Staff / TruthdigMar 30, 2012
On Friday, President Obama prepared to put the squeeze on Iran's international oil business as an oblique, but not ambiguous, means of pressuring Tehran about its nuclear program by laying the groundwork for more sanctions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 4, 2012
Tuesday brought another round of the tug of war between Iran and the U.S., in which Iran, no doubt feeling the need to respond to pressure and sanctions intended to thwart Tehran's alleged plan to build a nuclear weapon, hit back by making it clear that an American aircraft carrier needed to stay away from the "Persian Gulf region." Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 13, 2011
After an American drone was downed last week in Iran, the U.S. made the unrealistic request that Iranian authorities return the spy machine, and on Tuesday, that appeal was unsurprisingly rejected. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 24, 2011
This information, we should note, comes from Iran's state-sponsored news agency, but officials in Tehran said Wednesday they had arrested as many as 12 CIA agents who had been working undercover to gather intelligence about the Iranian nuclear program and what the government planned to do with it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 22, 2011
Last week, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency expressed "serious concerns" over Iran's nuclear program in a strongly worded report that claimed that there is evidence that Iran might be developing an atomic weapon. This is the stuff of "fantasyland," according to The New Yorker's Seymour Hersh. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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