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Russian scientist jump-started Iranian nuclear program

admin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:48:30 +0000

NY Times’ sources in IAEA reveal that an unnamed Russian physicist provided critical assistance to Iran with experiments on detonating nuclear weapons.
On a separate note, it’s probably too late to stop Iran’s nuclear program. The 3,000 centrifuges have certainly enriched enough uranium for several micro-weapons, probably for a tactical one, as well. The assumptions of “enough” uranium presume that the ayatollahs need a 100kt bomb, which they don’t. A small 20kt bomb, even 5kt one with advanced Russian design needs very little uranium and can perfectly wipe out Tel Aviv.

Internal Minister of Iran has fake Oxford diploma

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:32:55 +0000

This should not come as a surprise after Iran doctored its missile tests in Photoshop. Nor is the debacle too bizarre: Israel’s minister of science, an Arab, lacks even a high school diploma.

UNSC passes an empty resolution against Iran

admin — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:45:27 +0000

The resolution does not even contain new sanctions.

UNSC: No new sanctions against Iran

admin — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:29:48 +0000

No agreement was reached even on resolution, and Russian FM announced that in any case there would be no new sanctions against the nuclear-loving Muslim nation.

IAEA makes full turnaround on nuclear warning

admin — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:04:49 +0000

Until a couple of weeks ago, the International Atomic Energy Agency denied that Iran runs nuclear program. German paper Sueddeutsche Zeitung quotes IAEA chief Baradei to the effect that *a number* of countries are very close to nuclear weapons. They have enriched uranium and the necessary technology to make nuclear bomb in a few months. Iran is among them.
We can surmise that the other countries are both civilized ones (Switzerland, Japan, Germany), the third world (South Korea, Brazil), and Arab (Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Libya).

Somali pirates hijack Iranian ship with chemical or radiological cargo

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:06:44 +0000

MS Iran Deyanat belonging to Iran state shipping company was hijacked a month ago, a common occurrence at the Somali coast though the ship of 45,000 tons is unusually large for pirates. Oddly, they asked for an unusually small ransom, just $200,000 which Iran allegedly paid.
Upon bringing the ship to Somali, the pirates tried opening its containers, but failed. They, however, received typical radiological skin burns and their hair fell out. The damage can be of chemical origin, too.
The ship, chartered by a German company, was departed China en route to, ostensibly, the port of Rotterdam. The choice of Iranian shipping for a legitimate cargo to Germany is suspicious.
Three decades ago, China supplied the uranium enriched on Soviet centrifuges to Egypt for its military nuclear program. This may be the case today, with Iran’s own centrifuges merely a smokescreen.

UN discussion on Iran closed amid Russian objections

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:01:03 +0000

By refusing the (worthless) talks, Russia retaliated against an American client (Israel) for the American support of its another client, Georgia.

Israeli Military Intelligence AMAN: Iranian nuclear program

admin — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:25:11 +0000

nears the point of no return. Afterwards, Israeli strike won’t stop it because enough of enriched uranium would be hidden elsewhere.
Israeli Military Intelligence (AMAN) also noted that Syria busily strengthens its ties with Iran. Both countries support Hezbollah and Hamas.
The realists among us count on faith, and for the rest the future seems bleak.

The grand ayatollah supports Ahmadinejad

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:18:24 +0000

Khamenei denounced Ahmadinejad’s critics among politicians. The critics disagree with Ahmadinejad’s economic policies. All of them support his anti-Israeli stance, and almost all - Iran’s nuclear program. Khamenei has veto power over all political decisions, including the unlikely impeachment of Ahmadinejad.
Western government prefer to see the domestic criticism of Ahmadinejad in rosy tones, as a sign of the soon demise of Iranian nuclear program. In thus procrastinating, they avoid destroying Iranian nuclear facilities.
Shimon Peres, Israel’s greatest security and moral hazard, opposes strike on Iran. No surprise from a man who instrumented rapprochement between Israel and post-Nazi Germany.

More sanctions against Iran

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:54:41 +0000

After Iran disregarded all the previous sanctions, France and the US push for new ones, equally useless. At the same time, American refuses Israel GBU028 bunker buster bombs for attacking Natanz.
The idea of sanctions is ridiculous. Iran lost much more money when the market price of oil dropped to $91 per barrel than from all the sanctions combined.
Not content with some Jews having escaped the Holocaust, the world takes its time to give Iran a chance.

