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To Save Troops From Deadly Snakes, US Relies on ... Iran

Despite sanctions, we buy antivenin through middleman

(Newser) - The US leads the charge when it comes to economic sanctions against Iran—but when American soldiers' health is at stake, the military is willing to do a little business with the Islamic republic. Iran produces antivenin against the poisonous snakes of Afghanistan; our own antivenins are toothless against such...

US Steps up Spying on Iran Nuke Reactor

Concerned about safety at Bushehr

(Newser) - Concerned over fuel rods that were unexpectedly discharged in October, the US has increased spying on Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor, officials tell the Wall Street Journal . Spent fuel from Bushehr was supposed to be returned to Russia, which commissioned and built the reactor, so the US was surprised when...

UN Nuclear Watchdog: Anti-Israel Group Hacked Us

Hackers want investigation into Israeli nuclear program

(Newser) - The International Atomic Energy Agency said yesterday that one of its servers had been hacked by a group critical of Israel's unacknowledged nuclear program that posted contact details for more than 100 experts working for the UN nuclear watchdog. A group called "Parastoo," a common Iranian girl'...

Why Syria Is More Important Than You Think

 Why Syria Is 
 More Important 
 Than You Think 
Condoleezza Rice
Nov 24, 2012 1:50 PM CST

Why Syria Is More Important Than You Think

Condoleezza Rice: The Mideast 'as we know it' is at stake

(Newser) - Syria isn't just another domino in the Arab Spring revolution, and its civil war presents far more than a humanitarian crisis for the world, writes Condoleezza Rice in the Washington Post . What's happening there jeopardizes the entire "Middle East as we know it," she argues. If...

Iran: We Sent Gaza Missile Tech

Israel has long believed that Iran has been smuggling rockets into Gaza

(Newser) - Iran has already sent Hamas the means to "quickly" produce long-range Fajr-5 missiles on its own, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard told the semi-official ISNA news agency today. These Iranian-engineered Fajr-5 rockets have produced panic in recent days by coming within range of, though not actually striking,...

Iran Building $10B Pipeline to Syria

It will be completed next year, news agency claims

(Newser) - In a sign that international sanctions must be biting hard, Iran has announced a plan to revitalize its energy sector—with a pipeline to war-torn Syria. Semi-official news agency Fars says work on the 750-mile natural gas pipeline, which will pass through Iraq, has already begun, the AP reports. The...

Iran Ready to Double Nuclear Output: UN

It's ready to fire up reactors in underground facility

(Newser) - Iran is on the verge of almost doubling the amount of uranium it enriches at its underground Fordow bunker, the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency reported today. About 2,800 centrifuges are installed at the site, and the Islamic Republic is ready to fire up as many as 1,...

Iran Kicks Off Massive War Drills

Calls air drills its biggest ever

(Newser) - Days after Iran fired on a US drone , the country is launching vast military drills today—including what local reports call the biggest air drills the Islamic Republic has ever conducted. The drills will blanket about half the country and involve 8,000 soldiers; officials will also test missiles, artillery,...

Iran: Why We Fired at US Drone
Iran: Why We Fired
at US Drone
Nov 11, 2012 3:35 PM CST

Iran: Why We Fired at US Drone

Revolutionary Guard commander accuses US of spying

(Newser) - Iran fired at a US drone last week because it was spying on off-shore oil tankers in Iranian airspace, according to an Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander. Amir Ali Hajizadeh told a quasi-official news agency today that the drone flew too close to Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz: "...

Pentagon: Iran Fired on US Drone

But the attack failed to hit craft over Persian Gulf

(Newser) - An Iranian attack aircraft fired at least twice at an unarmed US drone conducting routine surveillance in international airspace over the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon said today. The aircraft missed, and the Predator drone returned to base unharmed. The Nov. 1 shooting is unprecedented, said Pentagon press secretary George Little....

