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This message was sent to all members of Congress from AIPAC. The bill it describes establishes a virtual state of war with Iran, even though Iran has no nuclear weapons program. ››read more

Standing reality on its head—at least in the eyes of most Middle Easterners—presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney declared during his recent visit to Israel that the Islamic Republic is “the most destabilizing nation in the world.” In fact, reputable surveys conducted by international and regional polling groups—see here and here—show that, by orders of magnitude, largely Sunni Arab populations see Israel and the United States as much bigger threats to their security and interests than Iran. Al Jazeera asked our colleague, Seyed Mohammad Marandi of the University of Tehran, to comment on Governor Romney’s remark; to see the segment, click here or on the embedded video above. ››read more

Some idiot named Robert Beckhusen has written an article for Wired Danger Room about Parchin, entitled "Watch Iran make this nuke site disappear", promoting the idea that Iran is cleansing Parchin to hide its "secret nuclear weapons program" based on ISIS satellite imagery which shows on-going construction work there. The author has no particular qualification to opine on the subject matter, and based on what's he's written it is obvious that he isn't really familiar with the details of the conflict either. ››read more

Senator Ron Paul slams the Iran Threat Reduction Act as "Obsession with Iran Act" during the House debate on the bill, arguing that Iran was no threat to the US national security and that the sanctions Act was "an act of war". ››read more