Iran 01 (Jul 08 - Apr 18)

[winston]

Strike on Iran would trigger 'World War III': Guards By Farhad Pouladi

Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike if Israel prepares to attack it, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander told broadcaster Al-Alam on Sunday, a day after his boss warned that conflict was inevitable.

Should Israel and Iran engage militarily, "nothing is predictable... and it will turn into World War III," Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh told Iran's Arabic-language television network.

Hajizadeh, who is in charge of Revolutionary Guards missile systems, said: "In circumstances in which they (the Israelis) have prepared everything for an attack, it is possible that we will make a pre-emptive attack. But we do not see this at the moment."

He added that Iran would deem any Israeli strike to be conducted with US authorisation, so "whether the Zionist regime attacks with or without US knowledge, then we will definitely attack US bases in Bahrain, Qatar and Afghanistan."

He warned that Israel "cannot imagine our response -- and it will sustain heavy damage and that will be a prelude to its obliteration."

On Saturday, the head of the Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said war between Iran and Israel "will eventually happen, but it is not certain where and when."

It was the first time a senior Iranian official had acknowledged a probability of war breaking out between the two arch-foes.

Jafari, quoted by the ISNA and Fars news agencies, also said such a conflict would lead to the annihilation of Israel.

"If they begin (aggression), it will spell their destruction and will be the end of the story," he said.

On Sunday, Jafari's deputy, Brigadier General Hossein Salami, told Fars in an interview that Iran's "defensive strategy is based on the assumption that we will engage in a war, a massive battle against a global coalition led by the US."

He said the Islamic republic had made preparations to "crush" the enemy by hitting "enemy bases in the region, the security of the Zionist regime (Israel) and the energy market, as well as the lives of enemy forces."

He added: "We will not start a war. But if someone wages war against us, we will launch continuous offensives."

Tensions have risen significantly in recent weeks, with Israel threatening to unleash air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Israel believes Iran's nuclear programme to be aimed at developing an atomic weapons capability that would menace its existence and its current status as the Middle East's sole, if undeclared, nuclear weapons power.

Iran insists that its atomic programme is exclusively for peaceful, civilian ends, but it is locked in a deepening stand-off with the UN nuclear watchdog and the UN Security Council over the issue.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/strike-iran-tr ... 38986.html

[winston]

Guess Where These Beautiful Pictures Were Taken …

See if you can guess in which European country all of these beautiful pictures were taken:

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2012/09/ ... taken.html

[winston]

War Not Yet by Stuart Wilde

I’ve sat on my bed at 3 am in the morning for years praying to the deaf gods. I used to fire hearing aids at them in the hope of a solid, accurate and timely reply. For years I didn’t understand why that did not work, then I realized I had not put batteries in the hearing aids. TWIT.

Seriously though, one day recently I saw a golden arch over my head made up of gold rings interlinked. Since then I’ve been able to get through and get an accurate response about six hours after posing a question. I don’t ask many as I don’t want to push my luck.

The ghouls have been beaten back and so now the line is ever clearer with everyday that passes.

"Wait..."

Two nights ago I asked about the war In Iran as I was concerned about food shortages, I saw a crystal clear vision of Jesus with his finger up. His hand a bit lower than in this pic here, I heard the word “Wait”. So I reckon the war is not on as yet. No need to panic.

I don’t think the Jews will attack Iran on their own, they have been threatening it for ten years or more, and they haven’t done diddly-squat so far, they need the Americans to fight for them, it’s so sad the Yanks go and die in wars that are nothing to do with them.

The Psychopaths will Destroy Themselves in the End

Romney has promised war and Obama may go in to help the Jews, but only after the election in November. It’s all very troubling but this is the age of the psychopaths.

Meanwhile there is a Third Force developing, I’ll write about it more in detail, it’s the American military. They may not back Obama and the Zionists, there are new developments.

The military are pro-America and pro the Constitution, and they are anti the Zionists, and the bent Illuminati bankers, and they are also against Obama, who in fact is their supreme commander. Interesting eh?

If the military mount a coup d’ etat in Washington, that will solve things over night. Peace at last. Stuart Wilde

http://www.stuartwilde.com/2012/10/war-not-yet/

[winston]

Iran could make the bomb within 10 months: experts

Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium to make an atomic bomb within two to four months and then would need an additional eight to 10 months to build the device, experts said Monday.

The report, released by the Institute for Science and International Security, offers estimates on uranium stockpiles and enrichment rates based on figures from inspections of Iran's program by the UN watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The findings confirm comments made to AFP last month by one of the authors, David Albright, a leading expert on Iran's nuclear project.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on September 11 that the United States would have about a year to take action if Iran decided to build a nuclear weapon.

