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The Confrontation with Iran: A Covert War

By Akbar E. Torbat

The purpose of the pressures on Iran is to change its leaders to those who will take orders from Washington. In other words, the US plans to make a client Islamic regime out of the existing ''moderate clerics''.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30305.htm



Iran Central Bank Assets Said to Face European Union Freeze

European Union governments reached a preliminary agreement to freeze the assets of Iran s central bank, building on planned restrictions that will center on an oil embargo, said an EU diplomat with knowledge of the matter.

http://bit.ly/AkvJVC



Russia warns that Iran strike could trigger 'chain reaction'

Russia strongly criticised Western belligerence towards Syria and Iran yesterday, saying that a military assault on the Iranian regime could cause a ''chain reaction'' that would destabilise the entire world.

http://ind.pn/A1aoNF



Another Us Carrier Arrives In The Strait Of Hormuz

The U.S. sent another aircraft carrier to the Arabian Sea off the Strait of Hormuz. The USS Abraham Lincoln joined its sister ship, the carrier USS John Stennis, to test Iran s warning against any carrier sailing through the Persian Gulf.

http://bit.ly/xIEV8G



US Navy to Deploy Third Carrier Group to Persian Gulf

The carrier group based in Norfolk, VA will also include a guided missile cruiser and three guided missile destroyers, reports Interfax.

http://bit.ly/zbfdzs



Pentagon 'prepared': US set for Operation Iranian Freedom?

American troops in the Persian Gulf region do not require any build-up for a possible military conflict with Iran, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday. ''We are not making any special steps at this point in order to deal with the situation. Why? Because, frankly, we are fully prepared to deal with that situation now,'' Panetta explained.

http://rt.com/news/iran-conflict-us-ready-179/



Britain pulls the plug on Iran s Press TV

Iranian news channel Press TV will disappear from British television screens on Friday after Britain s media regulator revoked its licence in a move that could fuel diplomatic tensions with the Islamic nation.

http://bit.ly/zNeJfC



Resist U.S. Imperialist War Threats On Iran

By Sara Flounders

There is growing apprehension that through miscalculation, deliberate provocation or a staged false flag operation, a U.S. war with Iran is imminent.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30321.htm



We Determined Attacking Iran Was A Bad Idea

By Josh Rogin

''When we talked about this in the government, the consensus was that [attacking Iran] would guarantee that which we are trying to prevent, an Iran that will spare nothing to build a nuclear weapon and that would build it in secret.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30322.htm


From Information Clearing House

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US Mainstream Media: Beating War Drums Once Again?
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/01/17-0

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A brief history of America s policies towards Iran
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/war-is-a-racket/a-brief-history-of-americas--dumb-policies-towards-iran.html



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