Israel & Iran

Israel’s Problem?

How Israel Keeps Us Safe

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/02/how_israel_keeps_us_safe.html

and…

“The [Obama administration] wants no part of an Israeli strike… From a technical standpoint, there is no question that Israel could severely damage the Iranian nuclear program… What ripples would ensue from a successful Israeli strike on Iran? Iran probably would attempt to block the Straits of Hormuz… and America would respond by destroying Iranian conventional military capabilities and infrastructure from the air… In the absence of an American leadership willing to assert American strategic interests in the region, Israel well might save the United States. In the long view of things, there is not much cause for optimism about the Muslim world.“

http://atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/NI18Aa01.html

and…

Genocides, unlike hurricanes, are predictable, says world expert. And Iran is following the pattern

http://www.timesofisrael.com/genocides-unlike-hurricanes-are-predictable-says-world-expert-and-iran-is-following-the-pattern/

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“For the first time, Iran’s highest-ranking military official has tied the reappearance of the last Islamic messiah to the regime being prepared to go to a war based on [Shiah Islamic] ideology.“

http://www.wnd.com/2012/09/iran-official-big-war-means-mahdis-coming/print/

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The Iranian Plan to Annihilate the Jews

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/02/the_iranian_plan_to_annihilate_the_jews.html

[The author of that article, Reza Kaahlili, is an Iranian (using a pseudonym) who is also a former CIA operative in Iran's Revolutionary Guard and the author of the award-winning book 'A Time to Betray.']

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Top Iranian Official: Iran Needs “24 Hours And An Excuse” To Annihilate Israel

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/10/04/top-iranian-official-iran-needs-24-hours-and-an-excuse-to-annihilate-israel/

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“Mostafa’s ultimate goal was the annihilation of Israel.“

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/02/iranian_wife_admits_slain_husband_wanted_to_annihilate_israel.html

[ That from Mostafa's surviving wife, no less.]

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“… if they decided to do it, it would probably take [Iran] about a year to be able to produce a [nuclear] bomb…“

http://thehill.com/blogs/defcon-hill/policy-and-strategy/207275-panetta-iran-could-have-nuclear-weapons-delivery-vehicles-in-2-3-years

[ASND would like to ask, "At what rate, their previous rate or their new rate?"]

U.N. sees spike in Iran’s uranium production

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/un-sees-spike-in-irans-uranium-production/2012/02/24/gIQAnc83XR_print.html

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“While optimal, 93-percent–enriched “bomb grade” material is not necessary for producing a nuclear bomb. The weapon that devastated Hiroshima was only 80 percent enriched. In fact, bombs can be made out of material with enrichments as low as 6 percent…“

http://www.nationalreview.com/blogs/print/292774

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The Iranian Threat Is Clear and Present, Not Obscure and Distant

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/03/the_iranian_threat_is_clear_and_present_not_obscure_and_distant.html

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Iran making surprising progress toward nuclear capability

National Intelligence Estimate backs Israel’s view of surprising, significant progress

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/obama-gets-new-u-s-nie-iran-making-surprising-progress-toward-nuclear-capability.premium-1.456921

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Nuclear Tests?

“… Western intelligence agencies detected two nuclear weapons tests in North Korea in 2010, and that one or both of them might have been conducted for Iran.“

http://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/03/04/did-iran-test-a-nuclear-bomb-in-north-korea-in-2010/?print=1

and…

“… the [Iranian] crews may be trying to erase evidence of tests of a small neutron device used to set off a nuclear explosion.”

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-03-07/iran-nuclear-spy-clean-up/53400694/1

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“… some security experts see the reference as an allusion to the Hebrew word for Esther…”

http://myblessedhope.com/2010/10/03/possible-biblical-clue-seen-in-computer-worm-hitting-iran/

[For those of you who have no idea why that's both very clever and very funny, you can find out here . )

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“Iran is running out of people, and it is running out of oil, and it will run out of oil just about when it most needs the revenue to support the retirement of its own “baby boom” of the 1960s and 1970s. That is why Iran has a rational reason to take risks that might seem insane and self-destructive to countries less beset by existential risks.“

http://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/02/29/irans-rational-suicide/?print=1

[Yes, as ASND attempts to provide in all the articles we cite, the data for that prediction are presented in the article.]

