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Khamenei vowed that the government will stand firm on election results, stating "Neither the establishment nor the nation will yield to pressure at any cost.” President Obama condemned the government crackdown on protesters. The Obama administration contacted Khamenei before the election.
Posted by Austin Knuppe on June 24, 2009 10:40 AM | Entry
The Guardian Council refused to nullify the recent election results; its spokesman stated that "in the recent presidential election we found no witness of major fraud or breach in the election." Ahmadinejad is to be sworn in at the end of July. Neda Agha-Soltan's martyrdom becomes a symbol for the protest movement. Reza Pahlavi vowed to help his compatriots reach freedom.
Posted by Austin Knuppe on June 23, 2009 9:28 AM | Entry
Iran began three days of air force exercises in the Gulf and the Sea of Oman to raise operational and support capability. The Guardian Council announced possible polling irregularities in 50 districts. The Revolutionary Guards warned citizens of "revolutionary confrontation" if they return to the streets to protest. Mousavi received support from Ayatollah Zanjani. Hugo Chavez said that the world must respect Ahmadinejad's "triumph."
Posted by Austin Knuppe on June 22, 2009 9:34 AM | Entry
Iranian state media reported that 13 have been killed and 20 wounded in the protests taking place over the weekend. Rafsanjani's daughter and three other relatives were arrested. Mousavi continued to demand a nullification of the election results. President Obama urged Iran "to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people."
Posted by Austin Knuppe on June 21, 2009 5:34 PM | Entry
A suicide bomber detonated near the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran. The Guardian Council reported that it is ready to recount a tenth of the votes from the election, and is prepared to deploy riot police to quell future protests. Karoubi's Etemad-e Melli party canceled its scheduled rally on Saturday due to lack of permit; Mousavi supporters demand that the election be annulled.
Posted by Austin Knuppe on June 20, 2009 8:31 AM | Entry
Supreme Leader Khamenei addressed an audience at Tehran University during Friday prayers praising the reelection of President Ahmadinejad as "epic moment that became a historic moment," and stated that the Islamic Republic "would not betray the vote of the people." This was the first public appearance by Ahmadinejad since his reelection. Candidates Mousavi and Karrubi boycotted the event.
Posted by Austin Knuppe on June 19, 2009 10:50 AM | Entry
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians joined presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran to mourn those killed during protests since last weekend's election that was declared in favor of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Mousavi urged the crowds to conduct peaceful demonstrations.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 18, 2009 5:25 PM | Entry
Demonstrations continue in Iran as the death toll of protesters killed by the police and Basij rose to 32. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps warned it would crack down on journalists and online media for publishing items that "create tension." The government complained that the US is interfering with Iranian affairs.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 17, 2009 10:07 PM | Entry
The Guardian Council said it may recount some of the votes as tens of thousands of protesters of rivals President Ahmedinejad and Mir Hossein Mousavi took to the streets. Seven demonstrators were killed by the IRGC-supported Basij militia. The US urged Iran to accept an invitation to nuclear talks.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 16, 2009 2:16 PM | Entry
More than 500,000 demonstrators have taken to the streets of Tehran and are organizing in other cities to protest the reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Mir Hussein Moussavi, Ahmadinejad's rival, appeared in public, debunking reports he was arrested, and called for calm. Just one day after calling the outcome a "divine assessment," Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for an investigation into the vote count.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 15, 2009 11:43 AM | Entry
Rioting has broken out in Tehran after supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi took to the streets to protest what they called rigged elections. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iranians should acknowledge President Ahmadinejad's landslide victory, which he termed a "divine assessment." There are rumors Mousavi has been arrested.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 14, 2009 12:46 AM | Entry
Interior Minister Sadeq Mahsouli said that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won the presidential election in a landslide with more than 62 percent of the vote. Westerners said the vote was rigged by Iran's mullahs.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 13, 2009 4:14 PM | Entry
IRNA, Iran's state-run news agency, said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is leading the presidential election with 66 percent of the vote, with more than 68 percent of the votes counted so far. Mir Hossein Moussavi, the so-called reform candidate, has 31 percent of the vote.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 12, 2009 9:50 PM | Entry
Jundallah killed one civilian and wounded two others in an attack on a bus west of Zahedan, where violence has broken out over the past week. Israel's foreign minister said his country has no intentions of bombing Iran's nuclear facilities. President Ahmadinejad called the Holocaust a "big deception."
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 3, 2009 11:05 AM | Entry
A senior Iranian official said that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, and not the elected president of Iran, will decide on the direction of the country's nuclear program and relations with the US. More than 30 people were detained after unrest in the southern city of Zahedan that resulted in the deaths of 10 people.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 2, 2009 2:01 PM | Entry
Iran closed its border with Pakistan. Security forces defused a homemade bomb found on a domestic flight. Iran executed three men for complicity in last week's mosque bombing in Zahedan and detained "a number of individuals who intended to create insecurity" in the city.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 1, 2009 8:32 AM | Entry
"Gunmen" attacked President Ahmadinejad's campaign office in the southern city of Zahedan; three civilians, including a child, were wounded. Iranian leaders blamed the US and Jundallah for yesterday's attack on a mosque in Zahedan that killed 19 people. Jundallah said it launched a suicide attack against a secret IRGC meeting at the mosque.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 29, 2009 6:19 PM | Entry
Thirty people were killed and more than 80 were wounded in an explosion during prayers at the second largest mosque in the city of Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchistan province. The mosque was reportedly leveled in the explosion. No group has taken credit for the attack.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 28, 2009 11:44 PM | Entry
The US Department of Defense confirmed Iran has successfully tested a a medium range ballistic missile that can reach Israel, southeastern Europe, and US bases in the Middle East. The US State Department said a nuclear arms race in the Middle East and beyond will follow Iran's acquisition of a nuclear weapon.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 21, 2009 12:00 AM | Entry
President Ahmadinejad claimed the military has tested a missile that can reach Israel, southeastern Europe, and US bases in the Middle East. The US military denied Iranian claims that the US is training Kurdish rebels to attack inside northwestern Iran. Italy's foreign minister canceled a visit to Iran.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 20, 2009 12:11 PM | Entry
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed the US is sponsoring terrorist activities in Iran's Kurdish regions from Iraq. "I say this firmly that unfortunately across our borders, our western borders, the Americans are busy making a conspiracy, they are busy fostering terrorism," he said.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 19, 2009 9:14 AM | Entry
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps has deployed to the eastern borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan to counter an unnamed "enemy conspiracy." Citigroup and Goldman Sachs are two of four US banks seeking to open branches in Tehran, according to a report.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 21, 2009 11:30 AM | Entry
An American journalist has been charged with espionage. Iran is open to negotiations with the US "should it really and truly be based on honesty, justice and respect,” President Ahmadinejad said. The US, Russia, China, France, Germany, and Britain will invite Iran to hold talks on its nuclear program.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 8, 2009 6:59 PM | Entry
On the eve of a conference on Kabul, Iran's deputy foreign minister rejected the role of NATO forces in the country. "The presence of foreign troops cannot bring peace and stability for Afghanistan," Mohammad Mehdi Akhoundzade said. "It encourages radicalism."
