by Eli Stutz Dr. Mordechai Kedar, an expert on Arab politics and Islamic Fundamentalism at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies warns that Iran may be planning a full takeover of Persian Gulf states. He is also concerned that Hizbullah terrorists in Lebanon may try to build a nuclear reactor similar to Iran’s Bushehr reactor, […]
Western intelligence and Persian Gulf sources report that on August 30, Hizballah put its forces on a state of war alert and issued a partial call-up of reservists. According to military sources, Hizballah appears to be preparing a major attack on Israel straight after the ceremonial start of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington Thursday Sept. […]
by Gil Ronen An unnamed senior officer in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards warned Thursday that Iran would strike Israel if it is targeted, no matter who the attacker is. According to the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai, the officer said, “Iran has thousands of surface-to-surface missiles, including improved Zelzal-2 and Al-Fatah 110 missiles, with which it will […]
Paul L. Williams, Ph.D.– Iran is the fourth-largest oil producing country in the world; yet, it is now running out of gas. The Shiite country lacks the refining capacity to transform their oil reserves into gasoline or diesel. In order to meet the demands of domestic consumption, Teheran must import 130,000 to 150,000 barrels of […]
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu Iran has successfully test-fired a new version of the domestically-built Fateh missile, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi told the country’s semi-official PRESS TV. The 3.5 ton missile is the latest in new weapons the Islamic Republic has shown off in the past week, following the launching of an unmanned […]
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu Iran announced Monday its growing arsenal soon will include homemade two high-speed missile-launching assault boats to patrol the Persian Gulf. The statement came one day after the Islamic Republic showed off a new unmanned aerial bomber, which Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called an “ambassador of death” to its enemies, particularly Israel […]
by Elad Benari Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued his attacks against Israel and the US on Sunday. In an interview he gave to the Al-Jazeera network, Ahmadinejad said that Israel is “too weak” to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, and added that Israel did not have “the courage to do it… and I do not think […]
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu Saudi Arabia’s shopping list for American-made weapons has swelled to $60 billion, double the amount estimated for the previously announced purchase of 84 F-15 warplanes. The oil kingdom now is interested in 132 attack helicopters worth another $30 billion, but the Obama administration insists, “The proposed sale of this equipment and […]
By: David A. Patten News that Russia will load nuclear fuel rods into an Iranian reactor has touched off a countdown to a point of no return, a deadline by which Israel would have to launch an attack on Iran’s Bushehr reactor before it becomes effectively “immune” to any assault, says former Bush administration U.N. […]
debkafile’s Iranian sources report a large bomb exploded against the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s heavily secured armored convoy as it drove through the northern Iranian city of Hamadan Wednesday, Aug. 4. He was reported unhurt. Some of his bodyguards and bystanders were killed or injured. Iranian media reported the explosion hit a minivan carrying correspondents […]
