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Monday, July 16th, 2007It is imminent that the dispute about the missile shield in Europe will escalate. Originally intended to protect the US homeland against the sanctioned Iran it seems to be a crucial part of Putin’s decition to suspend the CFE pact. The Russian president signed a decree on Friday suspending participation in the Conventional Forces […]
USS Enterprise on its way to Iran
Thursday, July 12th, 2007Having in mind to put pressure on Iran the U.S. Navy said on Tuesday it had sent a third aircraft carrier to its Fifth Fleet area of operations, which includes waters close to Iran, whose row with the West over its nuclear plans has stoked regional tensions.
Bush meets Putin
Saturday, June 30th, 2007US administration officials said today that President Bush, seeking to change the tone of an increasingly caustic, fraught relationship with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, will urge him on Sunday to support a major escalation of pressure on Iran, administration officials said.
OMV challenges USA
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Austrian oil and gas group OMV has been defending its decision to develop parts of the South Pars Gas Field in the Persian Gulf in conjunction with National Iranian Oil Company. A move which should prove more popular, however, is OMV’s decision to promote road safety awareness across its fuel retail network.
The US has spoken […]
Iran - The American Threat
Friday, June 15th, 2007While he was visiting American forces in Germany on his way to Brussels Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday accused Iran in supporting the Taliban. The flow of illicit weapons from Iran to Taliban fighters in Afghanistan has reached such large quantities that it suggests that the shipments are taking place with the knowledge […]
Putin approaches George W. Bush
Friday, June 8th, 2007US Missile Shield
In the light of new international sanctions against Iran, Russia sent an indirect but clear signal to the government in Tehran to finally cooperate with the international community in regard to their nuclear program (for an quick overview of the existing sanctions imposed against Iran check those sites:
United Nations Security Council Resolution […]