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 30, 2009 11:47 PM | Entry
Iran and NATO have held talks for the first time in more than 30 years. Iran will attend next week's conference on Afghanistan. President Ahmadinejad told Syrian President Bashar Assad that Israel and the US were "weakening with God's help" and "Iran and Syria are on their way to victory."
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 27, 2009 12:00 PM | Entry
Major-General Hassan Firouzabadi, the top military commander, said the US is "warmongering" and he sees no change in policy toward his country. Iran is counting on Russia to facilitate the opening of the Bushehr nuclear power plant by September 2009.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 10, 2009 5:43 PM | Entry
The commander-in-chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps said his country's missiles can target Israel's nuclear facilities. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attacked the US for its continuing 'unconditional' support of Israel. Saudi Arabia urged Arab countries to unite and stand against Iran.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 4, 2009 2:51 PM | Entry
The US Treasury Department designated 11 companies under Executive Order 13382 as Weapons of Mass Destruction proliferators and froze their assets for their ties to Iran's Bank Melli. The US, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and China have committed to 'direct diplomacy' with Iran over its nuclear program.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 3, 2009 2:09 PM | Entry
A street in Tehran was named after Imad Mugniyah, Hezbollah's former military commander who was assassinated in Syria in 2008. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that the US is 'preparing the ground for a long and permanent presence in Iraq.'
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 28, 2009 3:34 PM | Entry
President Ahmadinejad said the US must remove its forces from the Middle East and apologize for "the crimes they have committed against the Iranian nation." Egypt's foreign minister said Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas are conspiring to spark a regional conflict. A US congressman said "there's no way and no chance to stop the Iranian nuclear program."
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 28, 2009 3:11 PM | Entry
Iran closed its border with Pakistan after a suicide car bomber detonated at a police station in the Iranian border town of Saravan. More than 45 Iranian security personnel were killed in the attack on the joint headquarters of the Iranian police and anti-narcotics squad. Jundallah is suspected of carrying out the attack.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 29, 2008 11:18 PM | Entry
The US Treasury Department designated Assa Corp as a front company set up by Iran's Bank Melli, a known proliferator of weapons of mass destruction materials. Russia said its weapons sales to Iran has a positive influence on stability in this region. Argentine courts seized the property of a former Iranian diplomat behind a 1994 terror attack.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 17, 2008 1:26 PM | Entry
Iran's nuclear chief said more than 5,000 centrifuges are operating at its uranium enrichment plant. State media claimed Iran launched a ballistic missile into space. Israel's foreign minister said Iran is expanding its influence in Latin America.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 26, 2008 11:28 AM | Entry
Hardline Iranian newspapers urged the Iraqi parliament to reject a security pact with the United States. The Revolutionary Guards Corps claimed it broke up an Israeli spy ring. President Ahmadinejad said that Iran will survive despite a significant drop in oil revenues.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 25, 2008 11:00 AM | Entry
The military claims to have successfully tested a ballistic missile that can reach Israel and the European continent. The US denounced the purported test. Iran released an Iranian-American student on bail; she was detained four weeks ago for investigating the woman's rights movement.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 12, 2008 3:03 PM | Entry
India blocked a North Korean jet suspected of carrying missile parts to Iran. NATO dismissed Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz as a "fantasy." Iran warned the US not to violate its airspace.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 5, 2008 8:51 AM | Entry
Parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani threatened the US with suicide attacks in response to US incursions into Syria and Pakistan. "The US method and conduct, expressed by this aggression, will only be stopped by a clear-cut and unexpected response, whose grounds were set by the martyr Hussein Fahmida," he said. Fahmida was a suicide bomber.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 30, 2008 12:43 PM | Entry
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said hatred of the US runs deep. Iran opened a new naval base east of the Strait of Hormuz; an admiral said Iran could "prevent the entry of any enemy naval units" into the Persian Gulf. President Ahmadinejad blamed the US for the world's economic crisis.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 29, 2008 12:48 PM | Entry
The deputy commander of the Basij militia said Iran is arming and supporting "freedom armies" in the Middle East. "Today, not only our armed forces are self sufficient but the freedom armies of the region get part of their weaponry from us," said Hossein Hamedani. President Ahmadinejad is reportedly suffering from exhaustion.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 27, 2008 2:27 AM | Entry
President Ahmadinejad railed against the proposed Iraq-US security pact, saying the US wanted to "pillage" the country. The Export Development Bank of Iran denied any involvement in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction after the US Treasury Department designation.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 24, 2008 2:57 PM | Entry
The US military denied an airplane carrying US military and civilian personnel was forced to land in Iran after Iranian news agencies reported eight Americans were captured and released. The plane was later reported to be a civilian Hungarian Falcon jet.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 7, 2008 12:39 PM | Entry
A US grand jury indicted eight individuals and eight corporations for conspiracy to transfer prohibited technology to Iran. Some of the electronics have been used in IEDs in Iraq. The US Treasury designated six Iranian military firms as supplying Iran with equipment for its nuclear program. Tehran said the US must "cope with new realities" that it can enrich uranium. The IAEA showed photos of Iran's nuclear missile program.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 17, 2008 9:05 PM | Entry
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps has assumed control of the defense of the Persian Gulf. The IAEA's nuclear inspections are at a "dead end" after Iran halted cooperation. China said no further sanctions will be imposed by the UN. The head of Iran's chamber of commerce said current sanctions have hit the economy hard.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 16, 2008 10:41 AM | Entry
