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A growing sense of Iran war fever can also be seen mounting in Washington. For instance, in an effort to foil ongoing nuclear negotiations between Iran and the so-called P5+1 (the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany), a bipartisan group of 44 U.S. Senators recently sent a letter to President Obama urging the administration to “focus on significantly increasing the pressure on the Iranian government through sanctions and making clear that a credible military option exists.” ››read more

In her meeting with the Israeli PM, Natanyahu, in Israel on 16 July, Clinton denied Iran's legitimate concessions in meetings with the P5+1 and made clear Washington is not interested in a viable diplomatic settlement. ››read more

The Pentagon is building a missile defense radar station at a covert location in Qatar as part of a larger plan to beef up US military presence and activity in the Middle East and further threaten Iran by militarizing its neighbors. ››read more