July 29, 2012)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 863: "DESIGNATED TERRORIST ORGANIZATION HIZBULLAH MAKES EXTENSIVE USE OF U.S. SOCIAL MEDIA -- APPLE ITUNES, IPAD AND IPHONE, GOOGLE, ANDROID, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, AND TWITTER -- IN VIOLATION OF U.S. LAW" by Steven Stalinsky (July 27, 2012)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS KUNLUN BANK IN CHINA AND ELAF BANK IN IRAQ FOR BUSINESS WITH DESIGNATED IRANIAN BANKS" (July 31, 2012)
GULF DAILY NEWS.com - The Voice of Bahrain: Najaf, Iraq - "IRAN TERROR CAMP SHOCK" (SNIPPET: "A religious academy in Iraq has started training more than 1,500 recruits from Bahrain and other Arab countries in the use of combat weapons, physical resistance and street fighting, it emerged last night. The training, which began yesterday at a camp about 5km away from a main road between Najaf and Karbala, is funded by Iran, our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej reports.") (July 28, 2012)
ICE.gov - News Release: Chicago, Illinois - "CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTING TO ILLEGALLY EXPORT MISSILE COMPONENTS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Andro Telemi, 42, of Sun Valley, Calif., pleaded guilty...") (July 26, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: ISRAEL FEARS 'ANNIVERSARY ATTACK' AT OLYMPICS UK's Sunday Times reports of growing concern that Iran, Hezbollah may try to target Israeli athletes at London Games" (Published July 22, 2012, 06:52/Israel News)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "THE DEATH TOLL MOUNTED, AND ISRAEL BLAMED IRAN The Times of Israel followed events in Bulgaria live on Wednesday evening. Here's how the aftermath of a murderous terror attack unfolded") (July 18, 2012)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4840: "HIZBULLAH WEBSITE FEATURES INFOGRAPHIC ON CLOSING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, ILLUSTRATES IRANIAN ATTACK ON U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER" (July 18, 2012)
CAPITALFM.co.ke - News: "KENYA FREES IRANIAN TERROR SUSPECTS ON BAIL" by Rob Jillo (SNIPPET: "Principal Magistrate Paul Biwott further directed Ahmed Mohamud and Sayed Mausud to deposit their passports with the court. The two are also required to report to the Kenya Anti Terrorism Police Unit twice a week." SNIPPET: "The two are accused of possessing 15 kilograms of RDX explosives in circumstances which indicated that they intended to commit grievous harm.") [Note: Photo included.] (July 16, 2012)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "THE CHINA-IRAN CONNECTION FBI Document Links Chinese Telecommunications Firm to Illicit Sales to Iran" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R., Va.) stated in two "dear colleague" letters to House members sent Friday and July 9 that Chinese telecommunications companies ZTE and Huawei threaten U.S. security.") (July 16, 2012, 5:00 am)
ABS-CBNnews.com (REUTERS): Washington - "U.S. INDICTS IRANIAN NABBED IN PHILIPPINES OVER NUKE EXPORT PLOT" (SNIPPET: "Iranian citizen Parviz Khaki was arrested in May in the Philippines, while the other man, Zongcheng Yi of China, remains at large, the department said. The two men succeeded in illegally exporting lathes and nickel-alloy wire from the United States to China and then to Iran around June 2009, according to the indictment filed by the Justice Department.") (Updated July 14, 2012, 4:13 am)
THE SMOKING GUN.com: "FBI TARGETS CHINESE FIRM OVER IRAN DEAL Feds: ZTE illegally shipped U.S.-made components" (Note: Document included.) (July 12, 2012)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "UNITED STATES INCREASES SANCTIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN AND ITS PROLIFERATION NETWORKS Treasury and State Department Actions Target More Than 50 Entities Tied to Iran's Procurement, Petroleum, and Shipping Networks" (July 12, 2012)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "SENIOR AL QAEDA IDEOLOGUE FREED IN MAURITANIA" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Family members of top al Qaeda ideologue Abu Hafs al Mauritani have confirmed that he was freed this past weekend. Abu Hafs was transferred from Iran, where he had lived since late 2001, to Mauritania earlier this year.") (July 10, 2012)
ALL AFRICA.com (THE STAR): Nairobi - "KENYA: 'BOMB SUSPECTS WORK WITH IRAN INTELLIGENCE'" by Kamore Maina and Susan Muhindi (SNIPPET: "The two Iranian men being tried for possession of explosives allegedly came to Kenya as intermediaries. They arrived as tourists on June 12 and were arrested on June 19 on Uhuru Highway as they were driving to the airport. Sayed Mansour Mousavi, 50 years, and Ahmad Abolfathhi Mohammed, 49 years, have reportedly told the Anti Terrorism Police that they were sent by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IGRC) to receive the consignment at Mombasa port on June 14. However the ATPU believes that the two are both intelligence officers holding the rank of colonel.") (July 11, 2012)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Nairobi, Kenya - "KENYA POLICE: IRANIAN TERROR SUSPECTS SHIPPED 100KG OF EXPLOSIVE TO HIT WESTERN TARGETS" (SNIPPET: "Two Iranians accused of planning attacks on Western targets in Kenya shipped more than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of powerful explosive into this East African country, and most of it has not been recovered, a police officer told a court Tuesday. Iranian nationals Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammad and Sayed Mansour Mousavi are charged with preparing to commit acts intended to cause grievous harm after they were arrested last month and led officials to a 15-kilogram (33-pound) stash of the explosive RDX.") (Updated July 10, 2012, 7:30 am)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report no. 852: "Tehran's Response to the Intensification of Sanctions: A Determined Stance on the Nuclear Issue, Controlled Threat in 'Great Prophet 7' Missile Exercise, Threats of Terrorism" by A. Savyon (July 3, 2012)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'Iranians help Hezbollah build tunnels in Lebanon'" by Joanna Paraszczuk (SNIPPET: "Beirut newspaper 'Al-Joumhouria' cites 'security study' saying terror group has upgraded underground structures.") (July 3, 2012, 03:39)
ABC NEWS (AP): Nairobi, Kenya - "OFFICIALS: IRANIANS TARGETED ISRAELI, U.S. INTERESTS" by Jason Straziuso and To Odula (SNIPPET: "Kenyan security forces arrested the Iranians on June 19 and were then led to 15 kilograms (33 pounds) of RDX..." SNIPPET: "The two suspects -- Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammad and Sayed Mansour Mousavi -- appeared in a Kenyan court last week...") (July 2, 2012)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS MAJOR MONEY LAUNDERING NETWORK LINKED TO DRUG TRAFFICKER AYMAN JOUMAA AND A KEY HIZBALLAH SUPPORTER IN SOUTH AMERICA" (June 27, 2012)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Mombasa, Kenya - "OFFICIAL: KENYAN AUTHORITIES ARREST 2 IRANIANS SUSPECTED OF BEING INVOLVED IN TERRORISM" (SNIPPET: "...recover 15 kilograms (33 pounds) of a powdery substance that police believe is explosive material.") (June 22, 2012)
ARAB NEWS.com (AFP): Washington - "IRAN ENRICHING URANIUM AT FAST PACE DESPITE STUXNET: EXPERTS" (SNIPPET: "Based on the findings of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), "it's clear that Iran could produce a nuclear weapon very quickly should it wish to do so," said Stephen Rademaker of the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington think tank. Iran has produced 3,345 kilos of uranium enriched to 3.5 percent, according to the IAEA, which if it was enriched further would provide enough uranium for at least two atomic bombs, Rademaker said. If the Iranian leadership made the decision to produce an atomic weapon, "it would take them 35 to 106 days to actually have the fissile material for a weapon," he said.") (June 20, 2012)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "PAKISTAN DETAINS AL QAEDA OPERATIVE TIED TO MULTIPLE PLOTS" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Meziche not only had extensive ties to al Qaeda's 9/11 Hamburg cell, but he was also part of a second Hamburg cell that planned to carry out terrorist attacks against European cities in 2010. Those attacks were to be modeled after the 2008 siege of Mumbai, India and were ordered by slain al Qaeda master Osama bin Laden. The 2010 plot was also linked to an al Qaeda network operating inside Iran. That network operates, according to the US government, as part of a formerly "secret" deal between the Iranian regime and al Qaeda.") (June 20, 2012)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "IN BRITAIN THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS AFFILIATED WITH IRAN WHICH DEAL WITH EXPORTING THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION" (June 19, 2012)
WEEKLY STANDARD.com - blog: "Why Iran Covets Brazil" by Ilan Berman (SNIPPET: "Indeed, Brazil represents Iran's largest trading partner in the region.") (June 20, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com: "'Flame virus aims to gather intelligence'" by Yoav Zitun (SNIPPET: "Flame can gather data files, remotely change settings on computers, turn on PC microphones to record conversations, take screen shots and log instant messaging chats. Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, one of the world's largest data protection companies, was the first to discover the new malware.") (Latest update: May 29, 2012, 10:11/Israel News)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "EVIDENCE TIES IRAN TO DIPLOMATIC ASSASSINATION PLOTS" (SNIPPET: "Several assassination plots in at least seven different countries during the past 13 months have been linked to either Iranian operatives or Iran-backed Hizballah agents.") (May 29, 2012)
REUTERS.com: Dubai - "BAHRAIN CONVICTS SIX OF PLOTTING WITH IRAN" (SNIPPET: "BNA said three of those convicted were in contact with Iranian Revolutionary Guards and the Basij militia"to target sensitive and vital infrastructure facilities" in Bahrain, according to investigations by the public prosecution.") (May 27, 2012, 12:35 pm EDT)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "HIGHER ENRICHMENT AT IRANIAN SITE Traces of uranium enriched up to 27% found in Fordo bunker, signaling Tehran may be closer to militarized nuclear production. Iran: Technical glitch" (Latest update: May 25, 2012, 21:32/Israel News)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "NEW IAEA REPORT: IRAN INSTALLING CENTRIFUGES IN FORDOW The IAEA will publish new report concluding that Iran installed 350 new centrifuges at the Fordow underground facility since February." by Elad Benari (Published May 24, 2012, 6:15 am)
SECURITY WEEK.com: "NASA INVESTIGATIVE POSSIBLE SSL COMPROMISE" by Steve Ragan (SNIPPET: "On Wednesday, an Iranian student group comprised of programmers and hackers, known as the Cyber Warriors Team, claimed to have compromised the SSL cert used on the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) website.") (May 18, 2012)
ISIS-online.org - INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY - ISIS Report: "IRANIAN SMUGGLING FOR MILITARY NUCLEAR PROGRAMS: FROM SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP TO THE PHYSICS RESEARCH CENTER" by David Albright and Paul Brannan (pdf) May 16, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com: "'Hezbollah has 300 operatives in NYC'" by Yitzhak Benhorin, Reuters (SNIPPET: "A law enforcement official said that the New York Police Department, whose monitoring of Muslim communities has prompted political controversy, believes that between 200 and 300 Hezbollah sympathizers live in New York City. Between 10 and 20 of those are relatives of Hezbollah leaders or fighters who were killed in action, said the official.") (Published April 6, 2012, 08:36/Israel News)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "EU TELLS IRAN IT 'MUST' SUSPEND ATOM ACTIVITY European Union reiterates demand that Islamic Republic halts uranium enrichment, days after Tehran says it has no intention to do so" (Published May 7, 2012, 23:57/Israel News)
YNET NEWS.com: "'HEZBOLLAH BOOSTING DRONE UNIT'" by Ronen Bergman (SNIPPET: "Hezbollah is equipped with Ababil ("Swallow") drones, which are manufactured by Iran. The Ababil has several models, including one that can carry a warhead packed with several dozens of kilograms of explosives.") (Published April 27, 2012, 13:03/Israel News)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS: "IRANIAN AGENT DEPORTED FOR SPYING ON JEWS IN INDIA The city police deported Iranian national Hamid Kashkouli, 40, for spying on the Chabad House and other Jewish, Israeli targets." by Rachel Hirshfeld (SNIPPET: "The Special Branch of the Dehli police deported Iranian national Hamid Kashkouli, 40, who was pursuing his PhD from the University of Pune (UoP) in India, Pune Mirror reported. Kashkouli was found spying on the Chabad House in Koregaon Park, the Rasta Peth Synagogue and other Jewish and Israeli targets. Kashkouli was on the payrolls of the Iranian intelligence, according to reports. Following a court order, Kashkouli was deported to Iran from Delhi, last month.") (April 27, 2012, 3:15 pm)
HOMELAND.HOUSE.GOV - Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies: Washington, D.C. - "JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: IRANIAN CYBER THREAT TO THE U.S. HOMELAND" (April 26, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRAN'S OIL MINISTRY FORMS CYBER CRISIS CENTER Islamic Republic aims to battle computer virus threatening to cripple oil exports; ministry forms special team of over 50 IT experts" by Dudi Cohen (Published April 24, 2012, 10:14/Israel News)
RFERL.org - RADIO FREE EUROPE RADIO LIBERTY: Azerbaijan - "AZERBAIJAN SAYS AL-QAEDA-LINKED MILITANT LEADER KILLED" (SNIPPET: "Those arrested had reportedly been trained in Iran, Syria, Pakistan, and some had fought against NATO troops in Afghanistan, the ministry said. In July, Azerbaijan jailed 17 members of a group it said was linked to Al-Qaeda for sentences of between five years and life.") (April 19, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRAN NAMES NEW NUCLEAR EMERGENCY AGENCY CHIEF Tehran's Atomic Energy Chief Fereydoon Abbasi, who survived 2010 assassination attempt, promoted; no announcement as to whether he'll pull double duty" (SNIPPET: "According to a Wednesday report in The New York Times, the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency considers Abbasi to be a key figure in Iran's nuclear program.") (Published April 18, 2012, 08:16/Israel News)
YNA.co.kr - YONHAP NEWS AGENCY: "IRANIAN OFFICIALS OBSERVED N. KOREA'S ROCKET LAUNCH: SOURCE" (SNIPPET: ""On March 31, 12 Iranians of the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG) arrived in North Korea. The Iranians undoubtedly were there to observe the missile launch and receive test data from North Korea," the source told Yonhap News Agency, requesting anonymity." SNIPPET: "North Korea and Iran have long been suspected of regularly exchanging ballistic missile technology.") (April 16, 2012, 07:21)
NORAD.mil - NORAD News: Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado - "NORAD AND USNORTHCOM ACKNOWLEDGE MISSILE LAUNCH" (SNIPPET: "...U.S. systems detected and tracked a launch of the North Korean Taepo Dong-2 missile...") (April 12, 2012)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: Berlin - "SHIP WITH IRANIAN ARMS SEIZED AT SEA Vessel carried arms destined by Syrian President Bashar Assad; Azerbaijan arrests suspects in weapons smuggling." (April 15, 2012, 01:10)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "SENIOR AL QAEDA IDEOLOGUE LEAVES IRAN FOR MAURITANIA" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Abu Hafs al Mauritani" SNIPPET: "Abu Hafs has been recognized as a key figure inside al Qaeda since the 1990s.") (April 11, 2012)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CIA: IRAN NUKE EXPANSION Iran Boosts Its Nuclear Program in 2011 Adding Both Nuclear Material and Facilities, CIA Report Says" by Bill Gertz (April 4, 2012)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE: "JIHADIST INFILTRATION" by David Meir-Levi (SNIPPET: "The problem on our southern border has grown only worse since then, with continued jihadist entry via Mexico and the new alliance between Iran and Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez. The Iran-Venezuela connection and Iran's quest for deployable WMDs create the threat of a nuclear armed Venezuela under Iranian influence holding the USA hostage with nuclear-armed missiles having in their cross-hairs all of the southern USA from San Diego to Sarasota.") (April 2, 2012)
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.org - THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY - House Committee on Homeland Security - TESTIMONY by DR. MATTHEW LEVITT Director, Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence: "IRAN, HIZBALLAH, AND THE THREAT TO THE HOMELAND" (pdf) (March 21, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com: "U.S., EUROPEAN OFFICIALS PROBE IRAN NUCLEAR SMUGGLING" (SNIPPET: "A dramatic expansion in nuclear and military smuggling investigations should lead to a flood of new criminal cases, primarily against Iranian and Chinese middlemen, US law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.") (March 29, 2012, 01:25/Israel News)
INDIAN EXPRESS.com: New Delhi - "DAYS BEFORE REMAND END, POLICE HAND OVER KAZMI" (SNIPPET: "Urdu journalist Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi was sent to Tihar Jail under judicial custody, three days before his remand was to end, after the Delhi Police hurriedly produced him before a city court on Saturday. Kazmi was arrested for providing logistical support to the three Iranian suspects involved in bomb attack on the car of an Israeli diplomat on February 13.") (March 25, 2012, 00:44 hrs)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 817: "IRANIAN WEBSITE DESCRIBES HOW IRAN WILL REPULSE A GROUND ATTACK" by A. Savyon & Y. Mansharof (SNIPPET: "Mashreq stressed that the IRGC did not demonstrate its full might during the recent maneuvers. Thus, for example, it did not use the TOR-M1 medium-range aerial defense system, which has been improved by Iran to a range of 12 kilometers, as opposed to the original model, which only has a range of four-and-a-half kilometers/ The IRGC also did not employ Toophan missiles (especially the Toophan-5), 107-millimeter rockets, rocket propelled grenades (RPGs), etc.") (March 22, 2012)
EURASIA REVIEW.com (Written by Hudson Institute): "THE MULLAHS IN THE AMERICAS - OpEd" by Jaime Daremblum (SNIPPET: "Has the danger of Iranian activity in Latin America been exaggerated? It seems odd that serious analysts are asking such a question, given Tehran's 32-year record of sponsoring terrorism, killing Americans, aiding rogue dictators, and undermining democracy across the globe. But since many commentators are now arguing that Iran's hemispheric threat has been overblown, it's worth reviewing a few basic facts.") (March 22, 2012)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Committee on Homeland Security - Majority Preliminary Investigative Findings: "IRAN, HEZBOLLAH AND THE THREAT TO THE HOMELAND" (pdf) (March 21, 2012)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "They just can't keep their sites off the Great Satan's servers" (SNIPPET: "icpalestine.ir/.org, domains of "The International Conference on Palestinian Intifada" that sport a favicon and banner both with the official seal of the Islamic Republic, are nominally hosted in Iran, but redirect to icpalestine.com. The latter is hosted in the United States.") (March 20, 2012)
MCCLATCHY DC.com: Baghdad, Iraq - "WORRY ABOUT IRANIAN ARMS FLIGHTS REVEALS U.S.-IRAQ DIFFERENCES OVER SYRIA" by Sahar Issa, Mcclatchy Newspapers (SNIPPET: "How many Iranian flights have crossed over Iraq to reach Syria is a matter of debate. A prominent Iraqi politician with personal knowledge of the issue said that "the Iranians have 34 flights a week to Syria from various Iranian airports," and that all those flights use Iraqi air space.") (March 19, 2012)
VOA NEWS.com - English: "INDIA PURSUING FOURTH IRANIAN IN DELHI BOMBING" (SNIPPET: "Indian authorities are going after a fourth Iranian in connection with a plot to attack Israeli diplomats. The Press Trust of India reports Indian authorities Saturday issued an arrest warrant for Masoud Sedaghatzadeh.") (March 17, 2012)
INDIAN EXPRESS.com - Express Exclusive: "CALL DETAILS OF BANGKOK BOMBERS LED COPS TO ISRAEL EMBASSY ATTACKER" by Vijaita Singh, New Delhi (SNIPPET: "The Delhi Police figured out the conspiracy behind the recent attack on an Israeli Embassy car by studying call details of the Bangkok bombers, who reportedly belong to the same Iranian module that planned assaults on Israeli targets in New Delhi, Georgia and Bangkok last month.") (March 16, 2012, 14:29)
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Chairman Peter T. King (THE HILL): "LAWMAKER PLANS HEARINGS ON IRAN" by Jordy Yager, The Hill (SNIPPET: "The House Homeland Security Committee is planning a hearing next week to explore Iran's capacity to carry out terrorist attacks in the United States. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.), the panel's chairman, told The Hill that the U.S. intelligence community has become greatly concerned with Iran since law enforcement officials disrupted a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States five months ago. American authorities have accused Iran of orchestrating the plot.") (March 12, 2012)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "ALLEGED IRAN TERROR PLOT THWARTED IN AZERBAIJAN" (SNIPPET: "Diplomatic targets appear to be priority for Iran in recent terror plots.") (March 14, 2012)
THIS DAY LIVE.com (AFP): AZERBAIJAN ARRESTS IRAN BACKED ATTACK PLOTTERS" (SNIPPET: "Azerbaijan has arrested 22 people on suspicion of plotting attacks on the US and Israeli embassies in Baku on behalf of neighbouring Iran, the national security ministry said Wednesday.") (March 14, 2012)
THE TIMES OF INDIA: New Delhi - "OPEN WARRANT AGAINST 3 IRANIANS IN ISRAELI DIPLOMAT CAR BLAST" (SNIPPET: "A Delhi court today issued an "open warrant" against three Iranian nationals in connection with the February 13 Israeli diplomat car bombing in which journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi is already under arrest.") (PTI, March 14, 2012, 09:13 pm IST)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "NUCLEAR CONCEALMENT SUSPECTED AT IRANIAN MILITARY BASE" (SNIPPET: "The reconnaissance imagery suggests Iran is seeking to conceal previous trials of a neutron initiator, the two diplomatic officials said. An additional envoy did not back the assertion, but said any effort to build such a component would have no application other than nuclear-bomb development.") (March 8, 2012)
ICE.gov - News Release: El Paso, Texas - "BRITISH BUSINESSMAN ORDERED TO REMAIN IN FEDERAL CUSTODY PENDING TRIAL Charge stems from scheme to illegally export to Iran parts for 'Hawk' surface-to-air missile systems" (SNIPPET: Christopher Tappin, 65...") (March 6, 2012)
FBI.gov: "HELP US BRING BOB LEVINSON HOME $1 Million Reward Offered for Missing Retired FBI Agent" (SNIPPET: "This week marks the fifth anniversary of Robert Levinson's disappearance, and the FBI today announced a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the safe recovery and return of the retired special agent. Levinson, who retired from the FBI in 1998 after 22 years of service, was working as a private investigator when he traveled to Kish Island, Iran on March 8, 2007. He has not been seen or heard from publicly since he disappeared the following day. In 2010, a video showing him in captivity was sent to the Levinson family by his captors.") (March 6, 2012)
MEMRI - The Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor - Global Jihad News: "COMMANDER OF THE IRANIAN BASIJ: We Will Avenge the Burning of the Koran by Burning the White House" (Posted March 5, 2012)
Security.Blogs.CNN.com: "U.S. SEES INCREASED IRAN INVOLVEMENT IN SYRIA" by Barbara Starr (SNIPPET: "The United States sees increasing involvement by and military aid from Iran in the attacks against opposition to the Syrian regime, according to several Obama administration officials.") (March 5, 2012, 01:22 pm ET)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: IRAN HELD NUCLEAR TEST IN N.KOREA" German press says Tehran, Pyongyang collaborated on possibly more than one nuclear test in early 2010" (Published March 5, 2012, 08:32/Israel News)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: Washington - "AUSTRALIAN MAN AND HIS FIRM INDICTED IN PLOT TO EXPORT RESTRICTED MILITARY AND OTHER U.S. TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "An Australian man and his company have been indicted today by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia for conspiring to export sensitive military and other technology from the United States to Iran, including components with applications in missiles, drones, torpedoes, and helicopters. The five-count indictment charges David Levick, 50, an Australian national, and his company, ICM Components Inc., located in Thorleigh, Australia...") (February 29, 2012)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "IRANIAN AND HEZBOLLAH TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAELI TARGETS ABROAD The Situation on the Ground and Background Information - February 15, 2012" (February 27, 2012)
GWUMC.edu - HSPI - HSPI Commentary Series: "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE A-TEAM OF TERRORISM? A Brief Assessment of Hizballah and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps" by A. Aaron Weisburd (pdf)(February 23, 2012)
DAILY STAR.com.lb: Baku - "AZERBAIJAN ARRESTS 'IRAN-LINKED' ATTACK PLOTTERS: REPORT" (SNIPPET: "State broadcaster AzTV, quoting the National Security Ministry, said police had detained people linked to Iranian intelligence services and Hezbollah who intended to stage attacks on foreign citizens in the country. The report said the suspects had gathered intelligence on targets and bought explosives, guns and ammunition, but gave no further details.") (February 21, 2012, 06:11 pm) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "THAILAND NAMES SIXTH BANGKOK BOMB SUSPECT" (SNIPPET: "The man was named by police as Norouzi Shaya Ali Akbar, 57, wanted on charges of possessing and making explosives.") (Last updated February 20, 2012, 08:00 ET)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "AN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN CONNECTION TO THE GLOBAL MARCH TO JERUSALEM?" (SNIPPET: "The other site, aimislam.com, is where the story gets... interesting.") (February 19, 2012)
CITIZEN LAB.org - CITIZEN LAB AND CANADA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL SECURITY STUDIES Munk School of Global Affairs University of Toronto: "THE CANADIAN CONNECTION: AN INVESTIGATION OF SYRIAN GOVERNMENT AND HEZBULLAH WEB HOSTING IN CANADA" (pdf) (November 17, 2011)
HAARETZ.com (AP): "IRAN POISED TO EXPAND URANIUM ENRICHMENT AT UNDERGROUND FACILITY, DIPLOMATS SAY Diplomats tell AP that Iran has put finishing touches for the installation of thousands of new-generation centrifuges at Fordo site." (February 18, 2012 21:18)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRANIAN NAVAL SHIPS ENTER MEDITERRANEAN VIA SUEZ" (SNIPPET: "Two Iranian vessels, a destroyer and a supply ship, cross through Suez into Mediterranean...") (February 17, 2012, 22:04/Israel News)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES IRANIAN MINISTRY OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND SUPPORT OF TERRORISM Ministry Targeted for its Role in Facilitating Abuses by the Iranian and Syrian Regimes" (February 16, 2012)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "IRANIAN AND HEZBOLLAH TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAELI TARGETS ABROAD The Situation on the Ground and Background Information February 15, 2012"
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "IRAN CLAIMS 3,000 NEW URANIUM CENTRIFUGES" (SNIPPET: "Iran has added 3,000 new-model uranium enrichment centrifuges at its Natanz complex..." SNIPPET: "The Natanz site now contains 9,000 operational enrichment machines, Iran's Press TV quoted Ahmadinejad as saying." SNIPPET: "In a separate move, Iran on Wednesday inserted its initial domestically produced nuclear fuel rods into a medical isotope production reactor in Tehran.") (February 15, 2012)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "REPORT: NEW LEADER OF AL QAEDA NETWORK IN IRAN NAMED" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Muhsin al Fadhli, who is said to be al Qaeda's new leader inside Iran. A notorious Kuwaiti terrorist named Muhsin al Fadhli has reportedly taken over leadership of al Qaeda's network inside Iran.") (February 15, 2012)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE IRGC [they get reckless'" (SNIPPET: "Reckless doesn't mean not dangerous. Quite the opposite. They may fail spectacularly, or be wildly successful. One thing I believe we can count on is that they will take risks, act swiftly, and burn as many assets as they have to along the way in order to do what Khamenei wants.") (February 15, 2012)
BANGKOK POST.com: "UPDATE: IRANIAN BOMBS HIMSELF An Iranian man was severely injured when he threw a bomb at police that hit a tree and bounced back towards him and exploded in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon, reports said." (SNIPPET: "Bombs went off on Sukhumvit 71 road, injuring five people, including an Iranian man, the reports said.") (February 14, 2012, 3:44 pm)
CT NOW.com: "FEDS SEEK ASSETS FROM 5 CONNECTICUT CAR COMPANIES IN TERRORISM PROBE" by Jesse Leavenworth, THE HARTFORD COURANT (SNIPPET: "A federal complaint contends that U.S.-based car buyers -- including five in Connecticut -- received almost a quarter billion dollars to purchase and ship used vehicles as part of an international money-laundering scheme involving Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah. The civil action pending in U.S. District Court in New York City seeks forfeiture of assets from several Middle Eastern financial institutions and 30 used-car buyers and exporters.") (February 13, 2012, 9:04 pm EST)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "'HELL TO PAY' IF TERRORISTS' LINK TO DRUG CARTELS ISN'T CHECKED" by Guy Taylor (SNIPPET: "Collaboration between Latin American drug cartels and groups such as Iran's Quds Force and the Islamic terror group Hezbollah is growing "far faster than most policymakers in Washington, D.C., choose to admit," a former U.S. intelligence official testified Tuesday.") (February 2, 2012)
FBI.gov - Most Wanted Terrorists: "RAMADAN ABDULLAH MOHAMMAD SHALLAH Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO); Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering; Conspiracy to Murder Persons in a Foreign Country"
YNET NEWS.com: "MI CHIEF: IRAN CAN PRODUCE 4 BOMBS" by Neri Brenner (SNIPPET: "Iran is vigorously pursing military nuclear capabilities and today the intelligence community agrees with Israel on that. Iran has over four tons of enriched materials and nearly 100kg of 20% enriched uranium -- that's enough for four bombs," he said.") (February 2, 2012, 09:39/Israel News)
PAYVAND.com - news ("Source: ISNA"): "IRAN LAUNCHES SPANISH LANGUAGE SATELLITE TV CHANNEL" (SNIPPET: "Iran launched state-run Spanish-language TV channel dubbed Hispan on Tuesday. The television network would broadcast 24 hour news, entertainment, educational and documentary programs...") (January 31, 2012)
MEMRI TV.org - Video Clip No. 3304: "Former Member of Russian Joint Chiefs of Staff Col.-Gen. Leonid Ivashov: Russia Is Ready to Use Military Power to Defend Iran and Syria; Attack on Syria or Iran Is Indirect Attack on Russia; US in Libya Like Hitler in Poland" - ["Russia Today TV (Russia) - February 1, 2012 - 02:28"]
PRESS TV.ir: "Iran, Iraq ink MoU on Transportation" (SNIPPET: "Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase cooperation in road, railway and air transportations as well as technical and engineering fields.") (January 26, 2012, 10:34 am GMT)
BOSTON.com (AP): Washington - "U.S. HAS ARRESTED IRANIAN SCIENTIST" by Douglas Birch and Paul Elias (SNIPPET: "Prison records show the U.S. has been holding Seyed Mojtaba Atarodi, 54, a microchip expert and assistant professor at Tehran's prestigious Sharif University of Technology, in a federal facility in Dublin, Calif., outside San Francisco.") (January 26, 2012)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "EXPLORING AN IRGC-LINKED SOCIAL NETWORK" (SNIPPET: "If you think you might be interested in examining social networking accounts with varying degrees of linkage to the IRGC, keep reading.") (January 23, 2012)