US military sources said Iran's test to launch a satellite into space failed. The second stage of the rocket launch "was erratic and out of control" and the rocket "did not perform as designed." Iran claimed its warplanes now have the range to reach Israel.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 18, 2008 10:48 PM | Entry
Iran claimed to have developed a long-range missile that can shut down the Strait of Hormuz. The United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and China agreed to tighten sanctions on Iran. The US, Britain, and France urged closer scrutiny of Iranian banking activity.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 4, 2008 2:01 PM | Entry
A convoy shipping arms to Hezbollah blew up after leaving a Revolutionary Guards base on the outskirts of Tehran. At least 15 people were killed in the explosion. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad banned a newspaper from reporting rifts in the country's leadership.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 25, 2008 2:23 PM | Entry
Iran launched another round of Shahab-3 missiles as part of a military exercise, then doctored the photographs of the test and distributed the photos to the Western media. France's Total group has pulled out of a $10 billion deal to develop the South Pars natural gas fields.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 10, 2008 12:58 PM | Entry
The US Departments of State and Treasury designated six Iranians and five Iranian industries as proliferators of weapons of mass destruction. Included on the list of individuals is Yahya Rahim Safavi, the former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps who currently serves as the chief adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 9, 2008 1:17 AM | Entry
A senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader threatened to attack the US Navy and Tel Aviv if Iran's nuclear program is targeted. President Ahmadinejad said he does not foresee war between Iran and the US and Israel. The US and UK completed a military exercise in the Persian Gulf.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 8, 2008 10:18 AM | Entry
The commander of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet said the US would stop Iran from shutting down the Strait of Hormuz. The US Treasury is working to get Russia to impose sanction on Iran. Iran sentenced an "Israeli spy" to death.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 30, 2008 12:39 PM | Entry
Iran would shut down oil shipments in the Persian Gulf if attacked, said Major General Jafari, the head of the Revolutionary Guards Corps. Iran threatened to sue the European Union for imposing sanctions. An Iranian man is being tried for spying for Israel.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 28, 2008 2:08 PM | Entry
Iran's foreign minister said it is ready to negotiate a package of economic incentives in exchange for agreements to curb its nuclear program. Britain is pushing the European Union to adopt stricter sanctions against Iran. President Ahmadinejad said the West failed to stop Iran from enriching uranium.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 19, 2008 9:54 PM | Entry
Iran has withdrawn an estimated $75 billion from banks in Europe to dodge potential sanctions. Britain said the assets of Iran's Bank Melli would be frozen. Iran may have obtained advanced nuclear warhead designs from the AQ Khan network.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 16, 2008 9:47 AM | Entry
Iran refuses to back down from the development of its nuclear program as the West threatens more sanctions. Twenty-eight IRGC soldiers were kidnapped by "militants" in a region of Sistan-Baluchistan province on the Pakistani border. Pakistan has turned over four Jundallah fighters to Iran.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 15, 2008 5:54 AM | Entry
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered banks to move assets to dodge potential EU sanctions. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US presence in Iraq is Iraq's primary problem. Iran's representative to OPEC said he expects oil to approach $150 a barrel.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 9, 2008 12:39 PM | Entry
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was "stunned" and "furious" over news of Syrian negotiations with Israel, which he regards as a "breach" of Iranian-Syrian commitments. He has ordered Iran's media not to report on the development. Iran is seeking foreign help to enrich uranium.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 23, 2008 2:23 PM | Entry
Iran's intelligence chief accused the US and the Britain of being behind the bombing of a mosque in Shiraz. Previously the government said the explosion was an accident. A British court has said the country's designation of the People’s Mujahedeen of Iran, or MEK, as a terrorist group was wrong, and the MEK would be removed from the list.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 8, 2008 11:50 AM | Entry
The Iraqi government is preparing its case on Iran's involvement in the Shia insurgency. "It's a bit disingenuous to believe such quantities of up-to-date weapons manufactured this year, last year, can flow into the country without the knowledge of the Iranian government," said Iraq's ambassador to the UN. An al Qaeda operative said Iran is supporting Sunni terrorists in Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 7, 2008 12:40 PM | Entry
Iran suspended talks with the US on Iraq's security after complaining about US attacks on the Mahdi Army and other Iranian-backed militias. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran would not give up its nuclear program despite new incentives offered by the West. "We will continue on our path with power and will not allow the oppressors to deny this nation's right," Khamenei said.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 5, 2008 11:42 AM | Entry
Iran is boosting its support of terror groups in Iraq and Afghanistan. A civilian US ship fired warning shots at two unidentified speedboats in the Persian Gulf. Iran says it will cooperate with the IAEA to investigate its nuclear weapons program.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 25, 2008 4:28 PM | Entry
Iran denied the explosion at a mosque in Shiraz that killed 11 and wounded 191 was a bombing. The deputy interior minister said the explosion was "the result of an incident." Coalition forces captured an Iranian-trained agent collecting intelligence on US airbases and troop movements near Balad. The slow pace of the investigation into the assassination of Imad Mugniyah "has irritated Iran" and some Hezbollah leaders.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 13, 2008 9:54 AM | Entry
Nine people were killed and 50 wounded after a suicide bomber detonated during a sermon in a mosque in Shiraz. The cleric was "delivering his weekly speech against extremist Wahabi beliefs and the outlawed Bahai faith," according to the pro-government Fars News Agency.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 12, 2008 8:37 PM | Entry
Hashemi Rafsanjani denied Iran supports militias inside Iraq. Stellite imagery indicates Iran has built a secret launch site for long-range missiles. US warships launched a flare at Iranian speedboats after they approached in a "taunting manner."
