Tag Archives: Iran

U.N. nuclear expert killed in Iran crash

Posted on May 8, 2012 by DRenegade

TEHRAN, May 8 (UPI) — An expert with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog was killed and another was injured in a car accident in central Iran Tuesday, authorities said. The car skidded and overturned near the Khandab nuclear complex in the … Continue reading →

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Iran readies secret salt desert bunkers for clandestine nuclear facilities

Posted on May 6, 2012 by DRenegade

When International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director Yukiya Amano declared Friday, May 4, that “Parchin (the suspected site of nuclear-related explosion tests) is the priority and we start with that,” he may have missed the boat. As he spoke, Israel’s Defense … Continue reading →

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Iran Responds to US Deployment of F-22 Raptor Fighter-jets

Posted on April 30, 2012 by LT

The Air Force has quietly sent F-22 Raptors to the Middle East, and the move has caught the attention of Iranian officials.  Over the weekend, media outlets cited a report in Aviation Week that Raptors are now based at Al … Continue reading →

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US military drills Day One after strike on Iran, deploys F-22s to Gulf

Posted on April 28, 2012 by DRenegade

US Navy, Air Force, ground, intelligence and special forces units based at home, in Europe and the Middle East, took part this week in a special exercise ordered by President Barack Obama to simulate reactions to a potential US-Israel strike … Continue reading →

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New US Stealth Fighters Now at Iran’s Back Door

Posted on April 27, 2012 by DRenegade

America’s most sophisticated stealth jet fighters have been quietly deployed to an allied base less than 200 miles from Iran’s mainland, according to an industry report, but the Air Force adamantly denied the jets’ presence is a threat to the Middle East nation. … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Oil Ministry under Cyberattack

Posted on April 26, 2012 by DRenegade

Iran’s Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 26 (UPI) — Iran’s Oil Ministry, already battling stringent economic sanctions aimed at throttling the country’s oil exports, is having to fight on another front: cyberattacks. In what may be an … Continue reading →

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Gantz: IDF and other armies ready to strike Iran’s nuclear capabilities

Posted on April 26, 2012 by DRenegade

Minister Binyamin Netanyahu acted Thursday, April 26, to correct the damaging impression of divided and uncertain perceptions of the Iranian nuclear threat left by statements delivered in the last two days by himself and Defense Minster Ehud Barak. Israel’s chief … Continue reading →

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A History Lesson on US-Israel Relations

Posted on April 26, 2012 by DRenegade

Striking Iran And The U.S.-Israel Relationship Recent warnings by President Obama to Israel against an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities are reminiscent of the period prior to the 1967 Six-Day War. Then, as now, Israel was faced with an … Continue reading →

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Obama Caves to Iran: No Nuclear Inspections

Posted on April 18, 2012 by DRenegade

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: A nuclear weapon is a sin… Obama ready to yield on Iran’s nuclear transparency. Israel:Tehran will cheat  In the direct, secret exchanges between the US and Iran which led up to the Istanbul talks with the six … Continue reading →

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The Ties that Bind: India Aligns with Russia and Iran

Posted on April 17, 2012 by DRenegade

Russia and India The lines are being drawn for the upcoming world war. India has switched its allegiance from the West and aligned with Russia and Iran. Even Japanese and South Korean allegiance may be questionable when their nation’s oil imports … Continue reading →

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Israel: Obama’s secret dealings with Iran conflict with US-Israeli understandings

Posted on April 16, 2012 by DRenegade

The fundamental rift on Iran between US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu burst into the open Monday, April 16 when high-ranking Israeli officials close to Netanyahu directly accused the president of reneging on the US-Israeli understandings … Continue reading →

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Israeli TV report shows air force gearing-up for Iran attack, says moment of truth is near

Posted on April 15, 2012 by DRenegade

File: Fighter jet at the Uvda Air Force Base near Eilat. (photo credit: Ofer Zidon/Flash90) ‘IAF expects losses, and knows it can’t destroy entire Iranian program’ A major Israel TV station on Sunday night broadcast a detailed report on how Israel … Continue reading →

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Millennium Challenge: What Did We Learn in a War Game with Iran?

Posted on April 14, 2012 by DRenegade

In 2002, the United States conducted a three week war game called the Millennium Challenge. This exercise was a simulation of a war between the United States and Iran in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The following … Continue reading →

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What to Do in an Election Year When You Have No Foreign Policy?

Posted on April 8, 2012 by DRenegade

A paper tiger. That is how Osama bin Laden characterized the United States after Mogadishu.  Whether the Obama administration will engage in a war throughout the Middle East is not the point of this article. The point is that Iran … Continue reading →

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What Will Obama Do for Israel?

Posted on April 8, 2012 by DRenegade

The following article from Ben Stein offers an Iranian strategy for the United States concerning Israel based on what Richard Nixon would do. His opinion is based on his personal experience working for President Nixon and his actions as outlined … Continue reading →

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