HAARETZ.com: "AZERBAIJAN THWARTS TERROR ATTACK AGAINST ISRAELI, JEWISH TARGETS Security Official in Baku Links Iran to Planned Operation; Three Men Detained" (SNIPPET: "Three men were detained last week after planning to attack two Israelis employed by a Jewish school in Baku, the Azerbaijan Ministry of National Security has revealed." SNIPPET: "The ministry said that the three men, named as Rasim Aliyev, Ali Huseynov and Balaqardash Dadashov, received smuggled arms and equipment from Iranian agents.") (January 23, 2012)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'HEZBOLLAH HAS LONG-RANGE SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES'" by Yaakov Katz (SNIPPET: "Group believed to have received more surface-to-surface rockets, some of which can reach targets 300 km. away.") (January 19, 2012, 04:05)
MEFORUM.org - THE MIDDLE EAST QUARTERLY: "IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS STRIKE OIL" (SNIPPET: "In July 2011, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appointed Maj. Gen. Rostam Qassemi of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as oil minister...") (Winter 2012)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Anyone up for some high-tech skeet shooting?" (SNIPPET: "If it can put a satellite into orbit, it can lob a nuclear warhead into the Rose Garden.") (January 16, 2012, 16:45 pm)
PAYVAND.com - PAYVAND IRAN NEWS ("Source: ISNA"): "IRAN TO LAUNCH SATELLITE INTO SPACE EARLY FEBRUARY Iran plans to launch satellite into space and inaugurate military projects early February, said Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi." (January 16, 2012)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "OH, AND WHILE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM Here is a pic from the funeral procession for the most recent fatality" (January 16, 2012, 16:33)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH: "Now All the Facebook Basijis are Ahmadi Roshan" (SNIPPET: "SNIPPET: "Previously they were all Qassem Suleimani, commander of the IRGC' Quds Force." (January 16, 2012)
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.org - Policy Watch #1892: "HIZBALLAH POISED TO STRIKE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA" by Matthew Levitt (SNIPPET: "New discoveries regarding Hizballah bombmaking in Thailand are no surprise given the group's long history of terrorist operations in Southeast Asia.") (January 18, 2012)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "HUGE CACHE OF BOMB-MAKING MATERIALS FOUND IN THAILAND Friday's Arrest of a Lebanese Suspect in Thailand has led to the discovery of 400 boxes of bomb-making material. Travel Warning in Force." by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (SNIPPET: "Thai police on Friday arrested a Lebanese man carrying a Swedish passport, who was linked with Hizbullah, the dominant political force in Lebanon that is financed in part by Iran. The Lebanese suspect, Atris Hussein, told police where 10 pounds of urea and 10 gallons of liquid ammonium nitrate were being stored. Police said the material was for bombs for attacks outside of Thailand.") (January 16, 2012, 10:44 am)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "IRGC PLOT IN BANGKOK SUFFERS A SETBACK" (SNIPPET: "Calling this a 'Hizballah plot' just because the identified individuals are Lebanese fails to take into account the fact that Hizballah is a unit of the IRGC.") (January 15, 2012)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "MEMBERS OF GERMAN AL QAEDA CELL LIVING IN IRAN" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Meziche, in particular, has compiled a dossier with extensive links to notorious al Qaeda operatives, including members of al Qaeda's 9/11 Hamburg cell.") (January 18, 2012)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: Brooklyn, New York - "KAREEM IBRAHIM SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRING TO COMMIT TERRORIST ATTACK AT JFK AIRPORT Ibrahim and Co-Conspirators Plotted to Explode Fuel Tanks and Pipeline at Airport" (SNIPPET: "Kareem Ibrahim, Abdul Kadir, and Abdel Nur were arrested in Trinidad in June 2007, with Kadir aboard a plane headed to Venezuela, en route to Iran.") (January 13, 2012)
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY: "REP. PETER KING: U.S. Should Expel 'So-Called Iranian Diplomats'" -NewsMax by John Bachman and Steve Malzberg (SNIPPET: "King, who is chairman of the Homeland Security Committee and also serves on the House Intelligence Committee, said the United States long ago should have expelled "so-called Iranian diplomats" from this country. "The great majority of these people are not diplomats. They are thugs, they are intelligence officers ... and they are here to plot against the United States," King said.") (January 10, 2012)
MIAMI HERALD.com (AP): Caracus, Venezuela - "IRAN'S LEADER ARRIVES IN VENEZUELA TO MEET CHAVEZ" (SNIPPET: "It is the Iranian leader's fifth visit to Venezuela.") (January 8, 2012)
MIAMI HERALD.com: "VENEZUELAN CONSUL IN MIAMI ORDERED TO LEAVE U.S. BY TUESDAY FOR DISCUSSING CYBER-ATTACKS" by Antonio Maria Delgado (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration on Sunday expelled Venezuela's consul general in Miami after allegations surfaced that she discussed possible cyber-attacks on U.S. soil while she was stationed at her country's embassy in Mexico.") (January 8, 2012)
LATIN AMERICAN HERALD TRIBUNE: Miami, Florida - "U.S. EXPELS VENEZUELA CONSUL FOR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORISM AGAINST U.S. (VIDEO)" (SNIPPET: "After U.S. lawmakers and federal agencies investigated reports that Iranian and Venezuelan diplomats in Mexico were involved in plotting cyberattacks against U.S. targets, including nuclear power plants, the US today expelled one of the diplomats -- Livia Antonieta Acosta Noguera -- who was Venezuela's Consul General in Miami.") (January 8, 2012)
MILITARY.com (MIAMI HERALD): "IRAN LEADER'S 'TOUR OF TYRANTS' RAISES CONCERNS" (SNIPPET: "Under pressure at home and facing a fresh wave of economic sanctions, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad is seeking the company of friends -- in Latin America. Starting Sunday, Ahmadinejad will be on a four nation tour that includes U.S. antagonists such as Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador.") (January 7, 2012)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Ali Daqduq, senior Lebanese Hezbollah operative handled by the Iranian Al-Quds Force to support Shi'ite militias in Iraq, was captured by the coalition and held by the Americans. He was recently handed over to the Iraqi administration, which may release him as it released Quds Force operatives captured in Iraq" (January 4, 2012)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "npa1404.ir: Site of the National Productivity Award" (SNIPPET: "They are striving for efficiency in the economic jihad, as per instructions from The Grand Poobah Himself" (January 6, 2012)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "pooyapendar.ir: Site of the Pooyapendar Pishro Company" (SNIPPET: "Be sure to check out their projects and their list of clients")(January 6, 2012)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "AHMADINEJAD TO VISIT LATIN AMERICA" (SNIPPET: "Ahmadinejad is expected to travel to Venezuela first and then go on to visit Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador.") (January 5, 2012, 07:18)
MONTEREY HERALD.com (AP): Manama, Bahrain - "BAHRAIN TO TRY 8 IN TERROR CASE NEXT MONTH" (SNIPPET: "Bahraini authorities in November accused the group of having links to Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard and planning attacks against high profile sites, including the Saudi Embassy and a Gulf causeway linking Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.") (December 29, 2011, 12:12 am PST)
HUDSON NEW YORK.org: "IRAN'S ISLAMIST REGIME AND THE AMERICAN HELPING IT" by Manda Zand Ervin (SNIPPET: "Senator Jon Kyl has called for an investigation into Trita Parsi and his work. Last month, on November 5, Parsi stated that criticism of Iran should be "punishable." What these lobbyists recount to Americans such as Norquist and the members of the US government are distortions and lies.") (December 26, 2011)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "COURT FINDS IRAN AIDED 9/11 ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "The ruling describes years of cooperation between the Shiite-Iranian government and the Sunni-dominated al-Qaida terrorist group. The alliance dates back to efforts by Sudanese Islamist leader Hassan al-Turabi and was built on the two sides' shared enemies.") (December 23, 2011, 2:03 pm)
Video via YouTube.com: "5 Iranian technicians working in electrical projects in Syria have been kidnapped in the town of Homs, the state run Press TV report on Wednesday 24 December." - "Uploaded by Agaahi on Dec 21, 2011"
FOX NEWS.com (NEWS CORE): Washington - "U.S. OFFERS $10M FOR IRAN-BASED AL QAEDA FINANCIER" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. State Department offered a $10 million reward Thursday for information that helps authorities find Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil, better known as Yasin al Suri, an Iran-based senior financier of Al Qaeda. Suri, operating under an agreement between Al Qaeda and the Iranian government since 2005, allegedly moves money and recruits through Iran and on to Pakistan and Afghanistan, the department said in its announcement.") (December 22, 2011)
REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net - Seeking Information Against International Terrorism: "WANTED Information Leading to the Location of YASIN AL-SURI UP TO $10 Million Reward"
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "Panetta Says Nuclear-Armed Iran 'Unacceptable'" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "The secretary believes the U.N. inspectors would know if Iranian leaders make the decision to produce nuclear weapons. "They have not done so yet," Kirby said.") (December 20, 2011)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 777: "TWITTER CONTINUES TO EVADE EXPLAINING ITS BREAKING OF U.S. LAW AND ITS INDIRECT SUPPORT FOR ONLINE JIHAD: THE CASE OF HIZBULLAH AND AL-MANAR TV" by Steven Stalinsky (December 22, 2011)
BIG PEACE.com: "COURT: IRAN AND HIZBALLAH HELPED AL-QAEDA IN 9/11 ATTACKS" by Clare M. Lopez (SNIPPET: "In a blockbuster ruling, Federal Judge George Daniels in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York issued an order stating that Iran and its Lebanese Shi'ite terror proxy, Hizballah, are jointly responsible together with al-Qa'eda for the attacks of September 11, 2001. The long-awaited ruling came in the cases of Havlish, et al. v. Islmic Republic of Iran, et al., and Bingham, et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran, et al., lawsuits filed by families of 9/11 victims.") (December 18, 2011, 7:29 a.m.)
IRAN911CASE.com: "FLIGHT 93 HERO'S FAMILY AND OTHER 9/11 FAMILIES FILE NEW LAWSUIT AGAINST IRAN" (SNIPPET: "On May 19, 2011, the lawyers filed papers in federal court in Manhattan disclosing for the first time that Iranšs and Hizballah's terrorist leader, Imad Mughniyah, was an active participant in escorting 9/11 hijackers through Iran and into Afghanistan for terrorist training, and in assisting the hijackers to obtain "clean" passports and visas enabling entry into the United States. Also, the attorneys for the families have filed evidence establishing that top Iranian officials assisted al Qaeda leadership and operatives to escape to Iran from Afghanistan after the U.S.-led invasion in the wake of 9/11. Iran then provided safe haven and support for these al Qaeda members inside Iran. In July, the Havlish attorneys filed under seal the sworn testimony of three defectors from Iran's intelligence agency, the Ministry of Information and Security. The 25 hours of sworn testimony of the three defectors, recorded on videotape, shows Iran's key role, involving top Iranian government officials, in the planning and preparation for the 9/11 attacks.") (September 8, 2011)
Justice.gov - DEA - DEA News: Washington, D.C. - "CIVIL SUIT EXPOSES LEBANESE MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME FOR HIZBALLAH Lebanese Financial Institutions, Including Institutions Linked to Hizballah, Allegedly Wired Over $300 Million into the United States for the Purchase and Shipment of Used Cars to West Africa as Part of Money Laundering Scheme; Proceeds from Car Sales and Narcotics Trafficking Allegedly Were Funneled Back to Lebanon Through Hizballah-Controlled Money Laundering Channels" (December 15, 2011)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "IRI FRONT OF THE DAY AWARD GOES TO...the Union of Islamic Students Associations (in Europe)." SNIPPET: "Chapter/Departments Given the IRI's penchant for using these sorts of organizations as cover for intelligence activities, I'll note the websites of the member associations (mostly in Germany):") (December 18, 2011)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. TRANSFER DANGEROUS HEZBOLLAH LEADR INVOLVED IN MURDER OF 5 U.S. SOLDIERS TO IRAQI CUSTODY" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Musa Ali Daqduq, the senior Hezbollah commander who was tasked by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps to establish Shia terror groups into a Hezbollah-like entity, was transferred to Iraqi custody today, White House National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor told Reuters.") (December 16, 2011)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com (AP): Moscow - "RUSSIAN CUSTOMS SEIZE IRAN-BOUND RADIOACTIVE METAL" (SNIPPET: "...radiation levels were exceeded by 20 times." SNIPPET: "...Sodium-22, a radioactive isotope of sodium...") (December 16, 2011)
PAYVAND.com - PAYVAND IRAN NEWS ("Source: Radio Zamaneh"): "IRAN: FACTORY EXPLOSION IN YAZD CLAIMS MORE LIVES" (SNIPPET: "The explosion at the Ghadir Steel Smelter has claimed more lives as four more workers have succumbed to injuries sustained during the incident.") (December 15, 2011)
Justice.gov - DEA - News Release: Alexandria, Virginia - "U.S. CHARGES ALLEGED LEBANESE DRUG KINGPIN WITH LAUNDERING DRUG PROCEEDS FOR MEXICAN AND COLOMBIAN DRUG CARTELS" (SNIPPET: "... charges against the alleged leader of an international drug trafficking and money laundering network for coordinating multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombia to Los Zetas Mexican drug cartel destined for the United States and laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in these drug proceeds back to the Colombian suppliers. Ayman Joumaa, a/k/a "Junior," 47, of Lebanon, was indicted ...") (December 13, 2011)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "U.S. AUTHORITIES PROBING ALLEGED CYBERATTACK PLOT BY VENEZUELA, IRAN" by Shaun Waterman (SNIPPET: "A former computer instructor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico told Univision that he was recruited by a professor there in 2006 to organize a group of student hackers to carry out cyberattacks against the United States, initially at the behest of the Cuban Embassy. In an undercover sting, instructor Juan Carlos Munoz Ledo and several selected students infiltrated the hackers and secretly videotaped the Iranian and Venezuelan diplomats.") (December 13, 2011)
News.Blogs.CNN.com: "ALLEGED CYBERPLOT POINTS TO VENEZUELA, IRAN, DOCUMENTARY SAYS" (SNIPPET: "The U.S.-based Spanish-language network Univision recently aired an investigative documentary alleging that Venezuelan and Iranian diplomats were interested in an offer from a group of Mexican hackers to infiltrate the websites of the White House, FBI, Pentagon and U.S. nuclear sites. But the hackers were university students recruited to do the dirty work who decided instead to document the evidence to disrupt the plot, the documentary reported.") (December 14, 2011, 11:41 am ET)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "EX-IRAN GUARD COMMANDER VISITS WHITE HOUSE WITH IRAQ LEADER" by Ashish Kumar Sen (SNIPPET: "A former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the FBI says played a role in a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 U.S. servicemen, accompanied Iraq's prime minister to the White House on Monday, attending an event at which President Obama trumpeted the end of the Iraq War. Hadi Farhan al-Amiri, transportation minister in Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government, was part of the delegation that visited the White House to discuss Iraq's future and Iran's influence there, among other topics.") (December 12, 2011)
HAARETZ.com (AP): "Hezbollah Reveals Identities of CIA operatives in Lebanon" (SNIPPET: "A CIA spokeswoman calls the latest Hezbollah claims "spurious" and says al-Manar is the group's "propaganda arm." Last mothn, the former U.S. officials said that dozens of spies working for the CIA were captured recently in Lebanon and Iran, as well as after Iran's claim earlier this year that it had intercepted a major spy ring.") (Last update December 12, 2011, 23:54)
JTA.org: Sydney, Australia - "AUSTRALIA EXPANDS SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Australia imposed expanded sanctions on Iran as concerns escalated over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said Tuesday that the new measures restrict business with the petroleum and financial sectors in Iran.") (December 6, 2011)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "IRAN LURES ARGENTINA INTO TRANS-ATLANTIC TERROR AXIS Iran is trying to spread its international terrorist axis by luring Argentina to join Venezuela in a trans-Atlantic terror axis." by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (December 5, 2011, 11:22 am)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "A terrorist cell was recently exposed in Bahrain which planned to attack Bahraini and Saudi Arabian targets. The attacks, attributed by the Bahraini and Saudi media to Iran, may be part of a terrorist campaign waged by Iran against Saudi Arabia and its allies." (November 30, 2011)
HAARETZ.com: "NORTH KOREA SUPPLYING SYRIA, IRAN WITH PROHIBITED NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY, REPORT SAYS German newspaper Die Welt reports that Pyongyang has provided the countries with 'maraging steel,' used to upgrade missiles and centrifuges." by Yossi Melman (November 28, 2011, 17:16)
EURASIA REVIEW.com (EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY): "IRAN AND CYBER-HEZBOLLAH STRATEGIES: KILLING ENEMIES IN HYPERSPACE -- ANALYSIS" by Wahied Wahdat-Hagh (SNIPPET: "In other words, Cyber Jihadists intend to kill their enemies in hyperspace and in reality. At the same time, these modern Jihadists praise the Islamist bloggers and the "bases of jihad and martyrdom".") (November 25, 2011)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "CIA SPY RANKS REPORTEDLY BUSTED IN IRAN, LEBANON" ( SNIPPET: "The intelligence debacle is particularly troubling because the CIA saw it coming.") (November 21, 2011)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "IRAN MAY HAVE SENT LIBYA SHELLS FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS" by R. Jeffrey Smith, Joby Warrick, Colum Lynch (SNIPPET: "The shells, which Libya filled with highly toxic mustard agent, were uncovered in recent weeks by revolutionary fighters at two sites in central Libya. Both are under heavy guard and round-the-clock surveillance by drones, U.S. and Libyan officials said.") (November 20, 2011, 3:06 pm)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Tehran - "IRANIAN COMMANDER DIED DURING MISSILE TESTING, BROTHER SAYS" by Thomas Erdbrink (SNIPPET: "At his funeral, Moqadam was called the "founder" of Iran's missile program. Moqadam's brother, Mohammad Tehrani Moqadam, himself a Guard officer, told the official government newspaper Iran on Saturday that the commander had also founded the missile unit of the Lebanese Hezbollah group, was involved in Iranšs space program and had died while conducting a final test on a missile.") (November 19, 2011)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER - OpEd: "SHOCK AT TERROR PLOT IGNORES THREAT FROM IRAN" by Rep. Patrick Meehan (SNIPPET: "Since the Iranian sponsored assassination plot against the Saudi ambassador to the United States was revealed to the public, I have been struck by the commentary and conventional wisdom in the media that has downplayed the likelihood of the attack.") (November 17, 2011, 8:05 pm)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - Document (UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Southern District of New York): "MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES EXTRADITIONS TWO DEENDANTS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO HIZBALLAH One of the Defendants Allegedly Agreed to Acquire $9.5 Million Worth of Surface-to-Air Missiles and Other Weapons for Hizballah" (SNIPPET: "HENAREH, 57, a citizen of Iran, and AKSU, 49, a citizen of Turkey, arrived in the Southern District of New York today.") (November 17, 2011) (pdf)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "AMERICAN ISLAMISTS AND IRANIAN PROPAGANDA" (SNIPPET: "Tune in to Press TV, the Iranian government's English-language broadcast outlet..." SNIPPET: "Watch long enough and you'll also see a parade of American Muslim activists, all lamenting their problems with government policies and decrying the plight of life here for Muslims. In the past 12 months, representatives of American Islamist groups have appeared on Press TV for interviews more than 35 times, the most recent example taking place Tuesday. Most of those included representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), who appeared at least 29 times. Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) officials appeared at least six times.") (November 16, 2011)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "'IRGC Military Base Blast Kills 27'" (SNIPPET: "It was an accident." SNIPPET: "Among the dead? IRGC Brig. Gen. Hassan Tehrani Moqaddam, who was responsible for overseeing Iran's domestic missile production activities, among other things.") (November 13, 2011)
BARNABAS FUND.org: "DAILY PRAYER POINT" (SNIPPET: "The seizure of 6,500 Bibles by the Iranian authorities was announced by a parliamentary advisor in August.") (Posted November 13, 2011)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "WATCHDOG REVEALS IRAN'S NUCLEAR ARMS WORK Activity not halted in '03 as reported" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Iran has carried out extensive development of nuclear weapons, including work on a warhead for its medium-range Shahab-3 missile and preparations for an underground test, the International Atomic Energy Agency revealed in an internal report Tuesday.") (November 8, 2011)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "Iran Accuses America of 'Iranophobia'" (SNIPPET: "Now Iran's political and military leaders are using a similar strategy to fend off heightened scrutiny of their nuclear ambitions and other diplomatic crises facing the Islamic Republic.") (November 8, 2011, 12:55 pm)
JCPA.org - JERUSALEM CENTER FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS: "HIZBULLAH DISCUSSES ITS OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR WAR WITH ISRAEL: Missile Fire on Tel Aviv and Conquest of the Galilee" by Shimon Shapira (SNIPPET: "The operational plan was formulated in tandem with senior Iranian strategic experts...") (November 2, 2011)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "CHINA-IRAN MISSILE SALES China is continuing to provide advanced missiles and other convential arms to Iran...") (November 2, 2011)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "'Occupy Wall Street' - Reactions and Support in the Arab & Muslim World: 'The United States Will Fall' -- Iranian Students Demonstrate in Support of 'Occupy Wall Street,' and Hold News Conference at Former U.S. Embassy in Tehran"
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Hizballah Cyber Army [complete with website in Brooklyn]" (SNIPPET: "Another IRGC/Basij-linked project, turned up through examining social networks of known IRGC/Basij activists and operators.") (November 1, 2011)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "CHINESE TECH GIANT AIDS IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Suffice it to say that Huawei - itself closely tied to the government of China - is now the dominant player in Iran's mobile phone market, and thus the primary supplier of related intercepts, user data, etc.") (October 27, 2011)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ALLEGED OPPOSITION WEBMASTER HAS HIS DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR THE SECOND TIME" (SNIPPET: "And so I ask, How many operatives in the IRGC's Cyber Army are currently in Canada?") (October 27, 2011)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis - Press Release: Washington - "FIVE INDIVIDUALS INDICTED IN A FRAUD CONSPIRACY INVOLVING EXPORTS TO IRAN OF U.S. COMPONENTS LATER FOUND IN BOMBS IN IRAQ Indictment Also Alleges Fraud Conspiracy Involving Illegal Exports of Military Antennas to Singapore and Hong Kong" (SNIPPET: "Five individuals and four of their companies have been indicted..." SNIPPET: "Yesterday, authorities in Singapore arrested Wong Yuh Lan (Wong), Lim Yong Nam (Nam), Lim Kow Seng (Seng), and Hia Soo Gan Benson (Hia), all citizens of Singapore, in connection with a U.S. request for extradition. The United States is seeking their extradition to stand trial in the District of Columbia. The remaining individual defendant, Hossein Larijani, is a citizen and resident of Iran who remains at large.") (October 25, 2011)
Video (Rep. Peter King (R-NY) Chairman of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY): "CHAIRMAN PETER KING OPENING STATEMENT AT HEARING ON IRANIAN TERROR OPERATIONS IN U.S." (October 26, 2011)
KRGV.com: Washington, D.C. - "CONGRESS LOOKING AT LINKS BETWEEN IRAN, LATIN AMERICA" -reported by Kirk Chaisson (SNIPPET: "Some members of Congress are especially concerned about Iran's alliance with Venezuela.") (Last update: October 26, 2011, 5:31 pm)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "IAEA Pressed to Publish Less Iran Nuclear Data, Diplomats Say" (SNIPPET: "Diplomatic sources on Tuesday affirmed reports that the International Atomic Energy Agency is facing pressure from China and Russia to tone down or withhold a forthcoming safeguards assessment expected to include data reflecting a possible Iranian effort to establish a nuclear deterrent, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, Oct. 25).") (October 26, 2011)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis - Press Release: Washington - "FIVE INDIVIDUALS INDICTED IN A FRAUD CONSPIRACY INVOLVING EXPORTS TO IRAN OF U.S. COMPONENTS LATER FOUND IN BOMBS IN IRAQ Indictment Also Alleges Fraud Conspiracy Involving Illegal Exports of Military Antennas to Singapore and Hong Kong" (SNIPPET: "Five individuals and four of their companies have been indicted..." SNIPPET: "Yesterday, authorities in Singapore arrested Wong Yuh Lan (Wong), Lim Yong Nam (Nam), Lim Kow Seng (Seng), and Hia Soo Gan Benson (Hia), all citizens of Singapore, in connection with a U.S. request for extradition. The United States is seeking their extradition to stand trial in the District of Columbia. The remaining individual defendant, Hossein Larijani, is a citizen and resident of Iran who remains at large.") (October 25, 2011)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Jihad im Cyberspace [Facebook for Ali, but not for thee]" (SNIPPET: "Ali Fallah is not merely the registrant of the Cyber Hizballah site, he is evidently also the director of the Internet division of the IRI Ministry of Culture. And despite his dire warning to others, Ali Fallah is himself active on Facebook") (October 22, 2011)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "IRAN PREPARES TO TRANSPORT ATOMIC SUBSTANCE TO NEW ENRICHMENT FACILITY" (SNIPPET: "Iran is preparing for the initial transport of an atomic substance to its subterranean facility at Qum, where it would be used in uranium enrichment operations, Reuters reported on Friday (see GSN, Oct. 20).") (October 21, 2011)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "REPORT: IRAN TO SOON MOVE NUCLEAR MATERIAL TO BUNKER" (SNIPPET: "They said a first batch of uranium hexafluoride gas (UF6) -- material which is fed into machines used to refine uranium -- would be transferred to the Fordow site near the holy city of Qom in preparation for launching enrichment work there.") (Published October 21, 2011, 13:00/Israel News)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES THE INDICTMENT OF TWO MEN IN AN ALLEGED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "Manssor Arbabsiar" SNIPPET: "His co-defendant,Gholam Shakuri, remains at large.") (October 20, 2011)
FOX NEWS.com: "FEINSTEIN QUESTIONS WHETHER IRAN BACKING MORE PLOTS IN WAKE OF ALLEGED ASSASSINATION SCHEME" (SNIPPET: "Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said she's been aware of the investigation for about a month and that "intelligence indicates" there could be "problems" elsewhere.") (October 13, 2011)
FOX NEWS.com - Opinion: "ARE IRAN'S TERRORISTS FINDING A SAFE HAVEN IN LATIN AMERICA? by Joseph Humire (SNIPPET: "Of the many Iranians implicated in the attacks during the nineties in Argentina, one individual stands out as having masterminded these attacks--Mohsen Rabbani. Rabbani is the former cultural attache of the Iranian embassy in Buenos Aires. Rabbani, who now heads the Oriental Thought Cultural Institute in Qom, Iran...") (October 12, 2011)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS FIVE INDIVIDUALS TIED TO IRANIAN PLOT TO ASSASSINATE THE SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the designation of five individuals, including four senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) officers connected to a plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States Adel Al-Jubeir, while he was in the United States and to carry out follow-on attacks against other countries' interests inside the United States and in another country. As part of today's action, Treasury also designated the individual responsible for arranging the assassination plot on behalf of the IRGC-QF.") (October 11, 2011)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: Washington - "TWO MEN CHARGED IN ALLEGED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "A criminal complaint filed today in the Southern District of New York charges Manssor Arbabsiar, a 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen holding both Iranian and U.S. passports, and Gholam Shakuri, an Iran-based member of Iran's Qods Force, which is a special operations unit of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that is said to sponsor and promote terrorist activities abroad.") (October 11, 2011)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog - Breaking News: "IRAN-TIED ASSASSINATION, BOMBING PLOT DISRUPTED" (SNIPPET: "Arbabsiar made it clear he didn't care how the ambassador died, or how many innocent people died with him. "They want that guy done, if the hundred go with him, f*** 'em," he allegedly said. When the informant said he could use a bomb or shoot the ambassador, Arbabsiar said "it doesn't matter... whatever is easy for" you. Arbabsiar was arrested Thursday at New York's John F. Kennedy airport, but Shakuri, a Quds force member, is at large.") (October 11, 2011, 3:08 pm)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. UNCOVERS IRANIAN PLOT TO ASSASSINATE SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO AMERICA" by Wes Bruer and Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: ""Chevrolet" was the code word used by Arbabsiar and Shakuri to refer to the plot to assassinate Ambassaor Adel al-Jubeir. During many recorded phone conversations in Farsi, Shakuri repeatedly told Arbabsiar to "buy" the Chevrolet, indicating that the plot was still to be carried out." SNIPPET: "Today's indictment is only the most recent incident in which the US has pointed the finger at Iran for supporting acts of international terrorism. Over the past several months, the US government has directly implicated Iran in supporting the operations of both al Qaeda and the Taliban in the Middle East and Central Asia.") (October 11, 2011)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Reports of Facebook Being Blocked Are Overblown" (SNIPPET: "Regime supporters don't seem to have any problem accessing their accounts. For example, the Qods Force updated their Wall repeatedly on 12 October.") (October 16, 2011)