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 11, 2008 3:45 PM | Entry
China exposed Iran's efforts to acquire nuclear technology after the International Atomic Energy Agency found blueprints for shaping uranium into warheads, and information on the testing of high explosives in a uranium warhead and the procurement of dual-use technology. China provided the evidence after the agency presented the information to the IAEA's governors in February.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 3, 2008 1:12 AM | Entry
UN inspectors said Iran has produced small quantities of uranium gas used to make nuclear warheads. Russia criticized Iran for flaunting its intentions to enrich uranium and develop ballistic missiles. Iran accused Israel of assassinating Hezbollah leader Imad Mugniyah and described him as "a golden page in the history of mankind's fight against the aggressive and occupying Zionists."
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 13, 2008 10:15 PM | Entry
Iran said the US Department of Defense footage of the naval incident at the Strait of Hormuz is fake. "The footage released by the U.S. Navy was compiled using file pictures and the audio has been fabricated," the Iranian Press TV quoted a Revolutionary Guards Corps official as saying. The US warned Iran of the consequences of a confrontation.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 9, 2008 10:17 AM | Entry
Five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps boats "harassed and provoked" three US Navy ships in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has confirmed the incident. The head of the IAEA will visit Iran this week. A German diplomat was expelled from the country.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 7, 2008 1:51 PM | Entry
Russia denied reports that it is shipping the S-300 air defense missile system to Iran. Iran has received its second shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 28, 2007 2:21 PM | Entry
Russia sold Iran the S-300 anti-aircraft missile defense system that Russia claims is superior to the US Patriot missile battery. Iran is also looking to buy helicopters and fighter engines from Russia. Tehran is planning on building 19 nuclear power plants. Malaysia signed a $16 billion deal to develop to Iranian gas fields.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 26, 2007 2:42 PM | Entry
Russia and Iran said they have resolved the payment dispute over the Bushehr nuclear plant; construction will resume. The United Nations Security Council will not address Iranian sanctions in the remainder of 2007. Iranian police killed or arrested 18 members of Jundallah in the Sistan-Baluchestan province
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 13, 2007 5:27 PM | Entry
A draft UN resolution calls for new sanctions against Qods Force and a top Iranian bank as well as "restraint" and "vigilance" on the supply, sale, or transfer of arms to Iran. Iran seeks to build 50,000 nuclear centrifuges in five years. Israel's Prime Minister said Iran is still a nuclear threat. China inked a $2 billion oil deal.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 11, 2007 5:22 PM | Entry
The declassified version of the US National Intelligence Estimate stated Iran halted its military nuclear weapons program in 2003 and will not be able to produce enough enriched uranium for a bomb until 2010 to 2015. Iran still maintains the capacity to switch its program from civilian to military use. Read the full report [PDF.]
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 3, 2007 5:07 PM | Entry
Iran said sanctions will not stop it from pursuing its nuclear program. Four were wounded in a bomb blast outside an insurance company in the western province of Kurdistan.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 2, 2007 9:38 AM | Entry
The Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) has won an appeal in British courts to be removed from the terrorism watchlist. Talks between the European Union and Iran over the nuclear program have broken down. The IAEA approved Russian nuclear fuel for the Bushehr plant. Two Iranian subs have been spotted in the Persian Gulf.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 30, 2007 6:40 PM | Entry
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps is now in control of operations in the Persian Gulf. Iran claims to have built a sonar-avoiding submarine. President Ahmadinejad said the IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program was a victory for the country.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 29, 2007 11:23 PM | Entry
The US commander in Sadr City said Iran is still supporting the Qods Force-backed Special Groups cells. Iran has produced its first batch of nuclear fuel pellets while the IAEA "is not able to confirm that Iran's nuclear work is entirely peaceful." An Iranian Air Force F-4 fighter crashed in the Sea of Oman.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 26, 2007 3:07 PM | Entry
Over 300,000 southern Iraqi Shiites signed a petition condemning Iran for fomenting violence in Iraq. The commander of Multinational Division Central still sees Iranian influence in central Iraq. The US and European Union urge further sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 22, 2007 8:26 PM | Entry
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has enough capacity to build a nuclear bomb within a year. The US is pushing for mandatory sanctions in the wake of the report. A senior US general said Iran seems to be honoring a commitment to halt the flow of weapons into Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 15, 2007 9:03 PM | Entry
The US released nine Iranians held in Iraq, including two Qods Force officers detained in Irbil earlier this year. Iran rejected Interpol's warrants issued for five Iranian military and political leaders for involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Argentina.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 9, 2007 10:16 AM | Entry
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran's nuclear program is "irreversible." Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged police to continue to crack down on those who violate the Islamic dress code. Interpol placed an ex-Iranian intelligence chief, a former leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, three other Iranians and a Lebanese terrorist on its most-wanted list for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Argentina.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 7, 2007 8:58 PM | Entry
Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Russia and China agreed to push ahead with sanctions if the IAEA report on November 19 shows Iran has not addressed concerns over its nuclear program. The US said Russia and China were holding back the process to enforce sanctions. The US military said Iranian EFP attacks in Iraq have declined over the past few months.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 2, 2007 11:05 PM | Entry
The US has imposed sanctions on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, three of Iran's largest banks, and eight citizens involved in weapons trade and supporting terrorist groups. Iranians are beginning to complain about economic setbacks.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 26, 2007 3:12 AM | Entry
British SAS commandos, along with US and Australian special forces, entered Iran and attacked the Iranian Revolutionary Guard - Qods Force and Shia militias smuggling weapons and fighters into Iraq. At least six raids occurred over the past several months. Iran claimed it could fire 11,000 rockets at "enemy bases" if attacked.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 21, 2007 9:35 PM | Entry
Ali Larijani, Iran's lead nuclear negotiator, has resigned, sparking concern Iran's position on its nuclear program will harden. The foreign minister said the US is in no position to attack Iran as it is tied down in Iraq. The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff said the US has the resources to strike Iran.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 20, 2007 11:42 AM | Entry
General Petraeus said Hassan Kazemi-Qomi, Iran's ambassador to Iraq, is a Qods Force officer. "The ambassador is a Qods force member," Petraeus said. "[Qods Force is] responsible for providing the weapons, the training, the funding and in some cases the direction for operations that have indeed killed U.S. soldiers."
