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2010 more like 1938


“The question is not whether to appease Iran or not — but whether Iran is appeasable”

Neoconservatives, Reaganites and other militarily assertive factions in the United States are sometimes accused of thinking it is always 1938 (Britain’s appeasement of Hitler at Munich) — that there is always a Hitler-like aggressor being appeased and about to drag the [...]

Iran: Mass graves for American and Israeli Soldiers


The Fars news agency affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, releases a video of mass graves. The Iranians claim that these graves are for all foreign soldiers (American and Israeli) that will be killed in the land of Iran.

How humane! Not really, I never took in consideration such a human gesture from the Iranians. Not everyone is providing [...]

Did the “Zionists” occupy the center of Tehran?


No, no, Israel did not begin its attack on Iran.

Iran’s conservative websites reported this week in anger over a new monument built in the heart of the capital Tehran, in the square called “Revolution Square”. The monument is decorated with flowers with five triangles next to hundreds of star of David signs.

The reports said that is not [...]

US Congress green lights Israeli raid on Iran


From Press TV:

Republicans in the US House of Representatives have introduced a measure that would green-light a possible Israeli bombing campaign against Iran.

Resolution 1553 provides explicit support for military strikes against Iran, stating that Congress backs Israel’s use of ‘all means necessary’ against Iran, “including the use of military force,” BBC Persian reported.

The introduction of the [...]

Iran won’t get Russian missiles


Good news from Russia:

Russia’s Interfax news agency cites a top military official as saying the UN’s latest Iran sanctions, which Moscow has backed, rule out the delivery of missile systems.

Read [...]

UAE Ambassador: Benefits of Attacking Iran Outweigh Risks


In the Middle East and Terrorism Blog I read this surprising statement by the UAE Ambassador:

The United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States said Tuesday that the benefits of bombing Iran’s nuclear program outweigh the short-term costs such an attack would impose.

In unusually blunt remarks, Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba publicly endorsed the use of the military [...]

For Erdogan: life in Gaza is better than in Turkey!


The situation of Turks and Iranians is worst than the condition of Palestinians in Gaza. [...]

U.S., Israeli warships cross Suez Canal toward Red Sea


From the Jerusalem Post:

More than twelve United States Naval warships and at least one Israeli ship crossed the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea on Friday, British Arabic Language newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported Saturday.

I wonder what the [...]

Majorities in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon support military strike on Iran


Majorities in many Western and some Muslim countries are willing to consider military action against Iran to prevent the Islamic republic from obtaining nuclear weapons, a global poll has revealed.

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CSIS presents: a fascinating document of an Israeli attack in Iran


The document is taking into account the geo strategic environment (Syria, Hezbollah and others):
Option 1: conventional air strike and its implications
Option 2: a tactical nuclear attack

Iran will activate Hezbollah in the north and Hamas in the south 

How will the Americans react?
And all this pretty [...]