IAEA confirms Ahmadinejad’s threat

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:19:46 +0000

IAEA reports Iran running 3,829 centrifuges with another 2,000 to be added shortly. This is in line with Ahmadi Nejad’s 6,000 estimate.
For the first time, IAEA confirmed that Iran runs concomitant programs of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles and other infrastructure for nuclear weapons. According to IAEA, the 4,000 centrifuges are not enough to produce nuclear bombs, though a simple calculation shows that they will produce enough uranium for two Tel Aviv-size nuclear bombs by early 2009.

Iran imports grain from America

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:25:25 +0000

to cope with the drought. Sanctions aside, a billion-dollar order is too good to refuse.

UN blocks Iranian shipping

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:58:33 +0000

New sanctions target Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), including the ports used by its vessels.
Though the sanctions are significant, they are not critical as most of Iranian oil export is served by foreign shippers.
It is interesting to see whether the US Administration would slap sanctions on Dubai port. Dubai, UAE, is a significant US ally, a major buyer of weapons - but docks Iranian ships and is therefore liable to the new sanctions. The US did not impose sanctions on Dubai for money laundering on behalf on Iran, which conducts most of its free market transactions through United Arab Emirates.

Russia will load fuel in Bushehr reactor in December

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:52:36 +0000

The announcement sets a natural deadline for Israel to attack Iran. After that time, an attack on Bushehr would cause considerable contamination, which Israel should not care about.
Iran can stop the Bushehr plant to harvest weapons-grade material, and also reprocess the spent rods for the same end. Though Iran agreed to send the rods for reprocessing to Russia, nothing prevents the Muslim state from canceling the agreement.

Austria sponsors gas export conference in Iran

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:34:01 +0000

The move is largely symbolic as the sponsorship fee runs about $10,000, but it shows how weak are the sanctions.

37% of Americans are fine with nuclear Iran

admin — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:47:36 +0000

According to the Israeli Project poll, only 63% want to destroy Iran’s nuclear capacities, and even that by Israelis, and even then if diplomacy fails, as if it didn’t already. The sanctions are purposely toothless; they don’t address Iran’s weakest points: its oil infrastructure and oil exports. Iran announced that the number of uranium enriching centrifuges in Natanz increased from three to four thousand.
And why not? America feels no threat from nuclear India, Pakistan, and North Korea, and realistically Iran would never nuke the United States. The business is really Israel’s, and our government must be stupid to listen to the US Administration.
Even if the US doesn’t authorize Israeli strike on Iran, the US forces in Iraq won’t go as far as intercepting Israeli planes en route to Iran.
Maariv reports that the government authorized military preparations for the strike. Whether the story is truthful or just another orchestrated leak designed to press Europeans for stronger sanctions, is unknown.

Iran: stupid bragging continues

admin — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:09:23 +0000

After the Photoshop’ed missile launches, non-existent super-boats, and failed ballistic missile tests, Iran announced completing extra-secret military exercises which no one has seen.
Iran could purchase enriched uranium for its first nuclear bombs from North Korea or Pakistan rather than waiting to enrich on its own centrifuges. Could it be that the touted Iranian nuclear program is similarly exaggerated?

Iran on the lying spree

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:02:31 +0000

Days ago, Iran claimed a successful launch of ballistic missile with dummy satellite. The missile, too, proved dummy as it did not reach even the second stage.
Iran’s posturing reminds of Saddam. He prevented Western arms inspectors from Iraq’s nuclear facilities even as he had no substantial nuclear program at all. Saddam risked an all-out invasion rather than admitting that Iraqi nuclear program has failed.

Iran’s lying becomes chronic

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:10:24 +0000

After editing missile test photos in Photoshop and claiming non-existent naval capabilities, Iran bragged about having aircraft able to fly 2,000-mile missions- which is sheer nonsense, as the Islamic entity only has an aging pool of Cold War-era aircraft.
Iran also lied repeatedly about its nuclear program, vastly overestimating the number of centrifuges.

Iranian parliament condemns rapprochement with Israel

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:33:58 +0000

The unanimous resolution calls on Ahmadinejad to fire his relative, a Minister of Tourism, for saying that Iranians are everyone’s friends, even of Israelis.

Britan and France send aircraft carrier to Persian Gulf

admin — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:04:21 +0000

for the total of four, including 3 US carriers and one in the Red Sea.
It seems that Iran’s Minister of Tourism, a relative of Ahmadinejad, was a bit too late in proclaiming friendship to Israeli and American people.

EU exports to Iran grew by 18% in 2008

admin — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:32:41 +0000

to E4.5 billion. Germany leads the trade with its 35% share. European imports from Iran totaled E5.5 billion.
The sanctions clearly bear fruit.