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 7, 2007 4:18 PM | Entry
The US military will build a base on the border in Iraq to stop Iranian weapons from reaching Shia extremists. "The push also includes construction of fortified checkpoints on the major highways leading from the Iranian border to Baghdad and the installation of X-ray machines and explosives detecting sensors at the only formal border crossing between Iran and Iraq," The Wall Street Journal reported.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 10, 2007 11:53 AM | Entry
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has replaced the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, appointing the former chief as his special military adviser. IAEA director Mohammed Elbaradei said Iran may have its last chance to come clean on its nuclear program.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 2, 2007 12:07 AM | Entry
An Iranian military helicopter went down near Piranshahr, a town around 6 miles from the Iraqi border. Six soldiers were killed. The military said it was due to mechanical failure, but the Mehr news agency said the Kurdish rebel group Pejak shot down the helo while fighting the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 18, 2007 9:01 AM | Entry
A senior Iranian cleric warned the US against designating the IRGC a terror entity. France is considering additional sanctions against Iran via the UNSC. Iran is establishing a strong presence in southern Lebanon through its reconstruction programs.
Posted by Karen Coulson on August 17, 2007 6:14 PM | Entry
Jundallah killed 11 members of the Revolutionary Guards near the Pakistani and Afghan border in the southeast. Iran pledged $1 billion in military aid to Syria.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 22, 2007 12:32 AM | Entry
The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said the quality and quantity of weapons reaching the Taliban indicates the Iranian government is aware of the weapons transfer. Iran and the U.S. will hold a round of talks on Iraq's security.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 18, 2007 8:23 AM | Entry
Al Qaeda is using Iranian territory as a base for operations in Iraq, Pakistan, the Levant, and North Africa. Iran is tunneling near a nuclear facility. The IAEA said Iran has slowed down the expansion of its nuclear enrichment capabilities.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 9, 2007 11:51 AM | Entry
The government has banned negative stories on fuel rationing. The US Foreign Affairs Committee approved legislation to impose sanctions on Iran's energy sector. The People's Mujahadeen Organization of Iran (or MEK) remained on the EU list of terror organizations.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 28, 2007 6:19 PM | Entry
Qods Force continues to train Iraqi surrogates and plan attacks in Iraq. Gas rationing has set off a series of riots in Tehran.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 27, 2007 8:21 PM | Entry
Iran said the US will "regret" arresting 5 of its "diplomats" in Irbil in January of 2007. IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei stated the US must defuse the crisis over Iran's nuclear program, and Iran will have the capacity to build 3 nukes a year once it completes the planned 8,000 centrifuges,
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 12, 2007 7:38 AM | Entry
Iran continues to ship weapons to both Iraq and Afghan insurgent groups. The Fajr-3, a 240mm rocket with a 30 mile range, has been fired at US forces int he Green Zone three times, and two arms shipments, which "included 107mm mortars, rocket-propelled grenades, C-4 explosives and small arms," have been intercepted in Helmand province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 2, 2007 10:55 PM | Entry
IAEA director Mohamed ElBaradei said his primary mission is to stop 'new crazies' from going to war with Iran over its nuclear program. “I have no brief other than to make sure we don’t go into another war or that we go crazy into killing each other. You do not want to give additional argument to new crazies who say ’let’s go and bomb Iran.’”
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 1, 2007 3:38 PM | Entry
The U.S. sailed 9 warships, including 2 carriers and Marine amphibious assault ships, through the Strait of Hormuz for war games in the Persian Gulf. The IAEA said Iran is accelerating its nuclear enrichment program. The U.S. denied Iranian claims that detained American-Iranian scholar Haleh Esfandiari is involved in destabilizing the regime.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 23, 2007 12:17 PM | Entry
IAEA inspectors "have concluded that Iran appears to have solved most of its technological problems and is now beginning to enrich uranium on a far larger scale than before." Iranian Shia are increasingly looking to Najaf's Ayatollah Sistani for guidance, in defiance of the Khomeinist model. Iran has detained an American - Iranian scholar for "spying for the US and Israel and for attempting to launch a democratic revolution in the country."