Source: AFP Global Edition

http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?a ... &buid=3281

[winston]

Latest developments in Iran: conditions becoming increasingly desperate

1. Crude output is slowing.

2. Trade in general has come under severe pressure. This is likely having a terrible impact on the population, particularly the poor.

3. We are beginning to see the first signs of social unrest. But given the brutality with which the authorities are likely to respond, the protests have been largely subdued.

4. Foreign firms are exiting Iran to avoid losing business with Western nations.

5. Auto production is declining sharply.

6. The EU is about to impose harsher sanctions that will be focused among other things on financial transactions.

7. There are stories of increased tensions within the Iranian government, although so far there isn't much evidence to substantiate such claims. A rift within the government could trigger wider, potentially violent internal conflicts (as discussed here).

http://soberlook.com/2012/10/latest-dev ... tions.html

[winston]

AP's dangerous Iran hoax demands an accounting and explanation by Glenn Greenwald

Evidence proves that the graph trumpeted by AP as evidence of Iran's nuclear weapons program is an obvious sham

The real story here is not this inane graph, but the behavior of AP and its "sources". That someone is purposely feeding this influential media outlet obvious hoaxes shows two facts:

(1) the evidence of Iran's nuclear weapons program must be very thin if fabrications of this type are needed; and

(2) someone from an unnamed country or countries is very eager to scare the public into believing this weapons program exists and is vigorously proceeding, and is willing to use fraud to advance those fear-mongering ends.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... xplanation

[winston]

Ex-Iran bank chief found with $70 mln cheque: report

AFP - The former head of Iran's central bank, Tahmasb Mazaheri, has been found in possession of a cheque worth 54 million euros ($70 million) by German authorities, the Bild am Sonntag weekly reported.

Mazaheri, in charge of the central bank until 2008, was searched by customs officers at Dusseldorf airport on January 21 after arriving aboard a flight from Turkey, the Sunday paper said.

The cheque, with a value of 300 million Venezuelan bolivars, was discovered in his hand luggage, according to the report.

The German customs office is investigating whether the cheque was part of a money-laundering operation.

After the report was published, Mazaheri said that the cheque was designed to finance the Venezuelan government's construction of 10,000 homes.

http://www.france24.com/en/20130204-ex- ... que-report

[winston]

Sanctions cost Iran $40 bn in 2012, says IEA

Sanctions by the West on Iran succeeded in slashing Iran's oil export revenue by $40 billion in 2012, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, as production last month hit a three-decade low point.

http://www.france24.com/en/20130213-san ... 2-says-iea

[winston]

The U.S. could "miss out" on the world's next big mining hotspot by Dave Forest

I’ve talked before about the significant mining potential of one of the world’s pariah states − Iran.

And news last week suggests that big investors are starting to catch on. At least from certain parts of the world.

Specifically, Asian mining firms appear to be circling Iran, looking for new opportunities in the minerals sector. With a major delegation from the East touring the country to look at potential projects.

Local press reports that a group of Asian mining professionals is currently in Iran − looking to “go ahead with investment” in the mining sector. With these observers being hosted by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization.

The group includes investors from China, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Who are reportedly looking at opportunities including iron ore, coal, nickel, and aluminum.

All told, Iranian officials estimated that these groups might be contemplating an initial investment on the order of $400 million.

Although that’s not a huge amount of money, it would represent a substantial foothold in Iran for these groups. From which Asian mining firms could likely build toward greater levels of investment and operation in the country − especially considering that foreign activity in the mining sector here is currently at a very low level.

If such a situation were to unfold, it would give these nations a notable advantage over Western mining firms. Who are currently shut out of Iran to a large degree, due to political sanctions against the country.

The relatively small scale of sectors like coal and nickel probably doesn’t hold great concern for Western companies. But other commodities − especially base metals like copper − certainly offer world-class mining opportunities. As evidenced by deposits along the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic belt such as Sarcheshmeh, which hosts a gigantic resource of 1.2 billion tonnes grading 0.7% copper.

Those sorts of deposits aren’t found in many “virgin” terrains around the world today. Meaning that allowing Asia to take the lead in mining here could mean missing a unique opportunity.

Source: Pierce Points

[winston]

Is A War Between Israel and Iran Imminent?

By Michael Snyder

Source: The Economic Collapse Blog

http://www.thetradingreport.com/2015/02 ... -imminent/