Archive for the ‘Iran’ Category

Is Iran Preparing For War In Bahrain?


Saudi Arabian Prince Khalid bin Sultan greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates after arriving at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 6, 2011.

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Iran Boasts That They Have Built A Flying Saucer


The hardline Fars news agency illustrated its story with a photo of a flying saucer, akin to one appearing in a 1950s Hollywood B-movie, hovering over an unidentified wooded landscape


We’ve Built A Flying Saucer, Boasts Iran (Even If It Does Look Like It Belongs In A 1950s B-Movie) — The Daily Mail

Iran today boasted that it has built the world’s first flying saucer.

Called the Zohal – or Saturn in English – it said the unmanned spaceship is designed for ‘aerial imaging’ but added it can be used for ‘various missions’.

It was unveiled by the country’s offically sanctioned media on the same day it claimed to have launched a rocket into orbit with a test capsule capable of carrying a monkey into space.

The hardline Fars news agency illustrated its story with a photo of a flying saucer, akin to one appearing in a 1950s Hollywood B-movie, hovering over an unidentified wooded landscape.

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My Comment: It must ne a slow news day at the Daily Mail.

Iran Admits That It’s Involved In Cyber Warfare


Report: Iran’s Feared Paramilitary Group Has Launched Cyber Attack On ‘Enemies’ Of State — Washington Post

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian hackers working for the powerful Revolutionary Guard’s paramilitary Basij group have launched attacks on websites of the “enemies,” a state-owned newspaper reported Monday in a rare acknowledgment from Iran that it’s involved in cyber warfare.

The report followed an announcement in January that Iran had formed its first cyber police unit in an attempt by authorities to gain an edge in the digital world.

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Update #1: Iran is Recruiting Hacker Warriors for its Cyber Army to Fight ‘Enemies’ — FOX News
Update #2: Iran Says It Welcomes Hackers Who Work For Islamic Republic — Radio Free Europe

My Comment: A rare admission ….

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Iran Admits That It’s Involved In Cyber Warfare


Report: Iran’s Feared Paramilitary Group Has Launched Cyber Attack On ‘Enemies’ Of State — Washington Post

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian hackers working for the powerful Revolutionary Guard’s paramilitary Basij group have launched attacks on websites of the “enemies,” a state-owned newspaper reported Monday in a rare acknowledgment from Iran that it’s involved in cyber warfare.

The report followed an announcement in January that Iran had formed its first cyber police unit in an attempt by authorities to gain an edge in the digital world.

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Update #1: Iran is Recruiting Hacker Warriors for its Cyber Army to Fight ‘Enemies’ — FOX News
Update #2: Iran Says It Welcomes Hackers Who Work For Islamic Republic — Radio Free Europe

My Comment: A rare admission ….

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Life Has Not Been Good For Returning Iranian Nuclear Scientist Shahram Amiri



Report: Iran Jails Nuke Scientist After US Return — AP

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian nuclear scientist who claimed he slipped away from his CIA captors has not been seen publicly since his heroic return to Tehran last year and could be facing an investigation as a possible turncoat, according to an opposition website.

The report on the website Iranbriefing.net says that Shahram Amiri is now being held in a Tehran prison, where he allegedly has faced beatings so severe that he had to be hospitalized for a week.

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My Comment: Should we be surprised? He was told that this was going to be his outcome if he was to return back to Iran.