NATO and CIA Covertly Arming Syrian Rebels in Order to Weaken Iran
By Daan de Wit - Friday 27 January 2012
The current news coverage concerning Iran is depicting a series of incidents, but when placed in the context of the events of the past few years...it is clear that all the pieces are being put into place for a war against Iran. It is a long-term project demanding many years worth of preparation, and the ultimate goal is getting closer all the time. One component of this preparation is the covert arming of Syrian rebels.
Harper and the U.S. Wrong on Iran Threat
By Gerald Caplan - January 31, 2012
Iran is the convenient next common enemy that conservatives always seem to need. Having run out of communism, terrorism, Islamism, Saddam and Bin Laden, they’ve now fastened on Iran. In the endlessly repeated sound bite of Canada’s foreign affairs minister, John Baird, “We believe Iran constitutes the greatest threat to peace and security in the world.” It’s a spin line, not a serious analysis.
Fingers Itch for a War on Iran
By VIJAY PRASHAD - January 30, 2012
The war is on, and as pressure on Iran mounts, there is a temptation for the Iranians to lash out...If they do so, the Atlantic powers, the Israelis and the Gulf Arabs will take this as a casus belli. It will be enough to power up the cruise missile delivery systems. The political benefits for the US and Israel of such an attack are great...“An attack or possible war on Iran would have the added effect of derailing the Arab revolutions and revolts and justify the continued presence of a large US military force in the oil-rich region.”
Targeting Iranian Nationals
Covert war's raged against Tehran for years. Destabilization tactics include fake accusations, political and economic sanctions, isolation, covert and direct confrontation, cyberwar, targeted assassinations, and other provocations short of war - so far.
Israel Prepares for War Against Iran
By Peter Symonds - 27 January 2012
By recklessly escalating the economic embargo and military threats against Iran, the US, Israel and the European powers are heightening the danger of a slide into war that has the potential to engulf the region and to spread internationally.
European Union Imposes Oil Embargo on Iran
By Peter Symonds - WSWS
European Union (EU) foreign ministers meeting in Brussels yesterday imposed far-reaching economic sanctions on Iran, including an embargo on Iranian oil imports that will come into full force in July. The embargo is an act of economic war that heightens the danger of a slide into military hostilities in the Persian Gulf...The EU sanctions are comprehensive, hitting every aspect of Iran’s oil industry.
Stephen Harper and the Threat of War on Iran
By Derrick O'Keefe - rabble.ca
Today's agreement by the European Union to impose an oil embargo on Iran brings the world closer to war...Into this tense situation comes Stephen Harper, who took the opportunity of a sit down with Peter Mansbridge on the CBC last week to make his latest in a series of incendiary comments regarding Iran...Harper's rhetoric should frighten us all.
Stephen Harper Doth Protest Too Much
By Kim Petersen - January 21st, 2012
Canada’s prime minister Stephen Harper recently professed some biased opinions, opinions that may well be argued to be dangerous, in an interview with the CBC...Harper spoke of overwhelming evidence that Iran has a nuclear weapons program. No evidence was provided.
Pressure Israel, Not Iran
By MARJORIE COHN - January 18, 2012
In 1953, the CIA engineered a coup that replaced a democratic government in Iran with the vicious Shah. He ruled Iran with an iron hand for 25 years, wreaking torture and terror on Iranians while keeping Iran open to Western investment...The Iranian revolution overthrew the Shah, replacing him with a tyrannical theocracy that continues to violate the rights of the Iranian people. But that does not mean that Iran...will attack Israel. The Iranian government knows that Israel and the United States would retaliate with unimaginable military force that would devastate Iran...
Postponing Joint US/Israeli Exercises
Planned exercises target Iran.
U.S. and Israel Coordinate Strategy Against Iran
By Peter Symonds - 20 January 2012
US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Martin Dempsey arrived in Israel yesterday for talks on Iran with top military and political leaders. As the Obama administration escalates its confrontation with Tehran, the obvious purpose of Dempsey’s visit is to coordinate hostile moves by the two countries against Iran.
Economic and Military Pressures on Iran Escalate Global Tensions
By Bill Van Auken - 18 January 2012
Bordering both Iraq and Afghanistan and with significant influence in both countries, Iran has become an increasing preoccupation of US foreign policy amid the US military withdrawal from Iraq and the pending draw-down of US troops from Afghanistan. Tehran has opposed US efforts to establish a permanent military presence in both countries, while seeking to wrest control of the distribution of energy resources from US hands.
Washington’s Crimes Against Iran
By Peter Symonds - WSWS
In reality, the killing of top nuclear scientists and the sabotage of facilities was never to stop or significantly hinder Iran’s nuclear programs, which Tehran has repeatedly insisted are for peaceful purposes. Rather, the murders are provocations calculated to incite retaliation by Tehran that can, in turn, be exploited to further demonise Iran and provide the pretext for war.
Planned Regime Change in Iran and Syria
Plans are longstanding. Timing alone isn’t known. Signs suggest 2012. If sanctions, subversion, cyberwar, and targeted assassinations fail, expect hot conflict to follow.
Waging Covert War on Iran
Washington and Israel plan regime change in Iran and Syria. Israel wants regional supremacy. Washington wants global hegemony and control of the world's strategic resources.