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Q&A: Can Iran Send Ships to America’s Maritime Borders?
Editor’s Note: Amid threats from Iran to deploy warships to U.S. coastal waters, InsideIran’s Shayan Ghajar conducted an interview with W. Jonathan Rue, a Senior Research Analyst at the Institute for the Study of War in Washington, DC. From 2007-2011, he was an active duty Marine officer in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as an advisor to the Iraqi Army. Q: Iranian military officials have declared their intention to send Iranian warships near United States territorial waters. What does the Iranian military hope to accomplish with this declaration? A: Iran’s recent declarations of intent to send warships to U.S. coastal waters are a reflection of Iran’s unhappiness with the presence of the U.S.
Released American Hikers Say Iranian Guards Used Gitmo, CIA Prisons To Justify Poor Prison Treatment | ThinkProgress
The Iranian government last week released Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, two Americans who had been held there on false spying allegations since 2009, from prison, and in their first chance to speak to the media, Bauer and Fattal detailed the human rights violations they had experienced at the hands of the Iranian government. Among those violations were poor prison conditions and long periods of time spent in isolation, complaints similar to those filed by the lawyers of prisoners at American prisons controlled by the military and Central Intelligence Agency. According to Bauer and Fattal, Iranian prison guards repeatedly used the harsh conditions of Guantanamo Bay and CIA prisons around the world to justify their own human rights violations: BAUER: In prison, every time we complained about our conditions, the guards would immediately remind us of comparable conditions at Guantanamo Bay.
Libya-Iran Foreign Relations | IranTracker
On August 13, 2009, Libya’s leader, Muammar Qadhafi sent a message of congratulations to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following the Iranian leader’s inauguration. Qadhafi also wished both progress and success for Iran. [1] Nuclear: In early 2008, Libya chaired the United Nations Security Council amidst debate over the adoption of a third binding sanctions resolution regarding Iran’s nuclear program. A Libyan representative vowed “constructive” cooperation from Libya but expressed that it remained “uncomfortable” about the prospect of additional sanctions. [2] Economic Relationship:
Dr. Majid Shahriari's car after his assassination by terrorists in Tehran on Monday, November 29, 2010 Reports say the Israeli spy agency, Mossad, has collaborated with American and British intelligence to carry out the assassination of Iranian scientists in Tehran. Mossad conducted the assassinations “with the help of the CIA and MI6,” The Jerusalem Post reported, citing independent French weekly Le Canard enchaine . Intelligence sources told the influential French weekly that the assassinations were part of Israeli plots aimed at sabotaging Iran's nuclear program. On November 29, unidentified terrorists detonated bombs in the vehicles of Majid Shahriari and Fereydoun Abbasi -- both professors at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran.
Mossad behind assassinations in Iran'
Jean-Pierre Perrin - Sans l'assistance de l'Iran, le Hamas comme le Hezbollah ne seraient pas devenus ce qu'ils sont. Les tragiques événements du Proche-Orient confirment ce diagnostic. D'où ma première question : selon vous, Barack Obama modifiera-t-il ce qu'était, sous George W. Bush, la politique iranienne des États-Unis ? Robert Baer - Regardez le discours de Barack Obama devant l'American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) (1) : il a été clairement inspiré, guidé même, par Israël. Aux États-Unis, vous ne pouvez pas parvenir au pouvoir en défendant une politique étrangère indépendante pour le Moyen-Orient, une politique qui ne soit pas filtrée par l'AIPAC.
Pourquoi faut-il parler avec l'Iran ? de Robert Baer
N° 1324 - Rapport d'information de M. Jean-Marc Roubaud déposé e
(1) La composition de cette mission figure au verso de la présente page. La mission d’information « Iran et équilibre géopolitique au Moyen-Orient » est composée de : M. Jean-Louis Bianco, Président, M. Jean-Marc Roubaud, Rapporteur, Mmes Nicole Ameline, Martine Aurillac, MM. Philippe Cochet, Alain Cousin, Marc Dolez (jusqu’à son départ de la commission, le 13 novembre 2008), Tony Dreyfus, Jean-Michel Ferrand, Jean-Claude Guibal, Mme Elisabeth Guigou, MM. Jean-Paul Lecoq, Jean-Marc Nesme, Eric Raoult, Jean-Luc Reitzer.2008-12-16 - Rapport d'information sur Iran et équilibre géopolitique au Moyen-Orient by Mar 1
The US president has said that Turkey can play an "important" role in persuading Iran to engage in dialogue over its nuclear programme. Barack Obama said on Monday after meeting Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, that he had stressed the importance of resolving Iran's nuclear capacity "in a way that allows Iran to pursue peaceful nuclear energy, but provides assurances that it will abide by international rules and norms". "I believe that Turkey can be an important player in trying to move Iran in that direction," Obama said, referring to international norms and regulations governing atomic energy. Erdogan told Obama that Ankara was prepared to play the role of "mediator", but he has criticised the West for being too quick to censure Iran for its nuclear programme. The US and the other countries negotiating with Iran are concerned Tehran is secretly using its nuclear programme as a cover to develop atomic weapons, a charge Iran denies.
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Iran and China | The Iran Primer
John S. Park Iran is a linchpin in China’s regional energy security strategy.
Iran and Iraq | The Iran Primer
Michael Eisenstadt The overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s regime provided Iran with a historic opportunity to transform its traditional Iraqi enemy into a partner or ally. A long, porous border and extensive political, economic, religious and cultural ties provide Iran the potential for significant influence in Iraq. Iranian attempts to wield this influence, however, have often backfired, leading to a nationalist backlash by Iraqis and tensions with the Iraqi government.