CNS NEWS.com: "STATE DEPARTMENT CONSIDERING 5,662 'DIVERSITY VISA' APPLICANTS FROM TERROR STATES" by Elizabeth Harrington (SNIPPET: "As part of its 2012 Diversity Visa program, the U.S. State Department is considering 5,662 applicants from countries deemed 'State Sponsors of Terrorism' -- Iran, Syria, Sudan and Cuba. In 2011, the State Department awarded 2,427 Diversity Visas to people from Iran, Syria and Sudan -- 1,842 for Iran; 553 for Sudan; and 32 for Syria.") (October 11, 2011)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Basij ask: Who wants video of us busting heads and raiding homes?" (SNIPPET: "This is the latest posting to one of the Basij's official Facebook accounts (they have two currently))" (October 5, 2011)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRAN SUBSTITUTES S-300 AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM Tehran says it has developed missile capable of tracking, striking aircraft at distance of 70 to 150 km" (Published September 30, 2011, 09:45/Israel News)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: IRANIAN NAVY GETS NEW CRUISE MISSILES" (SNIPPET: "Tehran says its marine forces now possess domestically-developed cruise missiles with a range of 200km and dual offshore, onshore homing capabilities") (September 28, 2011, 20:39/Israel News)
YNET NEWS.com: "Israeli Student Receives Special Gift from Ahmadinejad" by Aviel Magnezi (SNIPPET: "SNIPPET: "Dan Folk (21), an Israeli who was invited to the event in which over 100 students took part, ended up getting a business card and memento from Ahmadinejad. "It was at his hotel in Manhattan, we got there and had to wait in the security check line for nearly an hour," said the student, adding, "we gave them our cell phones and any kind of camera we were carrying. During the security check I showed them my Israeli driver's license and the Iranian security officer smiled at me."") (Published September 23, 2011, 13:11/Israel News)
FOX NEWS.com - Exclusive: "NEW A.Q. KHAN DOCUMENTS SUGGEST PAKISTAN SPREAD NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY" by Micah Morrison (SNIPPET: "Documents obtained by Fox News suggest that for decades Pakistan spread nuclear weapon technology around the globe in exchange for cash, political influence and help with its own atomic bomb program. Among those on the other side of the deals: China, Iran, North Korea and Libya.") (September 16, 2011)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRAN TESTS NEW SMART BOMBS Tehran's mass air force drill peaks as IRIAF tests fighter jets' new anti-missile systems, guided smart bombs said to have range of 40km" (Published September 14, 2011, 14:46/Israel News)
ABC NEWS.go.com: "FEDS: THREAT OF AL QAEDA TERROR ATTACK ON 9/11" (SNIPPET: "At least three individuals -- one believed to be a U.S. citizen -- entered the U.S. in August by air with the intent to launch a vehicle-borne attack against Washington D.C. or New York around the anniversary of 9-11, according to intelligence officials. SNIPPET: "The suspected terrorists are believed to have embarked on their journey to the U.S. from Afghanistan, according to one senior official taking a route that took them through at least one other country, possibly Iran.") (September 8, 2011)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "JERUSALEM DAY EVENTS IN TORONTO WERE SPONSORED BY A LOCAL SHI'ITE ORGANIZATION AND INCLUDED ANTI-ISRAELI, ANTI-ZIONIST AND ANTI-AMERICAN SLOGANS." (PHOTO CAPTION: "Left: A demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei." PHOTO CAPTION: "Right: Hezbollah flags (YouTube")) (September 6, 2011)
COMPUTER WORLD.com: "HACKERS STEAL SSL CERTIFICATES FOR CIA, MI6, MOSSAD Criminals acquired over 500 DigiNotar digital certificates, Mozilla and Google issue 'death sentence'" by Gregg Keizer (SNIPPET: "The confirmed count of fraudulently-issued SSL (secure socket layer) certificates now stands at 531, said Gervase Markham, a Mozilla developer who is part of the team that has been working to modify Firefox to blocks all sites signed with the purloined certificates. Among the affected domains, said Markham, are those for the CIA, MI6, Mossad, Microsoft, Yahoo, Skype, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft's Windows Update service.") (September 4, 2011, 05:35 pm ET)
HAARETZ.com: "IAEA: IRAN REACHES BREAKTHROUGH IN SUSPECTED NUCLEAR WEAPONS PUSH" by Yossi Melman (SNIPPET: "According to the report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran has installed new and improved 2IR as well as 4IR centrifuges, which according to experts, will be immune to cyber attacks that were able to breach the older centrifuges.") (September 3, 2011, 19:04)
IASW - InterAmericanSecurityWatch.com (INVESTOR.com - IBD Editorials, September 1, 2011): "CUBA'S TERROR SMOKING GUN" (SNIPPET: "According to a report in Italy's respected Corriere della Sera Wednesday, three Hezbollah terrorists operating out of Mexico have left that country to establish a permanent "bridgehead" to the communist island, calling their clandestine operation "The Caribbean Dossier." Twenty-three other terrorists from the Iran-linked terror group are expected to join the operation, which has a startup budget of more than $500,000. Corriere reported that the mission in Cuba is to provide logistical support for upcoming terrorist attacks planned in the hemisphere.") (Posted September 2, 2011)
YNET NEWS.com: "ISLAMISTS HOLD ANTI-ISRAEL MARCH IN BERLIN" (SNIPPET: "Muslim hatred in heart of Europe: More than 1,000 Muslims marched Saturday in Berlin and chanted anti-Israel slogans to mark al-Quds Day, set by Iran following the Islamist revolution in the country.") (August 28, 2011, 00:29/Israel News)
RADIO FREE EUROPE RADIO LIBERTY: Farah, Afghanistan - "CAPTURED TALIBAN COMMANDER: 'I Received Iranian Training'" (SNIPPET: "The claim was made by Mullah Dadullah, who was captured recently in the Lash-e Zoveyn region of Farah Province, close to the Iranian border. "I was trained in Iran for three months. Our trainers were a mix of Pakistanis, Iranians, and Arabs," Dadullah, the head of a group of some 150 Taliban fighters..." SNIPPET: ""Ali Talibi and Hussein Rezai were two of my Iranian instructors. They taught me to fire rockets and to plant mines," he added." SNIPPET: "He said that recently Iranian officials offered him $50,000 in return for destroying the Kamal Khan Dam in Nimroz Province, east of Farah. Farah's provincial police chief, Gahussudin, said that Dadullah was tasked with sabotaging major infrastructure projects in the region.") (August 23, 2011)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN STARTS MOVING URANIUM CENTRIFUGES TO BUNKER" (SNIPPET: "Iran has started moving the machines that enrich uranium for nuclear fuel from its main atomic complex in the central city of Natanz to an underground bunker near the holy city of Qom, its top nuclear official was quoted as saying on Monday. "Transferring Natanz centrifuges to Fordow (near Qom) is under way with full observance of standards," Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani told state broadcaster IRIB. "Fordow's facilities are being prepared and some centrifuges have been transferred."") (August 22, 2011, 14:03)
en.TREND.az: Azerbaijan, Baku - "CYBER HEZBOLLAH GROUP ATTENDS GATHERING IN IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Members of Hezbollah cyber network attended a gathering in Tehran to discuss the possible damages of social networks like facebook and Google +. Iranian Roozegar daily reported quoting Director of internet unit in Iran's digital network center of Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Rohollah Momennasab as saying.") (August 21, 2011, 12:02)
Online.WSJ.com: Caracas, Venezuela - "VENEZUELA PLANS TO MOVE RESERVE FUNDS" by Jose de Cordoba and Ezequiel Minaya (SNIPPET: "The planned moves would include transferring $6.3 billion in cash reserves, most of which Venezuela now keeps in banks such as the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, and Barclays Bank in London to unnamed Russian, Chinese and Brazilian banks, one document said. Venezuela also plans to move 211 tons of gold it keeps abroad and values at ...") (August 17, 2011)
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: "BIGGEST THREAT TO IRAQ? IRAN-BACKED MILITIAS, NOT AL QAEDA, U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS" by Anna Mulrine (SNIPPET: "Though the car bomb attacks that hit 13 cities in Iraq Monday bear the markings of Al Qaeda in Iraq, militias are the greater concern because of the support they "are getting on a daily basis from Iran," said Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, spokesman for US forces in Iraq. The military has found caches of rockets supplied by Iran and "manufactured as recently as 2010," he added.") (August 16, 2011)
Justice.gov/usao: Chicago, Illinois - "IRANIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO 51 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR PLOT TO ILLEGALLY EXPORT MISSILE COMPONENTS AND AND RADIO TESTS SETS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "An Iranian national who maintained a residence and business in California..." SNIPPET: "Davoud Baniameri, 38") [pdf] (August 15, 2011)
English.FARS NEWS.com: Tehran - Iran: "Senior Paraguayan Lawmakers Stress Development of Ties with Iran" (SNIPPET: "Iran has in recent years expanded friendly ties with Latin America, specially in economic, trade and industrial fields. Since taking office in 2005, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has expanded Iran's cooperation with many Latin American states, including Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba.") (August 14, 2011, 15:08)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "IRAN AGREES TO FUND SYRIAN MILITARY BASE" by Con Coughlin (SNIPPET: "Iran has agreed to fund a new multi-million-dollar military base on the Syrian coast to make it easier to ship weapons and other military hardware between the two countries, according to Western intelligence reports.") (August 12, 2011, 11:25 pm BST)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "MAN CHARGED WITH TRYING TO SEND GOODS TO IRANIAN MILITARY" (SNIPPET: "A Dutch man has been charged in a New Jersey court for trying to export goods to the Iranian military without authorization from the U.S. government. Ulrich Davis, a former manager of a Netherlands-based freight forwarding company, was arrested Saturday as he tried to fly to the Netherlands from Newark Liberty International Airport.") (August 9, 2011, 3:45 pm)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "REPORT: TURKEY SEIZES ANOTHER IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT A report said that Turkey had recently halted and detained an Iranian shipment of arms bound for Syria, which held weapons for Hizbullah." by David Lev (August 4, 2011, 12:41 pm)
HUDSON NEW YORK: "NUCLEAR COOPERATION BETWEEN ARGENTINA AND IRAN?" by Anna Mahjar-Barducci (SNIPPET: "With the help of Venezuela, there is reason to believe that Argentina is cooperating with Iran on its the nuclear issue in a deal that involves Argentina's willingness to drop the accusations against Iran for the 1994 bombing in return for business.") (July 27, 2011)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "PERUVIAN ARMY VET WARNS OF GROWING IRANIAN PRESENCE" by Yaakov Katz (SNIPPET: ""We definitely need to be concerned with the growing presence of Iran in South America," Contreras said. "It appears that Iranian organizations provide support to other terrorist organizations, and that there is cooperation between them." Hezbollah is known to maintain strongholds in South America -- particularly in the area connecting Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay -- where its supporters are actively involved in drug-smuggling, arms-trafficking, money-laundering, fraud and intellectual-property piracy.") (July 25, 2011, 03:45)
ABC.net.au: "NUCLEAR SCIENTIST SHOT DEAD IN IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Darioush Rezaie, 35" SNIPPET: "Several nuclear scientists have been assassinated in Iran in the past few years.") (Posted July 24, 2011, 17:57)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: President.ir, Fars TV (Iran), July 16, 2011, IRNA (Iran), July 11, 2011"): "CHINESE SENIOR OFFICIAL IN TEHRAN: CHINA AND IRAN STRIVING FOR STRATEGIC COOPERATION" (SNIPPET: "In a meeting in Tehran with a high-ranking delegation of the Communist Party of China headed by senior official He Gouqiang, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that China and Iran had common enemies and should strengthen their cooperation in the fields of technology, energy, and space, and expand their annual exchange trade to $100 billion.")
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside The Ring: "CHINA MISSILE SALES" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Newly released classified documents reveal China's continued violations of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) with sales of missiles and parts to Iran, Syria and Pakistan.") (July 13, 2011, 3:44 pm)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside The Ring: "MISSILE DEFENSE CONCESSION" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration is about to make another concession to Russia on missile defense by concluding an agreement with Turkey to base a radar there that would monitor Iranian missile launches. The deal is raising questions about whether the administration gave in to a Turkish demand that no missile-tracking data from the radar be shared with Israel or other non-NATO members. The demand was based on the Turkish governmentšs increasing Islamist and pro-Iranian policies.") (July 6, 2011)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "IRAN DELIVERS THREATENING LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reportedly warns the White House of consequences if they "meddle" in Syria's affairs." by 'Reza Kahlili' (July 3, 2011, 12:00 am)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "Iran Hosts Counter-Terrorism Conference in Bid to Restore National Image" (SNIPPET: "While pointing fingers at Israel and the West, Iran conveniently failed again to mention its own support of designated terrorists Hizballah and Hamas, or other noted militants.") (June 28, 2011, 1:22 pm)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org - MEMRI IRANIAN MEDIA BLOG ("Source: Fars (Iran), June 27, 2011"): "AHMADINEJAD: Iran and Cuba Play An Important Role In Restoring World Order" (SNIPPET: "Ahmadinejad added that Tehran would stand by Cuba until "the final victory" and that the two countries play an important role in rectifying "the oppressive world order."")
TREASURY.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES TEN SHIPPING COMPANIES, THREE INDIVIDUALS AFFILIATED WITH IRAN'S SHIPPING LINE In Coordinated Action with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Treasury Targets IRISL Front Companies and Executives in the Middle East, Asia and Europe" (June 20, 2011)
IAEA.org - Document - Desrestricted 9, June 2011: "Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran - Report by the Director General" (pdf) (May 24, 2011)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "ZARQAWI AIDE RETURNS TO AFGHANISTAN TO WAGE JIHAD FOR AL QAEDA" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "An al Qaeda operative who was close to slain al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi has been released from Iranian custody and has recently returned to Afghanistan to fight NATO and Afghan forces. After eight years in Iranian custody, Salahuddin al Maqdisi has come back to Afghanistan...") (Note: Undated photo included.) (June 13, 2011)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Mehr, Iran, June 12, 2011"): "IRAN ASKS RUSSIA FOR CLOSER AEROSPACE COOPERATION" (SNIPPET: "At a meeting with Russian communications minister Igor Schegolev, Iranian aerospace organization officials asked for closer cooperation in aerospace matters between the two countries, and for help in constructing new-generation satellites and sending an astronaut into space.")
YNET NEWS.com (AFP): "NUCLEAR CHIEF SAYS IRAN WILL TRANSFER 20% ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FROM NATANZ TO PLANT NEAR QOM" (SNIPPET: "Iran will transfer its 20% uranium enrichment activities to the Fordo site, southwest of Tehran, and triple its production capacity, the country's nuclear chief said Wednesday.") (Published June 8, 2011, 13:48/Israel News)
FOX NEWS (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN DEFIES SANCTIONS WITH NUKE CENTRIFUGE ANNOUNCEMENT" (SNIPPET: "Iran's nuclear chief and Vice President Fereidoun Abbasi was quoted Wednesday by the official IRNA news agency as saying Tehran will soon set up the more advanced type of centrifuges, suitable for higher-level uranium enrichment, at the Fordo site near the holy city of Qom in central Iran.") (June 8, 2011)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "An Iranian delegation participated in events held by the IHH in Istanbul on the anniversary of the Marmara flotilla, focused on fostering the myth of the "Marmara shaheeds". The Iranian delegation raised the flags of Iran and Hezbollah, and held meetings with IHH activists and radical Islamist elements affiliated with it." (June 5, 2011)
Justice.gov/usao/nys - Press Release - Southern District of New York: "QUEENS BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO 10 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR VIOLATING IRAN TRADE EMBARGO, MONEY LAUNDERING AND OTHER CRIMES" (SNIPPET: "Reza Safarha") (pdf) (June 3, 2011)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 3875: "Iranian Ayatollah Affirms Legitimacy of Suicide Operations, Approves Killing Israeli Civilians -- Including Children" (SNIPPET: "The issue of martyrdom operations and their religious legitimacy has been repeatedly discussed by Iranian ayatollahs. [1] In a recent fatwa posted on his website in response to an online inquiry, Iranian Ayatollah Taqi Mesbah-e Yazdi ruled that martyrdom operations were not only legitimate but were a duty incumbent upon every Muslim.") (May 30, 2011)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: Berlin, Germany - "GERMAN BANK TIED TO IRAN DEFIES CLOSURE ORDER" by Benjamin Weinthal (SNIPPET: "Hamburg-based bank to mount legal challenge to EU sanctions because of its involvement in Iran's nuclear program.") (MAY 29, 2011, 01:25)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'Iran aiding Assad in crackdown against protesters'" (SNIPPET: "Iran has continued to send trainers and advisers to Syria in order to helpBashar Assad's government clamp down on anti-regime protests despite US sanctions against Iranian military officials, The Washington Post reported on Friday.") (May 28, 2011, 09:07)
ISIS-Online.org - INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY - IAEA Iran Safeguards Report: "LEU Monthly Production Dramatically Higher but Centrifuges less Efficient than Optimal; Deployment of Advanced Centrifuges Delayed; IAEA's Knowledge about Iran's Enrichment Activities Continues to Diminish (Revised May 25)" (pdf) (May 24, 2011; Revised May 25, 2011)
ISAF.NATO.int: Kabul, Afghanistan - "AL-QAEDA FOREIGN FIGHTER CAPTURED DURING SECURITY OPERATION" (SNIPPET: "A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Germany-based Moroccan al-Qaeda foreign fighter facilitator during a security operation in Qalat district, Zabul province, May 8. After his capture the facilitator provided details about his personal travel from Germany. He also observed foreigners from many countries converging in Pakistan to conduct attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan. The combined force found passports and identification cards from France, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia amongst ten insurgents killed during the operation. During a delay in his travels in Iran, the facilitator stated he was approached to become a suicide bomber. However, he declined because of his goal to take part in the Global Jihad.") (May 24, 2011)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "IRAN: U.S. to blame for dictators" (SNIPPET: "Ahmadinejad's comments may have been an attempt to distract from an embarrassing and lethal accident at the oil refinery shortly before his speech. A deadly blast during the inauguration killed at least four and injured 20, the Washington Post reports.") (May 24, 2011)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): Tehran - "IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD GETS NEW MISSILE SYSTEM" (SNIPPET: ""The new surface-to-surface missiles, Qiyam (Resurrection) 1..."") (May 22, 2011, 11:27)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT BLOG: "DEFECTORS CLAIM IRANIAN ROLE IN 9/11 ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "Nevertheless, the suit is said to seek damages for Iran's "direct support for, and sponsorship of, the most deadly act of terrorism in American history," and alleges that Iran and its Lebanese proxy, Hizballah, provided training and travel for the 9/11 hijackers as well as help for al-Qaida operatives in escaping after the attacks. In addition to naming Iran in the $100 billion civil suit, the victims' families also targeted al-Qaida, the Taliban, and "others." According to defector testimony, top officials from al-Qaida, Hizballah and Iran met several times Iran in the months before the attacks.The unnamed defector also claims his allegations are "supported by government letters and memoranda, photographs and organizational charts."" SNIPPET: "Suggestions of Iranian complicity in the 9/11 attacks first surfaced in the national 9/11 Commission...") (May 20, 2011, 2:54 pm)
SOUTHCOM.mil - UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND - News Release: Miami - "Detainee Death at Guantanamo Bay" (SNIPPET: "Inayatullah was an admitted planner for al Qaida terrorist operations, and attested to facilitating the movement of foreign fighters, significantly contributing to transnational terrorism across multiple borders. Inayatullah met with local operatives, developed travel routes and coordinated documentation, accommodation and vehicles for smuggling al Qaida belligerents through Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Iraq.") (May 18, 2011)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix: "THE GITMO FILES: Al Qaeda's Emir of Zahedan, Iran Commits Suicide" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Here is how the DoD's Sept. 12, 2007 press release describes him [emphasis added]" Inayatullah, an Afghan national, was captured as a result of ongoing DoD operations in the struggle against violent extremists in Afghanistan. He has admitted that he was the Al Qaeda Emir of Zahedan, Iran, and planned and directed Al Qaeda terrorist operations. Inayatullah collaborated with numerous Al Qaeda senior leaders, to include Abu Ubaydah al-Masri and Azzam, executing their instructions and personally supporting global terrorist efforts.") (May 19, 2011, 10:15 am)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "IRANIAN FM SAYS BUSHEHR NUCLEAR PLANT IS OPERATIONAL" (SNIPPET: "Nuclear power plant has reached critical mass, will be powered up within weeks, Salehi says, echoing statements of senior Russian diplomat.") (MAY 18, 2011, 12:53)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: "'DIE WELT' - IRAN BUILDING ROCKET BASES IN VENEZUELA" by Benjamin Weinthal (SNIPPET: "German paper says Iranians paid cash to build mid-range missile launch pads on Paraguana Peninsula; Iranian engineers visited site in Feb.") (May 17, 2011, 01:41)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "IRAN, NORTH KOREA PARTNERING ON BALLISTIC MISSILES, U.N. SAYS" (SNIPPET: "Iran and North Korea seem to routinely be swapping ballistic missile equipment in breach of U.N. Security Council directives, a classified expert report to the international body stated on Friday (see GSN, Dec. 1, 2010). Illegal trades of missile technology had "transshipment through a neighboring third country," the report states. Multiple envoys told Reuters the nation in question is China.") (May 16, 2011)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "THE GITMO FILES: AN AGENT OF IRAN" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "A current Guantanamo detainee was an "agent of the Iranian Savama (Ministry of Intelligence and Security)" and "closely associated" with the Taliban, Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG), and al Qaeda, according to a recently leaked threat assessment. The detainee, Haji Hamidullah (Internment Serial Number 1119), joined the HIG in the early 1980s to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan and remained a member of the organization until his capture in 2003.") (May 18, 2011)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PLANS TO PROSECUTE HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER CAPTURED IN IRAQ" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The US Department of Justice is planning to prosecute Ali Mussa Daqduq, a dangerous Lebanese Hezbollah and Iranian Qods Force agent who is responsible for organizing the Shia terror groups in Iraq and the kidnapping and murder of US soldiers. The proposed prosecution was disclosed in a letter written by five US senators to US Attorney General Eric Holder, asking the Justice Department to clarify the status of Daqduq and inquiring why Daqduq will not be transferred to the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The letter, which was signed by US Senators Charles Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Jeff Sessions, John Cornyn, and Tom Coburn, was sent to the Department of Justice this evening.") (March 16, 2011)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org - Iran ("Source: Fars, Iran, May 10, 2011; Alarabiya.net, May 9, 2011; Rajanews.Iran, May 8, 2011"): "Tehran U Lecturer: Iran Must Help Bahrainis Harm Saudi Arabia" (May 13, 2011)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "EGYPT TILTS TOWARDS ROGUES" (SNIPPET: "Egypt's new government continues reaching out to Iran and Hamas while distancing itself from Israel and the United States.") (May 11, 2011, 7:00 pm)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Moscow - "RUSSIA: BUSHEHR REACTOR BEGINS OPERATION" (SNIPPET: "The first reactor at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant has gone into operation, the Russian state company that built the complex said Tuesday. Atomstroyexport company said in a statement that a self-sustained fission reaction began Sunday.") (Published May 10, 2011)
INTERAMERICAN SECURITY WATCH: "THE MIDDLE EASTERN-LATIN AMERICAN TERRORIST CONNECTION" (SNIPPET: "Uranium, sought by both Iran and Russia, is a key aspect of the two countries' strategic relationship: Iran is reportedly helping Venezuela find and refine its estimated 50,000 tons of uranium reserves. So, on one side Venezuela is funding and arming the FARC; on the other it is purchasing nuclear reactors and weapons from the Russians; on yet another, it is sending money to Iran and helping it find and enrich uranium. And then there is Hezbollah, Iran's Lebanon-based asset. Reports that Venezuela has provided Hezbollah operatives with Venezuelan national identity cards are so rife...") (May 5, 2011)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "INCREASED ONLINE ACTIVITY OF THE IRANIAN RADICAL RIGHT" (SNIPPET: "From recruitment of suicide bombers to increased online presence: radical right-wing government supporters step up activities") (May 1, 2011)
JIHAD WATCH.org (PRESS TV.ir, April 25, 2011): "TOP IRANIAN GENERAL: 'Western states must pay respect to Muslims' holy book, the Qur'an, as much as they show interest in maintaining strong ties with Middle Eastern countries and their oil'" (April 26, 2011)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRAN SAYS TARGETED BY SECOND COMPUTER VIRUS" (SNIPPET: "Civil defense commander says Iran's enemies engaging in 'cyber war' with new 'Stars virus', which may initially be mistaken for executive files; adds Stuxnet worm, which targeted Bushehr reactor, still poses threat") (April 25, 2011, 13:33/Israel News)
CNS NEWS.com: "FOR IRAN AND ITS STATE MEDIA, SYRIAN UNREST IS EITHER A NON-ISSUE OR A FOREIGN PLOT" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: " Iran officials and state media continue to ignore, downplay, or see conspiracies behind the anti-government protests and violent clampdown in Syria, in sharp contrast to their response to unrest elsewhere in the Arab world. As protests swept countries including Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen and Jordan in recent months, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other Iranian religious officials have repeatedly sought to associate the protests with the Islamic revolution that brought the mullahs to power in Tehran 32 years ago.") (April 15, 2011)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "IRAN TO PREPARE MEDICAL REACTOR FUEL IN 2011" (SNIPPET: "Iran on Wednesday said it intends this year to deliver nuclear material for operating a medical isotope production reactor in Tehran, the Fars News Agency reported (See GSN, April 13).)" (April 14, 2011)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "CENTRIFUGE PARTS PLANT OUTSIDE IAEA JURISDICTION: IRAN" (SNIPPET: "The United States and other countries suspect Iran's uranium enrichment program is geared toward producing nuclear-weapon material, but Tehran has insisted its atomic ambitions are strictly peaceful.") (April 13, 2011)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Tehran - "Iran Official Says Pipeline Blast Caused by 'Sabotage'" (SNIPPET: "The blast, which sent balls of fire into the air outside the Shiite religious center of Qom, targeted three major gas pipelines. The explosion comes amid an increase in mysterious blasts, assassinations and other incidents in the Islamic Republic, including a similar blast Feb. 11 that temporarily halted north-south gas transportation in the country. All pipelines are now back in operation, officials say.") (April 10, 4:03 pm)
MYFOXDC: Washington - "ARREST MADE IN POTOMAC PIPE BOMB HOME EXPLOSION" (SNIPPET: "68-year-old Farzin Sadeghi..." SNIPPET: "The couple left for Iran several weeks before the explosion for the engagement of one of their two daughters.") (April 7, 2011)
POTOMAC.PATCH.com: "POLICE MAKE ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH PIPE BOMB" (SNIPPET: "The occupants of the house are two Iranians with permanent resident status in the United States, according to court documents.") (April 7, 2011)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "EGYPT MAY RESTORE IRAN TIES" (SNIPPET: "Egypt is operating under what amounts to an interim government, but its foreign minister already is pursuing renewed diplomatic ties with Iran.") (April 5, 2011, 10:15 am)
ALERT5.com: "IRAN PLANS TO BUILD MORE AIR BASES NEAR ITS BORDERS" (SNIPPET: "Iranian Border Guard Commander Brigadier General Hossein Zolfaghari told IRNA on Friday that the country is planning to add new air bases in border areas.") (April 3, 2011)
10News.com - San Diego News: "ALERT ISSUED AFTER SECURITY INCIDENT ON CAMP PENDLETON 3 Middle Eastern Men Tried To Enter Base Without Proper Authorization, Base Alert Says" (SNIPPET: "10News learned the three men -- 40-year-old Afghani Ahmad Rahmani Naeem, 41-year-old Iranian Vahik Petrossian and 27-year-old Iranian Sengekdi Norvik Avanosian -- attempted to get into Camp Pendleton last weekend under what was considered suspicious circumstances. On Wednesday, base officials said there was no threat, but others on the base told 10News security has been stepped up.") (Posted March 30, 2011; Updated March 31, 2011, 4:52 am PDT)
Video: "The Coming is Upon Us - Translation by Reza Kahlili - www.ATimeToBetray.com" (SNIPPET: "This movie has been produced in Iran by an organization called "Conductors of The Coming" in collaboration with the Iranian president's office and the Basij (Iranian paramilitary force).") (Added March 28, 2011)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org - ("Source: Mehr, Iran, March 26, 2011"): "Tehran Asks U.N. to Condemn Koran Burning in U.S., Says It's 'Duty of All' to Condemn Sacrilege Against Islam" (SNIPPET: "In his letter which was also sent to the OIC president and the OIC members, the Iranian ambassador insisted it is the duty of all to condemn such sacrilegious moves against divine religions, especially Islam.") (March 28, 2011)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: TURKEY DISCOVERS WEAPONS IN IRAN PLANE" by Aviel Magnezi (SNIPPET: "Turkish media reports plane forced to land in southeast Turkey carried rocket launchers, mortars, rifles and explosive materials") (Published March 22, 2011, 08:57/Israel News)