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 15, 2007 1:51 AM | Entry
Negotiations to strengthen the enforcement of the Non-Proliferation Treaty were suspended after Iran raised objections. Iran claimed it "was capable of mass producing the machines used for enriching uranium." The coun try's former nuclear negotiator, an ally former President Rafsanjani, was arrested and may be tried for espionage.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 2, 2007 4:18 PM | Entry
The IAEA chief said Iran's claim of 3,000 centrifuges in operation is an exaggeration. An associate of the missing FBI agent claimed Iranian agents had detained and questioned the agent a day prior to his disappearance. An Iranian journalist openly challenged Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's immunity from criticism and the failure to allow dissent on the nuclear program.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 13, 2007 12:13 PM | Entry
"The arrest and release of the British sailors proved that if Iran's issues and demands are overlooked at the international level, the Islamic republic can create different challenges for the other side," said an Iranian parliamentarian and IRGC official. Iranian made and shipped IEDs/EFP account for over 30 British deaths in Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 8, 2007 11:02 AM | Entry
Basra's chief of police said the EFP that killed 4 British soldiers appears to be Iranian made. Iran calls for a "goodwill gesture" after the relaese of 15 captive sailors and marines. The captive Brits believed they were going to be executed by black-clad Iranian soldiers.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 7, 2007 5:11 PM | Entry
Iran has released the 15 British sailors after President Ahmedinejad 'pardoned' them for perportedly entering Iranian waters. The sailors have boarded a flight home to London.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 5, 2007 1:38 AM | Entry
President Ahmadinejad claimed the 15 British sailors and marines have been pardoned and will be released. The US has "secretly encouraged and advised" the Baluch insurgent group Jundallah in attacking Iran.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 4, 2007 11:53 AM | Entry
An Iranian diplomat detained in Baghdad in February is reported to have returned to Iran. Iraq is pressing for the release of the IRGC agents captured in Irbil. Iran is indicating it will not try the 15 captive British sailors. Iran may have a nuclear weapon by 2009. A former FBI agent has gone missing while inside Iran on private business.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 3, 2007 12:38 AM | Entry
About 200 "demonstrators" lit off firecrackers and threw rocks at the British embassy Tehran. Iran is due to release more "confessions" from the captured British sailors in their custody. Forty-eight percent of the British public oppose using force against Iran under any circumstances.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 1, 2007 3:03 PM | Entry
Tehran's ambassador to Moscow said the British servicemen captured in the Shatt Al Arab waterway may be tried. ""The legal phase concerning these British soldiers has started and if charges against them are proven, they will be punished." Italy's central bank has taken effective control over Sepah, the Iranian state bank.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 31, 2007 8:02 AM | Entry
The Iranian IRGC navy capture of 15 British sailors was a premeditated act. Iran has released more letters and video of the sailors' "confessions." Oil is at a yearly high of $66 due to the crisis.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 30, 2007 2:29 PM | Entry
The UK denied Iranian claims that British forces have surrounded the Iranian offices in the city of Basra. Iran has withdrawn the offer to release the female British officer. The UK will not negotiate for the release of their servicemen, and has taken their case to the UN. The EU is considering suspending diplomatic ties with Iran.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 29, 2007 2:14 PM | Entry
Britain has released evidence its sailors and marines were 1.7 nautical miles inside Iraqi waters when the IRGC naval force intercepted and captured them. Iran claimed they were 0.5 nautical miles inside Iranian waters. The price of oil has risen to $65 a barrel over the crisis and rumors of a US strike on Iran in April.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 28, 2007 11:03 AM | Entry
Iran wants to swap the 15 British servicemen captured in the Shatt Al Arab for members of Qods force captured in Irbil in January of 2007. "The decision to take in the British military elements was taken at an emergency meeting of the Higher Defense Council in the light of a report received by Brigadier Qasim Sulaymani, the commander of Al-Quds Brigade, and communicated on 18 March to General Hasan Fayruz Abadi, the armed forces Chief-of-staff," according to Asharq Alawsat.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 25, 2007 12:53 PM | Entry
[UPDATE2] The UNSC unanimously passed resolution 1747 which "bans arms exports from Iran and freezes financial assets abroad of 28 Iranian individuals and entities, including its Bank Sepah, and the commanders and companies associated with the Revolutionary Guards." A website run by associates of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed the 15 British servicemen will be tried for espionage.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 24, 2007 10:35 PM | Entry
Iran has moved the captured British sailors and marines to Tehran, and claimed they confessed to entering Iranian waters. A fisherman said the Brits were in Iraqi waters. The UN Security Council is set to vote on sanctions over Iran's nuclear program. "The measures... targets the country's arms exports, the state-owned Bank Sepah and the elite Revolutionary Guards."
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 24, 2007 3:39 PM | Entry
Iran has captured 15 British sailors and Marines from the frigate HMS Cornwall, which is patrolling the Shatt Al Arab waterway. The British servicemen were returning from a mission of boarding a freighter, and were "surrounded and escorted by Iranian vessels into Iranian territorial waters.”
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 23, 2007 12:56 PM | Entry
Iran is said to be backing over 3,000 militiamen split off from Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army. The IRGC is said to be funding, arming and training the fighters inside Iran. Te splinter Mahdi Army forces is led by Qais al-Khazaali, a former spokesman for Sadr.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 22, 2007 12:25 AM | Entry
The US claimed Russia will not deliver fuel to the Bushehr nuclear plant until Iran suspends nuclear enrichment. Iran has denied the report. The U.S. is tightening financial sanctions on Iran.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 20, 2007 5:31 PM | Entry
An author in an IRGC weekly newspaper claimed Iran can and should kidnap U.S. and Israeli officers. “We’ve got the ability to capture a nice bunch of blue-eyed blond-haired officers and feed them to our fighting cocks,” said Reza Faker. “Iran has enough people who can reach the heart of Europe and kidnap Americans and Israelis.” Iran actually tried this already in Karbala in January.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 18, 2007 9:44 PM | Entry
Ali Reza Asgari, the Iranian IRGC general and former deputy defense minister, is reported to have defected to the West. The IAEA has cut half of its nuclear aid to Iran. Jundallah kidnapped 4 IRGC soldiers in
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 8, 2007 10:27 PM | Entry
The missing Iranian general who has knowledge of Iran's nuclear program, Hezbollah and weapons smuggling into Iraq, is believed to have defected to the West. Iran is having trouble financing the Bushehr nuke plant, and has begun rationing fuel.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 7, 2007 1:15 PM | Entry
A former Iranian deputy defense minister with knowledge of the nuclear and military establishment has gone missing in Turkey. The IAEA thinks Iran may have halted its nuclear program. Iran looks to strengthen military ties with India.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 5, 2007 7:01 PM | Entry
Iran's Qods Force is recruiting and training Shia "militants" to use EFPs against American forces in Iraq. Iran will participate in the regional conference."The agenda will be how to rescue Iraq from a civil war." President Ahmadinejad will visit Saudi Arabia.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 1, 2007 9:27 AM | Entry
"Bandits" killed 2 policemen and kidnapped 4 in rest Zahedan. President Ahmadinejad is in Sudan to discuss Darfur and Iran's nuclear program. Iran is still considering joining talks inside Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 28, 2007 2:36 PM | Entry