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“Iran’s race towards a nuclear bomb is causing its Arab adversaries to contemplate building their own weapons…“

http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/16/the-arab-spring-and-the-arab-bomb/print/

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Iran ‘steals surface-to-air missiles from Libya’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/8782103/Iran-steals-surface-to-air-missiles-from-Libya.html

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“Iran’s supreme leader rejected the Palestinians’ U.N. statehood bid on Saturday, saying any deal that accepted the existence of Israel would leave a ‘cancerous tumor forever threatening the [violent growth of Islam in] the Middle East.”

http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE7900NP20111001

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[Israeli Defense Force] simulates war call-up

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4132399,00.html

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Hamas:

Iran’s Proxy War from Gaza

http://frontpagemag.com/2011/11/01/iran%e2%80%99s-proxy-war-from-gaza/print/

and…

Islamic Jihad leader: Hamas rockets ‘Iranian made’

http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=292584

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Iran’s nuclear activity under scrutiny as evidence of weapons threat emerges

Atomic agency report uncovers Iranian nuclear experiments experts claim could only be used for development of warhead

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/02/iran-nuclear-weapons-programme

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Israeli prisoner swap may be prelude to attack on Iran

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/28/israeli-prisoner-swap-may-be-prelude-attack-iran/

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Netanyahu trying to persuade cabinet to support attack on Iran

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/netanyahu-trying-to-persuade-cabinet-to-support-attack-on-iran-1.393214

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Will Israel Strike Iran? Speculation Fed by Looming Report on Iran’s Nuclear Activities

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/will-israel-strike-iran-speculation-fed-looming-report-iran-s-nuclear-activities

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Report: Israel improving nuclear abilities

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4141933,00.html

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Israel Test Fires Missile That Can Hit Iran

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/11/02/israel-test-fires-missile-that-can-hit-iran-1866648425/?test=latestnews

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Something’s afoot regarding military action against Iran

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/11/somethings_afoot_regarding_military_action_against_iran.html

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Israeli PM orders investigation into Iran leak

Kuwaiti paper says Binyamin Netanyahu believes the heads of the Mossad and Shin Bet may have leaked plans for attack

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/03/israeli-pm-investigation-iran-leak

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Israeli president: Clock ticking on Iran

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_IRAN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-11-04-15-09-11

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Military option to deal with Iran is nearer: Israel’s Peres

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/04/us-israel-iran-peres-idUSTRE7A37GR20111104

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Israel says Iran closer to atom bomb than thought

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/13/us-iran-nuclear-israel-idUSTRE7AC0XX20111113

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Iran prepping for missile attack on Israel

Mullah regime would try to blanket Jewish state with blasts

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=365765

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Iran ready to help Turkey with nuclear plant

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/15/us-iran-nuclear-technology-idUSTRE7AE1WM20111115

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Hundreds of N. Korean nuclear and missile experts working in Iran

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2011/11/12/0401000000AEN20111112002600315.HTML

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Israelis Consider Fallout of Military Strike on Iran Nukes

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/israelis-consider-fallout-military-strike-iran-nukes

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Saudis, Egypt will seek nukes if Iran gets them

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=245861

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Arab nations pressing for Iran strike

Saudis, Gulf Arab allies have been pushing U.S. to take action by year’s end

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=369393

Yet, the impending and inevitable Israeli attack (which will be anything but the first) may not even involve Iran’s air defenses.

“A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander killed in an explosion at an ammunition depot last week was testing an intercontinental missile when the blast occurred...”

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAN_EXPLOSION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-11-19-07-47-40

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‘Time has come’ to act on Iran, Israel says

http://news.yahoo.com/time-come-act-iran-israel-says-184620637.html

[As we saw last week, Mr. Barak actually means the times has come to act overtly, which may or may not include acting militarily -- but probably will.]

