Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has renewed crude oil purchases from Iran. Industry sources said Turkey’s state-owned Tupras has contracted to purchase the same amount of crude oil in 2012 as during the previous year. They said Tupras would purchase nearly eight million tons of Iranian oil. “Iranian oil has become cheaper amid sanctions […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Rebels have begun targeting Iranians in Syria amid a sharp escalation in bloodshed in the war against President Bashar Assad. Syrian rebels abducted five Iranians in the central region on Dec. 20. Meanwhile, the Syrian opposition reported the death of 111 people — 250 over 48 hours — in attacks […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has assessed that a fault in an advanced unmanned aerial vehicle led to its crash in Iran. Officials said the U.S. intelligence community has determined that the downing of a U.S. Air Force RQ-170 Sentinel earlier this month was the result of a technical mishap. They said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has disclosed details of CIA officers stationed in Lebanon, including their names and their recruitment and operational methods. “The CIA officers were active in recruiting agents from various segments of the Lebanese society — government employees, security and military personnel, religious, banking and academic figures,” Hizbullah’s Al […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has reported a significant increase in its government budget in the Gaza Strip. Hamas said it has drafted a budget of $769 million for 2012, an increase of 22 percent from this year. The Islamic regime said the key sectors in the budget were military and security. “They […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Bill Gertz, Geostrategy-Direct.com There are continuing signs that Israel is preparing to deal a military strike against Iran, an action that Washington fears might be the first step in a new regional conflict that would embroil the United States. Israel and the U.S. agree on intelligence assessments that Iran has […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has reported signing several defense and military cooperation agreements with Iraq. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it signed a series of cooperation accords with the U.S.-trained Iraqi military. IRGC commander Maj. Gen. Mohammed Jafari said the Iranian and Iraqi militaries were examining such cooperation as border security, joint […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Bill Gertz, Geostrategy-Direct.com The International Atomic Energy Agency waited six years before finally releasing detailed intelligence obtained from the United States and Israel showing Iran was developing nuclear weapons, contrary to Teheran’s denials. The report, made public last week, revealed that Iran conducted secret work on its nuclear arms program […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — More details on North Korea’s presence in Iran’s missile and nuclear program have come to light, according to news reports from Seoul, South Korea. A diplomatic source said Pyongyang has deployed hundreds of specialists in nuclear weapons and missile facilities in Iran. The source, believed to be an intelligence official, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — For the first time, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has determined that Iran is conducting a nuclear weapons program. IAEA has issued a report that disclosed several Iranian nuclear weapons programs over the last decade, including one meant to miniaturize a Pakistani-designed warhead. The report, titled “Implementation of the […]