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It’s Time to Admit: Iran Sanctions Have Failed
A drawing based on information from inside an Iranian military site shows an explosives containment chamber of the type needed for nuclear arms-related tests that U.N. inspectors suspect Tehran has conducted there. more...
Obama’s Way of War
Is Barack Obama a warrior president? Not in the British tradition, of course, which gave us Winston Churchill, with his crazy cavalry charge against Sudanese spears, or the more cerebral Harold Macmillan, shot to pieces in World War I. more...
Criticizing Netanyahu, Barak on Iran is a Luxury Israel Can’t Afford
While the Israeli political scene is no stranger to strident criticisms directed at senior government officials and their policies, the recent attacks on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak... more...
Ahead of Iran Talks, Slew of Reports Should Be Taken with Grain of Salt
The slew of new reports and "exclusive" details on Iran's nuclear weapons program do not enhance in any significant what we already know on the subject, nor do they present the definitive "smoking gun"... more...
Iran Accelerating Nuclear Bomb Efforts?
Iranian dissidents revealed today that Iran’ theocratic government is mounting efforts to acquire nuclear bomb while talks on this issue between the country and western powers continue, reports German De Welt. more...
MEK: Tehran Accelerating Its Nuclear Program
Iran is accelerating its nuclear weapons program, according to a report Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Iranian opposition group compiled and The Jerusalem Post obtained on Friday. more...
Iran: Atombomben-Netzwerk aufgedeckt?
Die Atomenergiebehörde (IAEA) in Wien blieb versiegelt. Ihre Mitarbeiter wollten nicht einmal darüber Auskunft geben, ob sie Post von der iranischen Opposition erhalten hatten. more...
Iran: Atombomben-Netzwerk aufgedeckt?
Die Atomenergiebehörde (IAEA) in Wien blieb versiegelt. Ihre Mitarbeiter wollten nicht einmal darüber Auskunft geben, ob sie Post von der iranischen Opposition erhalten hatten. more...
Clumsy Assassins
When, last October, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the FBI and DEA had thwarted a plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the United States by planting a bomb in a Washington, DC restaurant... more...
Israel’s Unity Deal and Lebanon
The surprise unity deal struck between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kadima chairman Shaul Mofaz has spurred a flurry of speculation, including in the Arab media, about its ultimate significance. more...
Beschleunigt der Iran den Bau der Bombe?
Nach Informationen der iranischen Volksmudschaheddin treibt der Iran die Arbeit an einer Atombombe mit insgesamt sieben Schwerpunkten voran. more...
Risk of Cyberattacks Clouds Natural Gas Boom
“The natural gas sector would be the obvious place for enemies of the United States to target just because of the [industry’s] enormous economic potential,” said Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. more...
Indians Host Clinton While Also Wooing Iran
Mrs. Clinton never mentioned the presence of the Iranian delegation, nor the rupee payment system, yet American officials do not seem to mind. Mark Dubowitz, an Iran specialist in Washington, said a primary purpose of sanctions is to starve Iran of the dollars and euros. more...
Nukes and a Fatwa
In the same week that Iranian nuclear negotiators in Istanbul mentioned an alleged fatwa issued by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei banning nuclear weapons to offer reassurances about Iran’s peaceful nuclear intentions. more...
Analysis: Spinning Iran and al Qaeda, Part 2
In a recently released report on Osama bin Laden's files ("Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?"), the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point begins its discussion of the relationship between al Qaeda and Iran... more...
What’s Going On in Azerbaijan?
On April 18, just days after a U.S.-led coalition wrapped up the first round of renewed nuclear negotiations with Iran, the Republic of Azerbaijan made an announcement. more...
Terrorists or Fall Guys?
The Treasury Department has issued subpoenas to the speakers’ agencies of 11 prominent former U.S. officials, including a governor of Pennsylvania, a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. more...
Analysis: Spinning Iran and al Qaeda, Part 1
Do Osama bin Laden's files disprove the idea that al Qaeda and Iran collude against their common enemies? The answer to that question would be affirmative, according to a report published by the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point on May 3. more...
Lou Dobbs Tonight
FDD's Jonathan Schanzer and Frank Gaffney, founder and president of the Center for Security Policy, on President Obama's visit to Afghanistan and other threats in the region. more...
Could Iran Nuclear Talks Founder over Sanctions Relief?
Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington think tank that has advised Congress on sanctions legislation, says this is the time to intensify sanctions. more...
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