Pentagon confirms that Iranian fighter jets bombed ISIS jihadists, clarifies strikes were not coordinated with the United States. The Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday that Iranian fighter jets bombed Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists in eastern Iraq, but clarified the strikes… Read More ›
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BNP Paribas Fined $8.8 Billion
MANHATTAN (CN) – The French bank BNP Paribas on Monday agreed to pay $8.8 billion for conspiring to process transactions through the U.S. financial system for Sudanese, Iranian and Cuban entities subject to U.S. economic sanctions. – BNP Paribas agreed… Read More ›
Russia May Sign Agreement to Build 8 Reactors in Iran
Bushehr nuclear power plant © RIA Novosti. Valery Melnikov 18:09 22/05/2014 Tags: nuclear energy, Iran, Russia ST. PETERSBURG, May 22 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow may sign an intergovernmental agreement with Teheran this year to build eight new reactors… Read More ›
Israel navy seizes Iranian missile ship heading for Gaza
DEBKAfile March 5, 2014, 2:03 PM (IST) Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 (Flotilla 13) early Wednesday, March 5, boarded an Iranian Panama-registered cargo vessel KLOS C. Concealed in its hold were dozens of 302mm rockets with a range of 200 kms,… Read More ›
Israel PM slams Iran move to send ships towards US
EEV: This may eventually lead to the escalation of Iranian missiles being within striking distance of the U.S. Mainland. 3 hours ago Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel on Sunday denounced an Iranian announcement that it was sending naval ships towards the… Read More ›
Iran dispatches warships to US Borders
Ships from the Iranian army’s naval fleet are headed towards the United States maritime borders as part of a longstanding protest against US vessels in the Persian Gulf, Fars News Agency reports. “The Iranian Army’s naval fleets have already started… Read More ›
US intelligence agencies incapable of detecting nuke threats – report
© Photo: Flickr.com/benben/cc-by-nc-sa 3.0 American intelligence and security agencies are not currently capable of detecting when foreign nations are building nuclear weapons or ramping up their existing programs, according to a newly released Pentagon report that faults a range… Read More ›
Coming ‘oil glut’ may push global economy into deflation
OPEC spare capacity set to reach levels last seen in the depths of the financial crisis in 2009, analysts say The dangers of dwindling oil supplies in the long-run have not gone away Photo: AP By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard 8:52PM GMT… Read More ›
Former U.S. Defense Contractor Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Ship Sensitive Information to Iran
Jan. 13, 2014 9:15pm Elizabeth Kreft A former engineer for a top U.S. Defense contractor allegedly tried to ship “sensitive technical materials” and other proprietary information related to the tri-variant F-35 Lighting II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter…. Read More ›
Iran says Obama administration LIED about details of nuke deal, claiming uranium enrichment will actually INCREASE
The White House published its ‘fact sheet’ on the nuclear agreement a day before the text of the pact was officially released The Obama administration claimed the agreement ‘halts the progress of Iran’s nuclear program’ Iran insists that it hasn’t… Read More ›
Iraqi group says fired shells at Saudi Arabia ” warning the kingdom to stop meddling in Iraqi affairs”
Six mortar bombs have landed near a border post in northern Saudi Arabia in an attack claimed by an Iranian-backed Iraqi Shia armed group, which said it was warning the kingdom to stop meddling in Iraqi affairs. The mortar rounds… Read More ›
Rogue US-Israeli cyberwar weapon ‘infected Russian nuclear plant’
Even the space station has been infected by malware, claims Kaspersky By John Leyden, 11th November 2013 Stuxnet – the famous worm widely credited with crippling the Iranian nuclear weapons programme for several years – also infected the internal network of… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with US over response to conflict in Syria
Saudi Arabia is an important ally to the U.S. as it provides a secure source of oil Saudi diplomats now promise a ‘major shift’ in relations with the U.S. over inaction in the conflict in Syria Secretary of State… Read More ›
The original USB stick? 5,500-year-old clay spheres containing Mesopotamian code could be the ‘first ever data storage’ devices
CT scans and 3D modelling have now shown what is inside these spheres The spheres are hollow and contain geometric shapes named ‘tokens’ The tokens are thought to be the first evidence of numerical literacy Researchers believe these clay devices… Read More ›
UN’s naked male sculpture hidden ahead of Iran talks
AFP Monday, Oct 14, 2013 GENEVA – A relief carving of a naked man at the UN’s Geneva headquarters was covered up on Monday, apparently to spare the blushes of Iranian diplomats ahead of fresh talks on the country’s nuclear… Read More ›