The US will hold direct talks with Iran if it suspends its nuclear program. President Ahmadinejad vowed to continue enrichment of uranium. Western countries are considering options on sanctions.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 25, 2007 10:22 PM | Entry
Iran killed 17 'rebels' during a battle in the northwestern province of West Azerbaijan. The government accused the US of fomenting the violence. An IRGC helicopter was shot down, apparently with a SA-7, killing two IRGC commanders and 8 soldiers.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 24, 2007 9:44 PM | Entry
The IAEA report states "'Iran has not suspended its enrichment related activities' and was continuing a variety of enrichment activities." Iran and Russia are developing Syria's antitank, surface to air, and SCUD-D missile capabilities.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 22, 2007 10:38 AM | Entry
President Ahmadinejad rejected the UN calls for suspending uranium enrichment just one day before the deadline expires. Russia claimed Iran is two months behind payments on the Bushehr nuclear facility. The purported Zahedan bomber was executed in public, just days after the attack.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 20, 2007 3:55 PM | Entry
Iran denies Muqtada al-Sadr is in country. The nuclear enrichment program will not be stopped, according to spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini. The IRGC will hold military exercises just prior to the UN decision on Iran's nuclear program.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 18, 2007 9:33 AM | Entry
The US Treasury Department has sanctioned three Iranian companies for WMD proliferation. Japan has also imposed sanctions for nuclear activities. Iran is involved in Yemen's civil war. Clashes and bombings continue in the southeastern city of Zahedan, where 11 IRGC soldiers were killed two days ago.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 16, 2007 11:14 PM | Entry
A car bomb killed 18 Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps soldiers on a bus in southwestern Iran. The European Union is pessimistic about being able to deter Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 14, 2007 11:45 AM | Entry
Iran denied supplying Iraqi groups with weapons. The slides of evidence from the briefing can be seen at the BBC. The European Union agreed on Iran sanctions, but is willing to conduct further negotiations. An Iranian general claims Iran is mass-producing stealth drones.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 12, 2007 11:44 AM | Entry
A US officer briefed reporters on evidence of Iran supplying deadly Explosive Formed Projectiles (EFPs) and other weapons to the insurgency, which have so far resulted in the death of 170 US soldiers and 620 wounded. Iran announces a new missile and warhead with a range of 1,200 miles, capable of hitting Israel.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 11, 2007 10:27 AM | Entry
US SecDef Gates said solid evidence exists Iran is supplying IEDs to the insurgency in Iraq. Iran plans celebrations on Sunday for its nuclear program. The chief Iranian negotiator canceled his meeting in Europe "due to illness."
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 9, 2007 11:25 AM | Entry
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said "any invasion would be followed by a comprehensive reaction to the invaders and their interests all over the world." Iran arrested over 100 "on espionage charges working for the United States and Israel." Iran is conducting military exercises in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 8, 2007 11:24 AM | Entry
Iran is reportedly 2-3 years from building a nuke. Iranian-made EFP IEDs are the most deadly in Iraq. The US is poised to step up air patrols on the Iran-Iraq border. The Pentagon has halted F-14 parts sales to the Islamic Republic.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 31, 2007 11:28 PM | Entry
An Iranian spokesman said Iran will retaliate against any US attempts to kill or capture their foreign agents. The spokesman also claims the Karbala abduction was carried out by the Mahdi Army. President Bush said Iran and Syira are fomenting unrest in Lebanon.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 30, 2007 8:31 AM | Entry
Intelligence on Iran's role in supporting violence will be declassified. Iran plans on opening a bank in Baghdad and increasing reconstruction funds. The Iraqi border crossings have been closed to "prevent a large number of pilgrims from flocking across the border without 'legal documents.'" 33 NGOs rebuke Iran for its promotion of Holocaust denial.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 29, 2007 10:53 AM | Entry
The US has authorized troops to killed Iranian agents in Iraq. Iranian assets in Lebanon (Hezbollah), Afghanistan and in the Palestinian territories (Hamas) are also targets. Ayatollah Khamenei snubs Ahmadinejad, and Iranian lawmakers, led by Rafsanjani, seek to impeach the President. Iran continues to supply the Iraqi insurgency with IED triggers.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 26, 2007 5:39 AM | Entry
Iran is supporting the insurgency in Afghanistan. A senior cleric and a politician openly criticize President Ahmadinejad's policy of confrontation with the US. 38 IAEA nuclear inspectors are barred from entering the country.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 23, 2007 5:17 PM | Entry
President Ahmadinejad said that U.N. Security Council resolutions against Tehran would not affect Iran's nuclear policies even if 10 more of them were passed. Iran began a three-day testing of its missiles. Ahmadinejad may be losing political power in Iran. Democrats say Bush cannot launch an attack against Iran without first seeking approval from lawmakers.
Posted on January 21, 2007 8:09 AM | Entry
One of the five IRGC members arrested by US forces in Irbil, Iraq is wanted by Austria for killing 3 Kurds in Vienna in 1989. Ali Larijani, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and head of security council, is traveling to Syria for talks. Russia sold Iran modern, short-range TOR-M1 anti-aircraft systems, and plans on selling more military hardware.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 17, 2007 3:10 PM | Entry
MNF-Iraq on the five Iranians detained in Irbil, Iraq: "[they are] connected to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard – Qods Force (IRGC-QF), an organization known for providing funds, weapons, improvised explosive device technology and training to extremist groups attempting to destabilize the Government of Iraq and attack Coalition forces." Iran demands their release.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 14, 2007 2:06 AM | Entry
There is no plan to attack Iran, said the US. President Bush authorized the raid on the Iranian diplomatic mission in Iraq. President Ahmadinejad travels to Latin America to visit allies. The slow pace of Iran's nuclear program puzzles experts.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 13, 2007 9:50 AM | Entry
A leader of the Basji claims Iran will block the Strait of Hormuz if the Iranian economy is threatened. The US has put sanctions on Bank Sepah, Iran's fifth-largest state bank. The Arab nations fear Tehran's influence in the Middle East, and wants US policy to counter this. The MEK terrorist group loses a court battle to be removed from the US terror list.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 9, 2007 9:12 PM | Entry
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared in public after rumors of his death, and said Iran would not back down on its enrichment program. Israel denies reports it is planning tactical nuclear strikes on Iran's nuke facilities. Iran is in the midst of an oil crisis.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 8, 2007 11:40 AM | Entry
Documents confiscated from Iranian agents show Iran is supporting both Shia and Sunni insurgents, including al Qaeda and Ansar al-Sunna. A US unit is working to combat Iran's influence in the Middle East. The IAEA is reviewing Iran's nuclear program again.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 3, 2007 8:01 PM | Entry
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is reported to be seriously ill. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran would give the West a "historic slap on the face" and "stands by its nuclear rights and will do its best to defend them." Israel's Institute for National Security Studies said military action is the only way to resolve the nuclear issue.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 2, 2007 6:29 PM | Entry
The two Iranian intelligence agents captured in Baghdad possessed "weapons lists, documents pertaining to shipments of weapons into Iraq, organizational charts, telephone records and maps, among other sensitive intelligence information... [and] information about importing modern, specially shaped explosive charges into Iraq." Iraq has expelled the two. One was "the third-highest-ranking official of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' al-Quds Brigade."