Yet…

“The timing of this [capture of U.S. spies in Iran & Lebanon] couldn’t have been worse.“

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/11/cia_disaster_continues_12_arrested_in_iran.html

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Iran Behind Katyushas in Galilee?

http://frontpagemag.com/2011/11/30/iran-behind-katyushas-in-galilee/print/

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Iran, Israel prepare for war

http://www.israeltoday.co.il/News/tabid/178/nid/23038/language/en-US/Default.aspx

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards prepare for war

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have been put on a war footing amid increasing signs that the West is taking direct action to cripple Iran’s nuclear programme.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/8936797/Irans-Revolutionary-Guards-prepare-for-war.html

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U.S. to leave Iraqi airspace clear for strategic Israeli route to Iran

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/14/us-will-leave-iraqi-airspace-clear-for-strategic-i/

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“Ahmadinejad promises a second Holocaust by means that only a nuclear weapon could produce… [and] announced in a regime-controlled newspaper that ‘nuclear devices will go off in American cities….’“

http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/12/bachmann_vs_the_fact-checkers_did_iran_threaten_nuclear_attack_on_us.html

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U.S., Israel Discuss Triggers for Bombing Iran’s Nuclear Infrastructure

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/12/28/u-s-israel-discuss-triggers-for-bombing-iran-s-nuclear-infrastructure.html

And what circumstances might those “triggers” include?

U.S. Fifth Fleet says won’t allow Hormuz disruption

http://news.yahoo.com/u-fifth-fleet-says-wont-allow-hormuz-disruption-080713582.html

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Bunker buster bombs from US may be defective

http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=250992

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Iran Says It’s Produced First Nuclear Fuel Rod

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/iran-says-its-produced-first-nuclear-fuel-rod

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Israel, US to hold largest ever missile defense exercise this spring; thousands of US soldiers will be deployed in Israel.

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=250249

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“Sources say the Israelis are making war preparations, but subtly, in an effort to lessen the world’s notice, and they may be further along than U.S. imagery analysts are able to assess.”

http://www.wnd.com/2012/01/israel-hoodwinking-the-bird/print/

[WND doesn't name those sources, however, so take that information for what it may be worth.]

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Iran to launch nuclear work in bunker in “near future”

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/08/us-iran-nuclear-idUSTRE80706S20120108

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Gulf States on Arms Buying Binge to Counter Iran Threat

http://pjmedia.com/blog/gulf-states-on-arms-buying-binge-to-counter-iran-threat/?print=1

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U.S. Naval Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Arabian Sea as Tensions Rise With Iran

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/01/11/us-naval-carrier-strike-group-arrives-in-arabian-sea/

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Israel Strike Over Iran’s Nuclear Program ‘Increasingly Likely,’ Says Expert

http://www.christianpost.com/news/israel-strike-over-irans-nuclear-program-increasingly-likely-says-expert-67811/print.html

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“The U.S. is maintaining a sizable ground, air and sea force in the Persian Gulf…“

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/24/us-military-persian-gulf-necessary-welcome-force/

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UK ready to send more warships into Gulf

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-ready-to-send-more-warships-into-gulf-in-clear-signal-to-tehran-6294112.html

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Iran preparing now for Armageddon

Select fighters being described as ‘Soldiers of Imam Mahdi’

http://www.wnd.com/2012/01/iran-preparing-now-for-armageddon/print/

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The Venezuelan Missile Crisis

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/01/24/the-venezuelan-missile-crisis/print/

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Iran dispatches Hezbollah terror cells to attack

Goal is to intimidate until nuclear capability can be announced

http://www.wnd.com/2012/01/iran-dispatches-hezbollah-terror-cells-to-attackhttpwp-wnd-comp110553previewtrue/print/

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Iran mass producing anti-ship cruise missile

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.a1a99f46d4e0c9d708465fe658b36ead.461&show_article=1

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“The Hezb’allah movement in Lebanon has been stepping up the intensity of its preparations for war with Israel in recent months…“

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/02/hezballahs_missiles.html

[Yes, the Iranian connection to Hizballah is mentioned (albeit briefly) in that article.]

