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Pakistan vows to stand with Iran if US, Israel attack
Source : Agencies | Islamabad | 18 Feb 2012
Pakistan will not assist the US if it attacks Iran, Islamabad Friday assured Tehran.
Pakistan will not provide Americans airbases to launch attack on its neighbour, President Asif Ali Zardari said after the third trilateral summit of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan.
At the summit the three states expressed their resolve to work collectively for peace and stability in the region and enhancement of mutual cooperation in different sectors, particularly economy and trade.
Attack on Iran likely by summer: Russia
By Steve Gutterman | Reuters | Moscow | 15 Feb 2012
Russia’s top general said on Tuesday that he expects Iran’s enemies to decide in the next few months how to deal with a nuclear program that the United States and Israel have said they might attack.
The Rothschilds Want Iran’s Banks
By Pete Papaherakles | American Free Press | 13 Feb 2012
Could gaining control of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran (CBI) be one of the main reasons that Iran is being targeted by Western and Israeli powers? As tensions are building up for an unthinkable war with Iran, it is worth exploring Iran’s banking system compared to its U.S., British and Israeli counterparts.
‘Iran can hit US interests worldwide if attacked’
By Reuters | Moscow | Tehran | 8 Feb 2012
Iran is capable of carrying out military strikes on US interests all around the world if the country is attacked by the United States, Iran’s ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday.
Attack on Iran 'would be disaster,' must talk - Turkey
By Reuters | Munich | 5 Feb 2012
Turkey and Qatar urged the West on Sunday not to attack Iran to solve a nuclear row, but to make greater efforts to negotiate an end to the dispute.
Panetta believes Israel may strike Iran this spring — reports
Source : The Telegraph | Washington | 03 Feb 2012
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a growing possibility Israel will attack Iran as early as April to stop Tehran from building a nuclear bomb, US media reported on Thursday.
The Washington Post first reported that Panetta was concerned about the increased likelihood Israel would launch an attack over the next few months. CNN said it confirmed the report, citing a senior Obama administration official, who declined to be identified.
Iran launches Spanish TV in jab at America
By Nasser Karimi | AP | Tehran | 1 Feb 2012
Iran’s president on Tuesday lauded his country’s newly launched Spanish-language satellite TV channel, saying it would deal a blow to “dominance seekers” — remarks that were an apparent jab at the US and the West.
The launch is Tehran’s latest effort to reach out to friendly governments in Latin America and follows Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s four-nation tour of the region earlier in January, which included stops in Cuba and visits to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Ecuador.
Iran says Syria must hold free poll, but needs time
By Yara Bayoumy | Reuters | Addis Ababa | 30 Jan 2012
Iran called on staunch ally Syrian President Bashar Assad on Sunday to hold free elections and allow multiple political parties to operate in the country, but said he must be given time to implement these reforms.
Iran had at first wholeheartedly supported Assad’s hard-line stance against the 10 months of popular protests that have called for an end to his leadership.
Iran won’t move toward nuclear weapon in 2012: ISIS report
By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball | Reuters | 26 Jan 2012
Iran is unlikely to move toward building a nuclear weapon this year because it does not yet have the capability to produce enough weapon-grade uranium, a draft report by the Institute for Science and International Security said on Wednesday.