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 31, 2006 12:49 AM | Entry
The UNSC has placed sanctions on Iran, ordering "all countries to stop supplying Iran with materials and technology that could contribute to its nuclear and missile programs," as well as freezing assets. Iran has vowed to defy the sanctions, saying it "has not delegated its destiny to the invalid decisions of the U.N. Security Council."
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 23, 2006 11:10 PM | Entry
President Ahmadinejad says Israel, US, Britain will vanish: "this is a divine promise." PM Blair calls for an "alliance of moderation" with Moderate Muslim states counter Iran. Israel says Iran is trainings dozens, if not hundreds of Hamas operatives inside Iran. Ahmadinejad's allies took a beating in the latest round of elections.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 20, 2006 8:32 AM | Entry
The US may deploy a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf to pressure Iran. The US wants the UNSC to pass a resolution on Iran's nuclear program within days. President Ahmadinejad may have suffered a defeat in the elections for local councils and for the Assembly of Experts.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 19, 2006 6:04 PM | Entry
Ahmadinejad says, “The Zionist regime will disappear soon, the same way the Soviet Union disappeared.” The Iranian Holocaust conference, which drew criticism from the US, Germany, and many other sources, closed today.
Posted on December 12, 2006 11:44 PM | Entry
Ahmadinejad says, “The Zionist regime will disappear soon, the same way the Soviet Union disappeared.” The Iranian Holocaust conference, which drew criticism from the US, Germany, and many other sources, closed today.
Posted on December 12, 2006 11:44 PM | Entry
An updated draft of proposed UN Security Council sanctions on Iran ease restrictions on sale and purchase of some goods. Iran announced that it may file suit in the International Court of Justice for denial of nuclear rights. Germany spoke out against the Holocaust conference in Iran scheduled for Sunday and Monday.
Posted on December 8, 2006 10:42 PM | Entry
Russia is shipping the Tor-M1 air-defence missile systems to Iran. Iran and Syria are rearming Hezbollah. Iran is shipping weapons to Hezbollah through Syia.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 24, 2006 8:00 PM | Entry
The “Martyrs Battalions” have threatened to attack Gulf states if the U.S. strikes Iran. Mesbah-Yazdi, who backs suicide bombings, seeks to become Iran's next supreme spiritual leader. The commander of the IRGC stated that Iran has “planned our strategy precisely on the basis of [American's] strengths and weaknesses.”
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 20, 2006 1:49 PM | Entry
The IAEA has found plutonium and enriched uranium in a facility. President Ahmadinejad said “the international community was caving in to Teheran's demands to continue its nuclear program.” Iran and Hezbollah are providing weapons and training to Somalia's Islamic Courts, an al Qaeda affiliate, as well as cooperating with al Qaeda and senior leader Saif al-Adel (see Nov. 14 update.)
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 14, 2006 3:28 PM | Entry
Iran claims to have taken images of U.S. aircraft carriers operating in the Gulf wth UAVs. Iran claims it will swiftly respond to any Israeli strike on its expanding nuclear program. President Ahmadinejad tears into the the UNSC for considering sanctions.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 12, 2006 12:34 PM | Entry
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says U.S. midterm elections are “in fact a landmark victory of the Iranian nation.” Israel indicates it may strike Iran's nuclear weapons program. Iran has bought SCUD missiles from North Korea and now “is able to provide its missile system to friendly nations that need it”.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 10, 2006 6:29 PM | Entry
U.S. soldiers intercept donkeys from Iran carrying 53 anti-tank landmines and one anti-tank projectile. Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps fired three new sea-strike missiles with a range of 106 miles in the Persian Gulf. Russia rejected UNSC draft sanctions aimed at punishing Iran for continuing nuclear enrichment.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 3, 2006 5:59 PM | Entry
Iran will conduct a large scale naval wargame this week in the Persian Gulf, just as U.S. carriers are surging into the region. The U.S. accuses Iran and Syria of trying to topple the Lebanese government. Russia will not back the current UNSC draft to curb Iran's nuclear enrichment program. Russia will move forward with its sale of air defense missiles to Iran.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 1, 2006 3:21 PM | Entry
Iran and Hezbollah have been directly implicated in the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association in Buenos Aires. "We deem it proven that the decision to carry out an attack... was made by the highest authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran which directed Hezbollah to carry out the attack." Argentine prosecutors have called for the arrest of Hezbollah chief Imad Mugniyah and former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 26, 2006 8:07 AM | Entry
The US House approved sanctions on Iran's oil industry, and the Senate is expected to follow. The US says time is running out talks between Iran and the European Union.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 29, 2006 1:06 AM | Entry
European nations warn Iran is stalling on nuclear negotiations. Iranian authorities censor sections of Grand Ayatollah Yousefi Sanei's website which promote women's civil rights. The Iranian military roles out a remodeled F-5 fighter and touts it as a newly built Iranian aircraft. Former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami spoke at the Washington National Cathedral.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 7, 2006 10:21 PM | Entry
The International Atomic Energy Agency has "found new traces of enriched uranium in Iran." Iran refuses to give up its nuclear program. The U.S. State Department has approved a visa for former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami to visit the country. Khatami was sponsored by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 1, 2006 6:20 PM | Entry
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