WASHINGTON POST.com - Opinion: "IS THERE A CHAVEZ TERROR NETWORK ON AMERICA'S DOORSTEP?" by Roger Noriega (SNIPPET: "On Aug. 22, 2010, at Iran's suggestion, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hosted senior leaders of Hamas, Hezbollah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in a secret summit at military intelligence headquarters at the Fuerte Tiuna compound in southern Caracas." SNIPPET: "The idea for this summit sprang from a meeting between Iran's ambassador to Syria, Ahmad Mousavi, and his Venezuelan counterpart, Imad Saab Saab, at the Venezuelan embassy in Damascus on May 10, 2010.") (March 20, 2011, 9:01 pm)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "2nd IRANIAN PLANE FORCED TO LAND IN TURKEY FOR INSPECTION" (SNIPPET: "An Iranian cargo plane was forced to land in Diyarbakir airport in Turkey on Saturday to undergo an inspection to search for any illicit or military materials on board, AFP quoted security sources as saying on Sunday. The plane had been en route to Syria.") (March 20, 2011, 11:20)
TERRORISM-INFO.org - THE MEIR AMIT Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: "Most of the weapons found aboard the M/V Victoria en route to the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip were of Iranian manufacture, including mortar shells and anti-ship C-704 missiles. The shipment is another example of Iran's strategy of smuggling weapons, with Syrian collaboration, to the terrorist organizations." [Note: Photos included.] (March 18, 2011)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "MORE IRANIAN ARMS INTERCEPTED" (SNIPPET: "Iran appears to be busy moving heavy weapons throughout the Middle East. A day after Israeli commandos seized a huge cache of weapons bound for Gaza come reports of two more shipments that were stopped before reaching their destinations.") (March 16, 2011, 10:15 am)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "SAS SEIZE IRANIAN ROCKETS DESTINED FOR TALIBAN FIGHTERS British Special Forces in Afghanistan have seized a convoy of powerful Iranian rockets destined for Taliban" by Ben Farmer, Kabul (March 9, 2011, 6:46 pm GMT)
MEMRI TIV.org - Video Clip no. 2885 ("IRINN TV (Iran) - February 15, 2011 - March 2, 2011 - 02:37"): "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Warns the U.S. and Its Allies Not to Intervene Militarily in the Region: 'Iran and the Other Countries Will Strike You with an Iron Fist' and 'Will Dig Graves for Your Soldiers'"
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "TEHRAN SEEKS SINAI TERROR INFRASTRUCTURE" (SNIPPET: "Iran is taking advantage of chaos in post-Mubarak Egypt to bolster its weapons-smuggling capabilities in the Sinai Peninsula, Israeli defense officials say. Tehran's goal is to build a new infrastructure there to enable it to smuggle advanced weaponry into Gaza.") (February 28, 2011, 6:55 pm)
TREASURY.gov - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES TEHRAN PROSECUTOR GENERAL, BASIJ COMMANDER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN IRAN" (SNIPPET: " The U.S. Departments of the Treasury and State today announced the designation of two Iranian officials, Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, Tehran Prosecutor General, and Mohammed Reza Naqdi, commander of the IRGC's Basij Forces, for being responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses in Iran since the June 2009 disputed presidential election.") (February 23, 2011)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "IRANIAN HACKERS BREAK INTO VOICE OF AMERICA, DEFACE WEB SITES" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Iranian computer hackers on Monday hijacked the website of the Voice of America, replacing its Internet home page with a banner bearing an Iranian flag and an image of an AK-47 assault rifle." SNIPPET: "An administration official said the group identified with the banner is known as the Iranian Cyber Army.") (February 21, 2011, 10:13 pm)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: "Sami Shihab, a Hezbollah operative who escaped from an Egyptian prison, participated in a Hezbollah rally in Beirut. His network infiltrated operatives and weapons into the Gaza Strip and planned attacks against tourist sites in Egypt. His public appearance was a Hezbollah defiance of Egypt and might indicate Hezbollah-Iran self-confidence." (February 20, 2011)
LiveShots.Blogs.FOX NEWS.com: "HEZBOLLAH WORKING WITH DRUG CARTELS" by Adam Housley (SNIPPET: "As if the threat of deadly drug cartels in Mexico wasn't enough, some of them are joining forces with Middle East terror groups." SNIPPET: "This comes as Mexican authorities busted a senior Hezbollah operative who employed Mexicans nationals with family ties to Lebanon to set up the network, designed to target Israel and the West, according to multiple reports. The man's name is Jameel Nasr and he was arrested after a Mexican surveillance operation revealed that he traveled frequently to Lebanon to receive information and instructions from Hezbollah commanders and he also spent several months in Venezuela working with the terror group and Hugo Chavez's people.") (February 21, 2011, 11:17 am)
STAR TRIBUNE.com: Brooklyn, NY - "RUSSELL DEFREITAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRING TO COMMIT TERRORIST ATTACK AT JFK AIRPORT Defreitas and Coconspirators Plotted to Explode Fuel Tanks at Airport" (SNIPPET: "According to the trial evidence, Defreitas and his fellow plot members attempted to enlist support from prominent international terrorist groups and leaders, including Abu Bakr, leader of the Trinidadian militant group Jamaat Al Muslimeen, and Adnan El Shukrijumah, an al Qaeda leader, as well as the Iranian revolutionary leadership. During cross-examination at trial, Kadir, a former member of the Guyanese parliament, admitted that he regularly passed information to Iranian authorities about sensitive topics, including the Guyanese military, and believed himself bound to follow fatwas from Iranian religious leaders. On June 1, 2007, Defreitas was arrested in New York, and Kadir was arrested in Trinidad aboard a plane headed to Venezuela, en route to Iran." SNIPPET: "RUSSELL DEFREITAS, also known as "Mohammed"") (February 17, 2011)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICAN PROTESTERS CONFRONT AUTHORITIES" (SNIPPET: "Protests continued in Bahrain, Yemen, Algeria, and Iran Tuesday. with violent clashes between government and opposition forces") (February 15, 2011, 4:29 pm)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI'S DEPUTY RELEASES STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF EGYPTIAN OPPOSITION" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "According to Asharq Al-Awsat, a Saudi publication, an anonymous source close to the EIJ said that Shehata's "statement was issued from Tehran where Shehata is currently residing." Shehata and other top EIJ operatives received shelter in Iran after the Sept. 11 attacks.") (February 5, 2011)
CHARLOTTE.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: Washington - "IRANIAN NATIONAL CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY EXPORTING SPECIALIZED METALS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO IRAN Some Metals Allegedly Destined for Iranian Entities Involved Ballistic Missile Activity" (SNIPPET: "Milad Jafari, 36, a citizen and resident of Iran...") (February 1, 2011)
YNET NEWS.com: "MI CHIEF: IRAN 1 YEAR AWAY FROM BOMB" by Yair Altman (SNIPPET: "Iran will be able to manufacture an atom bomb within one to two years from the moment it decides to do so, Military Intelligence Chief Major-General Aviv Kochavi estimated Tuesday.") (Published January 25, 2011, 15:33/Israel News)
ICE.gov - News Release: Wilmington, Del. - "CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTING TO EXPORT MILITARY ITEMS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Marc Knapp, 35, of Simi Valley, Calif., pleaded guilty today to engaging in a seven-month course of criminal conduct involving illegal exports to Hungary and attempted exports to the Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia. This guilty plea resulted from an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).") (January 13, 2011)
Portland.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: Portland, Oregon - "CLACKAMAS RESIDENT AND PORTLAND CHARITY PLEAD GUILTY TO CHARGES INVOLVING IRANIAN EMBARGO" (SNIPPET: "A charity headquartered in Portland and its founder and former CEO entered pleas of guilty to federal conspiracy charges today in district court. Mehrdad Yasrebi, 53, of Clackamas, founded the tax-exempt charity Child Foundation in 1994 and served as its chief executive officer until his resignation last year. The information charges that Yasrebi and Child Foundation conspired with Ahmad Iranshahi, Hossein Lahiji, and Najmeh Vahid, who are separately charged in an indictment returned December 16, 2010.") (January 10, 2011)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "WELCOME BACK, SADR" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Muqtada al Sadr, the Iranian-backed, pseudo-cleric derisively known as Mullah Atari and hailed in US media circles as "the most powerful man in Iraq," has returned from his self-imposed three-year-plus-long exile in Iran") (January 5, 2011, 2:26 pm)
REAL CLEAR POLITICS.com: "THE COMING VENEZUELA MISSILE CRISIS" by Jed Babbin (SNIPPET: "That crisis will consume much international attention next year, though a more important spread of Middle Eastern conflict to the Americas - the partnership between Iran and Venezuela - will likely be ignored until it is too late to resolve by any means short of war.") (December 22, 2010)
ICE.gov - News Release: Wilmington, Del. - "CALIFORNIA MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO EXPORT MILITARY ITEMS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Marc Knapp, 35" SNIPPET: "The information charges that Knapp engaged in a seven-month course of criminal conduct involving illegal exports to Hungary and attempted exports to the Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia.") (December 16, 2010)
Portland.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: Portland, Oregon - "FEDERAL INDICTMENT CHARGES THREE IN SCHEME TO EVADE IRAN EMBARGO AND DEFRAUD THE IRS WITH FALSE CHARITABLE DONATIONS" (SNIPPET: "A federal Grand Jury sitting in Portland has charged Hossein Lahiji, 47, of McAllen, Texas, Najmeh Vahid, 35, of San Antonio, Texas and Ahmad Iranshahi, 53, of Tehran, Iran, in a two-count indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the United States and to commit money laundering. The indictment alleges that the defendants transferred Lahiji's and Vahid's purported donations totalling more than $1.8 million to a Portland charity, the Child Foundation, and invested the funds in Iran in violation of the Iranian embargo. According to the indictment, Lahiji and Vahid, who are married, retained interest and control in Iran over a significant part of the transferred funds, yet claimed them as charitable deductions to reduce their U.S. income tax liability. Lahiji and Vahid are to appear in court in San Antonio during the week of December 20, 2010. Iranshahi, a resident of Iran, is a fugitive.") (December 16, 2010)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "IRAN CLAIMS FULL CONTROL OVER MAKING NUCLEAR FUEL" (SNIPPET: ""Today, we witnessed the shipment of the first domestically produced yellowcake ... from Gachin mine to the Isfahan nuclear facility," said Salehi, whose comments were broadcast live on state television.") (December 5, 2010)
HAARETZ.com: "OUTGOING MI HEAD: IRAN CAN ALREADY PRODUCE A NUCLEAR BOMB In final security briefing, Amos Yadlin hints Syria also has nuclear installation and expresses concern over consequences related to acquisition of anti-aircraft weapons.") (SNIPPET: "Yadlin also told the MKs that Iran has sufficient enriched uranium to manufacture a single nuclear device and may soon have enough for making another bomb.") (Latest update November 3, 2010, 02:19)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Mustaqbal (Lebanon), October 30, 2010"): "IRANIAN AMBASSADOR TO LEBANON: Israel Will Meet Its End in the Coming Year" (SNIPPET: "Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Ghadanfar Roken Abadi stated that significant developments are expected in the coming year, both in the region and in the international arena, which will change the balance of power and automatically result in Israel's demise, without Iran needing to attack it. The ambassador detailed Iran's plan...") (Posted October 31, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: www.palestine-info.info, October 29, 2010"): "KHALED MASH'AL: Resistance in West Bank Soon to Revive" (SNIPPET: "In an October 29, 2010 ceremony in Damascus marking the anniversary of Saladin's conquest of Jerusalem, Hamas political bureau head Khaled Mash'al stated that the resistance and the jihad in the West Bank will soon be revived, and will restore Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa to the Palestinians.") (Posted October 31, 2010)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "NIGERIAN ARMS SEIZURE MAY INDICATE NEW IRAN-HAMAS ROUTE" by Yaakov Katz (SNIPPET: "The ship, apparently from Iran, reportedly docked in the Lagos Port on Tuesday and, according to the bill of lading, was supposed to be carrying construction supplies. On inspecting the 13 containers, customs officials discovered rockets, mortars,bombs, rifles and heavy machine guns hidden among crates of building tiles.") (October 29, 2010, 02:14)
DHS.gov: "SECRETARY NAPOLITANO SWEARS IN HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS" (SNIPPET: "Mohamed Elibiary is the President and CEO of the Freedom and Justice Foundation, and has advised numerous federal, state and local law enforcement organizations including the Texas Department of Safety and National Counterterrorism Center Global Engagement Group on matters relating to homeland security. Recently, Elibiary served on DHS's Homeland Security Advisory Council Countering Violent Extremism Working Group, and currently serves on the Texas Department of Public Safety Advisory Board. In December of 2009 he helped establish the Texas Fusion Center╩Policy╩Council to enhance information sharing, analytical capabilities and community relations at the state and local law enforcement levels.") (October 15, 2010)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Washington - "REPORT: U.S. ASKS CHINA TO STOP DEALS WITH IRAN" (SNIPPET: "But he told the Post that U.S. intelligence believes several Chinese companies and banks were involved in providing restricted technology to Iran, mostly for its missile program. A second official, also speaking anonymously, told the Post that Chinese companies had been discovered selling Iran material that could be used to make better centrifuges. Those are used to enrich uranium that could be used in a nuclear device.") (October 17, 2010)
News.NATIONAL POST.com: "ECHOES OF IRAN" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Mansour Ahani said he was fleeing religious and political persecution in Iran when he arrived at Vancouver airport from Singapore in October 1991. "I am dead if I return," he wrote in his refugee claim. But after spending months following Ahani, Canadian intelligence officers came to a startling conclusion: He was a highly trained Iranian government assassin whose handlers were planning an attack on the British author Salman Rushdie.") (October 15, 2011)
YNET NEWS.com: "AHMADINEJAD MEETS NASRALLAH; LEAVES LEBANON" (SNIPPET: "According to Hezbollah's broadcasting network al-Manar, before departing the country, Ahmadinejad met with Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah at the Iranian embassy in Beirut and received a gift from him -- the personal weapon of an IDF soldier.") (Published October 14, 2010, 23:40/Israel News)
TIMES OF INDIA (AFP): "AFGHAN POLICE SEIZE 'EXPLOSIVES FROM IRAN'" (SNIPPET: "...Afghan police said today they had seized nearly 20 tonnes of explosives stashed in boxes marked "food, toys and kitchenware" that were imported from neighbouring Iran. The discovery was made yesterday in a customs office in the western province of Nimroz on the Iranian border...") (October 6, 2010, 05:39 pm IST)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Watan (Syria), Al-Hayat (London), October 3, 2010"): "AHMADINEJAD: Humanity Owes a Great Debt to President Assad" (SNIPPET: "Ahmadinejad called to strengthen the front of resistance against Israel, led by Syria and Iran, and urged more countries to join this front...") (Posted October 3, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Khabaronline, Iran, September 29, 2010"): "AHMADINEJAD: We're The Only Ones Casting Doubts On U.S. Existence" (SNIPPET: "He added that the interviews that he gave during his New York visit had served as a grave warning to U.S. officials, who are obeyed by the U.S. media. Ahmadinejad also called on the preachers to prepare to establish the government of the Hidden Imam.") (Posted October 1, 2010)
MyFoxHouston.com (NewsCore): "IRANIAN PRESIDENT MEETS FARRAKHAN IN NYC" (SNIPPET: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's six-night visit to NYC included a secret sit-down with militant minister Louis Farrakhan, the New York Post reported Sunday. The president shared a hush-hush meal with Farrakhan and members of the New Black Panther Party Tuesday at the Warwick Hotel on West 54th Street.") (September 26, 2010, 9:34 am CDT) (Read More...)
NY POST.com: "A'JAD MONSTER'S BALL Wacky week in NY for wolf in cheap clothing" by Brad Hamilton (SNIPPET: "President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's six nights in New York featured a secret sit-down with militant minister Louis Farrakhan, heckling in a hotel bar, and a fear of being rubbed out that bordered on paranoia. The president shared a hush-hush meal with Farrakhan and members of the New Black Panther Party Tuesday at the Warwick Hotel on West 54th Street.") (September 26, 2010)
ABC NEWS.go.com- Blotter: Rome - "ITALIAN POLICE SEIZE HUGE AMOUNT OF EXPLOSIVES HEADED FOR SYRIA Police Believe 7 Tons of RDX Explosives Were Headed for Terrorists" by Ann Wise (SNIPPET: "While the origin and destination of the contraband is still being investigated, police are convinced the huge amount of explosive was in transit, possibly from Iran to Syria." SNIPPET: "...hidden behind sacks of powdered milk, and filled a good portion of the truck-sized container.") (September 22, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Rai (Kuwait), September 18, 2010"): "REPORT: HIZBULLAH TRAINING ON GROUND-TO-GROUND MISSILES IN IRAN" (SNIPPET: "According to the Kuwaiti daily Al-Rai, Hizbullah units recently trained to operate Iran's Al-Fatah ground-to-ground missiles, which have a range of 200 km.") (Posted September 19, 2010)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "The Iranian media publicized an interview with an Iranian expert on Palestine who visited Turkey and met with IHH operatives. He described the circumstances surrounding the establishment of IHH as an Islamist, jihadist organization whose operatives fought in Bosnia, and stressed the influence of Khomeini's ideology on the organization's activity." (September 19, 2010)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "The Iranian regime took advantage of the annual Quds Day events to highlight an alternative political and ideological agenda to that of the US; strongly criticized the Israel-PA negotiations; called to continue the "resistance" (terrorism); and spread vicious incitement against Israel, the Jewish people, the US, and the West." (September 12, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com: "AHMADINEJAD: Resistance to West Rising" (SNIPPET: "After meeting briefly with his counterpart Assad at Damascus airport, Iranian president declares resistance to West on the rise in Middle East...") (Published September 18, 2010, 18:56/Israel News)
RFERL.org - RADIO FREE EUROPE RADIO LIBERTY: "EXILED IRANIAN BLOGGER CRITICAL OF REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS' PLAN TO BLOG" (SNIPPET: "The IRGC commander in the holy city of Qom, General Ebrahim Jabari, said on September 7 that some 2,000 Basij members would be taught to operate blogs for what he called a "soft war" against "enemies."") (September 10, 2010)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "CHINA TO BUILD $2BN RAILWAY FOR IRAN" by Malcom Moore in Shanghai (SNIPPET: "The new line will run from Tehran to the town of Khosravi on the border with Iraq, around 360 miles as the crow flies, passing through Arak, Hamedan and Kermanshah. Eventually, the Iranian government said, the route could link Iran with Iraq and even Syria..." SNIPPET: ""It makes sense that if you build railways in Iran, you then get deals to stretch the lines into central Asia," he said, referring to a "very concrete plan" to run a railway from Iran through the landlocked countries of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and eventually to Kashgar in China, in a modern "silk route". That line would give the central Asian states vital access to Iran's port of Chahbahar on the shores of the Persian Gulf, and could also eventually give China a vital overland freight route to Europe.") (September 7, 2010, 6:15 am BST)
FOX BUSINESS.com (REUTERS): Seoul - "S. KOREA RESTRICTS OPERATIONS OF IRAN'S BANK MELLAT" (SNIPPET: "South Korea said on Wednesday it would restrict the Seoul operations of an Iranian bank accused of facilitating Tehran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons. "The government will restrict foreign exchange transactionsof 102 institutions ... including Bank Mellat, and 24 individuals ... without the approval of the Bank of Korea," a government statement said.") (September 8, 2010)
Video (LENZ IRAN.com): "Iran launced Fatih 3 Missile on Ausust 25" (Note: Video poster needs to use a spell checker.) (VIDEO DESCRIPTION: "Iran test the new generation of Fateh-110 medium-range ballistic missile with high precision in targeting aims on Wed 25 August.") (Added August 25, 2010)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "AHMADINEJAD INAUGURATES IRAN'S FIRST UNMANNED BOMBER AIRCRAFT" (SNIPPET: "Speaking to a group of officials Ahmadinejad said, "The jet, as well as being an ambassador of death for the enemies of humanity, has a main message of peace and friendship."") (August 22, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com (AFP): "BOLTON: ISRAEL HAS FEW DAYS TO STRIKE IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Former American envoy to UN says Israel must attack Bushehr plant before Russian shipment of nuclear fuel arrives; However, Bolton skeptical Israel will strike, says 'I'm afraid that they've lost this opportunity'") (Published August 17, 2010)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Hamas operatives were responsible for the two rocket attacks on Eilat and Aqaba. The Egyptian media strongly attacked Hamas and Iran because of the rocket fire, calling Hamas an "Iranian agent" and demanding it be punished." (August 15, 2010)
Online.WSJ.com - Middle East News: "U.S. MOVES TO BLOCK AID TO LEBANESE ARMY" ("SNIPPET: "In addition to arms, Iran provides about $100 million to $200 million per year to support Hezbollah, according to U.S. intelligence estimates. Some officials say they believe that as Hezbollah's political clout within the Lebanese government has increased in recent years...") (August 10, 2010)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRANIAN QODS FORCE COMMANDERS LINKED TO TALIBAN: U.S. TREASURY" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "General Hossein Musavi is the commander Qods Force's Ansar Corps, "whose responsibilities include IRGC-QF activities in Afghanistan," the Treasury stated. "As Ansar Corps Commander, Musavi has provided financial and material support to the Taliban." Colonel Hasan Mortezavi is described as a senior Qods Force officer who "provides financial and material support to the Taliban." Qods Forces' Ansar Corps is the command that is assigned to direct operations in Afghanistan. The Ansar Corps is based in Mashad in northeastern Iran. Ansar Corps operates much like the Ramazan Corps, which supports and directs Shia terror groups in Iraq.") (August 6, 2010)
TREAS.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-810: "FACT SHEET: U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT TARGETS IRAN'S SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM Treasury Announces New Sanctions Against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force Leadership" (August 3, 2010)
NewYork.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: Brooklyn, New York - "AMERICAN AND GUYANESE CITIZENS CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY TO LAUNCH ATTACK AT JFK AIRPORT Defendants Plotted to Explode Fuel Tanks at Airport" (SNIPPET: "Russel Defreitas and Abdul Kadir" SNIPPET: "According to the trial evidence, the plot members also attempted to enlist support for the plot from prominent international terrorist groups and leaders, as well as the government of Iran, including Abu Bakr, leader of the Trinidadian militant group Jamaat Al Muslimeen, and Adnan El Shukrijumah, an al Qaeda leader. In February 2007, Defreitas recruited Kadir to join the plot because Kadir, a former member of the Guyanese parliament, was an engineer and had connections with militant groups in Iran and Venezuela. During cross-examination at trial, Kadir admitted that he regularly passed information to Iranian authorities and believed himself bound to follow fatwas from Iranian religious leaders.") (August 2, 2010)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - Faster, Please!: "THE HIKERS, THE MULLAHS, AND THEIR FRIENDS" by Michael Ledeen (SNIPPET: "There are six American hostages in Iranian hands right now..." SNIPPET: "(...the Nation has produced a pretty convincing report showing that Iranian Revolutionary Guards crossed into Iraq to snatch the three).") (August 1, 2010)THE NATION.com: "U.S. HIKERS WERE SEIZED IN IRAQ" by Babak Sarfaraz (July 12, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "Petrochemical factory blast kills 4 in Iran" (SNIPPET: "The Sunday report said high pressure in the central boiler of the factory led to an explosion and fire at the facility on Khark island in the Persian Gulf.") (Published July 25, 2010/Israel News)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: IRIBnews, Press TV, Iran, July 23, 2010"): "In Friday Sermon, Iranian Ayatollah Jannatai Praises New Iranian Nuclear Legislation, Says U.S. Behind Zahedan Terrorist Attack, Says West Is Fading As Iran Becomes Stronger" (Posted July 23, 2010)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRAN BACKS THREE SHIA TERROR GROUPS IN IRAQ: GENERAL ODIERNO" (SNIPPET: "The top US general in Iraq has identified the three main Shia terror groups in Iraq that are backed by Iran. General Ray Odierno said Iran continues to back the League of the Righteous (or Asaib al Haq), the Mahdi Army spin-off Promised Day Brigade, and the Hezbollah Brigades (or Kataib Hezbollah). "The Iranians... continue to fund, train and provide weapons and ammunition to Shiite extremist groups," Odierno told reporters in Baghdad according to AFP. Qods Force, the special operations branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, has "gone to a more sophisticated program with a smaller set of extremists" by narrowing down the number of Shia terror groups it supports.") (July 22, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRANIAN FIGHTER TURNED U.S. SPY: TEHRAN WILL ATTACK ISRAEL" by Dudi Cohen (SNIPPET: "A former fighter in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) turned US spy offered a rare glance into one of the most complex countries in the Middle East. During a conference held at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy on Friday, Reza Kahlili (pseudonym) estimated that Iran will eventually attack Israel, Europe and the Persian Gulf states.") (July 10, 2010, 20:59)
Justice.gov/opa - Press Release: Washington - "NEW CHARGES FILED AGAINST IRISH TRADING FIRM FOR EXPORTING U.S. MILITARY ITEMS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., has charged Mac Aviation Group, an Irish trading company, and its officers Thomas and Sean McGuinn of Sligo, Ireland, in a superseding indictment with purchasing F-5 fighter aircraft parts, helicopter engines and other aircraft components from U.S. firms and illegally exporting them to Iran.") (July 7, 2010)
Online.WSJ.com: Jerusalem - "IRAN ARMS SYRIA WITH RADAR" by Charles Levinson (SNIPPET: "Iran has sent Syria a sophisticated radar system that could threaten Israel's ability to launch a surprise attack against Iran's nuclear facilities..." SNIPPET: "It could also benefit Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group based in Lebanon and widely believed to receive arms from Syria.") (June 30, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "BRAZIL DROPPING ROLE IN IRAN NUCLEAR DISPUTE South American country scales back active support of Islamic Republic in nuclear dispute with West following Security Council's decision to impose new sanctions" (Publsihed June 21, 2010, 18:57, Israel News)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: www.roozonline.com, June 27, 2010"): "ROOZ: Kurdish Officials Silence on American Hikers Affair -- Motivated by Fear" (SNIPPET: "A recent article in the American journal The Nation stated that the American hikers who have been detained in Iran for over a year for entering the country illegally were actually seized in Iraqi Kurdistan. In response to this article, Kurdish journalists told the Iranian online daily Rooz that the silence of Kurdish officials in this matter was due to their desire to avoid confronting Iran.") (June 27, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Mehr (Iran), June 13, 2010"): "IRANIAN OFFICIAL: EGYPT HAS AUTHORIZED IRANIAN DELEGATION TO ENTER GAZA" (SNIPPET: "Majlis National Security Committee chairman Alaeddin Boroujerdi said that the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Egyptian parliament, Mustafa Al-Fiqi, has authorized the members of the Iranian flotilla, which is to arrive via the Suez Canal, to enter Gaza through the Rafah border crossing.") (June 13, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: ("Source: Kul Al-Arab, Israel, June 11, 2010"): "ERDOGAN INVITES HIZBULLAH LEADER NASRALLAH TO TURKEY" (SNIPPET: "It was reported that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was examining the possibility of attending the meeting in order to emphasize the Iran-Turkey-Syria alliance with Hizbullah and Hamas. It was also reported that Hizbullah had made Nasrallah's visit conditional upon Turkish guarantees of Nasrallah's safety and the provision of security by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).") (Posted June 11, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com (AFP): "AHMADINEJAD LEAVES FOR TURKEY, CHINA TO DISCUSS NUCLEAR ISSUE" (SNIPPET: "Before arriving in China, Ahmadinejad will visit Turkey and Tajikistan.") (Published June 7, 2010, 09:33/Israel News)
UN.org - UNITED NATIONS - News - Press Release: "SECURITY COUNCIL IMPOSES ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS ON IRAN VOTING 12 IN FAVOUR TO 2 AGAINST, WITH 1 ABSTENTION Brazil, Turkey, Lebanon Say Tehran Declaration Could Boost Diplomatic Efforts, While Sanctions Represent Failure of Diplomacy" (June 9, 2010)
HAARETZ.com: "ISRAEL WORRIED BY NEW TURKEY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF'S DEFENSE OF IRAN" by Amir Oren (SNIPPET: "Israeli sources believe Hakan Fidan aided in orchestrating an intentional change in relations between Israel and Turkey.") (Updated June 7, 2010, 00:48)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AL QAEDA-LINKED TALIBAN COMMANDER KILLED IN WESTERN AFGHANISTAN" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Coalition forces killed a Taliban commander with links to al Qaeda and the training of fighters in Iran during an airstrike in the southwestern Afghan province of Farah. Mullah Akhtar and an undisclosed number of Taliban fighters were killed...") (June 6, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Rasanews, Kayhan, Jomhouri-e Eslami, Iran, June 3, 2010; Jomhouri-e Eslami, IRNA, Leader.ir, Iran, June 1, 2010"): "FOUR IRANIAN MAJLIS MEMBERS SIGN UP FOR NEXT GAZA FLOTILLA" (Posted June 3, 2010)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2998: "Reactions in Iran to Gaza Flotilla -- 'Kayhan': Ayatollah Khomeini's Logical, Humane, and Completely Practical Plan -- To Remove the 'Cancerous Tumor' Israel, That Is, Eradicating It -- Must Be Implemented" (June 3, 2010)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2998: "Reactions in Iran to Gaza Flotilla -- 'Kayhan': Ayatollah Khomeini's Logical, Humane, and Completely Practical Plan -- To Remove the 'Cancerous Tumor' Israel, That Is, Eradicating It -- Must Be Implemented" (June 3, 2010)
