In 2009 Iran demonstrated that it had developed working ballistic missiles, prompting the U.S. State Department to express “grave concern.” A new U.S. Department of Defense report released this week provides an upgraded evaluation regarding how soon Iran’s ballistic missiles may be capable of striking American soil. The answer will...

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Iran issued a effusive denial today to allegations issued by a dissident group accusing the Islamic Republic of building another secret nuclear facility, this time in the mountains near Tehran. The news, unvieled by the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK), was according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araqchi “in no way true and...

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An expose published earlier this week by Jane’s Defense Weekly and unpacked in an article published yesterday by the Telegraph discloses that Saudi Arabia is maintaining a ballistic missile base “deep in the Saudi desert” with surface-to-surface missiles oriented toward, and capable of striking, Tel Aviv and Tehran. Analysts who examined the...

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Argentinian officials that seem aimed at facilitating Iranian infiltration of South America and hampering efforts to expose the terrorist activities of Tehran and its proxies throughout the continent. On the hampering side, the administration of Argentinian President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has been blocking requests for Argentinean prosecutor general Alberto Nisman to...

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The head of Iran’s atomic energy agency said Friday that Tehran will push ahead with its atomic program and continue enriching uranium in the aftermath of the election of Hassan Rouhani, a revolutionary cleric linked to Iran’s conservative pragmatist camp, as Iran’s next president. Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani told reporters at a...

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There had been suggestions made by some foreign policy analysts suggesting that President-elect Hassan Rouhani’s election could “provide an opportunity” to productively engage Iran regarding the critical role being played by Tehran and its Lebanese terror proxy Hezbollah in bolstering the regime. Iranian parliament member Ahmad Bakhshayesh made declarations this week that seem...

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Evaluating several scenarios explaining the election of Iranian cleric Hassan Rouhani to be Iran’s next president, veteran U.S. diplomat Dennis Ross outlined in the pages of The New York Times that Rouhani’s election still doesn’t guarantee a nuclear deal: He believes that Mr. Rowhani’s election could provide a safety valve for...

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Iranian Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi spoke to a national gathering last week about the prospects that he sees for fruitful negotiations between the Washington and Tehran. The recent election as president of regime-linked conservative cleric Hassan Rouhani – which came after elements in Iran’s government arranged for his opponents...

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Palestinian terrorists launched rockets at Israel on Sunday, marking a violation of the mostly stable ceasefire that has taken hold since Israel completed its Operation Pillar of Defense last November, which saw Jerusalem substantially degrade the advanced weaponry and military leadership of the Palestinian Hamas faction. The rocket launched was...

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The United Nations has been declining to publish a detailed report – one which has already been approved by the U.N. Security Council sanctions committee – detailing the degree to which Iran has been able to dodge existing sanctions. Somebody somewhere wanted the report to see the light of day,...

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