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“The alleged terrorist mastermind behind the July 7 London bombings is reported to have been freed from a Syrian jail by President Bashar Assad’s regime… as a warning to the US and Britain about the consequences of turning their backs on President al-Assad’s regime as it tries to contain the uprising in the country.“

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/9061400/Syria-releases-the-77-mastermind.html

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Israel strengthens nuclear deterrent against Iran with fleet of German subs

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/02/israel_strengthens_nuclear_deterrent_against_iran_with_fleet_of_german_subs.html

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Israel: Time to ‘stop playing games’ with Iran

Knesset member says U.S., European countries not speaking language of strength

http://www.wnd.com/2012/01/israel-time-to-stop-playing-games-with-iran/print/

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“… we are fighting…a secret war against the Tehran regime. A long essay in the New York Times Sunday Magazine says just that (while insisting that most of the action is being carried out by Israel’s Mossad, not our spooks).”

http://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2012/01/30/when-did-the-war-start-or-did-it/?print=1

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Israel to Iran: It’s Crunch Time

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/01/israel_to_iran_its_crunch_time.html

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Iran, perceiving threat from West, willing to attack on U.S. soil, U.S. intelligence report finds

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/iran-is-prepared-to-launch-terrorist-attacks-in-us-intelligence-report-finds/2012/01/30/gIQACwGweQ_print.html

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Israel Vice PM: Military strike can hit all of Iran’s nuclear facilities

Explosion at Iranian missile base (in November) targeted missile system that would have threatened the U.S.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-vice-pm-military-strike-can-hit-all-of-iran-s-nuclear-facilities-1.410626

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Panetta concerned Israel months from striking Iran

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/02/panetta-concerned-israel-months-from-striking-iran/

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Iran able to make four atom bombs, says Israeli official

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2012/0203/1224311175865.html

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“Iran’s Supreme Leader says his country will assist any nation or group that “confronts” Israel, describing it as a ‘cancer.’“

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/iran-leader-israel-cancer/2012/02/03/id/428390

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“Mahdi, according to Shiite belief, will reappear at the time of Armageddon.“

http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/iran-warns-world-of-coming-great-event/print/

[Which, we are told (by the Shiah -- and Rick Santorum), will be "soon."]

[ASND wonders, though, if "soon" is measured with a wristwatch or a telescope.]

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“Iran has doubled its defense budget for 2012 as it defiantly ratchets up its quest for WMD capacity.”

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/02/08/the-tide-of-war-is-not-receding/print/

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“As Iran evaluates President Obama’s seemingly clear words, it knows what happened — or didn’t happen — with respect to similar rhetoric in the case of North Korea.“

http://pjmedia.com/blog/lessons-from-north-korea-for-israel-and-iran/?print=1

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Israel embassies preparing for Iran strike?

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4186799,00.html

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Iran to deploy 15,000 troops to help Syria’s Assad

http://www.infowars.com/latest-iran-deploys-15000-troops-to-help-syrias-assad/

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[Israel's] Arrow missile defense system successfully tested

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=257305

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Pentagon calls for ‘urgent’ upgrade of massive bunker-busting bombs, as Iranian threat looms

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/10/pentagon-calls-for-urgent-upgrade-bunker-busting-bombs-as-iranian-threat-looms/

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Iran’s ‘Fordow’ Nuke Plant Now Fully Operational

“... the site cannot be destroyed even with the current bunker-buster bombs kept in the U.S. military’s arsenal.“

http://pjmedia.com/blog/breaking-irans-fordow-nuke-plant-now-fully-operational/?print=1

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“Israel accused arch-enemies Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of being behind twin bomb attacks that targeted embassy staff in India and Georgia...”

