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Iran
Pakistan – In the ‘name’ of God: Violence erupts in sectarian hotbed
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Iran
Blast That Leveled Base Seen as Big Setback to Iran Missiles
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DC court: Iran showed al Qaeda how to bomb embassies
On Nov. 28, a DC district court ruled that Iran and Sudan were culpable for al Qaeda’s 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. The attacks killed more than 200 people and were al Qaeda’s most successful operations prior to 9/11.
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s allies pledge to stay for long haul
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Iran
The Iranian military claimed it shot down a US stealth RQ-170 drone in eastern Iran. ISAF said one of its UAVs crashed in western Afghanistan and said there was no indication it was shot down.
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Afghanistan
US-Iran row overshadows Afghan conference
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Iran claims it shot down ‘Beast of Kandahar’ stealth drone
An Iranian official said the RQ-170 was shot down over eastern Iran. ISAF said a UAV crashed in western Afghanistan.
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Iraq
Iraq PM confident in post-US future
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Iran
Top Iranian officials claim that the deaths of military experts at the Bid Ganeh base on Nov. 12 “had no effect on the self-sufficiency unit” of the IRGC. The blast killed at least 36 members of the IRGC, including the “Godfather” of Iran’s ballistic missile program, Major General Hassan Moqaddam. France is temporarily reducing staff at its embassy in Iran.
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Iran
Qods Force commander Major General Qassem Suleimani may have played a role in organizing the “protesters” that stormed the British embassy in Tehran last week. The European Union published its latest sanctions list on Iran and Syria, formalizing measures against 180 Iranian people and firms and 23 Syrian targets. The US has urged Turkey to impose new sanctions against Iran.
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United States
Senate approves $662 billion defense bill
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Iran
Norway closes Iran embassy
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Iran
The German Federal Prosecutor’s Office says Iran plans to attack US Air Force bases in Germany to disrupt supplies should Iran’s nuclear program become the target of airstrikes. Israeli officials claim Iran is developing advanced cruise missiles capable of carrying nonconventional warheads. Iran has released 11 hardline protesters detained for storming the British Embassy and diplomatic compounds in Tehran this week.
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Iran
A “mysterious” blast damaged parts of a uranium conversion plant near Isfahan earlier this week, despite Iranian claims that the blast occurred during a military maneuver on Monday. New satellite images show the massive destruction of Iran’s long-range missile research base which blew up on Nov. 17 after “technicians performed a volatile procedure involving a missile engine.”
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Iran
British Embassy Assault in Iran Dramatizes Internal Feud
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Iran
Satellite Views Show Destruction From Blast at Iran Site
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Iran
Violent protesters in Tehran broke into the UK embassy during a demonstration against sanctions imposed by Britain. Militant students removed the British flag, burnt it and replaced it with Iran’s flag. In the second British diplomatic compound, in Tehran’s north, between 100 and 300 protesters burst in and occupied the property. The state news agency IRNA said the protesters had foreigners in their control, whom they were described as “protecting.”
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Iran
Mystery explosion rocks Iran city
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Iran
Iran threatened Israel with “150,000 missiles” if Israel launches any military action against the Islamic Republic. Parliament voted to reduce diplomatic relations with Britain. The military claims to have built and deployed three more submarines to its naval fleet.
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Iran
Analysis: Iran adopts wait and see policy on Syria’s crisis
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Iran
Lobbying by Iranian Group M.E.K. Reaches Across Party Lines
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European Union
Analysis – EU may believe it can afford to ban Iran’s oil
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Iran
The IRGC aerospace commander warned that Tehran will target the NATO missile shield in Turkey if Iran is attacked. The chief of Iran’s Qods Force says he doesn’t fear US threats of assassination and is ready for “martyrdom.” Iran announced it will soon conduct a massive naval war game, code-named Velayat 90.
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United States
Mysterious explosions pose dilemma for Iranian leaders
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Iran
Iran claimed it arrested 12 CIA spies. Iranian officials say the arrested spies
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Lebanon
Report: Iran lawmaker says 12 CIA agents arrested
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Egypt
Egypt as crucible of Middle East tensions
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Iran
Canada and the European Union announced further sanctions on Iran. France called for sanctions on an “unprecedented scale,” and urged a halt to purchases of Iranian oil and a freeze on its central bank assets. Russia called the sanctions “unacceptable.” Iran said the sanctions “will have no impact.”
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Lebanon
American spies outed, CIA suffers in Lebanon
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Iran
In a new round of sanctions, the UK ordered its financial institutions to stop doing business with Iranian banks, including the central bank. The US plans to name Iran a “primary money laundering concern.” The Iranian foreign minister said sanctions were hurting the economy.