Iranian cyber warfare commander shot dead in suspected assassination
The head of Iran’s cyber warfare programme has been shot dead, triggering further accusations that outside powers are carrying out targeted assassinations of key figures in the country’s security apparatus. The killing of Ahmadi coincides with a new diplomatic effort… Read More ›
Special report: The punishment was death by stoning. The crime? Having a mobile phone
This barbaric form of execution is on the rise, and campaigners are calling on the UN to act Emma Batha Sunday, 29 September 2013 Two months ago, a young mother of two was stoned to death by her relatives on… Read More ›
Exclusive: CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran
The U.S. government may be considering military action in response to chemical strikes near Damascus. But a generation ago, America’s military and intelligence communities knew about and did nothing to stop a series of nerve gas attacks far more devastating… Read More ›
City council candidate ‘too attractive’ for Iranian politics
Nina Siahkali Moradi, 27, was barred from taking up her seat in Qazvin by the conservative electoral review board Adam Withnall Wednesday, 14 August 2013 An electoral candidate who won a place on a city council in Iran has reportedly… Read More ›
N.Korea has everything in place for new atom test: US expert
N.Korea needs more tests to “miniaturise” bomb, an expert said. -Reuters Wed, Jul 17, 2013 Reuters VIENNA – North Korea has strong technical reasons to carry out another nuclear test but may be hesitating because it would anger China, a prominent… Read More ›
US-made monitoring devices detected on Iran and Sudan networks
Ellen Nakashima Tuesday, 9 July 2013 American-made devices used for internet monitoring have been detected on government and commercial computer networks in Iran and Sudan, in apparent violation of US sanctions that ban the sale of goods, services or… Read More ›
Retired 4-star general probed over Stuxnet details leak – report
Marine Corps man under investigation over malware revelations By Jasper Hamill Posted in Security, 28th June 2013 14:34 GMT A retired general has been named as the target of a US Department of Justice probe into the release of confidential… Read More ›
Stoning to death is a fair punishment – expert
© Flickr.com/potaufeu/cc-by Deaths by firing squad, lethal injection, or even the electric chair are all acceptable forms of the capital punishment in the West. Though, in some parts of the world death by stoning is legally upheld, but scolded upon… Read More ›
Iranian scientist claims to have invented ‘Time Machine’ that can predict the future
Serial inventor Ali Razeghi registered “The Aryayek Time Traveling Machine” with Iran’s state-run Centre for Strategic Inventions Rob Williams Thursday, 11 April 2013 An Iranian scientist has claimed to have invented a ‘time machine’ that can predict the future of… Read More ›
North Korea secrecy fuels suspicions of bomb design
Rallying the troops: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at military officers after inspecting the Wolnae Islet Defense Detachment, near the country’s western sea border with South Korea, on March 11. | AP The Washington Post <!– Meta –>… Read More ›
Symantec discovers 2005 US computer virus attack on Iran nuclear plants
Internet security firm finds early ‘Stuxnet O.5’ version revealing espionage and sabotage virus released under George W Bush Charles Arthur, technology editor guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 26 February 2013 13.19 EST An alleged uranium-enrichment facility near Qom, Iran. Symantec have… Read More ›
Iran confiscates Buddha statues in crackdown on ‘cultural invasion’
Officials reportedly seizing statues from shops in Tehran to stop the promotion of Buddhism Associated Press in Tehran guardian.co.uk, Sunday 17 February 2013 08.32 EST A Buddha statue in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images Buddha statues have… Read More ›
Secrets and lies – the double life of Prisoner X
Rumours swirl about ‘Mossad man’, Ben Zygier, found dead in Israeli jail Alistair Dawber Sunday, 17 February 2013 He was “a double agent working for Iran”; he was “responsible for the botched operation in a Dubai hotel in 2010” in… Read More ›
Iran ‘mass producing’ copies of U.S. drone after reverse engineering design from machine it claims to have captured
State television claims Iran has already deployed the home-brew models Revolutionary Guards said they had brought down a ScanEagle last year By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 21:56 EST, 11 February 2013 | UPDATED: 22:01 EST, 11 February 2013 Iran… Read More ›
Is China expanding its infrastructure to keep an eye on US activities in Iran?
Vasily Kashin Feb 7, 2013 17:58 Moscow Time © Collage “The Voice of Russia” According to the Western media, Iran has signed an agreement with China on cooperation in creating systems of electronic reconnaissance. Such agreements are top secret and… Read More ›
Iran has revealed its brand-new domestic stealth fighter— the Qaher 313.
