Iranian foreign minister says America has ‘lost its wisdom and prudence’ as tensions mount over Tehran’s enrichment efforts Iran has warned the US not to set the two countries on a collision course over Tehran’s nuclear enrichment programme, as diplomatic tensions reflected growing concern that the Middle East might...
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Israeli PM orders investigation into Iran leak
Kuwaiti paper says Binyamin Netanyahu believes the heads of the Mossad and Shin Bet may have leaked plans for attack Israel’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into alleged leaks of plans to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, it has been reported. According to the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Jarida, the main...
British military steps up plans for Iran attack amid fresh nuclear fears
Britain’s armed forces are stepping up their contingency planning for potential military action against Iran amid mounting concern about Tehran’s nuclear enrichment programme, the Guardian has learned. The Ministry of Defence believes the US may decide to fast-forward plans for targeted missile strikes at some key Iranian facilities. British officials say that if Washington...
Mutassim Gaddafi ‘arrest’ reports questioned
8.22am: Welcome to Middle East Live. Muammar Gaddafi‘s son Mutassim is reported to have been arrested fleeing Sirte as the city appears to be on the brink of falling. But the report has not been confirmed by officials in Benghazi, and is being treated with caution for now after what turned out to be...
US steps up pressure on Iran over alleged plot to kill Saudi envoy
Link to this video Washington is stepping up attempts to isolate Tehran after accusing factions in the Iranian government of a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington on US soil. The US announced new economic sanctions against five Iranians, including four senior members of the Quds force, the special operations unit of...
Iranians charged in US over plot to assassinate Saudi ambassador
US attorney general Eric Holder describes the “murder-for-hire” plot Link to this video A dangerous confrontation was developing on Tuesday between the US and Iran after the Obama administration directly blamed the Iranian governnment for an alleged plot to blow up the Saudi ambassador and scores of others at a Washington restaurant with the...
Ahmadinejad speech sparks UN walkout
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, has launched a stinging attack at the United Nations on the US and other major powers as militarist, imperialist and unfit to dominate global governance. Ahmadinejad’s verbal assault on the west and Israel promoted walkouts by diplomatic delegations. US diplomats were the first to leave, when Ahmadinejad referred to...