Iran
US Senate unanimously passes threatening measure against Iran
By Peter Symonds, July 14, 2007
A little publicised amendment to the defence spending bill denouncing Iran for the “murder” of US soldiers in Iraq was proposed by Independent Democrat Joseph Lieberman and passed unanimou...
New US accusations against Iran
By Joe Kay, July 3, 2007
A US military official leveled new accusations against Iran on Monday, asserting Iranian government involvement in a January, 2007 attack that killed five American soldiers in Iraq. The charges are th...
IAEA chief declares any attack on Iran “an act of madness”
By Peter Symonds, June 16, 2007
The latest meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which ended on Thursday, has set the stage for a new round of punitive measures against Iran over its nuclear programs. Washington ...
US steps up threats against Iran over nuclear programs
By Peter Symonds, May 26, 2007
The US administration has responded belligerently to the latest International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Iran’s refusal to suspend its nuclear programs by calling for a third UN resol...
Bush authorises covert CIA operations to destabilise Iran
By Peter Symonds, May 25, 2007
An ABC News report on Tuesday provided further evidence that the Bush administration is actively engaged in a covert campaign of destabilisation aimed at “regime change” in Iran.
Britain’s Guardian promotes Bush administration war propaganda against Iran
By Chris Marsden, May 23, 2007
The Guardian offered its May 22 front page as a propaganda conduit for the Bush administration to provide preemptive justification for an escalation of the US military “surge” in Iraq and ...
Debate over Iran’s nuclear programs heats up again
By Peter Symonds, May 17, 2007
Iran’s nuclear programs are once again being pushed to centre stage as a second UN deadline is due to expire next week. Under pressure from the US, the UN Security Council voted in March to stre...
Iran and US to hold limited talks in Baghdad
By Peter Symonds, May 15, 2007
The announcement on Sunday of a meeting between Iranian and US officials in Baghdad in the next few weeks will do nothing to ease mounting tensions in the Persian Gulf. Washington has repeatedly made ...
Cheney threatens Iran from US aircraft carrier in Persian Gulf
By Bill Van Auken, May 12, 2007
Underscoring the essential objective of his Middle East tour, US Vice President Dick Cheney used the deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Persian Gulf Friday to deliver a bellicose ...
US steps up pressure on Iran’s nuclear programs
By Peter Symonds, April 21, 2007
The US administration intensified its pressure on Tehran after a leaked International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) letter written on Wednesday revealed Iran had doubled the number of gas centrifuges in...
US continues detention of five Iranian officials in Iraq
By Peter Symonds, April 19, 2007
In a decision that was barely reported, the Bush administration resolved last week to continue to hold five Iranian officials seized in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on January 11. While the US and...
Iranian diplomat accuses US of detention and torture
By Peter Symonds, April 11, 2007
Senior Iranian diplomat Jalal Sharafi told the county’s state-run TV last weekend that the US had been involved in his seizure and detention in Iraq and that CIA officers had taken part in his i...
