By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMEER N. YACOUB Associated Press BAGHDAD February 22, 2012 (AP) A rapid series of attacks spread over a wide swath of Iraqi territory killed at least 50 people on Thursday, targeting mostly security forces in what appeared to be a vicious strike by al-Qaida militants bent on destabilizing the country. The [...]

Russian deputy FM says military action in Islamic Republic would be catastrophic for region, world Reuters Published: 02.22.12, 16:53 / Israel News Russia warned Israel on Wednesday that attacking Iran would be a disastrous and played down the failure of a UN nuclear agency mission to Tehran, saying there is still a chance for new [...]

Feb 22, 2012 By GEORGE JAHN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Russia said Wednesday the world should not draw “hasty conclusions” over Iran’s most recent rebuff of U.N. attempts to investigate allegations the Islamic Republic hid secret work on atomic arms, but the U.S. and its allies accused Tehran of nuclear defiance. Under international pressure [...]

Published February 22, 2012 FoxNews.com KABUL –  The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is on lockdown as protests rage in multiple Afghan cities over an incident the U.S. says was inadvertent burning of Muslim holy books at a military base. “The Embassy is on lockdown; all travel suspended,” the embassy announced on its Twitter page [...]

Feb 22, 2012 By GEORGE JAHN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency acknowledged renewed failure Wednesday after a trip to probe suspicions of covert Iranian nuclear weapons work, in a statement issued just hours after an Iranian general warned of a pre-emptive strike against any foe threatening the country. The double signs [...]

General Dempsey sends a message of U.S. weakness to Tehran. Feb 21, 2012 WSJ Is the Obama Administration more concerned that Iran may get a nuclear weapon, or that Israel may use military force to prevent Iran from doing so? The answer is the latter, judging from comments on Sunday by Chairman of the Joints [...]

By Michael Goodwin Published February 20, 2012 New York Post Day by day, Iran’s behavior grows more menacing. It is pushing forward with a nuclear-weapons program, threatening havoc in oil markets and launching assassination attacks in several countries. In response, counsels of appeasement fill the air like so many bleating sheep. From Europe to America, [...]

Feb 21, 2012 (CBS/AP)  A senior Iranian military commander signaled the Islamic Republic might launch a preemptive strike against its “enemies” if the nation’s leaders felt an attack on Iran was imminent, providing another example of ever-escalating tensions between Tehran and the West over its nuclear program. In a clear shot across the bow, the [...]

Published February 20, 2012 Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea –  South Korea conducted live-fire military drills near its disputed sea boundary with North Korea on Monday despite Pyongyang’s threat to respond with a “merciless” attack. North Korea did not carry out the threat as it focuses on internal stability two months after the death of [...]

Feb 19, 2012 By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. and Britain on Sunday urged Israel not to attack Iran’s nuclear program as the White House’s national security adviser arrived in the region, reflecting growing international jitters that the Israelis are poised to strike. In their warnings, both the chairman of the [...]