TELEGRAPH.com.uk: "IRAN USING DUBAI TO SMUGGLE NUCLEAR COMPONENTS" by Con Coughlin (SNIPPET: "Iran is using the Gulf port of Dubai to smuggle sophisticated electronic and computer equipment for its controversial uranium enrichment programme that are banned under United Nations sanctions.") (June 6, 2010, 8:00 am BST)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "IAEA RELEASES UPDATE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM" by Austin Knuppe (SNIPPET: "37. While the Agency continues to verify the non-diversion of declared nuclear material in Iran, Iran has not provided the necessary cooperation to permit the Agency to confirm that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities.") (June 2, 2010, 10:21 am)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Irib.ir, June 2, 2010; Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, Fars, Iran, June 1, 2010"): "IAEA REPORT: IRAN HAS 5.7 KG HIGH-LEVEL ENRICHED URANIUM" (Posted June 3, 2010)
KOMO NEWS.com: Seattle - "IRANIAN INDICTED IN RIFLES, AMMO STOCKPILING CASE" (SNIPPET: "Upon searching his car, agents found King's original passport, which has three visas for Iran and lists King's name as Hamid Malekpour." SNIPPET: "The cache of weapons found inside the storage unit included: two .308 caliber rifles, three .300 caliber rifles, one .50 BMG caliber rifle, two .223 caliber carbine, six .223 caliber rifles, one 9mm handgun, one .45 caliber handgun, three 10 mm handgun, two 12 gauge shotguns, one 21 handgun, one 22. caliber firearm, one MGA2 rifle, and two additional unspecified firearm. Investigators also found...") (Published June 2, 2010 4:38 pm PDT; Updated June 2, 2010, 7:16 pm PDT)
LA TIMES.com - LOS ANGELES TIMES: Reporting from New York and Vienna - "NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT MISSING FROM IRANIAN LAB, IAEA REPORT SAYS" (SNIPPET: "An apparatus that could be used to extract plutonium for an atomic bomb is gone, the United Nations watchdog agency says.") (May 31, 2010, 5:08 pm)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Vienna - "A REPORT ON IRAN LIKELY TO BOOST WEST'S OPPOSITION TO TEHRAN'S FUEL SWAP OFFER" (SNIPPET: "Iran has amassed more than two tons of enriched uranium..." SNIPPET: "Two tons of uranium would be enough for two nuclear warheads...") (Published May 31, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Iran, Iran May 24, 2010; Jahannews, Iran, May 23, 2010"): "LAPTOP STOLEN FROM AHMADINEJAD'S VP" (SNIPPET: "The laptop was said to have contained sensitive intelligence information.") (Posted May 24, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "Source: IRNA, Press TV (Iran), May 22, 2010; Fars (Iran), May 21, 2010"): "IRAN WORKING TO DEVELOP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WARFARE AND CYBER WARFARE CAPABILITIES" (Posted May 23, 2010)
ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: Tehran, Iran - "MARYAM & MARZIEH: ACQUITTED AND FREE!" (SNIPPET: "Fourteen months after they were arrested for their Christian faith and activities, Maryam Rostampour and Marzieh Amirizadeh have been acquitted of all charges by the Iranian judicial authorities. However, according to Elam Ministries, they were warned that any future Christian activity in Iran will be seriously dealt with. Today, Saturday May 22, 2010, they left Iran and arrived safely in another country.") (May 22, 2010)
LiveShots.Blogs.FOX NEWS.com: "IRAN MAY BENEFIT FROM SANCTIONS LOOPHOLE" by Jonathan Wachtel (SNIPPET: "The Russian Mission to the U.N. confirmed the resolution does not prohibit the sale of the S-300.") (May 21, 2010, 8:48 pm)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Press TV, iran, May 20, 2010"): "RUSSIA: BUSHEHR PLANT OPERATION SET FOR AUGUST" (SNIPPET: "Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, which is being built by Russia, is scheduled to begin operating in August regardless of any new sanctions against Tehran.") (Posted May 20, 2010)
GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE.com: "U.K. FIRM INVESTIGATED OVER SALE OF 'DIRTY BOMB' MATERIAL TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Beddow defended selling cobalt aluminate to Iran as there was no law prohibiting the export of the substance when the deal occurred in summer 2009." SNIPPET: "British authorities warned before the sale that the deal constituted an "unacceptable risk of diversion to a weapons of mass destruction program of concern." "Anything that has cobalt in it, if put in a reactor, will capture thermal neutrons and make cobalt 60," British nuclear expert David Thomas said.") (May 17, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: HurriyetDailyNews (Turkey), May 17, 2010"): "IRAN SIGNS A DEAL TO SEND LOW ENRICHED URANIUM TO TURKEY" (SNIPPET: "The agreement, under which Iran will in return receive nuclear fuel for a Tehran reactor, was signed in the Iranian capital between the foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Brazil.") (Posted May 18, 2010)
OC REGISTER.com - THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER (California) - VIDEO: "HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS SUPPORTER SPEAKS ON UCI CAMPUS" (VIDEO DESCRIPTION: "Islamic activist Amir Abdel Malik Ali spoke during the UCI Muslim Student Union's 'Israeli Apartheid Week' as supporters and pro-Israel groups made their views known. Video by Eugene Garcia, ocregister.com") (May 13, 2010)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Tokyo - "ISRAEL FM: ARMS-LADEN N. KOREAN PLANE WAS BOUND FOR HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH" (SNIPPET: "Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, visiting Japan, said North Korea, Syria and Iran are cooperating as a new "axis of evil" and pose the biggest threat to world security.") (Updated May 12, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars, Iran, May 11, 2010"): "IRANIAN NEWS AGENCY: FUND FOR DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL TO BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW" (SNIPPET: "Conference participants are to include senior Hizbullah official in Tehran Ali Zaitar.") (May 11, 2010)
PR NEWSWIRE.com - News Releases: El Segundo, Calif. - "Exclusive: FORMER U.S. GENERAL WARNS OF CHEMICAL ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL" (SNIPPET: "General reveals possible Iranian/Hezbollah preemptive attack against Israel this summer in exclusive PJTV video, as Israel distributes gas masks") (May 6, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "U.S. DECLASSIFIES NUCLEAR STOCKPILE DETAILS TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "Although most nations live up to their nonproliferation responsibilities, Clinton said Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions put the entire world at risk and urged the international community to hold it accountable.") (May 3, 2010)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "HIZBULLAH SCUD MISSILES ARE 'JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG'" by Gil Ronen (SNIPPET: "ęSyria has a very prominent role in enlarging the arsenal of rockets in Hizbullah's hands," he said. "Weapons transfers to Hizbullah from Syria are carried out in a regular manner and are arranged by the Syrian and Iranian regimes. Therefore this should not be termed 'weapons smuggling to Lebanon' -- it is an organized, officially sanctioned process." Even without the recent Scud transfers, Baidatz said, "Hizbullah possesses an arsenal of thousands of rockets of all types and ranges including solid-fuel missiles with a longer range and more accuracy [than the Scuds].") (Published May 4, 2010, 11:17 pm; Last update: May 4, 2010, 11:18 pm)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "PERES: Syria Delivers Scuds to Hizbullah" by Greer Fay Cashman (SNIPPET: "Syria delivers accurate long-range Scud missiles to Hizbullah and other terrorist organizations, President Shimon Peres told Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen on Sunday." SNIPPET: "Peres, who has previously accused Syria of speaking with a forked tongue when it claims to being interested in peace with Israel, said that Israel is closely following the transfer from North Korea to Iran of nuclear armaments and Scud missiles which are then forwarded from Iran to Syria and Lebanon.") (May 3, 2010, 06:34)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Panjereh, Iran, April 22, 2010"): "KHAMENEI ADVISOR: I Brought First Centrifuges To Iran From Pakistan In 1986-7" (SNIPPET: "...Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei...") (Posted April 29, 2010)
FEDERAL NEWS RADIO.com (AP): "AP SOURCE: US Navy has encounter with Iranian Jet" (SNIPPET: "The official says the jet buzzed a Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Eisenhower, coming within about 1,000 yards of the ship. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said the April 21 incident occurred in international waters.") (APRIL 28, 2010, 10:57 pm)
AZBIZ.com - INSIDE TUCSON BUSINESS: "NOW ARIZONA HAS MORE THAN ONE WAR IN OUR BACKYARDS My Opinion: Hezbollah Using Drug Routes" -Opinion by Lionel Waxman (SNIPPET: "Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese group, is on its way to involving Tubac, Tucson, Phoenix and other parts of Arizona in the Arab-Israeli conflict as well as the drug trade.") (April 23, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars (Iran), April 25, 2010; Press TV, Fars, IRNA (Iran), April 24, 2010; Al-Alam (Iran), April 23, 2010"): "QATARI PRESENCE AT IRANIAN NAVAL MANEUVERS" (Note: Photos included.) (April 25, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "OFFICIAL DETAILS RESULTS OF MISSILE REVIEW" (SNIPPET: "Ballistic missiles are an increasing threat to the United States, and the Defense Department must keep up with them, the deputy undersecretary of defense for policy said today. James N. Miller, speaking about the departmentšs Nuclear Posture Review before the Senate Armed Services Committee, said several nations are developing nuclear, chemical or biological warheads for their missiles. The threat to the U.S. homeland is most acute from states such as North Korea and Iran, Miller said.") (April 20, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "REPORT TO CONGRESS OUTLINES IRANIAN THREATS" by John J. Kruzel (SNIPPET: "Iran may be capable of striking the United States with an intercontinental ballistic missile by 2015, according to a Defense Department report submitted to Congress yesterday. The unclassified analysis outlines near-term and longer-term threats posed by Iran, including Iranšs nuclear ambitions and its desire to extend its influence in the Middle East.") (April 20, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: ILNA, Iran, April 16, 2010"): "IRANIAN OFFICIAL CALLS FOR EARLY EDUCATION FOR MARTYRDOM" (SNIPPET: "Iranian Welfare Minister Sadeq Mahsouli has called for educating very young children so that when they reach the age of 13 they will be willing to imitate Hossein Fahmideh and martyr themselves.") (Posted April 19, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Press TV, Fararu (Iran), April 17, 2010"): "AHMADINEJAD CALLS TO SUSPEND U.S. FROM IAEA" (SNIPPET: "He also called to grant a power of veto in the Security Council to African, Asian and South American countries.") (Posted April 18, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com [Israel] - "PERES: WE MUST NOT DISMISS IRANIAN THREATS" (SNIPPET: "Peres added, "we must not dismiss threats but they must not dismiss our capabilities. We are not war mongers. We are a peace-seeking nation, but one which knows to protect itself."") (Published April 18, 2010/Israel News)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "RUSSIA SAYS IRAN REACTOR ON TRACK FOR AUGUST LAUNCH" (SNIPPET: "A nuclear reactor being built by Russia at Iran's Bushehr plant is scheduled to open in August, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation said on Wednesday.") (Published April 15, 2010, 00:54)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, April 14, 2010"): "NUMBER OF CHINESE FIRMS AT TEHRAN'S EXHIBITION INCREASES THREEFOLD" (SNIPPET: "Some 929 Iranian and 401 foreign companies are participating in the 15th International Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Exhibition which is scheduled to open in Tehran's Permanent International Exhibitions Fairground from April 22-26. Some 107 Chinese companies have already registered for the event...") (Posted April 14, 2010)
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.org - Policy Watch #1650 - Special Forum Report: "ENHANCING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGAINST TERRORISM FINANCING" -Featuring David Cohen (SNIPPET: "Iran is the world's principal state sponsor of terrorism. Despite the global focus on the regime's nuclear program, the United States has continued to work diligently on countering Iranian financial support for Hamas, Hizballah, and other regional terrorist groups.") (Note: Audio included.) (Posted April 12, 2010)
REAL CLEAR WORLD.com: "CONFRONTING IRAN IN LATIN AMERICA" by Jaime Daremblum (SNIPPET: "Last September, I called the Iran-Venezuela alliance "the greatest threat to hemispheric stability since the Cold War." Since then, that alliance has only grown stronger. If the U.S.is unwilling to confront Iran's growing footprint in the Western Hemisphere, Latin American officials will seek to accommodate Tehran. This will embolden the mullahs, hurt U.S. interests and make the region a much more dangerous place.") (April 12, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "IRAN BEGINS PRODUCTION OF AIR DEFENSE MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "The Sunday report quotes Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi as saying the missile, dubbed the Mersad or Ambush, is able to hit modern aircraft at low and medium altitudes.") (Published April 11, 2010, 10:29/Israel News)
VOA NEWS.com: "IRAN ANNOUNCES NEW, FASTER CENTRIFUGES FOR URANIUM ENRICHMENT" (SNIPPET: "He said Iran will show off its third generation of centrifuges which are considerably more advanced and capable of a separation power which is 10 times faster than that of the first generation.") (April 9, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars, Iran, April 7, 2010"): "IRGC RANKS FIRST IN BUILDING INTELLIGENT SUBMARINES" (SNIPPET: "...building remote-controlled submarines.") (Posted April 7, 2010)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "IRANIAN MAJOR GENERAL: "If America presents Iran with a serious threat and undertakes any measure against Iran, none of the American soldiers who are currently in the region would go back to America alive"" (SNIPPET: "Not one? Not even one? How could the Iranians possibly accomplish that, except with a...nuclear weapon?") (April 8, 2010)
SPACE DAILY.com: Tehran - "IRAN SPEEDBOAT THREATENS U.S. CARRIER?" (SNIPPET: "Iran's reported acquisition of a record-breaking British speedboat has raised fears it plans to arm it with high-speed Russian torpedoes to sink a U.S. aircraft carrier in hit-and-run raids if Iran is attacked because of its nuclear program.") (April 5, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: IRAN GETS PARTS NEEDED FOR URANIUM ENRICHMENT" (SNIPPET: "According to the Wall Street Journal, Javedan Mehr Toos, an Iranian procurement firm linked to the Islamic Republic's enrichment program, has been able to acquire critical valves and vacuum gauges made by a French company formally owned by US industrial conglomerate Tyco International.") (Published April 3, 2010, 09:53/Israel News)
ABC NEWS.go.com: Exclusive - "IRAN NUCLEAR SCIENTIST DEFECTS TO U.S. IN CIA 'INTELLIGENCE COUP' Shahram Amiri Disappeared Last June in Saudi Arabia, Reportedly Now Resettled in the United States" by Matthew Cole (March 30, 2010)
OSINT.INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "BAHRAIN CENTER OF IRGC MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME" (SNIPPET: "My guess is that you'll find more than a few Iranian agents among these 'Bahraini' mobile phone users...") (March 28, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Alarabiya, march 23, 2010"): "IRGC MONEY LAUNDERING OPERATION UNCOVERED IN GULF" (SNIPPET: "According to the report, the funds, from IRGC opium sales, reached the Bahraini minister from Colombia, eastern China, and Azerbaijan, and were transferred to Europe. According to the report, Ali Jannati, the son of senior Iranian Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, is also involved; he is Iranian Ambassador to Kuwait.") (Posted March 26, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Press TV, Fars, Iran, March 25, 2010"): "Ahmadinejad Slams West for Supporting Israel" (SNIPPET: "Referring to moves made by the "Zionist regime" at Al-Aqsa mosque, Ahmadinejad said, "With every step it takes, this regime is drawing closer to death and nonexistence.") (Posted March 26, 2010)
AFP via Google.com: "GATES EXPRESSES 'CONCERN' OVER IRANIAN DRONES" (SNIPPET: "U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed concern Thursday over Iran's aerial drone program, saying the weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists.") (March 25, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "PENTAGON LOOKS TO 'PHASE IN' MISSILE DEFENSE" by Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden (SNIPPET: "Based on the Pentagon's September 2009 review of U.S. ballistic missile defenses, military officials want to harness technology for a more flexible and adaptive defense architecture, the principle deputy defense undersecretary for policy said." SNIPPET: "In the case of Iran, it's "highly unlikely" that the threat of Iranian missiles will be reduced or become obsolete, he said. Because of this, the United States will employ a global force-management process to ensure missile defenses are tailored to meet threats in various regions, Miller said.") (March 23, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "CENTCOM LOOKS BEYOND IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, PETRAEUS SAYS" (SNIPPET: "Petraeus called Iran the "primary state-level threat" in the Middle East. He told the panel that Iran undermines security throughout the region in its efforts to gain nuclear weapons, which threatens a broader arms race, and uses its paramilitary force to influence Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza, Afghanistan and the Gulf region. Petraeus confirmed that President Barack Obama "has not taken the military option off the table" with regard to Iran. "No one can say Iran has not had every opportunity possible to them," he said. "Our hand was outreached, and they didn't grasp it. The focus is shifting to what is known as a pressure track, but I don't want to get ahead of the administration."") (March 16, 2010)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: KIEV - "IRAN'S LINK TO CHINA INCLUDES NUKES, MISSILES" by Reuben F. Johnson (SNIPPET: "Recent developments in Iran confirm that China is providing Tehran with critical defense technologies and weapons systems, including some that violate stated Chinese policies aimed at preventing nuclear proliferation.") (March 17, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com: Washington - "REPUBLICANS SLAM OBAMA'S HARD LINE TOWARDS ISRAEL" (SNIPPET: "House Republican Whip Eric Cantor says spat with Israel 'jeopardizes America's national security', while another senior party member concerned about administration's 'softer approaches' toward Palestinian Authority, Syria and Iran") (Published March 16, 2010, 00:29/Israel News)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Press Tv, Iran, March 14, 2010"): "BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT IRAN IN MAY" (SNIPPET: "It was recently reported that Brazil has offered to conduct the Iranian nuclear deal on its soil.") (Posted March 15, 2010)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "SHELL STOPS SELLING GASOLINE TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Reports say the Dutch-Swiss traders Vitol Holding BV and Trafigura also have halted sales to Iran, as has Glencore International AG, another Swiss-based commodities trader.") (Published March 10, 2010, 22:59/Israel News)
YNET NEWS.com: "NEW IRAN DESTROYER TEST FIRES MISSILE First Iranian-built warship Jamaran destroyer successfully tests surface-to-surface 'Nour' missile" (March 9, 2010, 17:24/Israel News)
THE MEMRI BLOG ("Source: Qodsna, Iran, March 2, 2010"): "HAMAS LEADER MASH'AL: THE RESISTANCE BREATHES THANKS TO IRANIAN LEADER KHAMENEI" (Posted March 8, 2010)
AVIATION WEEK.com: "HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH COULD PUSH ISRAEL TO WAR" by David Eshel (SNIPPET: "Israel is always on high alert when it comes to the potential for war with its neighbors, particularly the two groups viewed as proxies of Iran and Syria: Hamas and Hezbollah.") (March 4, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Siyassa, Kuwait, March 3, 2010"): "AHWAZI ORGANIZATION: IRAN EQUIPPED MISSILES WITH CHEMICAL WARHEADS" (SNIPPET: "The Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyassa stated, citing a Sunni Ahwazi organization opposed to the Iranian regime, that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has equipped Russian SS-4 missiles with chemical warheads - mustard gas, sarin, and cyanide - and that they are aimed at the Gulf countries and other Arab countries." SNIPPET: "According to the report, the IRGC has stepped up research of biological weapons research...") (Posted March 3, 2010)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, a Religious Authority and Iranian President Ahmadinejad's Spiritual Mentor, Implies in a Theological-Political Book that Iran Must Acquire a Nuclear Weapon ("a Special Kind of Weapon"): a Rare Expression of Internal Discourse about Nuclear-Related Issues among the Iranian Elite" (March 2, 2010)
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.org - Policy Watch #1637: "DINNER IN DAMASCUS: WHAT DID IRAN ASK OF HIZBALLAH?" by David Schenker and Matthew Levitt (SNIPPET: "On February 26, Syrian president Bashar al-Asad hosted Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinezhad and Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah for a dinner in Damascus.") (March 2, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Mehr, Press TV (Iran), www.palestine-info.info, February 27, 2010; Al-Thawra (Syria), February 28, 2010"): "KHAMENEI CALLS TO FORM AN ISLAMIC NEW MIDDLE EAST; MASH'AL: ISRAEL WILL PASS FROM THE WORLD" (Posted February 28, 2010)
IRNA.ir - News code: 986188: Tehran - "Existance of Zionist Regime an insult to humanity, president" (SNIPPET: "President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that existence of the Zionist regime is an insult to the entire humanity.") (February 28, 2010, 3:45:53 pm)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS: "AHMADINEJAD MANEUVERING HIZBULLAH AND ISRAEL INTO WAR?" by Hana Levi Julian (SNIPPET: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is reportedly angling to start another war between Israel and the Lebanese Hizbullah terrorist group in order to deflect attention away from his own lack of popularity at home. Ahmadinejad has faced constant friction from grassroots opposition movements since last June, when lopsided election results re-electing the president raised red flags among suspicious voters, who suspected the government had rigged the polls.") (Last Update February 28, 2010, 12:10 pm)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Jerusalem - "IRAN, SYRIA MOCK U.S. POLICY; AHMADINEJAD SPEAKS OF ISRAEL'S 'ANNIHILATION'" by Howard Schneider (SNIPPET: "The presidents of Iran and Syria on Thursday ridiculed U.S. policy in the region and pledged to create a Middle East "without Zionists," combining a slap at recent U.S. overtures and a threat to Israel with an endorsement of one of the region's defining alliances.") (February 26, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "GATES, ISRAELI COUNTERPART DISCUSS SECURITY ISSUES" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "...continue their ongoing discussions about about a broad range of security issues, including Iran...") (February 25, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "MULLEN: IRAN CONCERNS MIDDLE EASTERN NEIGHBORS" (SNIPPET: "Just back from a trip to the Middle East, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today cited widespread concern about Iran's nuclear program, but emphasized the importance of diplomatic and economic pressure, rather than military action, to stem it.") (February 22, 2010)
ISNA.ir - English - News Code: 8812-01743: Tehran - "Iran to declare good news on cetrifuges to be used in new sites: AEOI" (SNIPPET: "Iranian ministers during a meeting held in late December decided that the AEOI should within two months start construction of five enrichment sites whose places have been found across the country. The ministers also agreed that the organization offers suitable locations for the other five sites." SNIPPET: "He also said Iran is to use new centrifuges in the two new sites.") (February 22, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA (Iran), February 20, 2010"): "IRAN: WE CAN PREPARE OUR 20% NUCLEAR FUEL FOR USE IN TEHRAN REACTOR" (SNIPPET: "He added that the process of preparing nuclear fuel for shaping into rods or discs already began one year ago at the conversion facility in Esfahan.") (February 21, 2010)
WORLD TRIBUNE.com (Special from Geostrategy-Direct.com): Washington - "SYRIA CULTIVATING STRATEGIC TIES WITH VENEZUELA" (SNIPPET: "Western intelligence sources said Venezuela has become a key way-station for Iranian weapons deliveries to Hizbullah and Syria.") (February 17, 2010)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN MAKES FIRST BATCH OF HIGHER ENRICHED URANIUM" (SNIPPET: "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians that Iran was now a "nuclear state" and had produced its first batch of 20 percent enriched uranium.") (February 11, 2010, 3:35 am)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: "HARIRI: LEBANON STANDS WITH HIZBULLAH IN ANY WAR WITH ISRAEL" (SNIPPET: "The Lebanese government will stand with Hizbullah in the event of a war with Israel, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said overnight Tuesday in an interview with the BBC.") (February 10, 2010, 05:41)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "TEXAS: MUSLIM WHO SPOKE AT PRO-KHOMEINI CONFERENCE AND THREATENED COLUMNIST ANOINTED AS 'THE COUNTRY'S LEADING MUSLIM DERADICALIZATION EXPERT" (SNIPPET: "Of course, people like Elibiary, and only people like Elibiary, are already working closely with government and law enforcement.") (February 7, 2010)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRANIAN-BACKED SHIA TERROR GROUP KIDNAPS U.S. CIVILIAN IN BAGHDAD" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Asaib al Haq, or the League of the Righteous, kidnapped Issa T. Salomi, a US civilian contractor...) (February 6, 2010, 10:43 am)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "IRAQI FORCES ARREST TERRORISM SUSPECTS" (SNIPPET: "Iraqi security forces arrested a suspected terrorist today during a security operation to search for an attack cell leader in southwestern Baghdad associated with the Jaysh al-Mahdi terrorist organization. Iraqi forces and U.S. advisors searched three buildings for the suspected leader, who's believed to be responsible for coordinating training in Iran for militants loyal to the terrorist organization. He also allegedly is involved in weapons smuggling and is believed to be planning rocket attacks and assassinations targeting government officials in Baghdad.") (February 5, 2010)
US DOJ.gov - Justice.gov - Press Release: "U.K. FIRM PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY EXPORTING BOEING 747 AIRCRAFT TO IRAN Firm Agrees to Pay $15 Million in Fines" (SNIPPET: "Balli Aviation Ltd., a subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based Balli Group PLC...") (February 5, 2010)
US DOJ.gov - Justice.gov - Press Release: "TAIWAN EXPORTER ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF EXPORTING MISSILE COMPONENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "...defendant Yi-Lan Chen, aka "Kevin Chen," 40, a Taiwan passport holder, was arrested on Feb. 3, 2010, on charges of illegally exporting commodities for Iran's missile program.") (February 4, 2010)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Terrorism and the Internet: 'Electronic intifada' declared on Israel on Facebook. Hamas and radical Islamic groups, encouraged by Iran, employ social networks on the Internet for the struggle against Israel.") (February 2, 2010)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "In a speech given to the Revolutionary Guards, Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi, Ahmadinejad's spiritual mentor, accused the Jews and the Zionist of corruption and fanning resistance against the regime as part of their effort to 'take over the world and destroy Islam'" (SNIPPET: "Mesbah-Yazdi's website, http://mesbahyazdi.org") (January 25, 2010)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - Arutz Sheva: "SECRET REPORT: IRAN WILL HAVE NUCLEAR BOMB THIS YEAR" by Malkah Fleisher (SNIPPET: "A secret intelligence dossier currently being reviewed by US, Israeli, German, and Austrian governments reveals secret Iranian tests and hierarchies of power dedicated to the successful development of a nuclear bomb, and predicts that Iran will have a primitive nuclear bomb by year's end. According to the classified document featured in an expose by Germany's Der Spiegel magazine, Iran is well on its way toward obtaining its first nuclear bomb.") (Last Update: January 25, 2010, 9:49 pm)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Beirut - "HEZBOLLAH'S RELOCATION OF ROCKET SITES TO LEBANON'S INTERIOR POSES WIDER THREAT" by Howard Schneider (SNIPPET: "The Islamist group has talked openly of its efforts to rebuild, and Israel estimates that Hezbollah has about 40,000 projectiles, most of them shorter-range rockets and mortar shells.") (January 23, 2010)
NewYork.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: "MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY CHARGES THREE NEW YORK BUSINESSMEN WITH LAUNDERING MONEY THROUGH IRAN" (SNIPPET: "From 2007 to 2008, SAFARHA, MOHAMEY, and MAHALATY engaged in the transfer of illicit funds to Iran...") (January 20, 2010)
AFP via Google.com: Tehran - "IRAN TO UNVEIL THREE NEW HOME-BUILT SATELLITES: REPORT" (SNIPPET: "Taghipour named the three satellites as Toloo (Dawn), Ya Mahdi and Mesbah-2, but did not elaborate on exactly when they would be launched." SNIPPET: "Iran had earlier announced it was building seven new satellites, including three for high orbit positions.") (January 20, 2010)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'Iran ordered attack on Israeli convoy'" by Amir Mizroch and Yaakov Katz (SNIPPET: "The attack itself was apparently carried out by local al-Qaida supporters who received money and explosives from Iran, the sources said.") (Updated January 19, 2010, 13:37)
Online.WSJ.com - Opinion Europe: "THE ROME-TEHRAN AXIS" by Giulio Meotti, Rome (SNIPPET: "Italian companies -- with Rome's backing -- have equipped Iran's military and contributed to the regime's satellite and possibly nuclear programs.") (January 14, 2010, 4:27 p.m. ET)
LA TIMES.com: "PARTS SENT TO IRAN COULD BE USED FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT" by Scott Glover (SNIPPET: "Three men, including an Iranian-born chemical engineer living in Glendale, have been charged in an alleged scheme to smuggle sophisticated industrial components into Iran that could be used in the development of a nuclear weapon, authorities said Wednesday.") (January 14, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, January 11, 2009"): "IRANIAN FM: IRAN-SYRIA VISAS NO LONGER NEEDED" (SNIPPET: "...Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that the Syrian and Iranian presidents had agreed to abolish the need for visas between their two countries...") (Posted January 13, 2010)
THE MEDIA LINE.org: "NUCLEAR SCIENTIST KILLED BY MOTORCYCLE BOMB IN TEHRAN" (SNIPPET: "An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed by a remote-control motorcycle bomb in Tehran on Tuesday morning. Professor Massoud Mohammadi, who was on the faculty at Tehran University, was attacked as he left his home. The incident was reported by the official IRNA news agency, but few details were available.") (January 12, 2010)
MEMRI.org: "IRANIAN ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION HEAD: 'We Have the Right to Enrich Uranium to 100%'" (SNIPPET: "It should be noted that uranium enriched to 90% or higher is used only for military purposes, in the construction of nuclear weapons.") (January 11, 2010)
LAWMAKERS FAULT INTERPOL IN PROBE OF ARGENTINE BLAST" (SNIPPET: "The July 18, 1994, attack..." SNIPPET: "In October, Argentine prosecutors Alberto Nisman and Marcelo Martinez Burgos accused the government of Iran of directing the bombing and the Hezbollah militia of carrying it out. The prosecutors said Argentina had been targeted by Iran after the Argentine government's decision to suspend a nuclear-technology transfer contract to Tehran. Most of the 85 who died in the bombing were Jewish. The attack came two years after an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires that killed 29.") (January 14, 2010)
