Posts Tagged ‘Israel’

Iran begins new military exercises in south

Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard began military exercises Saturday in the country’s south, the latest show of force after threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions. The latest military maneuvers got under way following stern warnings by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, about any possible U.S. or Israeli attacks against Tehran’s …

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Israel to strike Iran within months: US

WASHINGTON – US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta now believes Israel is poised to attack Iran in the first half of this year to stop Tehran’s nuclear programme, according to media reports.
The prospect of war in the Middle East emerged after Washington Post columnist David Ignatius reported Thursday that the Defence Secretary saw “a strong likelihood” that Israel would strike …

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Iranian leader warns US, Israel against strikes

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader pledged Friday to aid any nation or group that challenges Israel and said any military strikes over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program would damage US interests in the Middle East ”10 times over.” The nationally broadcast comments by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei staked out a hard line in apparent replies to suggestions [...]

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Via DAWN.com

Iran warns of retaliation over oil sanctions

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday Iran would retaliate over Western-backed oil sanctions and any threat of attack, after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was cited as saying he feared a possible Israeli strike as early as April. Khamenei’s defiant speech to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution was the first direct response to tighter sanctions imposed …

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Panetta believes Israel may strike Iran this spring

United States 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, according to reports. 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 …

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Iran has material for four nuclear bombs: Israeli general

JERUSALEM: Iran has enough radioactive material to produce four nuclear bombs, Israel’s chief of military intelligence, General Aviv Kochavi, asserted at a security conference on Thursday. “Today international intelligence agencies are in agreement with Israel that Iran has close to 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of uranium enriched to 20 percent, which is enough to produce [...]

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Israel holds Palestinian freed in swap

HEBRON  – Israeli troops overnight detained a Palestinian man among those freed from prison last year in exchange for the release of a captured Israeli soldier, Palestinian sources said Tuesday. The Israeli military confirmed that it had arrested the man, named by Palestinian security sources as Ayman Sharawna, from the village of Dura, south of the West Bank city of Hebron. A military …

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DPC to clear Pakistan of American footprint

MULTAN – Participants of third Difa-i-Pakistan Conference resolved on Sunday to forcefully block all Nato supply routes and besiege the parliament, if the government restores the supply.
They also sent a message to what they described as anti-Islam and anti-Pakistan powers  US, Israel, India and others  that they were weighting in wings to wage jihad against them.
The conference was …

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Palestinian leader: Talks with Israel over

RAMALLAH: Exploratory peace talks with Israel have ended with nothing to show for them, the Palestinian president said Wednesday, pledging to consult with the Arab League about the next moves and leaving open the possibility of an extension. After a total break of more than a year, international mediators persuaded the sides to send their [...]

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Israel detains Palestinian speaker for six months

RAMALLAH: An Israeli military court on Tuesday ordered the Hamas speaker of the Palestinian parliament be held in administrative detention for six months, his office told AFP. The order against Aziz Dweik, who was detained by Israeli troops on Thursday last week, came as Israeli officials arrested another Hamas lawmaker, the fifth senior member of [...]

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Extremism in ‘defence’ of Israel

There’s no doubt about it: Andrew B. Adler, the editor of the Atlanta Jewish Times, is a ‘fool’. His article advocating the assassination of President Obama has by now been broadcast all over the Internet, and brought condemnation from every quarter down on his head. His tearful apologies, his denials that he actually meant to call for Obama’s death, and the swiftness …

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US miffed as Israel hints at unilateral strike on Iran N-sites

Israel could launch a unilateral strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities without much prior notice to its closest ally for over 60 year, US, according to information reaching here in London from Tel Aviv.
While the Israeli leadership has signaled support for US president Barack Obama in his re-election bid by urging Jewish voters in America to vote for him, Israel’s defence minister Ehud Barak is …

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Meshaal may step down as Hamas chief

GAZA CITY – Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, who survived a 1997 Israeli assassination bid, has confirmed he wants to step down after eight years in the post, the Islamist movement said Saturday.
“Political bureau chief Khaled Meshaal has notified Hamas’s consultative council that he does not wish to be a candidate for the movement’s future leadership,” a statement said. …

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Israel arrests Palestinian Speaker

GAZA CITY- Gaza’s Hamas prime minister on Friday called on Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to end all dialogue with Israel after troops arrested parliamentary speaker Aziz Dweik.
In a speech during weekly Friday prayers, Ismail Haniya also urged Abbas to reconvene the long-dormant Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), or parliament, whose activities have been frozen for nearly five …

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US military chief in Israel to warn against strike

JERUSALEM – US military chief General Martin Dempsey on Friday urged Israel to keep the channels of communication open amid concerns the Jewish state could launch a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Speaking after talks with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on what was his first visit to Israel since taking office last October, Dempsey said both sides would benefit from …

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US military chief in Israel talks amid Iran tensions

JERUSALEM: US military chief General Martin Dempsey on Friday urged Israel to keep the channels of communication open amid concerns the Jewish state could launch a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. After talks with Defence Minister Ehud Barak on his first visit to Israel since taking office last October, Dempsey said both sides would [...]

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Nizami for Jihad against India’s water terrorism

LAHORE – “Jihad is not fasad. Rather it is a battle for establishing peace. Jihad should be waged against India for her  nasty acts of water terrorism and killing of Kashmiri freedom fighters. Rulers should break their silence against ruthless Delhi. India, Israel and America want to break Pakistan,” said TheNation Editor-in-Chief Majid Nizami on Thursday.
Presiding over a …

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