Iran unveils its new stealth fighter Feb 2, 2013 19:38 Moscow Time Photo: AFP The country’s Defense Ministry said the new single-seat bomber can use short runways for take-off and landing. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who addressed the unveiling ceremony,… Read More ›
Monkey safely back from Iran space mission
Jan 28, 2013 16:27 Moscow Time AFP PHOTO / AL-ALAM TV According to Iranian TV, Iranian scientists have successfully flown a monkey into space and back. Three years ago, they successfully carried out a similar experiment with worms, tortoises and… Read More ›
Iran sends monkey into space: report
AFP Monday, Jan 28, 2013 TEHRAN – Iran on Monday sent a capsule containing a live monkey into space and later retrieved the “shipment” intact, the Tehran-based Arab-language Al-Alam channel said, quoting an official statement. Previous attempts by the Islamic… Read More ›
US jet flown out of Iran
Dec 30, 2012 20:45 Moscow Time An American Falcon jet has been flown to Abu Dhabi after spending three weeks under repair in Ahwaz in southwestern Iran. Its crew returned to Abu Dhabi shortly after the… Read More ›
From sci-fi to reality: The computer-blitzing drone that can cripple a nation’s electronics at the touch of a button
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing have created a weapon that can knock out computers The missile is thought to be able to penetrate bunkers and caves Experts warn, in the wrong hands, could bring Western cities to their knees By Ben Ellery… Read More ›
Hackers break into International Atomic Energy Agency servers
The UN nuclear watchdog has acknowledged one of its former computer servers had been hacked. The stolen information was contained in a statement by a group with an Iranian-sounding name calling for an inquiry into Israel’s nuclear activities. The International Atomic… Read More ›
NATO in global cyberwar games
Nikita Sorokin Nov 12, 2012 19:35 Moscow © Collage: The Voice of Russia In the four days of its annual Cyber Coalition wargames beginning with Tuesday, NATO will be practicing operations to neutralize crippling cyberattacks on the infrastructure. In the… Read More ›
Iranian warplanes fired on U.S. drone over Gulf-Pentagon
Thu, 8 Nov 2012 23:35 GMT Reuters * Pentagon says drone never entered Iranian airspace * Incident disclosed as U.S. announces new sanctions on Iran By Phil Stewart and David Alexander WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Iranian warplanes fired at… Read More ›
Israel ‘planned Iran attack in 2010’
Binyamin Netanyahu ordered military to prepare for strike against Iran two years ago, according to TV documentary Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem The Guardian, Monday 5 November 2012 05.15 EST Binyamin Netanyahu: the order to raise the alert level was not… Read More ›
Iran claims production of new advanced drone
The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s media is reporting the country has produced a domestically-made drone capable of hovering in midair. The Sunday report by several newspapers including the conservative Resalat says an advanced vertical take-off and landing or… Read More ›
Iran claims to have images of Israeli military bases taken by a drone launched by Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Iran claims Iranian-made surveillance drones have made ‘dozens of undetected flights’ into Israeli airspace Israel has rejected the account By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:14:19 EST, 29 October 2012| UPDATED:14:19 EST, 29 October 2012 Hezbollah: Leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has said… Read More ›
Eleven questions for Israel’s legendary Efraim Halevy.
The Spymaster BY AARON DAVID MILLER |OCTOBER 24, 2012 In December 1998, then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright sent me to Israel and the West Bank to monitor the first phase of the recently concluded Wye River Memorandum, a soon-to-be-forgotten… Read More ›
Did the Pentagon just take over America’s cybersecurity?
Ready Player One It was bound to happen. The Senate fumbles and the House proffers only magical solutions for cybersecurity. The task of improving cybersecurity reverts to the executive branch, but the Department of Homeland Security does not inspire confidence…. Read More ›
Exclusive: EU insurers strip cover from ships storing Iran oil
By Luke Pachymuthu and Randy FabiPosted 2012/10/12 at 1:17 am EDT SINGAPORE, Oct. 12, 2012 (Reuters) — Two European insurers have withdrawn cover for tankers involved in the Iranian oil trade, the first such move since tough new sanctions were… Read More ›
U.S. energy companies victims of potentially destructive cyber intrusions: The secretary said that a coordinated attack on enough critical infrastructure could be a “cyber Pearl Harbor”
Posted By John ReedThursday, October 11, 2012 – 8:56 PM Foreign actors are probing the networks of key American companies in an attempt to gain control of industrial facilities and transportation systems, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta revealed tonight. “We know… Read More ›
Did Iran spy on French Alps murder victim’s satellite firm?
Saad Al-Hilli’s firm may have been under surveillance by Iranian intelligence Mr Al-Hilli was murdered in September alongside his wife and mother-in-law By Robert Verkaik PUBLISHED:18:18 EST, 6 October 2012| UPDATED:19:26 EST, 6 October 2012 Possible target: Saad Al-Hilli’s… Read More ›
U.S. Needs Offensive Weapons in Cyberwar: General
Oct. 4, 2012 – 08:06PM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON — The United States needs to develop offensive weapons in cyberspace as part of its effort to protect the nation from cyber attacks, a senior military official said Oct…. Read More ›
Google admits Middle Eastern governments could be spying on its users as it warns of ‘state-sponsored’ hacking attacks
By Hugo Gye PUBLISHED:16:41 EST, 3 October 2012| UPDATED:16:41 EST, 3 October 2012 Google has launched a new effort to warn its users that they could be the victims of cyberattacks from hostile governments. Account-holders working in international relations, development… Read More ›
‘Bahrain buys favorable CNN content’
Engineering Evil : This is second confirmation on CNN becoming a propaganda venue for those willing to pay…. Keep in mind RT is the 2nd source, which I do not feel comfortable with yet. (Which is EE’s personal prejudice ) Prior… Read More ›
Iran currency crisis sparks Tehran street clashes: Rial has lost a third of its exchange value against the dollar in a week
Police use teargas and batons on demonstrators and Tehran bazaar closes as value of rial plunges Saeed Kamali Dehghan The Guardian, Wednesday 3 October 2012 14.32 EDT Iran’s rial has lost a third of its exchange value against the dollar in… Read More ›
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