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/13/us-israel-security-embassies-idUSTRE81C0QZ20120213

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“Israel has dispatched a number of naval vessels – under cover – into the Arabian Sea, and they are moving into its northern regions, just off of Iran…“

http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/covert-ops-have-israel-placing-ships-in-position/print/

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Israeli attack on Iran would be complex operation

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-02-13/israel-iran-attack/53083160/1

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“Iran has the ability to fire missiles at U.S. targets in the Middle East and ‘temporarily’ close [the Straight of Hormuz), a senior intelligence official said Thursday."

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/dotmil/2012/02/16/intel-official-iranian-missiles-could-hit-nearby-us-targets-europe

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“Rühle is highly confident that Israel could knock out Iran’s nuclear program for a decade or more with about 25 of its 87 F-15 fighter-bombers and a smaller number of its F-16s.“

http://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/02/17/logistics-of-an-israeli-strike-on-iran-an-informed-view-from-germany/?print=1

[ASND isn't sure how Mr. Rühle would know that, but if he does, we wonder why Mr. Obama doesn't.]

[Hmm...]

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“2 [Iranian] naval vessels receive Egyptian permission to sail into Mediterranean, likely en route to Syrian coast.“

http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=258297

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Iran threatens pre-emptive action amid nuclear tensions

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46461790/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/

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“The U.N. team [was refused ability to make] plans to inspect the country’s nuclear facilities and will only hold talks with officials in Tehran…“

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/02/21/iran-says-un-nuke-inspectors-will-not-visit-sites/

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UN nuke agency reports failed Iran talks

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAN_NUCLEAR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-02-21-19-34-08

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The Futility of Trying to Wish Iran into Being Rational

http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-futility-of-trying-to-wish-iran-into-being-rational/?print=1

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Israelis reportedly don’t plan to notify US if decision made to strike Iran

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/27/israelis-reportedly-dont-plan-to-notify-us-if-decision-made-to-strike-iran/

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Israel asks U.S. for arms that could aid Iran strike

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/08/us-iran-nuclear-israel-usa-idUSBRE82717220120308

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Netanyahu says Israel won’t need U.S. OK to hit Iran

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/15/netanyahu-says-israel-wont-need-us-ok-to-hit-iran/

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‘Nothing left’ but force if next talks with Iran fail, warns ex-Mossad chief Halevy

http://www.timesofisrael.com/nothing-left-but-force-if-next-talks-with-iran-fail-warns-ex-mossad-chief-halevy/

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There are Credible Experts who believe that Attacking Iran Now is a Good Idea

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/03/there_are_credible_experts_who_believe_that_attacking_iran_now_is_a_good_idea.html

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Economic Sanctions:

“How frightened is Iran by some international sanctions upheld by some countries; by visits from some UN personnel shaking their fingers saying ‘Naughty, naughty;’ by President Barack Obama saying let’s talk about being friends and getting rid of your peaceful nuclear weapons? According to the Iranian Fars News Agency Iran is planning to export their weapons.“

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/04/how_concerned_is_iran_about_sanctions.html

and…

The Folly of Sanctions on Iran

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/05/the_folly_of_sanctions_on_iran.html

and…

Iran’s ‘Power’ Play: Selling Energy to Desperate States

http://pjmedia.com/blog/irans-power-play-selling-energy-to-desperate-states/?print=1

and…

“‘The only path’ for world powers holding talks with Iran on its nuclear activities is to accept Tehran’s position, a top military representative for the country’s supreme leader said on Sunday…“

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gV9IW852LaERbNQbS3N_148l2pbg?docId=CNG.f710ad6e0ee1dc52f64c985918d1bac1.61

and…

“Despite claiming to be doing everything he can to pressure the Iranians to suspend uranium enrichment and give up their ambition to build a nuclear bomb, President Barack Obama and Democrats in the Senate are seeking to water down congressional sanctions on Iran passed in the House last December.“