Iran will move centrifuges to mountain bunkers,

admin — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:13:05 +0000

according to Stanford Institute for International Studies. That would drastically limit Israeli strike capabilities.

Russia: No new sanctions against Iran

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:48:27 +0000

US claimed a fourth round of useless sanctions is being finalized.
Russia returned to the old Soviet habit of stirring troubles everywhere. Moscow’s rejection of the token new sanctions pushes Israel to attack Iran, thus causing widespread anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world.
Debka reports that Israel expects the additional ten F-16I long-range fighter bombers by the next year’s end. Presumably, Israel won’t be waiting that long and will attack Iran with the currently available 90 aircraft.
Olmert surely wants to enter the annals by striking Iran, and so is extremely limited in time.
Iran continues faking its weapons test reports. After forging the ballistic missile tests in Photoshop, Iran also faked its ground-to-sea 200-mile-range missile’s report.

Washington to slap Iran with more sanctions

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:41:51 +0000

Iran has already disregarded four rounds of sanctions, so it takes the Bushies’ stupidity to think a new round would help.

Iran ignores European ultimatum to stop nuclear enrichment

admin — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:21:23 +0000

The West will respond with a new round of empty sanctions.

Iran claims American acquiescence

admin — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:41:34 +0000

to its nuclear program as long as the number of installed centrifuges doesn’t exceed the current level of 6,000.
Apparently, the recently dispatched American negotiator requested continuation of status quo as a condition of talks, implicitly allowing Iran to run 6,000 centrifuges, enough to make nuclear bomb in a year.

Pentagon against Israeli strike on Iran

admin — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:38:33 +0000

In the effort to postpone Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear facilities until it becomes impossible under Obama presidency, Pentagon announced that Russian S-300 anti-aircraft batteries won’t reach Iran in 2008. Implied, there is no rush to attack Iran.

Russia starts S-300 deliveries to Iran

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:22:15 +0000

The first exceedingly advanced anti-aircraft missile systems will be deployed in January 2009. The IDF apparently doesn’t expect to strike Iran before then, as the IAF conducted massive exercises last month near Crete, Greece where a similar anti-aircraft battery is installed.
Peace-loving Russia supplied the air defenses to Iran to safely conduct its nuclear program. Under Livni or Netanyahu, Israel won’t risk alienating Obama by attacking Iran after the US presidential elections but before Obama’s inauguration.

Bush ok’s Israeli attack on Iran

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:10:16 +0000

British paper The Sunday Times, an official mouthpiece for military leaks, quotes Pentagon officials who confirm that Bush gave Israel a green light for the attack.
The US won’t get involved. As usual, Israel is on her own, but at least America doesn’t twist our arms as usual.
Iran threatens massive retaliation, which it technically cannot carry out. Given the threat of an all-out escalation, Iran might not retaliate at all. Few towns in Israel are covered with missile defence. The safest places during the Iranian retaliatory strike would be Jerusalem and small settlements.
Olmert has to strike at Iran before the September 25 Kadima primaries. Barak would also prefer to have Kadima headed by weak Olmert during the next elections rather than by a popular Livni who would win the primaries.

Iran fakes missile tests with Photoshop

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:16:21 +0000

The recently released photos of Iran’s long-range Shihab-3 missile tests were considerably faked using Photoshop software.
At any rate, Shihab-3 is good enough to hit Israeli towns.

Iran developed P2 centrifuges

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:24:42 +0000

which produce weapon-grade uranium 2-3 times faster than the common P1 centrifuges. Iran houses parts of the P2 nuclear enrichment program in residential buildings.

Iran rejects EU deal

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:23:22 +0000

In the typical Persian manner, Iran’s rejection is not straightforward, but its sense is clear: Iran doesn’t intend to stop its nuclear program in exchange for incentives.

No Israeli attack on Iran?

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:29:13 +0000

The army will start distributing new gas masks only in January. A possibility remains that Israel prepares to attack Iran after the American presidential elections but before inauguration.

Iran forces America to join Israeli attack

admin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:22:16 +0000

Ali Jafari, the commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guards, announced that in case of Israeli attack Iran would blockade oil exports from Persian Gulf. Such move would be great as America will join the conflict in order to keep the oil flowing.
Predictably, Iran promised to barrage Israel with Shahab-3 and other ballistic missiles which Israel can intercept easily.
Hezbollah stored significant arsenals, but would think twenty-two times before coming to Iran’s defense as a new round of violence would endanger Hezbollah’s stance in Lebanon whose population couldn’t care less about Iran’s troubles.