Philadelphia.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: Philadelphia - "CHESTER COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS FOR CONDUCTING ILLEGAL BUSINESS WITH IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Ali Amirnazmi, 66, of Berwyn, PA. ...") (January 11, 2010)
MEDIA NEWSWIRE - Press Release Distribution: New York - "ICE AGENTS ARREST MANHATTAN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT ON CHARGES OF CRIMINALLY VIOLATING THE IRAN TRADE EMBARGO" (SNIPPET: "ICE agents, acting as part of the El Dorado Task Force, arrested Mahmoud Reza Banki on Jan. 7." SNIPPET: "Banki allegedly received wire transfers in a personal bank account he maintained at Bank of America in Manhattan totaling about $4.7 million from companies and individuals located in the following countries: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Latvia, Slovenia, Russia, Sweden, the Philippines, the United States, and other countries.") (January 8, 2010)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "NORTH KOREA AND IRAN TOP LIST OF WORST PERSECUTORS OF CHRISTIANS" by E.B. Solomont (SNIPPET: "North Korea, Iran and Saudi Arabia are the worst persecutors of Christians around the world, according to a ranking released Wednesday by a Christian mission agency.") (January 7, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: ILNA, Iran, January 4, 2010"): "IRANIAN FM PROPOSES ALTERNATE URANIUM ENRICHMENT SITES" (SNIPPET: "The deal is to take place either in Brazil, Japan, or Turkey, which have agreed that it can be executed on their soil, or on the Iranian island of Kish.") (Posted January 4, 2010)
FBI.gov - Press Release: "FBI CONTINUES TO SEEK INFORMATION ABOUT ROBERT LEVINSON Retired FBI Special Agent Missing for 1,000 Days" (SNIPPET: "Today marks 1,000 days since American citizen Robert Levinson--a retired FBI special agent--went missing on March 9, 2007 during a business trip to Kish Island, Iran.") (December 3, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Aljazeera.net, December 21, 2009"): "BIN LADEN'S SON: Our Relatives Are Being Held In Iran; Sister Fled to Saudi Embassy in Tehran" (Posted December 22, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: ("Source: Sobh-e Sadeq, Iran, December 12, 2009"): "ARTICLE IN IRGC WEEKLY: SAUDI ARABIA IS PLAYING WITH FIRE IN YEMEN" (Posted December 17, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars, Iran, December 18, 2009"): "IRAN WORKING ON NEW CENTRIFUGES" (SNIPPET: "Iranian Atomic Energy Organization head Ali Akbar Salehi has said that Iran is working on a new generation of centrifuges, IR3 and IR4, for uranium enrichment, and expressed hope that the new centrifuges would be in use by March 2011.") (Posted December 18, 2009)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN MAKING NEW MODEL CENTRIFUGES FOR NUKES" (SNIPPET: "Salehi said that more than 6,000 centrifuges are currently enriching uranium..." SNIPPET: "The IAEA has reported that it is watching Iran's efforts to improve its centrifuges. Iran says it will install more than 50,000 centrifuges at Natanz, but currently they have installed fewer than 9,000, so there could easily be room for more advanced models in the future, a Vienna nuclear expert said.") (December 18, 2009)
TREAS.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-451: Washington, DC - "TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY FOR TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE STUART LEVEY REMARKS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON JOINT $536 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH CREDIT SUISSE AG" (December 16, 2009)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "TEST UNDERMINES IRANIAN CLAIMS, OFFICIAL SAYS" by John J. Kruzel (SNIPPET: "The provocation yesterday strengthens the resolve of the international community, including China and Russia, to pursue sanctions on Iran if it fails to show progress by the year's end, in keeping with deadline Obama laid out, Morrell said. "So we are we're watching closely," he added, "and we are concerned."") (December 16, 2009)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "REPORT: IRAN TEST-FIRES IMPROVED SEJIL2 MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "Islamic republic's Arabic-language satellite television says tested missile has longer range than Shahab, which Iranian officials have said can reach targets 2,000 kilometers away, putting Israel and US bases in Gulf within reach.") (Published December 16, 2009, 09:55/Israel News)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Irib.ir, Iran, December 14, 2009; Leader.ir, Iran, December 13, 2009"): "KHAMENEI: Enemies Of The Regime Will Disappear Like Foam On The Water" (December 15, 2009)
TIMESonline.CO.UK: "SECRET DOCUMENT EXPOSES IRAN'S NUCLEAR TRIGGER" (SNIPPET: "The technical document describes the use of a neutron source, uranium deuteride, which independent experts confirm has no possible civilian or military use other than in a nuclear weapon. Uranium deuteride is the material used in Pakistan's bomb, from where Iran obtained its blueprint.") (December 14, 2009)
YNET NEWS.com: "INTELLIGENCE SOURCES: IRANIAN SCIENTIST LED IAEA TO QOM Sunday Telegraph reports defecting physicist led UN inspectors to secret nuclear site in Iran" (Published December 13, 2009, 0918/Israel News)
YNET NEWS.com: "DER SPIEGEL: SIEMENS SUPPORTS IRAN NUKE EFFORTS German magazine reports customs officials seize goods meant for Iran's nuclear program" by Sarah Stricker (December 12, 2009, 22:37/Israel news)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRAQI TROOPS CAPTURE MAHDI ARMY MILITARY LEADER" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Iran has backed a host of Shia terror groups in Iraq, including the Mahdi Army and the Promised Day Brigade, the Asaib al Haq, and the Hezbollah Brigades [see LWJ report, "Iraqi forces search for Qods Force agents" and "Ramazan Corps and the ratlines into Iraq" for more details on Iran's involvement in Iraq]. List of Promised Day Brigade and Mahdi Army operatives detained since November:") (December 9, 2009, 1:40 pm)
INATODAY.com - INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS TODAY by Toby Westerman: "CHAVEZ AND THE IDEOLOGY OF RUSSIAN MISSILES" (SNIPPET: "Chavez's Bolivarian Revolution also finds support from the Islamic Republic of Iran and various Islamic militant groups.") (December 9, 2009)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "COMBINED FORCES ARREST SUSPECTS IN IRAQ" (SNIPPET: "Acting on combined security team intelligence, Iraqi security forces and U.S. advisors searched a building in Sadr City where the suspect was located. He is suspected of transporting explosives and weapons from Iran into Baghdad. The man is believed to have been staging multiple attacks on security forces in Iraq.") (December 7, 2009)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'Iran can now produce nuclear bomb'" (SNIPPET: "Iran now has the technical capability to build a nuclear bomb and the only thing separating it from the bomb is the decision to go ahead and build one, said Brig. -Gen. Yossi Baidatz, head of Military Intelligence's research division, on Monday.") (Updated December 7, 2009, 21:16)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'IRAN BUIDLING TERROR NETWORK IN SOUTH AMERICA'" by Hilary Leila Krieger (SNIPPET: "The Argentinean prosecutor who ferreted out Iranian links to Argentina's largest terror attack warned Wednesday of Teheran's growing terror network in Latin America. "The Iranians are moving fast," assessed Alberto Nisman...") (Updated December 3, 2009, 15:48)
INVESTORS.com _ IBD Editorials: "10 REASONS NUCLEAR IRAN IS NO JOKE" (SNIPPET: "Terror State: A dithering world has for years underestimated the costs of appeasement toward Iran. Tehran's aggressive plans for 10 new nuclear plants show they want dominance, not just a bomb or two.") (November 30, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AFP): "IRANIAN PILGRIMS SHOUT 'DEATH TO AMERICA, DEATH TO ISRAEL' AT HAJJ" (SNIPPET: ""Death to America, death to Israel," thousands of Iranians chanted inside a huge tent on the Arafat plain. No Saudi security forces were evident as Ayatollah Muhammed Rishari, the representative of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, led the Iranian delegation.") (November 26, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry and Analysis No. 567: "AGAINST BACKDROP OF CLASHES WITH THE WEST OVER ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND THE WAR IN YEMEN, IRAN TRIES TO INSTIGATE RIOTING IN SAUDI ARABI DURING HAJJ" by A. Savyon and Y. Mansharof (November 24, 2009)
US DOJ.gov - JUSTICE.gov/opa - Press Release: "ARMS DEALER PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO SUPPLY U.S. FIGHTER JET ENGINES TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Juacques Monsieur, a Belgian national and resident of France..." SNIPPET: "Monsieur along with Dara Fotouhi, aka Dara Fatouhi, an Iranian national currently living in France, was charged in a six-count indictment returned on Aug. 27, 2009, with conspiracy, money laundering, smuggling, as well as violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Monsieur was arrested by federal agents in August 2009 upon his arrival in New York. Fotouhi remains at large.") (November 23, 2009)
SPACEWAR.com (AFP): Kuala Lumpur - "MALAYSIA DENIES ROLE IN SMUGGLING NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Kohilan however confirmed Malaysian Brian Kaam and Iranian Majid Seif, who lives in Malaysia, along with two local companies, were among eight people and eight companies charged by the US Justice Department on September 11, 2008.") (November 24, 2009)
US DOJ.gov - JUSTICE.gov: Miami - "SIXTEEN FOREIGN NATIONALS AND CORPORATIONS INDICTED ON CHARGES OF ILLEGALLY EXPORTING POTENTIAL MILITARY AND EXPLOSIVES COMPONENTS TO IRAN" (September 17, 2008)
CSMONITOR.com - THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR - Opinion: "THE REAL REASON IRAN CAN'T BE TRUSTED As they confront Iran's nuclear aims, negotiators must mind the Shiite doctrine of deceit called 'taqiyya.'" by Mamoun Fandy (November 20, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Fars, IRIBnews, Iran, November 13, 2009"): "AYATOLLAH JANNATI IN FRIDAY SERMON: The Flag of Fighting Against America Must Remain Hoisted; U.S. Congress's $55 Million Anti-Iran Budget 'Means War With God'; Jewish Conspiracies Have Always Been A Danger For Islam" (Posted November 13, 2009)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRAQI FORCES SEARCH FOR QODS FORCE AGENTS" (SNIPPET: "Iraqi officials in Al Kut are seeking four suspected Iranian Qods Force operatives behind attacks on security forces.") (November 7, 2009)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il (INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER): "The Israeli Navy captures a ship carrying a large shipment of weapons (including rockets, mortar shells and anti-tank weapons) from Iran. The shipment was apparently on its way to Hezbollah in Lebanon." (November 5, 2009)
RESCUE ATTEMPT.com: "THE HOSTAGE RESCUE ATTEMPT IN IRAN, APRIL 24-25, 1980" (SNIPPET: "The Iran hostage crisis began November 4, 1979, when a mob of Iranians seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran...")
WHITEHOUSE.gov: "STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT OBAMA ON IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Thirty years ago today, the American Embassy in Tehran was seized. The 444 days that began on November 4, 1979 deeply affected the lives of courageous Americans who were unjustly held hostage, and we owe these Americans and their families our gratitude for their extraordinary service and sacrifice. This event helped set the United States and Iran on a path of sustained suspicion, mistrust, and confrontation. I have made it clear that the United States of America wants to move beyond this past, and seeks a relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran based upon mutual interests and mutual respect.") (November 3, 2009)
JIHAD WATCH.org (BLOOMBERG): "HAMAS ROCKETS CAN NOW REACH TEL AVIV" (SNIPPET: "Since the three-week operation, Hamas has been able to replenish its stock of military equipment and explosives as well as upgrade its rocket capability, Ayalon said. Hamas is receiving support from Iran, which is using the Islamic movement to increase its influence in the region, he said.") (November 3, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2627: "Yemeni Shi'ite Cleric and Houthi Disciple 'Issam Al-'Imad: Our Leader Houthi is Close to Khamenei; We Are Influenced Religiously and Ideologically by Iran" (November 2, 2009)
THE GIANT NO ONE SEES: RED REVOLUTION COMES TO 'GREEN GIANT' BRAZIL" by Toby Westerman (SNIPPET: "Iran has expressed its willingness to share its atomic technology with Brazil - as well as with Venezuela.") (November 3, 2009)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRAN: ANTI-SEMITE APPOINTED DEPUTY MINISTER Mohammad-Ali Ramin is considered most hard-line among Ayatollah regime's Holocaust deniers" by Dudi Cohen (Published November 2, 2009, 21:28/Israel News)
VOA NEWS.com: "PAKISTAN FREES 11 IRANIAN GUARDS ARRESTED NEAR SW BORDER" (SNIPPET: "Pakistani authorities initially identified the men as members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, but they later said they are security guards.") (October 27, 2009)
FORBES.com: "ARMAGEDDON TIME When it comes to Iran, the U.S. may be facing a cataclysm." by Peter Robinson (SNIPPET: "The second observation: The Iranians have no interest in running a bluff. Once able to produce nuclear weapons, they will almost certainly do so.") (October 23, 2009, 12:01 am EDT) Read More...)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: "KUWAITI PAPER: SYRIA TRANSFERRED 1/4 OF ITS MISSILE ARSENAL TO HIZBULLAH" (SNIPPET: "Iranian and Syrian officers were reportedly training the Hizbullah operatives in using the new missiles and in operating early warning systems intended to alert the group of Israeli jets.") (Updated October 15, 2009, 16:04)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Iranian subversion in Yemen: Iranian websites expose additional evidence of the regime's ideological and religious influence on the Shi'ite rebels in north Yemen and the rebellion's importance for Iran in supporting the Shi'ite minority in the Arab-Muslim world" (October 13, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2593: "Iranian Ayatollah Khatami in Friday Sermon: Profaning Al-Aqsa Will Lead to 'Third Intifada' Which Will End the 'Dirty Existence of the Forged Zionist Regime'; Geneva Talks a 'Great Victory' For Iran" (October 9, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2579: "AHWAZI ORGANIZATION: IRAN IS PLANNING TO ATTACK GULF COUNTRIES; IRAN IS PRODUCING CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND BURYING THE WASTE IN AHWAZ" (October 6, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Tabnak, Iran (Iran), October 6, 2009"): "KHAMENEI ORDERS ANOTHER ROUND OF MILITARY APPOINTMENTS" (SNIPPET: "Naqdi, who is close to Khamenei, is under U.N. Security Council sanctions for his ties to Iran's ballistic missile program. Also, Hossein Taeb, formerly Basij commander, is now IRGC intelligence chief.") (October 6, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Mehr, Iran, October 2, 2009"): "MEMBER OF IRANIAN NEGOTIATING TEAM IN GENEVA: No Agreement On Date of IAEA Visit To New Facility" (SNIPPET: "This is in contrast to statements by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana.") (Posted October 2, 2009)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Geopolitically strategic Yemen has become a focus of local Iranian-Saudi Arabian strife. The Yemeni government accuses Iran of supporting Zaydi-Shi'ite (Houthi) rebels in the northern part of the country with weapons, money and propaganda. Subverting local Shi'ite populations in the Middle East is a frequent Iranian modus operandi." (October 1, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Fars, Iran, September 29, 2009; Press TV, Mehr, Sepahanews, Fars, Iran, September 28, 2009; Al-'Aalam, Iran, September 27, 2009"): "MISSILE MANEUVERS END WITH FIRING LONG-RANGE SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILES; SENIOR IRGC OFFICIAL: IRANIAN MISSILES WILL STRIKE ANY PLACE THAT THREATENS US" (SNIPPET: "The Qadr 1 is an upgraded Shihab 3.") (Posted September 29, 2009)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Opinion: "GATES HINTS AT MORE IRAN NUKE SITES" by Susan Ferrechio (SNIPPET: "This Week host George Stephanopoulos asked Gates if the newly discovered site is "the only secret site that we know of." After a pause, Gates said, "I'm not going to get into that. I would just say that we are watching closely."") (September 27, 2009, 1:19pm EDT)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "YOM KIPPUR IN IRAN: WAR GAMES AND MISSILE DRILL" by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (SNIPPET: "Several months ago, Iran said it had tested a missile that could reach Israel as well as American bases in the Middle East.") (Published September 26, 2009, 10:05 pm)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "IRAN DEFIANT AMID NEW NUCLEAR PLANT ROW" (SNIPPET: "The secret facility, which Western intelligence agencies discovered some months ago, is due to become operational next year. The plant is large enough to hold 3,000 centrifuges, the machines used to enrich uranium. A clandestine facility of this kind, beyond the reach of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, would be enough to produce sufficient weapons-grade uranium for one nuclear bomb in about a year." SNIPPET: "A US official said the facility was located 120 miles south-west of Tehran, in a network of underground tunnels found beneath a military base once used as a missile test site by the Revolutionary Guards.") (Published: 7:30AM BST 26 Sep 2009)
US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: "DUTCH FIRM AND TWO OFFICERS PLEAD GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO EXPORT AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS AND OTHER GOODS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Aviation Services International, B.V. ("ASI"), an aircraft parts supply company in the Netherlands; Robert Kraaipoel, 66, a citizen of the Netherlands and the director of ASI; and Robert Neils Kraaipoel ("Neils Kraaipoel"), 40, a citizen of the Netherlands, the sales manager of ASI and son of Robert Kraaipoel, each entered a plea of guilty to a one-count criminal information in federal court in the District of Columbia..") (September 24, 2009)
Edition.CNN.com: "U.S. SCRAPS MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD PLANS" (SNIPPET: "Vice President Joe Biden earlier refused to confirm to CNN that the George W. Bush-era plan was being shelved. But he did explain the logic of doing so, saying Iran -- a key concern for the United States -- was not a threat.") (Updated September 17, 2009, 1349 GMT)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "EUROPEAN MISSILE PLAN OFFERS BETTER DEFENSE, GATES SAYS" by Fred W. Baker III (SNIPPET: "This will give the military a smaller range of detection and protection, but is enough initially to protect U.S. troops and allies against Iran's shorter range missiles.") (September 17, 2009)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "OBAMA ANNOUNCES CHANGES FOR EUROPEAN MISSILE DEFENSE" by Fred W. Baker III (SNIPPET: "The new plan is based on recent intelligence reports that reassess Iran's weapons capabilities to show short-and medium-range ballistic missiles to be developing more rapidly than projected, and intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities developing much slower than estimated.") (September 17, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2535: "Ahmadinejad Critiques 'Western Theory of Development' as Aimed at Liberal Democracy, Free Market Economy, and Moral Relativism -- And Proposes Iranian Alternative Based on 'Divine and Idealistic Values,' 'Society of Ali and the Mahdi'" (September 15, 2009)
YNET NEWS.com: "WAVE OF ARRESTS FOLLOW PLOT TO BLOW UP DUBAI TOWER" by Roee Nahmias (SNIPPET: "Iran suspected to be mastermind behind plot" SNIPPET: "According to these sources, this is not merely an innocent business relationship. Khater is a partner in a ceramics factory called Ras al-Khaimah Ceramics. This factory, the sources claim, directly aids Iran's weapons and missiles industry. The factory even has a branch in the Iranian city of Natanz, where parts for Iranian warheads are produced. Khater is also one of the owners of the pharmaceutical company at which one of the detainees arrested for the Burj Dubai plot works.") (Published September 15, 2009, 14:38/Israel News)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "IRAQIS SEIZE CACHE, DETAIN TERRORIST, SECURE DRONE" (SNIPPET: "Iraqi soldiers and a tactical police unit from Amarah seized the rocket-launcher supplies in Maysan province yesterday. The operation snared 16 complete rocket rails and more than 1,300 car jacks and other components used in the assembly of the rails. Hundreds of jacks were smuggled in banana shipping crates marked with Iranian stickers, officials said.") (September 1, 2009)
US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: "INTERNATIONAL ARMS DEALER ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO SUPPLY U.S. FIGHTER JET ENGINES TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Jacques Monsieur, a Belgian national and resident of France..." SNIPPET: "...charging Monsieur, 56, and co-defendant Dara Fotouhi, aka Dara Fatouhi, 54, an Iranian national currently living in France...") (September 2, 2009)
INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "The report issued by the Argentinean Attorney General regarding the suicide bombing attack at the AMIA building in Buenos Aires in 1994 in which Ahmad Vahidi, Iran's new designated defense minister, played a central role" (August 30, 2009) (pdf)
IAEA-Iran-0809 - GOV/2009/58- Board of Governors: "Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), and 1835 (2008) in the Islamic Republic of Iran" (August 28, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Tabnak (Iran), August 21, 2009"): "IRANIAN WEBSITE: ENHANCED IAEA SUPERVISION - PROOF OF IRAN'S FLEXIBILITY" (SNIPPET: "The site stated further that Iran was operating 10,000 centrifuges and testing 2,000 more.") (August 23, 2009)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Ahmad Vahidi, wanted by Interpol for participation in the 1994 terrorist attack in Buenos Aires, is the new designated defense minister of Iran (still unratified by the Parliament). His nomination signals the increasing strength of the Revolutionary Guards and Ahmadinejad's intention to continue defying the West and subverting the Middle East." (August 26, 2009) (pdf)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2519: "Following August 19 Baghdad Bombings, a Syrian Daily Teshreen Warns Obama: The Syria-Iran Alliance, Which Is Cultivating the Resistance, Has Won a Great Victory -- And Will Not Wait Until Hesitant Obama Reaches a Decision" (September 4, 2009)
REUTERS India: Amsterdam: "DUTCH SACK MUSLIM SCHOLAR OVER IRAN GOVERNMENT TIES" (SNIPPET: "The Dutch city of Rotterdam and its university have fired Swiss Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan as an advisor...") (August 18, 2009, 11:55 pm IST)
MEMRI.org- Special Dispatch No. 2492: "Iranian Chief of Staff Firouzabadi Writes Letter to Hidden Imam" (SNIPPET: "He concludes by urging the Hidden Imam to come speedily and launch a worldwide Islamic revolution.") (August 17, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Asr-e Iran, Iran, August 12, 2009"): "IRANIAN ATATOLLAH: OBEYING AHMADINEJAD IS LIKE OBEYING ALLAH" (SNIPPET: "Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah-e Yazdi, spiritual mentor of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has said that obeying Ahmadinejad is the same as obeying Allah.") (Posted August 14, 2009)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Two rare statements about Iran-Hezbollah relations: Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to the Supreme Leader Khamenei, admits Iran fully supports Hezbollah. Sheikh Naim Qassem, Hezbollah's deputy secretary general, says Hezbollah derives legitimacy for its activities from Khamenei.") (August 10, 2009)
YNET NEWS.com: "ISRAEL PUSHING FOR SANCTIONS ON IRAN" by Roni Sofer "SNIPPET: "Time is running out, and Israel has decided not to depend on the United Nations in terms of sanctions on Iran.") (Published August 7, 2009, 01:01/Israel News)
TIMESonline.co.uk: "ON THE STREET THEY CHANTED, 'DEATH TO THE DICTATOR' An eyewitness account of the scenes outside the Iranian parliament as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was inaugurated" (August 6, 2009)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: IRAN PLANE WAS CARRYING ARMS FOR HEZBOLLAH" (SNIPPET: "Italian newspaper says plane crash north of Tehran which left 168 people dead was caused by explosion of fuses slated to be delivered to Lebanese organization. ccording to report, members of Revolutionary Guards among casualties" SNIPPET: "According to the sources, the aircraft was carrying a large number of modern fuses composed of 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of explosives and electrical instrumentation.") (Published August 2, 2009, 09:57/Israel News)
UPI.com: Tehran - "IRAN SENDS WARSHIPS INTO GULF OF ADEN" (SNIPPET: "Iran has deployed a flotilla of warships and support vessels into the Gulf of Aden, the second in recent weeks, and says it also plans to establish a new naval base in the Gulf of Oman, at the southern end of the chokepoint Strait of Hormuz.") (Published July 30, 2009, 1:00 pm)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST (JPOST and AP): "HIZBULLAH TRAINING LEBANESE ARMED FORCES" (SNIPPET: "Hizbullah reportedly trained the officers on the use of specific Iranian missiles with average- and long-distance ranges.") (Updated July 27, 2009, 21:59)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. RELEASED SENIOR IRANIAN QODS FORCE COMMANDER" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The US and Iraqi military believe the Special Groups are preparing to re-initiate fighting as their leaders and operatives are beginning to filter back into Iraq from Iran." SNIPPET: ""There is no question that Iran continues to fund, train, equip, and direct to varying degrees some of the groups still active in Iraq," Petraeus said.") (July 27, 2009, 1:50 am)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: "HAMAS TUNNELING NEAR UN FACILITIES" by Yaakov Katz (SNIPPET: "The officials said a tunnel Hamas had been digging adjacent to a UN school in Beit Hanun...") (Updated July 27, 2009, 4:05)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2456: "IRANIAN VP PARVIZ DAVOUDI: IRAN IS OPERATING OVER 12,000 CENTRIFUGES; ANY ATTEMPT TO DESTABILIZE THE IRANIAN REGIME WILL UNDERMINE THE SECURITY OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND ENTIRE WORLD" (July 22, 2009)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Iran tightens its security collaboration with Persian Gulf countries in an attempt to secure regional hegemony. It also strives to moderate the tension with its neighbors and to prevent them from being used as a launching pad for attacks against Iran." (July 19, 2009)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'I wed Iranian girls before execution'" by Sabina Amidi (SNIPPET: "He has also detailed aspects of his earlier service in the force, including his enforced participation in the rape of young Iranian girls prior to their execution.") Updated July 19, 2009, 3:03)
YNET NEWS.com: "CELL SENT BY HEZBOLLAH TO ATTACK ISRAELI EMBASSY" (SNIPPET: "According to indictment, suspects admit to being sent by Hezbollah, Iranian Revolutionary Guards, and al-Qaeda.") (Published July 9, 2009, 00:20) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2424: "IRANIAN REGIME-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION: Europe and America Are Turning Muslim -- An Opportunity to Spread Shi'a Islam" (SNIPPET: "It should be stressed that the data brought in the article is unsubstantiated and should be perceived as reflecting the positions of the Iranian foundation.") (June 30, 2009)
FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (SANKEI SHUMBUN, June 20, 2009) - Summary posted by TigerLikesRooster: "PREPARATION UNDER WAY FOR N. KOREAN TECHNICIANS TO EVACUATE FROM IRAN" (SUMMARY SNIPPET: "N. Korean technicians are at multiple sites in Iran, cooperating with Iran the development of missiles and other projects. In addition to securing personal belongings, the preparation includes equipments and documents which should be kept in secret, such as computers. This is to prevent the evidence of the close collaboration on missile and nukes from being discovered.") (Posted June 25, 2009)
English.CHOSUN.com: "N. KOREA 'HELPING BURMA WITH WMD'" (SNIPPET: ""North Korea has used [Burmese] ports and airstrips to transfer arms and contraband to third countries, including Iran," the daily claimed. It said several Burmese citizens, some of them expatriates, "have claimed direct knowledge of a nuclear weapons program, including a reactor under construction near Maymyo."") (June 25, 2009)
NewYork.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: "NEW JERSEY MAN SENTENCED TO 17 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO HIZBALLAH" (SNIPPET: "...Saleh Elahwal, 56...") (June 23, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Al Arabiya, June 17, 2009") - New On MEMRI TV: "IRANIAN FILMMAKER SAMIRA MAKHMALBAF - AHMADINEJAD HAS SOILED THE STREETS OF IRAN WITH OUR BLOOD AND WANTS TO LEAD THE REGION TO WAR" (Posted June 21, 2009)
TIMES OF INDIA.com: Washington - "'India blocked its airspace for NKorean plane at US request'" (SNIPPET: "India at the request of the United States had blocked its air space to a North Korean plane allegedly delivering illicit cargo to Iran last year forcing it to turn back," a US lawmaker has said.") (June 18, 2009, 1811 hrs IST, PTI)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "SYRIA: THE OTHER ASPIRING NUCLEAR POWER" by Ryan Mauro (SNIPPET: "It needs to be understood that the WMD programs of Syria, Iran and North Korea are all interconnected, with one program facilitating that of the others, and it is quite possible that tasks are divided amongst these partners.") (June 17, 2009)
US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: "DEFENDANT SENTENCED IN CONSPIRACY TO EXPORT MILITARY AIRCRAFT PARTS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Traian Bujduveanu was sentenced in Miami federal court for his role in a conspiracy to illegally export military and dual use aircraft parts to Iran. Bujduveanu's co-defendant, Hassan Keshari, and his corporation, Kesh Air International, were sentenced in May 2009.") (June 11, 2009)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: "REPORT: HIZBULLAH TERRORISTS CAUGHT IN BAKU WITH IRANIAN PASSPORTS" by Yaakov Katz (SNIPPET: "...identified as Karaki Ali Mohammad and Najmaddin Ali Huseyn...") (June 11, 2009, 21:37)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "IRANIAN WEAPONS GETTING THROUGH TO TALIBAN" by Ben Farmer in Kabul (SNIPPET: ""That's a regular occurrence," the official told the Daily Telegraph. "It tends to be heavier weapons like mines and mortars rather than Kalashnikovs". Quantities regularly run into the hundreds and the weapons are usually brand new he added.") (Published June 8, 2009, 7:04 pm)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: MEHR, Iran, June 5, 2009"): "SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL: WE DID NOT STOP URANIUM ENRICHMENT DURING KHATAMI'S PRESIDENCY" (SNIPPET: "He claimed that one of the purposes of the nuclear dossier negotiations during that period was to buy time to complete the construction of the nuclear facilities in Esfahan and Natanz.") (June 7, 2009)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRAN ADDS CENTRIFUGES; UN OVERSIGHT HARDER" (SNIPPET: "Iran has expanded the number of centrifuges enriching uranium to almost 5,000..." SNIPPET: "Friday's report also said Iran had increased its rate of production of low-enriched uranium (LEU) material, boosting its stockpile by 500 kg to 1,339 kg in the past six months. The data suggests that Iran may have accumulated enough LEU to convert into high-enriched uranium sufficient for one atom bomb.") (Published June 5, 2009, 20:22/Israel News)
stepping back in time...PHOTO CAPTION: "An Iranian made light submarine is displayed during the army day military parade, outside the mausoleum of the late founder of Islamic republic, Ayatollah Khomeini (poster) in Tehran, 18 April 2007."
AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: "DEFEATING A HITLER WITH NUKES: NOTHING ELSE MATTERS" by James Lewis (SNIPPET: "Like it or not, we are being dragged into the Second Age of Nuclear Terror. Nothing else matters now.") (May 27, 2009)
JERUSALEM POST.com (AP): "SECRET FOREIGN MINISTRY DOCUMENT: VENEZUELA SENDS URANIUM TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Venezuela and Bolivia are supplying Iran with uranium for its nuclear program, according to a secret Israeli government report obtained Monday by The Associated Press.") (May 25, 2009, 22:23)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "U.S. INVESTIGATOR EXPOSES IRAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS 'SHOPPING LIST'" by Philip Sherwell in New York (SNIPPET: "The items included 15,000 kgs of specialised aluminium alloy used almost exclusively in long-range missile production; 1,700 kgs of graphite cylinders used for banned electrical discharge machines; more than 30,000 kgs of tungsten-copper plates; 200 tungsten-copper alloy hollow cylinders; 19,000 kgs of tungsten metal powder and 24,500 kgs of maraging steel rods, which are favoured for their superior strength.") (Last updated May 24, 2009, 5:04 pm BST)
JPOST.com: "OUR WORLD: IRAN'S GLOBAL REACH" by Caroline Glick (SNIPPET: "Iran poses a direct threat to US national security through its alliances and military, intelligence and terrorist presence in South and Central America. Today Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Iran's Hizbullah terror cells, and other Iranian agencies operate in open collaboration with anti-US governments throughout the Western Hemisphere. The South American lynchpin of this new and growing Iranian-centered alliance system is Hugo Chavez's regime in Venezuela.") (Updated May 19, 2009, 10:29)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "DEFENSE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN CITES IRONY IN IRANIAN CHARGE" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "It's ironic that as Iranian leaders continue to arm insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, they accuse the United States of destabilizing Iran, a senior Defense Department spokesman said today.") (May 19, 2009)
NTNEWS.com - SUNDAY TERRITORIAN: "'MOTHER OF MILITANT ISLAM' OVERSEAS BAN" (SNIPPET: "Rabiah Hutchinson told The Australian her passport was cancelled after returning from Iran in 2003 because of her links to Al-Qa'ida and Indonesian militant group Jemaah Islamiah.) (May 11, 2009)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "2 U.S. ENVOYS HEAD TO SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "The trip was announced as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad arrived in Syria to meet with leaders of 10 hardline Palestinian groups.") (May 5, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Aftab, Iran, April 30, 2009"): "COMOROS PRESIDENT TO VISIT IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Sambi previously visited Iran in June 2008.") (Posted May 5, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No 2004: "INVESTIGATION BY EGYPTIAN DAILY AL-AHRAM FINDS IRANIAN INVOLVEMENT, SHI'IZATION IN COMOROS ISLANDS" (July 28, 2008)
JCPA.org - JERUSALEM CENTER FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS: "THE RUSSIAN HANDICAP TO U.S. IRAN POLICY" by Ariel Cohen (SNIPPET: "To conclude, with Russia providing support for Iranian ambitions diplomatically, technologically, and militarily (to defend their missile and nuclear programs from attack), and the "grand bargain" price likely being too high, the U.S. is left with a difficult problem.") (April 22, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, April 20, 2009; ISNA, April 19, 2009"): "IRAN: WE'LL DEMAND A HIGH PRICE FOR EXPORTING OUR NUCLEAR KNOWHOW" (SNIPPET: "Senior Iranian official said that at the Bushehr plant, the loading stage of dummy fuel had ended and the plant had entered cold test stage.") (Posted April 21, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Khorasan, Iran, April 19, 2009"): "AHMADINEJAD: THANKS TO ITS ARMED FORCES, IRAN'S READY TO RUN THE WORLD" (SNIPPET: "During an April 18 Iranian Army Day ceremony at the tomb of the founder of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, "Thanks to the dedication of the armed forces, Iran is ready to participate extensively in running the world and in establishing security and justice in various parts of the world.") (Posted April 21, 2009)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Iran increases its political and economic presence in Latin America, defying the United States and attempting to undermine American hegemony. It also foments radical Shi'ite Islamization and exports Iran's revolutionary ideology, using Hezbollah to establish intelligence, terrorism and crime networks, liable to be exploited against the United States and Israel." (April 19, 2009)
THE STAR.com ("with files from The Canadian Press"): "POLICE SAY MAN TRIED TO SEND DEVICE USED TO ENRICH URANIUM TO IRAN" by Mike Funston (SNIPPET: "A Toronto man has been charged with attempting to ship devices to Iran to that can be used to make enriched uranium for nuclear weapons. The suspect was identified as Mahmoud Yadegari, 38, of Toronto, a Canadian citizen who came to Canada from Iran in 1998, according to the RCMP.") (April 17, 2009, 8:10 pm)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2317: "AHMADINEJAD TO WEST: You Are Weak, Your Hands Are Empty, And You Can't Force Us to Do Anything; Nearly 7,000 Centrifuges Are Spinning Today at Natanz, Mocking You" (April 17, 2009)
GLOBAL SECURITY.org (IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency): Isfahan - "PRESIDENT OUTLINES COUNTRY'S NUCLEAR ACHIEVEMENTS" (SNIPPET: "Addressing the audience, the president declared two significant achievements as nuclear fuel packaging and its preparation for use in reactors to produce electricity. The president cited the second achievement as trial of a new generation of centrifuges which multiplies the capacity of existing centrifuges.") (April 9, 2009)
US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: Washington - "MUNITIONS DEALER ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN CONSPIRACY TO EXPORT MILITARY AIRCRAFT PARTS TO IRAN Ten Other Defendants Indicted in the Illegal Export Conspiracy" (SNIPPET: "Defendant Baktash Fattahi, an Iranian national and legal U.S. resident...") (April 6, 2009)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "IRANIAN INFLUENCE, TERRORIST LINKS, THREATEN LATIN AMERICAN SECURITY" (SNIPPET: "Iran is increasing its presence in Latin America, and Hezbollah, a terrorist organization it sponsors, is making inroads in drug trafficking in Colombia, the commander of U.S. Southern Command told Congress today.") (March 17, 2009)
English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr: Seoul - "N. Korea likely to emulate Iran's successful rocket launch: experts" by Sam Kim (SNIPPET: "North Korea will likely succeed in its impending rocket launch as it has probably addressed most of its technical glitches through cooperation with Iran, experts said Thursday.") (April 2, 2009, 09:25 KST)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, March 27, 2009"): "IRAN-BRAZIL COOPERATION" (SNIPPET: "Asked whether Brazil, as the world's sixth largest uranium producer, had held any talks with Iran on this issue, Amorim replied: "We have not had any talks on uranium."") (Posted March 29, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry and Analysis - No. 506: "SYRIAN REACTIONS TO INITIAL CONTACTS WITH OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: The U.S. has Capitulated to Syria and Iran; The Resistance, Not Obama, has Changed the World" by O. Winter (March 29, 2009)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Exclusive: "HEZBOLLAH USES MEXICAN DRUG ROUTES INTO U.S. Works beside smuggler cartels to fund operations" by Sara A Carter (SNIPPET: "Hezbollah is using the same southern narcotics routes that Mexican drug kingpins do to smuggle drugs and people into the United States, reaping money to finance its operations and threatening U.S. national security, current and former U.S. law enforcement, defense and counterterrorism officials say.") (March 27, 2009)
JIHAD WATCH.org (CHRISTIAN POST.com): "GREECE: IRANIAN GROUP THREATENS TO MURDER EX-MUSLIM PASTORS" (SNIPPET: "Although the three Iranian pastors live and serve in Athens, the Iranian extremists threatened them and their families with death.") (March 20, 2009)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "YEMEN RISING" by Ryan Mauro (SNIPPET: "Iran's assistance to both Al-Qaeda in Yemen as well as the Shiite Zaydi rebels is an important case study in Iran's ability to play both sides.") (March 19, 2009)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Hezbollah welcomed the British policy of opening a direct dialogue channel, but made it clear to Britain and the United States that they would receive no political flexibility in return. Hezbollah stressed it would never recognize Israel, be incorporated into negotiations with it, or abandon terrorism." (March 17, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars, Iran, March 7, 2009"): "IRANIAN OFFICIAL: GAZA 'DEFENSIVE BATTERY' OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTION" (SNIPPET: "Davoud Ahmadinejad, brother of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has called Gaza the defensive battery of the Islamic Revolution, and that Iran must step up the idea of the revolution and its values in order to conquer every peak of "the arrogance" (i.e. the U.S.)." (Posted March 9, 2009)
FOX NEWS.com: "REPORT: OBAMA OFFERS TO SCRAP MISSILE SHIELD IF RUSSIA COOPERATES ON IRAN (SNIPPET: "President Obama wrote to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to tell him Russia's aid in resolving the threat from Iran would make plans for a missile defense shield in Europe unnecessary, according to Russian news agencies.") (March 2, 2009)
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - OPINION JOURNAL - OPINION EUROPE: "OBAMA'S IRAN CRISIS It's arriving faster than he seems to think." (SNIPPET: "Iran now possesses 5,600 centrifuges in which it can enrich uranium -- a 34-fold increase from 2006 -- and plans to add 45,000 more in the next five years. That will give Tehran an ability to manufacture atomic bombs on an industrial scale. Iran also announced Wednesday that it plans to begin operating its Russian-built reactor at Bushehr sometime this spring.") (March 2, 2009, 9:27 p.m. ET)
YNET NEWS.com: "EXPERT: IRANIAN BOMB POSSIBLE IN A FEW MONTHS Israeli security experts unsurprised by US Joint Chiefs of Staff head's statement that Iran has enough fissile material to make nuclear bomb. 'Everone agrees the Iranians have the systems; the only question is the timetables,' says Dr. Ephraim Asculai" by Daniel Edelson (Published March 2, 2009, 09:55)
SPACEFLIGHTnow.com: "NORTH KOREAN SPACE LAUNCH A 'WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING'" by Craig Covault (SNIPPET: "An armada of air, sea and space intelligence assets are being deployed above and around North Korea in anticipation of the imminent test of a 105 ft. Taepo-Dong-2 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile disguised as a satellite launch vehicle." SNIPPET: "Iranian hardware, including possible satellite components, are part of the North Korean test.") (Posted February 26, 2009)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Mexico City, Mexico - "IRAN EYES MEXICO TRADE TO DEEPEN TIES WITH LATIN AMERICA" (SNIPPET: "Reza Salari said he sees opportunities to expand tourism and energy cooperation with Mexico, but acknowledged that such efforts are at a tentative phase.") (February 26, 2009)
KUWAIT TIMES.net: Kuwait - "STATE SECURITY ARRESTS AL-QAEDA 'GO BETWEEN' IN KUWAIT" (SNIPPET: "State Security forces recently managed to acquire what they described as a "treasure trove of information" from an Al-Qaeda recruiter caught while he was on his way back from Iran using a forged GCC passport. A security official said that the suspect, a former military officer identified only as MSAA...") (February 25, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch NO. 2245: "Iranian Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati in Friday Sermon: Iran's Satellite Launch A Hammer Hit to Heads Of U.S., Israel; Thank You to Israel for Not Permitting Iranian Nuclear Activity; On 30th Anniversary of Revolution, "Iranian Nation Hit Another Severe Punch" to U.S., Israel" (February 13, 2009)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "BIDEN CALLS FOR ALLIED COOPERATION TO MEET MUTUAL CHALLENGES" (SNIPPET: "Iran has acted in ways that are not conducive to peace in the region or to the prosperity of its people. Its illicit nuclear program is but one manifestation," he said.") (February 7, 2009)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "IRAQI FORCES KILL SENIOR MAHDI ARMY OPERATIVE" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The police official described Azab as an "important" leader of the Mahdi Army who had just returned from Iran.") (September 5, 2009)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "SAUDI ARABIA'S MOST-WANTED" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "But, the unclassified files created by the U.S. government at Guantanamo contain dozens of details concerning the al Qaeda network operating inside Iran. The Long War Journal reviewed the files and identified more than 50 current and former Guantanamo detainees who had some association with Iran. Most of these transited al Qaeda's facilitation points in eastern Iran. In addition to Tehran, the eastern Iranian cities of Mashhad, Zahedan and Tayyebat were regularly identified as al Qaeda transit points in the unclassified Guantanamo files.") (February 4, 2009, 7:00 am)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "REPORT: IRAN LAUNCHES 1ST HOME-MADE SATELLITE" (SNIPPET: "Omid (Hope) satellite designed for research and telecommunications, state television says. Long-range ballistic technology used to put satellites into orbit can also be used for launching weapons") (Published February 3, 2009, 07:13)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Fars, Kayhan, Iran, February 3, 2009"): "Mash'al in Iran: 'Our Battle Is Your Battle'; 'Together We Will Liberate Jerusalem'; Iran Will Help Rebuild Gaza; French Leaders 'Collaborators' In Zionists' Gaza Massacres" (Posted February 3, 2009)
WorldNetDaily.com: "OBAMA'S SECRET NUKE TALKS WITH IRAN EXPOSED Even before election, president began 'open fist' negotiations" by Jerome R. Corsi (February 1, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2221: "In Speeches This Week, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Discusses Holocaust, Saying 'Reexamining [The Holocaust] is Tantamount To Cutting the Vital Arteries of the Zionist Regime'; Tells Obama Administration: Withdraw U.S. Forces, Reexamine 9/11 -- Which is Sealed Like the Issue of the Holocaust -- And Apologize To Iran" (January 30, 2009)
US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: Washington - "DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO EXPORT MILITARY AIRCRAFT PARTS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Hassan Saied Keshari and his corporation, Kesh Air International...) (January 26, 2009)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRES AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "Iran's state television says the country has successful test-fired a heat-seeking air-to-air missile.╩The Sunday report quotes air force chief Gen. Hasan Shahsafi, as saying the missile has a range of 62 miles.") (January 25, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Shahab News, Iran, January 19, 2009"): "IRANIAN MAJLIS DISCUSSES BILL TO ESTABLISH 'ISLAMIC WORLD ARMY'" (SNIPPET: "It was proposed that this army would be part of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.") (Posted January 22, 2009)
JPOST.com: "'ISRAELI MAN WANTED TO SPY ON IRAN'" by Yaakov Lappin (SNIPPET: "...Mauricio Segal..." SNIPPET: "Segel told his interrogators that during a stay in Argentina in 2006, he had repeatedly made contact with an Iranian diplomat at the Iranian Embassy in Buenos Aires.") (Updated January 15, 2009, 20:56)
LA TIMES.com - Opinion: "IN GAZA, THE REAL ENEMY IS IRAN Israeli attacks must not stop until Iran's proxy, Hamas, is defeated." by Yossi Klein Halevi and Michael B. Oren (January 4, 2009)
CNS NEWS.com: "U.S. ISSUED 3,400 VISAS TO IMMIGRANTS FROM 'STATE SPONSORS OF TERROR' IN 2008" by Matt Hadro (SNIPPET: "According to a State Department report on the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, 691 visas were granted to immigrants from Cuba, 1,435 to immigrants from Iran, 1,147 to immigrants from Sudan and 94 to immigrants from Syria." SNIPPET: "In the 2008 diversity visa (DV) lottery, the U.S. made available 50,000 visas for applicants." SNIPPET: "Out of 6.4 million applicants...") (January 2, 2009)
ADNKRONOS.com (AKI): Tehran - "IRAN: ITALIAN FASHION STORE ATTACKED BY PROTESTERS" (SNIPPET: "Benetton is said to be "linked with the Zionist network," a government newspaper said.") (December 31, 2008)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "Well done, good and faithful servant: UNC ADACDEMIC PROPAGANDIST RECEIVES AWARD FROM IRAN'S THUG-IN-CHIEF" (SNIPPET: "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Carl Ernst flew to Tehran on Tuesday night to accept an award from Iranian Thug-In-Chief Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.") (December 25, 2008)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/024057.php, December 24, 2008"): "PROMINENT IRANIAN-AMERICAN INTRODUCES NEW BOOK, WALKS ON U.S. FLAG" (SNIPPET: "The man stepping on the U.S. flag, and in the other photos by the Iranian news agency Fars, is Prof. Hamid Molana, an advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who holds both Iranian and U.S. citizenship.) (December 24, 2008)
PETROLEUM WORLD (AFP, December 21, 2008,13:28 GMT): Rome - "IRAN USING VENEZUELA TIES TO DUCK UN SANCTIONS: REPORT" (SNIPPET: "Citing US and other Western intelligence agencies, La Stampa said Iran is using aircraft from Venezuelan airline Conviasa to transport computers and engine components to Syria for use in missiles.") (December 22, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A081221b-132: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES ARREST SUSPECTED ROCKET-CELL TERRORIST LEADER" (SNIPPET: "Katai'b Hezbollah is assessed to be a surrogate of Iran, and its members are believed to be responsible for recent attacks against Iraqi citizens and Iraqi and Coalition forces.") (December 21, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A081219a-129: Baghdad - "FORCES DETAIN IRANIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENT" (SNIPPET: "The IRGC-QF is assessed to provide direct support to multiple extremist groups in Iraq, and is responsible for weapons being smuggled into Iraq from Iran.") (December 19, 2008)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'Iran talks should last 12 weeks max'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Howard Berman, the powerful Democratic chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in an interview that one reason for a limited dialogue with the Iranians to get them to suspend uranium enrichment...") (Updated December 19, 2008, 7:33)
FOX NEWS.com (WASHINGTON TIMES.com): "REPORT: OBAMA TEAM PLANNING IRANIAN OUTREACH PROGRAM" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Times quoted a State Department official who said Obama's team discussed naming a senior Iranian outreach coordinator in early meetings with Hillary Clinton, Obama's pick for secretary of state.") (December 19, 2008)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Elaph.com, December 15, 2008"): "SHI'ITES TORCH CARS OF SYRIAN SUNNIS IN BAHRAIN" (SNIPPET: "A Bahraini MP said that the rioting Shi'ites were responding to an Iranian call to foment internal disagreement among the Sunnis in Bahrain.") (Posted December 16, 2008)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, December 8, 2008"): "ISLAMIC PUNISHMENT LAW EXTENDED IN IRAN" (SNIPPET: "The law has been publicly criticized, among other reasons because it mandates the death penalty for Muslims who convert out of Islam.") (Posted December 11, 2008)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Exporting the Iranian revolution to Lebanon: Iran and Hezbollah operate an extensive network of cultural and religious institutions as well as publishing houses. This network is used to inculcate Lebanese society, primarily the Shi'ite community, with Iranian radical Islamic ideology." (December 8, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "COALITION FORCES CONTINUE TO TARGET TERROR NETWORK MEMBERS" (SNIPPET: "Coalition forces in Iraq apprehended an alleged key member of the Kataib Hezbollah network and two other suspects during an operation early today in Baghdad's Adhamiyah district. Officials believe Kataib Hezbollah is a surrogate group for the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.") (December 7, 2008)
CNS NEWS.com: Jerusalem - "HEZBOLLAH MEETING ON THE AGENDA FOR JIMMY CARTER?" by Julie Stahl (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Visiting Lebanon this week, former President Jimmy Carter has not ruled out a meeting with representatives of Hezbollah, the Iranian-sponsored terrorist organization which prior to 9/11 was responsible for more American terror-related deaths than any other organization.╩Carter is due to visit Lebanon and Syria this week, the Carter Center in Atlanta said in a statement on Friday.") (December 8, 2008) (Note: Jimmy Carter is a Democrat.)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "U.S. MILITARY DEFINES MAHDI ARMY AS 'MILITIA INSURGENCY GROUP'" by Bill Roggio (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The US military has begun to directly identify the Iranian-backed "Special Groups" Shia terror groups with Muqtada al Sadr's Mahdi Army in press information issued in Baghdad.") (November 30, 2008, 2:31 am)
Online.WSJ.com - Opinion: "WHAT A SINGLE NUCLEAR WARHEAD COULD DO Why the U.S. needs a space-based missile defense against an EMP attack." by Brian T. Kennedy (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Consider Iran. For the past decade, Iran -- with the assistance of Russia, China and North Korea -- has been developing missile technology.") (November 24, 2008)
JIHAD WATCH.org (TELEGRAPH.co.uk): "IRAN RECEIVES AL QAEDA PRAISE FOR ROLE IN TERRORIST ATTACKS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Fresh links between Iran's Revolutionary Guards and al-Qaeda have been uncovered following interception of a letter from the terrorist leadership that hails Tehran's support for a recent attack on the American embassy in Yemen, which killed 16 people. Delivery of the letter exposed the rising role of Saad bin Laden, son of the al-Qaeda leader, Osama as an intermediary between the organisation and Iran. Saad bin Laden has been living in Iran since the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, apparently under house arrest. The letter, which was signed by Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's second in command, was written after the American embassy in Yemen was attacked by simultaneous suicide car bombs in September.") (November 23, 2008)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Iran and Hamas declare digital war against Israel: Hamas recently participated in a digital communications exhibition in Tehran and was involved in establishing a group calling itself "The Digital Intifada." Its objective was to develop websites to fight Israel and encourage the criminal activity of hacking Israeli websites." (November 23, 2008)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'Iran has enough material for one bomb'" by Yaakov Katz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iran will have enough highly enriched uranium by the end of 2009 to produce its first nuclear weapon, a former top official in the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission told The Jerusalem Post Thursday, refuting a New York Times article which claimed that the Islamic Republic already had sufficient nuclear material to create a weapon.") (Last updated Noember 20, 2008, 23:04)
US DOJ.gov: Philadelphia - "TWO CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL TRADING WITH IRAN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "... indictment charging Mohammad Reza Vaghari, 41, of Broomall, PA, and Mir Hossein Ghaemi, 42, of Edgewood, MD ...") (November 17, 2008)
ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: Tehran, Iran/Los Angeles, California - "AMERICAN-BORN GRAD STUDENT FACING NATIONAL SECURITY CHARGES IN IRAN FREED ON $200,000 BAIL" by Michael Ireland (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Momeni, 28, had been working on a project on the women's movement in Iran when she was arrested October 15 for an alleged traffic violation...") (November 15, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A081111a-116: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES CONTINUE TO TARGET KATAI'B HEZBOLLAH" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Katai'b Hezbollah is assessed to be a surrogate of Iran and its members are believed to be responsible for recent attacks against Iraqi citizens and Iraqi and Coalition forces.") (November 11, 2008)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "OBAMA WINS, MUSLIMS DIVIDED" by Daniel Pipes (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ęThus does the name of the presumptive American president-elect, when combined with his physical attributes and geography, suggest that the End of Times is nigh -- precisely what Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been predicting.") (November 11, 2008)
BBC NEWS: "IRANIAN SPY JURORS ARE DISCHARGED" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: (Page last updated November 6, 2008, 15:02 GMT) (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The jury which convicted Iranian-born Army interpreter Daniel James of spying has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on two other charges. James translated for General David Richards, who was the head of multi-national forces in Afghanistan. The 45-year-old from Brighton was found guilty of communicating information to an enemy. Jurors failed to agree on charges of collecting documents useful to an enemy and wilful misconduct in public office.")
