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McCain Says “Credibility Gap” Makes War with Iran Difficult

Farzad — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:15:31 +0000

Republican White House hopeful John McCain has promised to apply massive diplomatic and financial pressure on Iran if elected president.

Iraq Seems Calmer After Cleric Halts Fighting

Farzad — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:19:48 +0000

Militiamen with the Mahdi Army, the followers of the Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, mostly vanished from the streets of Basra on Monday, a day after he ordered them to lay down their arms and also insisted that the Iraqi government grant a general...

Iran: HardLine Students Announce Bounty On Israeli Leaders Heads

Farzad — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:04:26 +0000

A group of hard-line Iranian students has offered rewards totaling more than $1 million for the assassination of three Israeli security officials, following recent military strikes by Israel in Gaza.

The bounties were announced by the Justice-Seeking Student Movement, a hard-line group with indirect ties to President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, at a gathering in a government building in Tehran.

They seek the assassination of Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Mossad spy agency director Meir Dagan, and military intelligence chief Amos Yadlin.

Radio Farda reports that the Justice-Seeking Student Movement is said to be under the strong influence of Hasan Rahimpur Azghadi, a right-wing strategist and political analyst for the Council for Spreading the Thoughts Of President Ahmadinejad.