What&#39;s Next, Obama?
 What's Next, Obama? 
OPINION ROUNDUP
Nov 7, 2012 2:42 PM CST

What's Next, Obama?

Obama's 2nd term: fiscal cliffs, tax hikes, climate change, and Iran

(Newser) - Now that we know who'll be at the helm, the big question is what will the next four years look like? Here's a roundup of how some think President Obama's second term could or should shape up:
  • Not surprisingly, there's lots of chatter about Obama's
...

Netanyahu: We Can Hit Iran Ourselves

Plus: Israel pushes ahead with new homes on West Bank land

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doubling down on his willingness to go after Iran without the support of the international community, including the US, if his people "find ourselves with our backs against the wall." Yesterday's claim wasn't the first time he's made such...

Netanyahu Made 2010 Request to Prep Iran Attack
Netanyahu Made 2010 Request to Prep Iran Attack
TV report
Nov 5, 2012 8:20 AM CST

Netanyahu Made 2010 Request to Prep Iran Attack

Procedural questions halted order: TV report

(Newser) - Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak in 2010 requested that the military position itself to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, according to an Israeli TV report. But the order was dropped over questions of officials' authority to call for such an action—and the military's ability...

Iran: We've Got a Fancy New Drone

Tehran claims it's testing craft capable of vertical takeoff

(Newser) - Iran has been making increasing noises about its drone program, and Tehran's latest sabre-rattling says that it now has an advanced drone that can take off vertically, ie, without a runway. As Reuters reports by way of Iranian state media, a lead researcher claimed that the drone would be...

Iran: We've Got Pics of 'Forbidden' Israel Sites

Says intel on military bases came from Hezbollah drone

(Newser) - Iran has images of sensitive Israeli military bases taken by a drone that was launched by Lebanon's Hezbollah movement and downed by Israel earlier this month, a senior Iranian lawmaker claimed today. The announcement gave no details about the photos—other than calling the Israeli bases "forbidden sites"...

US Fears Rising Iranian Cyberattacks

Officials believe Iran was behind recent attacks

(Newser) - The US believes that Iran was behind an Aug. 15 cyberattack on Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company and the world's most valuable firm, and that it was retaliation against the US for unleashing the Stuxnet virus on an Iranian nuclear facility in 2010, the New York ...

White House, Israel: There Are No Iran Talks

NSC spokesman walks back report, says administration is open to talks

(Newser) - Contrary to the New York Times' popular belief , both the White House and Israel say there is no deal for one-on-one talks between the US and Iran, reports Bloomberg , citing a National Security Council spokesman. While the US remains open to such talks, “It’s not true that the...

US, Iran Agree to 1st Direct Nuclear Talks

But negotiations are fraught with election-year politics

(Newser) - Tehran and Washington have agreed to the first-ever direct talks about Iran's nuclear program, but only after Nov. 6—because Iran insists on meeting with a newly elected president, the New York Times reports. The plan could easily fall through, however—either because Iran is bluffing to ease international...

New 'Flame' Virus Found; EU Boosts Iran Sanctions

'Mini-flame' could steal data, control systems: experts

(Newser) - Cyber-security experts have spotted a small but precise "mini-virus" riding on the heels of Flame, the espionage tool designed by Israel and the US to undermine Iran's nuclear facilities , reports YNet News . Dubbed "mini-Flame," the new virus appears "designed to steal data and control infected...

Argo an &#39;Inaccurate Impression&#39; of Iran
 Argo an 'Inaccurate 
 Impression' of Iran 
Sarah Shourd
Oct 15, 2012 1:14 PM CDT

Argo an 'Inaccurate Impression' of Iran

Captured hiker Sarah Shourd weighs in on Ben Affleck movie

(Newser) - Argo, the new Ben Affleck film loosely based on the true story of six Americans who were rescued from Iran after the Islamic Revolution in 1979, features incredible cinematography and acting—but it offers an "incomplete, and at times inaccurate, impression" of Iran, writes Sarah Shourd for the Daily...

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