Iranian technicians at the Uranium Conversion Facilities in Isfahan. Press TV
A Secret Nuclear Test Could Be Iran’s Trump Card In Strait Of Hormuz Showdown -- Peter Goodspeed, The National
Iran’s ultimate trump card in its current showdown with the international community isn’t merely to close the Strait of Hormuz and choke off the world’s oil supply – it is to secretly test a nuclear device.
By dramatically ending the guessing game over their nuclear intentions, Iran’s leaders could bolster their political position at home — just in time for parliamentary elections in March — while transforming the regional military balance.
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Analysis: Iran could shut down the Strait of Hormuz — and set off a firestorm in the process - -Peter Apps, National Post/Reuters
Iran’s warnings in Gulf reflect hardening military doctrine -- Washington Post/AP
Analysts: Iran's Threats in Gulf Unlikely to Lead to War -- Voice of America
Can Iran close down the Strait of Hormuz? -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Iran could be bluffing in the strait of Hormuz – but can US risk calling it? -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
The risks of America's Asia strategy -- Andrew Billo, CNN
Claim and Counterclaim: Who Is Bombing Damascus? -- Rania Abouzeid, Time
The land-for-peace hoax -- Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Analysis: Iran could shut down the Strait of Hormuz — and set off a firestorm in the process - -Peter Apps, National Post/Reuters
Iran’s warnings in Gulf reflect hardening military doctrine -- Washington Post/AP
Analysts: Iran's Threats in Gulf Unlikely to Lead to War -- Voice of America
Can Iran close down the Strait of Hormuz? -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Iran could be bluffing in the strait of Hormuz – but can US risk calling it? -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
The risks of America's Asia strategy -- Andrew Billo, CNN
Claim and Counterclaim: Who Is Bombing Damascus? -- Rania Abouzeid, Time
The land-for-peace hoax -- Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
Iran’s warnings in Gulf reflect hardening military doctrine -- Washington Post/AP
Analysts: Iran's Threats in Gulf Unlikely to Lead to War -- Voice of America
Can Iran close down the Strait of Hormuz? -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Iran could be bluffing in the strait of Hormuz – but can US risk calling it? -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
The risks of America's Asia strategy -- Andrew Billo, CNN
Claim and Counterclaim: Who Is Bombing Damascus? -- Rania Abouzeid, Time
The land-for-peace hoax -- Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
Why Is Obama Selling Arms to a Theocratic Dictatorship? -- David Keyes, New Republic
Fidel comes out against fracking -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy
Drug Mayhem Moves South -- Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest
True Spy Story behind Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy -- Bernie Reeves, American Thinker