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China, Iran Creating 'No-Go' Zones to Thwart U.S. Military Power
By David Wood - Politics DailyDuring the Cold War, the Pentagon built the greatest naval and air forces the world had ever seen, endowing the United States with the superpower ability to land huge military forces anywhere in the world, at any time, whether invited in or not. So it was that Washington, using its armada of aircraft carriers, cruise missile-launching submarines, fast cargo ships, long-range bombers, airlifters, and air refueling fighters, could eject the Iraqis from Kuwait (1991), bomb Serbia (1999), kick over the Taliban regime in Afghanistan (2001), and knock off Saddam and his cronies (2003). Everybody ...
Arabs Distrust Iran, Not Keen on Sanctions
By Abigail Hauslohner - AOL NewsCAIRO (Dec. 23) -- The always complicated relationship between the Arab world and Iran appears testier than ever as the West's patience wears thin over Iran's nuclear program. "We see ourselves as having an agenda of establishing peace, of building bridges, of establishing ties and coexistence," Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki told Sphere. "We do not see the same on the part of Iran." This week, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met in Cairo with Iran's speaker of the Parliament, Ali Larijani, to discuss improving the two countries' stalled bilateral relations. Egypt has ...
Iran, Under Pressure, Takes Prisoners
By not in system - AOL NewsWhen the going gets tough, the Iranians get prisoners. Or so it would seem from the Revolutionary Guard's seizure of five British yachtsmen in the Persian Gulf amid an escalating standoff over Iran's nuclear program. The office of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday said the sailors could be prosecuted if the government determines they meant to "violate the national security" of Iran, the Fars News Agency reported, as translated by The Associated Press. AFP/Getty Images Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized five British sailors as they were en route from Bahrain to the start of a race ...
Bush Middle East Trip Panned in Iran
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offered his review of President Bush's nine-day trip to the Middle East on Thursday. He was not impressed."President George Bush sent a message to the Iranian people and all the nations worldwide. This message reflects his own conceptions and it is a message of rift, a message of sowing the seeds of division. It is a message of confrontation demeaning the dignity of mankind.But in further comments, the gadfly president of the Islamic Republic demonstrated a lack of understanding of the American political system when he said, "They are in need of these ...
Ominous Message a Potential Prank
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyLast week, speedboats belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps approached three U.S. Nave warships transiting the Straits of Hormuz on a routine mission into the Persian Gulf. The boats raced in front of the navy ships, dropping boxes into the water in their path and getting with 200 yards of the vessels. The Pentagon says that the Navy was just about to open fire on the boats when they turned and left. The Pentagon released a video and audio recording of the event on which an ominous radio message, purportedly from the Iranian ships could be heard. "I am coming to you. You will ...
In Region, Bush Talks Tough on Iran
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyPresident Bush spoke today in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and had tough words for Iran. Calling the Islamic Republic, "the world's leading sponsor of terror," the president attempted to rally Arab allies to stand against Iran's increasing influence in the region.President Bush also met with U.S. Naval commanders and received a first hand briefing on last week's high-seas encounter with Iranian speedboats. Vice-Admiral Kevin Cosgriff told the president that he took the confrontation "deadly seriously," according to the White House. Bush characterized Iran's actions as a danger to the ...
Bush to Iran: 'Don't Do It Again'
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyAt a news conference in Jerusalem today, with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert standing by his side, President Bush warned Iran to refrain from provoking any more controversies in the Persian Gulf. The comments come three days after the bizarre incident in the Straits of Hormuz, the narrow entrance to the Gulf through which most of the region's oil is shipped to market. Iranian speedboats belonging to it's Revolutionary Guard Corps, raced toward three U.S. warships, getting within 200 yards of the vessels and dropping boxes into the water in their path. The Iranians responded to radio ...
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