PRESS TV.ir: "IRAN EQUIPS NAVY WITH STEALTH SUBMARINE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar said Tuesday that Iranian experts had produced new stealth micro submarines, vessels, and lightweight aircraft.") (November 4, 2008)
CNS NEWS.com: Jerusalem - "IN IRAN, A CALL FOR SUICIDE BOMBERS TO ATTACK THE U.S." by Julie Stahl (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Fliers calling for young people to sign up for Hezbollah suicide attacks against the U.S. were distributed recently in Tehran and elsewhere in Iran.") (November 4, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "RUSSIANS KNOW MISSILE DEFENSES NOT AIMED AT THEM, GATES SAYS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""I think we've leaned forward pretty far and have been open with them about what we intend to do," Gates said. "I think we have gone a long way toward providing the necessary assurances to Russia that this system is not aimed at them, but is aimed at a very limited threat coming from Iran."") (October 28, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A081028a-111: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES APPREHEND KATAI'B HEZBOLLAH SUSPECTS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Katai'b Hezbollah is assessed to be a proxy of Iran and its members are believed to be responsible for recent attacks against Iraqi citizens and Iraqi and Coalition forces. They are also assessed to be responsible for the botched Improvised Rocket Assisted Mortar attack on Coalition forces June 4 that resulted in 18 Iraqi civilians killed, 29 injured, and 19 homes destroyed.") (October 28, 2008)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "IRANIAN OFFICIAL CALLS FOR ATTACK ON UK" by Jonny Paul, Jerusalem Post Correspondent in London (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""The most appropriate means of deterrence that Iran has, in addition to a retaliatory operation in the [Gulf] region, is to take action against London," Karimi said.") (Updated October 26, 2008, 1:28)
Africa.REUTERS.com: Bogata - "COLOMBIA SMASHES DRUG RING WITH HEZBOLLAH TIES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Washington has often complained that Iran-backed Hezbollah and other Islamic groups that it considers terrorist organizations are active in Arab communities in South American countries such as Brazil and Venezuela.") (October 22, 2008)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "IRAQI FORCES DETAIN SEVEN IRANIAN AGENTS IN IRAQ" by Bill Roggio (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iraqi police and border guards have arrested seven members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps since Oct 18. The arrests come as the senior US commander in Iraq accused Iran of attempting to bribe Iraqi members of parliament to vote against the status of forces agreement that will allow US forces to remain in Iraq past 2008.") (October 20, 2008, 3:32pm)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "OPERATIONS CONTINUE AGAINST AL-QAIDA, KATAIB HEZBOLLAH" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "In the Rusafa neighborhood of Bagdad today, coalition forces captured four suspected Kataib Hezbollah terrorists. Kataib Hezbollah, also known as Hezbollah Brigades, is believed to receive funding, training, logistics and material support from Iran to attack Iraqi and coalition forces using what the military calls "explosively formed penetrators" -- roadside bombs designed to pierce armor-hulled vehicles -- and other weapons such as rocket-assisted mortars. Acting on intelligence information, coalition forces targeted a key Kataib Hezbollah administrator assessed to have close ties to network leadership. They captured the four suspects without incident. The Kataib Hezbollah network is believed to be responsible for a botched mortar attack on coalition forces June 4 that resulted in 18 Iraqi civilians killed, 29 civilians injured and 19 homes destroyed, officials said.") (October 19, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20081007-05: Baghdad - "IP, SOL, MND-B SOLDIERS SIEZE WEAPONS CACHES" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "At approximately 9:15 a.m., an SoI member found munitions in a rubble pile in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad. MND-B Soldiers serving with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, responded and seized two Iranian hand grenades and six other hand grenades.") (October 7, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A081007a-104: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES APPREHEND FIVE KATA'IB HEZBOLLAH SUSPECTS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Kata'ib Hezbollah is assessed to be a proxy of Iran and its members are believed to be responsible for recent attacks against Iraqi citizens and Iraqi and Coalition bases.") (October 7, 2008)
THE SUN.co.uk: "FOR SALE: SECOND HAND CAMERA, GOOD CONDITION, CONTAINS TOP SECRET MI6 TERRORIST RECORDS AND PICS" by Anthony France, Simon Hughes and Andy Crick (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Alongside them were photos of rocket launchers and missiles which spooks believe Iran is supplying to Osama Bin Laden's henchmen in Iraq.") (Published September 30, 2008)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "MYSTERY SURROUNDS HIJACKED IRANIAN SHIP" -Written by Nick Grace and Abdiweli Ali, Ph.D. (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Its declared cargo consists of minerals and industrial products, however, Somali and regional officials directly involved in the negotiations over the ship and who spoke to The Long War Journal are convinced that it was heading to Eritrea to deliver small arms and chemical weapons to Somalia's Islamist insurgents.") (September 22, 2008, 12:20 pm) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): "HOMEMADE BOMB KILLS, INJURES IRAQI CHILDREN" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "In other developments, soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 6th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team worked with Iraqi soldiers to seize a weapons cache in Baghdad's Sadr City district Sept. 24. The munitions included six grenades, two grenade fuses, nearly three pounds of Iranian-manufactured C-4 explosives, two improvised firing devices, an electronic blasting cap and about 25 pounds of C-4 explosives in a garbage bag.") (September 26, 2008)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "MYSTERY SURROUNDS HIJACKED IRANIAN SHIP" -Written by Nick Grace and Abdiweli Ali, Ph.D. (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Its declared cargo consists of minerals and industrial products, however, Somali and regional officials directly involved in the negotiations over the ship and who spoke to The Long War Journal are convinced that it was heading to Eritrea to deliver small arms and chemical weapons to Somalia's Islamist insurgents.") (September 22, 2008, 12:20 pm)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "COALITION FORCES APPREHEND SUSPECTS, TAKE DOWN BOMBING CELLS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces apprehended five suspected members of an Iranian-backed terrorist group today during two separate operations in New Baghdad, and captured seven wanted men and 18 additional suspects in operations yesterday and today throughout Iraq, military officials reported. Acting on intelligence information, coalition forces targeted suspected key members of the Khataib Hezbollah network in two separate locations today. The network allegedly funnels weapons and materiel into Iraq from Iran, which is then used to conduct attacks against coalition and Iraqi forces, officials said. Coalition forces entered a building where one suspect was believed to be, and they apprehended him along with three associates. The suspect had $1,800, a 9 mm hand gun, an AK-47 assault rifle and numerous passports. Other coalition forces captured the other targeted suspect nearby without incident.") (September 21, 2008)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Iran Diplomacy, Iran, September 18, 2008"): "SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL: WE CAN STRIKE U.S. INTERESTS ANYWHERE" (SNIPPET: "Moussavi added that Iran held regional and global cards, and that it could strike at U.S. interests in the Middle East and worldwide.") (Posted September 19, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "COALITION TROOPS IN IRAQ KILL TWO ENEMY FIGHTERS, CAPTURE 11 OTHERS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces killed two enemy fighters and captured 11 others during a series of operations conducted in and around Baghdad and in western and northern Iraq today, military officials said. Coalition troops captured two terrorists affiliated with the Kataib Hezbollah network in New Baghdad. The network is linked to Iran's Quds Force.") (September 12, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080911a-095: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES DETAIN FOUR SPECIAL GROUPS SUPSECTS IN WASIT PROVINCE" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces approached the suspect's location where they detained four suspected Special Groups criminals without incident. According to Special Groups criminals already in custody, the organization receives funding, training, weapons and even direction from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard - Quds Force.") (September 11, 2008)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "US DETAINS 7 LEAGUE OF THE RIGHTEOUS OPERATIVES IN IRAQ" by Bill Roggio (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The League of the Righteous (Asaib al Haq) is an Iranian-backed group that broke off from the Mahdi Army after Sadr declared a partial cease-fire and ordered most of the militia to transform into a civic organization.") (September 1, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "TROOPS CAPTURE SUSPECTED HEZBOLLAH ASSOCIATES IN NEW BAGHDAD" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces have detained more than 15 suspected members of Kataib Hezbollah in the last two months, officials said. Kataib Hezbollah is reported to receive funding, logistics, and weapons such as improvised rocket-assisted mortars from Iran. The group also is believed to receive guidance or direction from the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.) (August 22, 2008)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, August 20, 2008"): "AHMADINEJAD: ZIONIST REGIME TO BE DISMANTLED SOON" (SNIPPET: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today said, "The era of the Zionists has come to its end, and I recommend that the leaders of Europe and the U.S. not submit to the Zionists. If they help them, they will be harmed. Also among the leaders of Europe and the U.S. there is serious doubt regarding the existence of Zionism, and soon we will witness the disappearance of this corrupt germ from the region."") (Posted August 20, 2008)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "NEW SPECIAL GROUPS SPLINTER EMERGES ON IRAQI SCENE" by Bill Roggio (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In the wake of Muqtada al Sadr's defeat at the hands of the Iraqi and Coalition forces this spring and fall, Iran has increased its backing of splinter Shia terror groups operating in Iraq.") (August 20, 2008, 1:18am)
SAUDI GAZETTE.com: Riyadh - "QAEDA MOVES TO YEMEN" (ARTICLE SNIIPPET: "A Saudi citizen, Naif Mohammad Al-Qahtani has been identifed by sources as the leader of the alleged "Al-Qaeda Network in the South of the Arabian Peninsula.." He has been in Yemen for almost one year and is receiving financial support from Iranian and Libyan individuals to finance terrorist operations against Yemen and Saudi Arabia, Al-Watan reported. Al-Qahtani, nicknamed within the network "Abou Hammam" runs the Al-Qaeda operations in Yemen, together with the Yemeni national, Nasser Al-Wahishi.") (August 21, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20080818-09: Baghdad - "INPs FIND CACHE IN SAMARIA MOSQUE" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The cache consisted of four Iranian 107 mm rockets, five 107 mm rockets of unknown origin, three 107 mm warheads, two empty rocket motors and two fuses.") (August 18, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "TROOPS IN IRAQ CATCH DOZENS OF SUSPECTS, SEIZE WEAPONS CACHES" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces in Kut detained an alleged key assistant to an Iranian-backed "special group" after the individual's brother led troops to the suspect's location, military officials said.") (August 17, 2008)
JIHAD WATCH.org (REUTERS): Tehran - "COMING SOON: THE ISLAMOSATELLITE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iran said on Monday it was ready to help fellow Muslim states launch satellites into orbit after it successfully put a dummy satellite into orbit -- a move that may increase Western suspicions over its atomic ambitions. Iran said on Sunday it had put the home-grown dummy satellite into orbit on a domestically made rocket for the first time. The long-range ballistic technology used to put satellites into space can also be used for launching weapons.") (August 18, 2008)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRAN SAYS IT PUT FIRST DUMMY SATELLITE IN ORBIT" (SNIPPET: "Islamic Republic says it put dummy satellite into orbit on home-grown rocket for first time; technology used to put satellites into space can also be used for launching weapons. Israeli expert: 'Iran far from launching military satellite with real capabilities'") (Latest Update: August 17, 2008, 23:50)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080812a-084: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES CATCH NINE KATA'IB HEZBOLLAH SUSPECTS IN ADHAMIYAH" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "While Kata'ib Hezbollah is not part of Special Groups, it is similar in that it's reported they receive support from Iran in the way of funding, logistics, and weapons such as improvised rocket assisted mortars. They are also believed to receive guidance or direction from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps - Quds Force.") (August 12, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080808a-083: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES DEAL BLOW TO FINANCIALLY STRAPPED SPECIAL GROUPS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces dealt another blow to the Special Groups criminal network Friday morning as they captured a suspected senior Iranian-trained financier and five other suspected criminals in an operation in Abu Tabrah, about 17 km northeast of Baghdad.") (August 8, 2008)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Strong criticism was heard in Lebanon following the celebrations marking the return of Hezbollah's prisoners, notably Samir Kuntar. Hezbollah was accused of seeking to establish a radical Islamic country of "resistance" (terrorism) in Lebanon, ruled by Iran and exposed to harsh retaliatory measures from Israel." (August 7, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20080803-04: Balad, Iraq - "ISF DETAIN FIVE SUSPECTS IN SEPARATE OPERATIONS ACROSS CENTRAL IRAQ" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "One is said to be responsible for improvised explosive device emplacement, assassination and indirect fire attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces in Qurna. Reports indicate he recently returned from Iran and is seeking to reestablish his power base in Qurna.") (August 3, 2008)
JPOST.com: "HIZBULLAH OPERATIVES CAUGHT IN BAGHDAD" by Yaakov Katz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""The Hizbullah Brigades receive support from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Command for financing, weapons, training and guidance," the Multi-National Force in Iraq said in a statement in response to a Jerusalem Post inquiry. "They have claimed responsibility for attacks against coalition forces and Iraqi Security Forces as early as late 2005."") (Updated August 2, 2008, 23:54)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "OFFICIALS DISCUSS START OF IRAQI-LED DIYALA OPERATIONS" by Jim Garamone (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Askari said the Iraqi army and police are attacking terrorists, outlaws and Iranian-backed "special groups" to deny them safe haven in the province, which runs from the outskirts of Baghdad to the Iranian border. "The operation has no timetable," he said through a translator.") (July 30, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20080729-05: Baghdad: "ISF, MND-B SOLDIERS SEIZE MUNITIONS IN BAGHDAD" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "At approximately 11a.m., Soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division seized a cache in the East Rashid district of Baghdad after receiving a local citizen tip. The munitions consisted of a 60 mm mortar round and eight Iranian-manufactured 107 mm rockets.") (July 29, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "COALITION, IRAQI TROOPS KEEP PRESSURE ON TERRORISTS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "In Rusafa, coalition forces used intelligence information, to locate and capture an Iranian-trained senior leader of Special Groups criminals. The agent of Iran is responsible for attacks against Iraqi security and coalition forces as well as kidnappings and smuggling of weapons from Iran to Iraq. He was captured without incident.") (July 27, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080718a-078: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES TARGET SUSPECTED SPECIAL GROUP FINANCIER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces captured five suspected Special Groups criminals during operations early Friday morning in the Adhamiyah section of Baghdad. Based on intelligence information, Coalition forces targeted the location of a suspected financier of Iranian-sponsored Special Groups operations." (July 18, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080715a-077: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE EXPLOSIVES CELL LEADER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces captured the Iranian-trained leader of an explosives cell in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad Tuesday. Acting on intelligence information, Coalition forces targeted the location of an Iranian-trained explosives cell leader affiliated with the group Hezbollah Brigades.") (July 15, 2008)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "KUWAITI DAILY: HIZBULLAH ARMING MISSILES WITH KOREAN-MADE CHEMICAL WARHEADS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "...with chemical agents such as mustard gas and nerve gas, obtained from North Korea. The daily added that the organization obtained these chemicals with the help of Iran and Syria.") (Posted July 13, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20080710-06: Baghdad - "TIP LEADS MND-B SOLDIERS TO WEAPONS CACHE" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The Soldiers continued their search and found 28 60 mm Iranian mortar rounds, two 107 mm Iranian rockets and two Chinese rocket fuses.") (July 10, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "TROOPS IN IRAQ DETAIN SEVEN, UNEARTH WEAPONS CACHES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces captured two suspected members of Iranian-backed "special groups" during operations in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad.") (July 2, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20080701-04: Balad, Iraq - "ISOF, ELITE ISF UNITS CONTINUE CLEAN UP OPERATIONS IN AMARAH" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "According to a local sheikh, Amarah is used as a shipment point for all of the provinces in Iraq and a "warehouse" for weapons and wanted criminals traveling back and forth from Iraq and Iran.") (July 1, 2008)
LittleGreenFootballs.com - blog: "IRANIAN DOCUMENTARY: 'SAVING PRIVATE ZION'" (SNIPPET: "Good grief. The bizarre antisemitic propaganda being fed to the Iranian people would be funny in a dark way if it didn't provoke such a sense of foreboding, of history repeating. (Courtesy of MEMRI TV.) (June 29, 2008, 2:43 pm PST)
LA TIMES.com: Beirut - "TIME RUNNING OUT FOR NUCLEAR PROGRAM TALKS, IRAN WARNS" by Borzou Daragahi (ARITCLE SNIPPET: "Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran's parliament and a former nuclear negotiator, said there was "only a little time left" for talks before Iran would make unspecified moves that the West would regret.") (June 26, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080621a-068: Baghdad - "SPECIAL GROUPS CRIMINALS AROUND IRAQ DISRUPTED" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "During a separate operation in northeast Baghdad, Coalition forces conducted a raid on the residence of a suspected senior Iranian-trained Special Groups commander in Adhamiyah. Intelligence provided by Special Groups criminals already in custody indicated that the suspect ran all Special Groups criminal activities in southeastern Baghdad.") (June 21, 2008)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Ahmadinejad's blog, June 11, 2008"): "AHMADINEJAD IN BLOG: How Can We Not See The Divine Halos And Waves Of Light Guiding Us And The Revolution?" (BLOG ENTRY SNIPPET: ""The seeing of the divine light in politics, and in the serial victories taking place, from Lebanon and Palestine to Iraq, Iran, and New York, is in favor of the values of the [Islamic] revolution and Islam, and in favor those who were raised on Khomeini's monotheistic culture. For the generation of the revolution, this matter is not foreign; rather, not seeing the halo of light is what is strange and misses the truth."") (Posted June 19, 2008)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "MAHDI ARMY CELL BEHIND DEADLY BAGHDAD BOMBING" by Bill Roggio (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Fawadi is behind multiple attacks on US and Iraqi forces. He uses the deadly explosively formed projectile weapons, which are manufactured in Iran, and more conventional roadside bombs in his attack.") (June 18, 2008, 8:31 am)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "SMUGGLERS HAD DESIGN FOR ADVANCED WARHEAD" by Joby Warrick (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The drawings, discovered in 2006 on computers owned by Swiss businessmen, included essential details for building a compact nuclear device that could be fitted on a type of ballistic missile used by Iran and more than a dozen developing countries, the report states.") (June 15, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080611a-063: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES DETAIN SUSPECTED SPECIAL GROUPS IED EXPERT NEAR AL-KUT" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Using information provided by Special Groups criminals already detained, the targeted criminal is believed to have traveled to Iran several times for explosives training. Intelligence sources also said the suspect has numerous Iranian contacts with whom he would meet when smuggling weapons and bomb-making materials into Iraq.") (June 11, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080608a-062: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE BASRAH-BASED SPECIAL GROUPS CRIMINAL IN BAGHDAD" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The wanted man is alleged to be a commander of an assassination squad in Basrah, an arms dealer with connections to Iran, and a document counterfeiter. This last offense was reportedly done in his role as one of a handful of Special Groups criminals who arranges transportation of criminals into Iran for training, and back into Iraq.") (June 8, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080529a-056: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE KEY SPECIAL GROUPS FINANCIER" (PRESS RELASE SNIPPET: "He is suspected to be the primary financier between Iranian intelligence elements and Special Groups criminals in Mahmudiyah and southern Baghdad and was reportedly distributing funds to weapons smugglers supplying criminals in those areas. In addition, the individual was believed to travel to Iran and Syria to procure funds on behalf of Special Groups senior leadership.") (May 29, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20080526-06: Balad, Iraq - "IRAQI SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES DETAIN SPECIAL GROUPS LEADER" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The ISOF conducted a successful operation to capture the suspected leader of a 300-member criminal group who is accused of kidnapping and murdering Iraqi citizens and is affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. The suspect is an employee for the Ministry of Interior.") (May 27, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release 17-008-054: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE FOUR SUSPECTED SPECIAL GROUPS CRIMINALS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Acting on intelligence information, Coalition forces targeted a suspected Special Groups weapons smuggler accused of bringing explosively-formed penetrators, rockets and other weapons into Diyala Province from Iran.") (May 23, 2008)
NewOrleans.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: New Orleans, Louisiana - "BRAZILIAN MAN SENTENCED TO THIRTEEN MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR EXPORT ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "NELSON S. GALGOUL, age 57, a resident of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to thirteen (13) months imprisonment for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transactions Regulations...") (May 23, 2008)
YNET NEWS.com - Israel News: "IDF ARRESTS TERRORIST TRAINED IN IRAN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The IDF claimed that Abu-Madif, a resident of the Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, received advanced military training in Iran and was recently involved in the firing of rockets towards Israel. In addition, he expressed a willingness to serve as a suicide bomber.") (Published May 19, 2008, 09:55)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080424b: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES KILL FOUR SPECIAL GROUPS CRIMINALS, CAPTURE FIVE OTHERS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces killed four Iranian-trained Special Groups criminals and detained five other suspected criminals Thursday during operations in Rashidiyah, north of Baghdad. Intelligence sources led Coalition forces to the location of an Iranian-trained Special Groups criminal suspected of receiving weapons and finances from Iran in order to lead attacks against Coalition forces. He is also suspected of directing and conducting kidnappings and sectarian violence against Iraqi citizens.") (April 24, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20080406-01: Baghdad - "IP DETAINS 2 LAUNCHING IRANIAN-MADE ROCKETS (BAGHDAD)" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Iraqi Police detained two criminals preparing three Iranian-made rockets for an attack south of Baghdad April 2. The apprehension came following tips from an Iraqi citizen and the local Abna al-Iraq, or Sons of Iraq.") (April 6, 2008)
HAARETZ.com: "HAMAS GETS IRANIAN PLANS FOR IMPROVED QASSAMS" by Avi Issacharoff and Amos Harel (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Hamas militants who recently returned to the Gaza Strip after training in Iran have a detailed plan for upgrading the capabilities of the rockets being developed in the Strip, according to senior Palestinian Authority sources. A senior Palestinian source told Haaretz this week that members of Hamas' military wing smuggled blueprints and other detailed technical instructions into the Strip that will enable the group to develop rockets capable of striking at longer distances.") (Last update March 28, 2008, 16:57)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (AP): "DEFENSE OFFICIALS: HIZBULLAH HAS ROCKETS THAT CAN REACH DIMONA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The officials said the Lebanese group has acquired new Iranian rockets with a range of around 300 kilometers. That means they can hit anywhere in Israel's heavily populated center and reach as far as Dimona, where Israel's nuclear reactor is located.") (Updated March 27, 2008, 9:01)
HAARETZ.com: "SADDAM COLLECTED INFORMATION ON DOZENS OF POTENTIAL TARGETS IN ISRAEL" by Amir Oren (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In addition to the detailed collection of intelligence on potential Israeli targets, the documents also show that Saddam's intelligence was following closely the links between Iran and Hezbollah and the potential that such ties could provide Iran to operate in the territories and in North Africa.") (Last updated March 23, 2008, 08:41)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "SENIOR HAMAS OPERATIVE FIGURE TELLS LONDON SUNDAY TIMES' GAZA STRIP CORRESPONDENT ABOUT IRANIAN AND SYRIA MILITARY AID, DETAILING THE TRAINING RECEIVED BY HUNDREDS OF HAMAS TERRORIST OPERATIVES AND DESCRIBING THE TRANSMISSION TO HAMAS OF IRANIAN TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ROCKETS AND IEDs." (March 17, 2008)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "IRANIAN STUDENT GROUP OFFERS REWARD FOR KILLING ISRAELI OFFICIALS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Returning now to the Iran/USA connection, we count the following among the "dirty little secrets" uncovered in the course of six years of activity by the Internet Haganah") (March 13, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release A080307b: Baghdad- "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE SPECIAL GROUPS FACILITATOR, KILL ARMED CRIMINAL" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The targeted individual was reportedly an Iranian-backed Special Groups facilitator who arranged for Special Groups criminal militia members to receive training in Iran. The training prepared Special Groups criminals for sniper, improvised explosive device and explosively formed penetrator attacks against Iraqi and Coalition forces. As a facilitator, he reportedly coordinated Special Groups funding, training and weapons. Reports also indicate the wanted individual was an associate of Iranian-backed Special Groups criminals involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces.") (March 7, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080303a: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE SPECIAL GROUPS FACILITATOR; DETAIN TWO SUSPECTS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition Forces captured a suspected Special Groups facilitator and detained one other suspected criminal early Monday in Mashru, south of Baghdad." ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Reports also indicate the wanted individual was an associate of Iranian-backed Special Groups criminal element leaders involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition Forces.") (March 3, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080302a: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE SPECIAL GROUPS LEADER, DETAIN THREE OTHER SUSPECTS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The operation targeted a suspected criminal militia member reportedly involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces as a Special Groups leader in al-Kut. The suspect allegedly attended paramilitary and explosively formed penetrator training in Iran. Reports indicate he was an associate of several other Special Groups criminal element leaders also involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces.") (March 2, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080301a: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE SPECIAL GROUPS FACILITATOR, DETAIN THREE OTHER SUSPECTS" (PRESS RELEASE: "Coalition forces captured an alleged Special Groups facilitator and detained three other suspected criminals early today in Baghdad." PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The targeted individual was reportedly an Iranian-trained sniper instructor involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces. He reportedly coordinated and facilitated Special Groups militia training in Iran on the use of explosively formed penetrators. Reports indicate he was an associate of several Special Groups criminal leaders involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces.") (March 1, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "DEFENSE INTEL DIRECTOR TELLS SENATE OF MILITARY THREATS" by Jim Garamone (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iran remains a problem, as it's acquiring advanced weapons systems and is supporting terrorists in other parts of the world, Maples said. New military capabilities include missile patrol boats, anti-ship cruise missiles, surface-to-air missile systems and an extended-range ballistic missile, he said. Iran also is close to acquiring long-range surface-to-air missiles and a new medium-range ballistic missile, he told the committee. Iran continues to play a very disruptive role in Lebanon by training, arming and funding Hezbollah terrorists, he said.") (FEBRUARY 6, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080122a: Baghdad, Iraq: "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE SPECIAL GROUPS LEADER, CRIMINAL NETWORK FACILITATOR; DETAIN TOTAL OF FOUR SUSPECTS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Intelligence led ground forces to the target location, where they captured the wanted individual and detained one other suspected criminal without incident. Coalition forces also discovered large amounts of American, Iraqi and Iranian currency.") (January 22, 2008) (Read More...)
YALIBNAN.com ("Sources: Stratfor, Ya Libnan"): "IRANIAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL VISITS LEBANON" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Beirut - A senior Iranian intelligence officer arrived in Lebanon the week of Dec. 9, and Imad Mughniyah, Hezbollah official in charge of foreign operations accompanied the officer to his meetings there, Stratfor sources said Dec. 16") (December 17, 2007, 6:32 pm)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com (AP): Moscow - "GENERAL SAYS U.S. LOOKING FOR FIGHT" by Mike Eckel (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Among the issues that have most undermined Russian-U.S. relations in recent years is a U.S. plan to put elements of a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic -- former Warsaw Pact members that have joined NATO. Russia has claimed the system will be used to spy on Russian missile and military forces; Washington says it will help defend Europe from a potential missile attack from Iran.") (December 16, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release - Release No. 20071201-01: Balad, Iraq - "AN NASIRIYAH SWAT CAPTURES HIGH-LEVEL IED FACILITATOR, FOUR OTHERS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The suspect has a history of travel to Iran and, when captured, the suspect had Iranian weapons and munitions in his possession. This included an Iranian rocket propelled grenade launcher, three new Iranian-made RPG rockets and boosters, several AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition.") (December 1, 2007)
English.FARS NEWS.com - News number: 8609040407: Tehran - "IRAN PRODUCES N. FUEL PELLETS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "He also added that the move was a technological advancement in the cycle of nuclear fuel. Iran has gone a long way in building a 40-megawatt heavy water nuclear reactor in Arak, central Iran.") (November 25, 2007)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "IRAQI FORCES LAUNCH OPERATION IN KIRKUK" by Bill Roggio (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""...[T]he most dangerous bombs were those called the Iranian EFP [explosively formed penetrators] of which 24 were confiscated and more were still planted between houses and neighborhoods."") (November 24, 2007, 12:38 PM)
PRESS TV.ir: "IRAN WILL PILE TSUNAMIS ON ENEMIES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""Our enemies should know that although Iran has so far been patient with the West, this is the calm before the storm," he cautioned.") (November 23, 2007, 16:15)
ADNKRONOS.com (AKI): Tehran - "IRAN: 50 YOUNG PEOPLE CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR 'IMMORALITY'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""Fifty of the 3,400 people arrested for immorality in recent weeks, have been condemned to death," said General Ahmad Roozbahani, who is in-charge of moral crimes. While announcing that arrests would continue, the Iranian general said that 53 percent of those arrested were aged between 17 and 25 years. He said 5 percent of those arrested in the moralisation campaign, which began in March, were minors under the age of 17.") (November 21, 2007)