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/rick-moran/administration-working-to-water-down-new-iran-sanctions-bill/print/

and…

Iran claims it has worked around oil sanctions

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/12/23/iran-claims-it-has-worked-around-oil-sanctions/?test=latestnews

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“Of course, ‘rational’ can mean different things. If one wants to annihilate Jews, it is rational to build Auschwitz and Treblinka. If one wants to annihilate Israel, dominate the Middle East, and eventually bring the West including the United States to its knees, it is rational to build nuclear weapons, a far-flung navy, and intercontinental ballistic missiles as Iran is doing. It is also rational to realize, and exploit the fact, that one is essentially dealing with the same West that Hitler dealt with in the 1930s—just as weak-kneed, delusive, and eager to be duped.“

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/05/03/the-west%E2%80%99s-rational-iran-fest/print/

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“Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, ‘War against the United States and Israel is inevitable.‘”

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=4359

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“... gave Iran five weeks to continue uranium enrichment – a process that can be used both in the production of nuclear energy or nuclear weapons – without any restrictions.“

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_IRAN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-04-15-13-18-57

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

http://www.timesofisrael.com/iaf-plans-for-iran-attack/

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“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.”

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/13/drawing-may-provide-insight-into-iran-nuclear-intentions/

and…

Nuclear Evidence Against Iran Mounts

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/05/15/nuclear-evidence-against-iran-mounts/print/

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Iran ‘committed to Israel’s annihilation,’ says top [Iranian] general

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=4413

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Iran talks end in harsh lesson for west

“… diplomats left declaring they had made no progress at all.”

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3b44ddb8-a683-11e1-aef2-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1w1gdLbLX

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Iran has enough uranium for 5 bombs

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/26/us-nuclear-iran-uranium-idUSBRE84O0SN20120526

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Panetta: U.S. is Ready to Stop Iran from Creating Nuclear Weapons

http://www.nationaljournal.com/nationalsecurity/panetta-u-s-is-ready-to-stop-iran-from-creating-nuclear-weapons-20120527

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Iran confirms sending troops to Syria

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/05/iran_confirms_sending_troops_to_syria.html

Not surprisingly then…

Israel sees Iranian hand in Syria killings

http://news.yahoo.com/israel-sees-iranian-hand-syria-killings-190545124.html;_ylt=A2KJ3Cfa8cJPjxoAsFko4gt.

and…

Report: Iran using passenger jets to smuggle weapons to Syria, Lebanon

http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/30/11960492-report-iran-using-passenger-jets-to-smuggle-weapons-to-syria-lebanon?lite

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Sudan: A Battleground Between Iran and Israel

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/joseph-puder/sudan-a-battleground-between-iran-and-israel/print/

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Thwarted Terror Attack Reveals Iranian Desperation

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/rick-moran/thwarted-terror-attack-reveals-iranian-desperation/print/

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U.S. warships ‘easy’ target for Iran

Tehran ratchets up threats as latest talks fail

http://www.wnd.com/2012/07/u-s-warships-easy-target-for-iran/print/

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Pentagon’s 30,000-pound bunker-buster ‘superbomb’ ready for use

“US military chiefs openly admitted the weapon was built to attack the fortified nuclear facilities of “rogue states” such as Iran and North Korea.“

http://www.rt.com/news/massive-ordnance-penetrator-bomb-bunker-buster-144/

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“Recent events… seem to warrant a conjecture that something is afoot.“

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/davidhornik/netanyahu-to-panetta-time-running-out-on-iran/print/

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Israel upgrades missile defense system

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/08/05/israel-upgrades-missile-defense-system/?test=latestnews

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Middle East Chaos Makes Israeli Iran Strike More Likely

http://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/08/13/middle-east-chaos-makes-israeli-iran-strike-more-likely/?print=1

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“Last week, a U.S. think-tank [the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)] published satellite images of Parchin which it said underscored concern that Iran is trying to destroy evidence of possible nuclear weapons-related research.“

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/04/us-nuclear-iran-amano-idUSBRE8530IL20120604

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“New York police believe Iranian Revolutionary Guards or their proxies have been involved so far this year in nine plots against Israeli or Jewish targets around the world…“

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/20/us-iran-hezbollah-plots-idUSBRE86J0SW20120720

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“... the reasons that Israel has a shorter timeline on Iranian nukes than the U.S. are clear, and the Burgas slaughter should make them even clearer…“

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/davidhornik/the-burgas-attack-irans-terror-war-against-israel/print/

["Should," Mr. Hornik, is not the same as "will" because certain people will (i.e. choose) to simply ignore such details.]