EU freezes Iran Melli Bank’s empty accounts

admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:29:07 +0000

in the new round of sanctions. Iran moved its European assets into Asian banks a week ago.

Israel conducts a major military exercise

admin — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:59:58 +0000

with over 100 of fighter jets, reports the NY Times. IAF practiced flights in the Mediterranean approximating the range to Iran’s nuclear targets.
Russian FM lashed against the plans of attacking Iran. After Russians failed to wipe Jews out in 1953 in the USSR, in 1967 and 1973 in Israel, nuclear Iran seems to them the next opportunity.

Iran negotiates EU incentives

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:07:28 +0000

the EU offered it for stopping uranium enrichment. Earlier, Iran refused to negotiate the enrichment.
Perhaps the Iranian foreign minister is lying. Also, they may want to drag the negotiations. Maybe, Iran has already enriched the necessary quantity of uranium. It is unlikely that Iran would end its nuclear program.

Iran rebuffs EU’s new incentives

admin — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:50:39 +0000

to stop nuclear enrichment at Natanz.
Iran hailed the EU offer as a diplomatic victory.

It’s official: Israel prepares to strike Iran

admin — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:22:37 +0000

The announcement came from Olmert’s press secretary.

Larijani elected Iran’s parliament speaker

admin — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:47:30 +0000

Iran’s nuclear negotiator who for years heroically stonewalled IAEA inspections is promoted to the top of Iran’s political hierarchy.
How long would we bear stupid reports that Iranians are dissatisfied with Ahmadinejad’s nuclear standoff? The across-the-border support for Larijani proves there is no opposition in Iran to nuclear development.

Ahmadinejad’s apocalyptic policy

admin — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:28:38 +0000

Ahmadi Nejad appeals to the expected coming of Imam Mahdi, a boy who became lost eleven centuries ago and expected to return and save Shia Muslims - now against Zionists.
In claiming affinity with Mahdi, Ahmadinejad unusually brings religion into Iranian politics, and steps onto crash course with mullahs who view religion as their own precinct.
Ahmadinejad seems to be desperate and increasingly out of touch with reality. His popularity as a secular politician is very high among Iranians long disenchanted with the ayatollahs, and will increase at their expense now as Ahmadinejad assumes a modicum of religious rhetoric.

Israel braces for attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities

admin — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:46:35 +0000

Iran is believed to launch the full-scale uranium enrichment within 6 months, and develops cruise missile flying below the radars. The rhetoric of Israeli leaders as to the hard-line defense of Jewish existence leaves no doubt about the attack on Iran being in tracks. The Bush Administration concurred and steps up various accusations against Iran, including Hezbollah’s connection to training anti-American insurgents for Iraq.

US: Hezbollah trains Iraqi guerillas

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:30:55 +0000

Though obviously true, the announcement by the US Army spokesman is one of the measures paving a way for attacking Iran which partially finances Hezbollah.
The infamous Israeli president Shimon Peres again changed his mind, and now speaks against the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Iran: the final rejection of nuclear offers

admin — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:12:52 +0000

Iran’s supreme leader ayatollah Khamenei finally made up his mind, announcing that Iran won’t stop its nuclear program. Khamenei was earlier more equivocal and even mildly critical of Ahmadinejad’s standoff with the West. Khamenei likely became firm because of Iran’s advances in nuclear technology, as Israeli secret services claim.

The West makes an offer Iran can refuse

admin — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:21:58 +0000

The US, EU, Russia prepared an offer for Iran: cease uranium enrichment only for the duration of talks.
This legitimizes Iranian nuclear program: the Western powers recognized that once the talks are broken off, Iran is expected to continue with its nuclear program. Anyway, Iran is unlikely to agree.

Iran against Barbie

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:34:54 +0000

The Attorney General of Iran asked Ahmadinejad to ban the Barbie and similar toys as contrary to Islamic character of the state.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef of Shas issued halachic ruling a while ago, ordering to pull out dolls’ hands and legs to prevent their similarity to human beings.

Iran test-fired a 4,000-mile ballistic missile

admin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:41:16 +0000

on February 4. The launch was initially understood as a Shahab-type missile test. In our opinion, Iran targets India with this missile to compensate Pakistan for its assistance in Iran’s nuclear program.

Iran installs 6,000 centrifuges for uranium enrichment

admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:56:40 +0000

The third round of the UN sanctions against Iran proved effective, oh yeah

Iran listens to Israeli cell phones

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:35:45 +0000

Iran installed high-end antennas in Syria to intercept all radio communications in Israel. Top IDF officers no longer use mobile phones for confidential communications.