Consequences Of Attacking Iran And Why Tehran Is Not Worried

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Middle East Times op-ed piece opines that Iran's dual track in threatening Israel while seeking nuclear 'technology' results in wild ride ending with Israeli attack on Iran possibly before Olmert exits in September; concludes that sanctions would be impotent because they could not be effectively enforced.

http://www.metimes.com/Editorial/2008/08/04/irans_fatal_choice/7244/

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Iran's Missile Test: A Clear Reminder That an Attack Would Be Disastrous

Iran's Missile Test: Now let's see the ACTUAL picture

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Photoshop or not, 3 nuclear missiles = 4 nuclear missiles.

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WEST THREATENS AZERBAIJAN WITH “ORANGE” SCENARIO

The U.S. doesn’t need the stability Aliyev has maintained for many years in Azerbaijan, RBC reports. “Ilham Aliyev is undoubtedly the favorite for the October 15 presidential election while the opposition forces announce that they boycott the election. The Communist Party and Azaldyg bloc has already refused to join the campaign. If Democratic Party follows their example, the republic will face a serious political crisis. The fact is that the U.S. needs an unstable Azerbaijan on the threshold of war with Iran,” the article says. Aliyev was officially nominated by Yeni Azerbaijan party last Saturday. According to expert Alexey Vlasov, Baku is considering a possibility to empower Aliyev with lifelong presidential commission. “The project of referendum is being elaboration,” he supposes. “Ilham Aliyev has secured Azerbaijan’s pro-western line, what forced the U.S. and Europe to turn a blind eye to authoritarian regime. Now, the U.S. needs destabilization, according to Oktay Aksoy, analyst at Foreign Policy Institute. “Preparing for a war with Iran, the ideas of formation of Great Azerbaijan are treated seriously. Aliyev, who doesn’t wish to plunge into adventures, can be threatened with an orange scenario,” the article says.

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Photoshop or not, 3 nuclear missiles = 4 nuclear missiles.

So why even bother? And even I could've done a better job than that hack job and I have like 0 artistic talent.

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So why even bother? And even I could've done a better job than that hack job and I have like 0 artistic talent.

True...it was a stupid thing to do as it cheapened the psychological message that they wanted to convey.

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Blogger opines that attack on Iran would start a regional war in the Middle East and lead to political and economic turmoil in the U.S. http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/...f_destruction/

Journalist discusses competing views - one, that attack on Iran will precede Bush's exit as president in January as forwarded by Seymour Hersh - the other view, possible attack remote because economic consequences greatly outweigh any potential benefits. http://online.barrons.com/article/SB...lenews_barrons

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Israel, U.S. exacting date of attack on Iran

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Al-Siyassa Kuwaiti daily quoted sources in Washington as saying that the date of an Israeli and American attack on Lebanon and Iran is approaching.

According to the sources, preparations for the attack were coordinated during recent frequent visits by senior Israeli officials to the U.S., and that Israeli Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi has got a green light from President Bush to carry out an extensive air and ground attack against Hezbollah. The sources added that this attack, which could be in late September or early October, would be a prelude to an expected attack on Iran in November or December.

It was also reported that the Israelis informed the Bush administration about the transfer of surface-to-air missiles from Iran to Hezbollah, that the missiles had already been positioned in the Beq'a Valley and at the foot of Mt. Lebanon, and that all Hezbollah missiles were deployed in extensive areas of the country.

Also according to the sources, Syria was refraining from arming Hezbollah with similar missiles that it and Iran received several months ago from Russia. They said that in recent talks in Turkey between Israeli and Syrian representatives, Syria had received guarantees that it would not be attacked, and at the same time the Syrian representatives announced the removal of a surface-to-air missile network from the western mountain chain bordering Lebanon, placed there out of fear of an Israeli aerial attack.

Kayhan Iranian daily, which is close to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stated that the frequent trips by senior Israeli officials to Washington attest to Israel's fear of concessions being made by the U.S. in light of Iran's increasing demands, and that these trips were unplanned and not routine, MIGnews reports.

From http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=26817

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Russia set no nuclear deadline for Iran



Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:30:20 GMT

Russia says it never set a deadline for Iran to respond to a P5+1 incentives package that requires Tehran to halt uranium enrichment.
"We haven't set any deadlines ourselves for their response and there is ongoing dialogue," Russian envoy to the UN Vitaly Churkin said on Wednesday.
He was referring to a proposal drawn up by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1). The package would provide Iran political and economic benefits if Tehran halts its nuclear work.