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Iran Announces New Nuclear Milestone

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/davidhornik/iran-strides-toward-nukes-west-fiddles/print/

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New intelligence reveals Iran closer to attaining nuclear weapon than previously thought

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/new-intelligence-reveals-iran-closer-to-attaining-nuclear-weapon-than-previously-thought-1.456426

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“A strike on Iran’s nuclear sites would spark a 30-day war with missile attacks on Israel’s cities and as many as 500 dead, according to the Israeli minister responsible for preparing home defences.“

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/9478044/Israeli-minister-warns-of-30-day-war-with-Iran.html

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On Iran, Israel Sees Endgame Approaching

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/davidhornik/israel-to-obama-no-more-time-for-iran-games/print/

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“… Israel’s reasons to strike Iran have multiplied with the emergence of a Muslim Brotherhood threat on its southern border and the possibility of an Egyptian-Iranian rapprochement.“

http://www.pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/08/20/israels-options-after-americas-foreign-policy-debacle-from-gatestone/?print=1

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Signs Suggest Iran Is Speeding Up Work on Nuclear Program

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/world/middleeast/signs-that-iran-is-speeding-up-nuclear-work.html?_r=1&hp&pagewanted=print

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Why an Israeli Strike on Iran Will Happen Before the Election

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/daniel-greenfield/why-an-israel-strike-on-iran-will-happen-before-the-election/print/

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“Iran has also… cleansed another site where the agency has said it suspects that the country has conducted explosive experiments that could be relevant to the production of a nuclear weapon.“

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/world/middleeast/nuclear-inspectors-confirm-iranian-progress.html?_r=1&hp&pagewanted=print

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An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons programme.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9545597/Armada-of-British-naval-power-massing-in-the-Gulf-as-Israel-prepares-an-Iran-strike.html

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The Israeli army staged its largest snap exercise in recent years, deploying troops in the occupied Golan Heights as contingency planning for possible conflicts with Iran and Syria.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/9553837/Israel-stages-largest-snap-exercise-in-years.html

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Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike on Israel if it was sure the Jewish state was preparing to attack it, a senior commander of its elite Revolutionary Guards was quoted as saying on Sunday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/23/us-iran-nuclear-israel-preemptive-idUSBRE88M09C20120923

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Iran in economic meltdown

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/10/iran_in_economic_meltdown.html

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REPORT: Nuclear Iran would ‘double’ oil prices, cost millions of U.S. jobs

http://freebeacon.com/the-economic-consequences-of-iranian-nukes/

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“[Netanyahu] called for [the Israeli national] government to be dissolved in order to prepare for early elections [in January].“

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/9597478/Benjamin-Netanyahu-calls-early-Israel-elections.html

[ASND wonders if this is actual or an attempt to soften Iranian defenses -- supposing the Israelis are leaderless and impotent until after the election -- prior to a military attack.]

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Canada cuts ties with Iran, closes embassy, orders Iranian diplomats home

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Canada+closes+embassy+Iran/7206256/story.html

[Hmm...]

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Experts Warn About Potential Iranian Plans for Highly-Enriched Uranium

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/pretext-breakout-experts-warn-about-potential-iranian-plans-highly-enriched-uranium

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Secret Iran nuclear-bomb plant expanding

Neutron detonator, warhead design for missile nearly completed

http://www.wnd.com/2012/11/secret-iran-nuclear-bomb-plant-expanding/print/

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