Iran’s Navy to Hold Drill in International Waters
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s navy chief said Thursday his forces plan to hold a 10-day drill in international waters beyond the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf — an...
Category: Wars and Rumors of Wars
Top US general: Iran’s dangerous game could draw Mid East and US into conflict
Just 24 hours after US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told CBS that Iran could build a nuclear bomb in a year or less, Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint US Chiefs of Staff...
Iranian Official Threatens Military Drill Sealing Off the Strait of Hormuz
A high-ranking Iranian official has said Iran’s military will practice sealing off the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil transport channel, in a provocative move that illustrates Iran’s capability of disrupting the...
Nuclear knowhow, S300 are Iran’s price for Russian, Chinese access to US drone
Iran is driving a hard bargain for granting access to the US stealth drone RQ-170 it captured undamaged last week, as Russian and Chinese military intelligence teams arriving in Tehran for a look at...
US’s military restraint on missing spy drone bolsters Israel’s Iran hawks
The Obama administration’s decision after internal debate not to send US commando or air units into Iran to retrieve or destroy the secret RQ-170 stealth drone which fell into Iranian hands has strengthened the...
China’s Hu urges navy to prepare for combat
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday urged the navy to prepare for military combat, amid growing regional tensions over maritime disputes and a US campaign to assert itself as a Pacific power. The navy...
“Cold War” with Iran heats up across Mideast
(Reuters) – Worries of Israel striking Iran might or might not be overblown but across the region the largely hidden “cold war” between Tehran and its enemies is escalating fast, bringing with it wider...
Why Iran lashes out at West
Amid rising clamor in Israel, the United States, and Europe to stop Iran’s nuclear program – possibly with military action – a brief but incendiary news item emerged in Iran. It purported to quote...
Turkey raises Syria military option
ISTANBUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkey Tuesday raised the option of military intervention in neighboring Syria while Russiarejected even an arms embargo as Damascus tries to stifle anti-government protests. Highlighting divisions among foreign powers on how to deal with the bloodshed in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister said...
Israel claims rocket attack from Lebanon
At least three rockets were allegedly fired from Lebanon into northern Israel Monday, and Israeli Defense Forces returned fire, according to several reports. Although there were no reported casualties on either side, the event is...