The US and its European allies say an informal deadline to respond to the package expired on Saturday, suggesting that further UNSC sanctions await Tehran.

"We certainly do not believe that it is a foregone conclusion that it (the dialogue) is not going to be successful," the Russian envoy continued, adding that he believes there is 'potential' in the talks on the incentives package.
While the UN nuclear watchdog has confirmed that Tehran is enriching uranium to 3 percent, a rate consistent with electricity generation, the West accuses Iran of making efforts to build a nuclear bomb.

Under US pressure, the UN Security Council has intervened in the nuclear case and has imposed three rounds of sanctions against Iran.

Iran, however, has vowed to continue dialogue to assert its rights to the peaceful application of nuclear technology as stated under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki commented on the issue last week and said that any ultimatum would damage the ongoing dialogue between Iran and world powers.

http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=65814&sectionid=351020104

Russia says Iran Six will continue dialogue with Tehran

21:38 August 6, 2008

MOSCOW, August 6 (RIA Novosti) - The six countries trying to persuade Iran to halt its uranium enrichment will continue attempts to resolve the dispute over Tehran's nuclear program by diplomatic means, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

At talks with Iran in Geneva on July 19, the six nations - China, Russia, the U.S., France, Britain and Germany - put forward a package of trade and nuclear technology incentives, demanding a response from Tehran within two weeks.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana received Tuesday a letter from Tehran, which did not contain a clear response to the proposals.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko described Iran's lack of a definitive answer as unfortunate, but said the six world powers would continue their diplomacy.
"The Iran Six remains open to any possible actions in the framework of our coordinated dual-track strategy," he said. "We will pursue all possibilities to continue contacts with the Iranian side to clarify its position and find a diplomatic solution."

"We haven't set any deadlines ourselves for their response and there is ongoing dialogue," Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin told a news conference in New York.
He said the Iran Six would hold a ministerial meeting on the Iranian nuclear program in September.
Meanwhile, the United States and Britain said the six had agreed to consider a new resolution at the U.N. Security Council on a fourth set of sanctions against Iran.
The U.S. and Israel have refused to rule out military action against Iran, the world's fourth largest oil producer, if diplomacy fails to end the dispute.

READ MORE -- http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080806/115850764.html

Condoleezza Rice warns Iran of further sanctions

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:27:05 GMT
The US warns Iran of possible new sanctions, arguing that the Islamic Republic has refused to meet demands to stop uranium enrichment.

Iran's response to demands to stop nuclear activity "is not a really serious answer," US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Politico Wednesday.
"They should have felt like time is running out quite a long time ago," she said, adding Iran had to "make a tough decision" to avoid further Security Council sanctions, which she said will be pursued 'seriously' should the country refuses to stop nuclear activities.

She said that other members of the 5+1 group, Russia, Britain, France, China and Germany, unanimously supported actions against Iran.
"They agreed that the Iranian answer is not adequate, that it is not a really serious answer," she said. "And so we're now going to begin to consult on how to get back on the second track, which is to move again toward … a Security Council resolution."

Her remarks come as the Russian ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin said Wednesday that his country never set a deadline for Iran to respond to the package of incentives.

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

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Some news from Turkey...

Ahmedinejad arrives at Istanbul for nuclear talks

Friday, August 15, 2008

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's debated visit starts and he meets his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gül for talks on its nuclear row with the West that intensified in the last weeks. In the meantime traffic came to a virtual halt in large parts of Istanbul, where heavy security measures were taken FUROR: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's trip causes much furor in the country, as he refused, just like former Iranian state leaders visiting Turkey, to pay his respects to the country's founder Kemal Atatürk's mausoleum. Ahmedinejad says he is in Turkey only for a working visit, and noted that the program is scheduled for Istanbul since Turkish officials were there.

The Turkish side asserted to Iran -- Turkey's major energy supplier...


Ahmadinejad's visit drew harsh criticism from Israel, a vital strategic ally to Turkey since the mid-1990s.

Turkey, which itself is seeking to build its first nuclear power plant, maintains Iran has the right to possess nuclear power for peaceful purposes, but opposes nuclear weapons in the region. Turkey claims to play a facilitating role on the nuclear dispute instead of being a mediator.

Iranian president will also address a Turkish-Iranian businessmen's association before leaving the country today.


READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE -- http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/a...enewsid=112674