Al Qaeda's roars back in Iraq against double target: US and Iranians
DEBKAfile Special Analysis
April 25, 2009, 2:14 PM (GMT+02:00)
Victim of new suicide attacks in Iraq
Hillary Clinton said on arrival in Baghdad Saturday, April 25, for her first visit as US secretary of State that the wave of suicide killings which accounted for more than 250 lives this month were "a tragic signal that Iraq was on the right path."
Many of the victims were Iranian pilgrims visiting Shiite shrines.
This development is seen by DEBKAfile's sources as meaning:
1. Al Qaeda has not given up on Iraq. 2.US and Iran are warned against cooperating on Aghanistan and Pakistan conflicts.
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Iran canceled air show when Russia warned Israel planned to destroy all 140 warplanes
DEBKAfileExclusive Report
April 24, 2009, 11:51 AM (GMT+02:00)
Iranian warplanes did not take off
DEBKAfile's Iranian and intelligence sources disclose that Moscow warned Tehran Friday April 17 that Israel was planning to destroy all 140 fighter-bombers concentrated at the Mehr-Abad Air Force base for an air show over Tehran on Iran's Army Day the following day. The entire fleet was accordingly removed to remote bases and the display cancelled.
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Khamenei charges US military with dozens of Iranian pilgrim murders in Iraq
DEBKAfile Special Report
April 25, 2009, 2:55 PM (GMT+02:00)
"The main suspects in this crime and crimes similar to that are American security and military forces," said Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Satuday, April 25, of the string of deadly bombs that left 155 dead in Iraq including dozens of Iranian pilgrims.
The ayatollah's attack shortly after Hillary Clinton's unannounced arrival in Baghdad seems to signify a sudden sharp cooling in Tehran-Washington relations.
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Iran could produce first nuke in 60 days with 7,000 centrifuges working 24/7 – Western experts
DEBKAfile Special Report
April 21, 2009, 12:17 PM (GMT+02:00)
Iranian uranium enrichment leaps ahead
DEBKAfile's military sources cite some Western intelligence and nuclear weapons experts as predicting that Iran could turn out nuclear weapons some time in the next 12 months.
This estimate is based on Tehran's announcement that 7,000 centrifuges are in operation to enrich uranium. If all those machines were to work at top speed day and night, seven days a week, they could produce enough weapons-grade uranium to build a bomb in 60 days, say some intelligence sources.
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Al Qaeda's roars back in Iraq against double target: US and Iranians
DEBKAfile Special Analysis
April 25, 2009, 2:14 PM (GMT+02:00)
Victim of new suicide attacks in Iraq
Hillary Clinton said on arrival in Baghdad Saturday, April 25, for her first visit as US secretary of State that the wave of suicide killings which accounted for more than 250 lives this month were "a tragic signal that Iraq was on the right path."
Many of the victims were Iranian pilgrims visiting Shiite shrines.
This development is seen by DEBKAfile's sources as meaning:
1. Al Qaeda has not given up on Iraq. 2.US and Iran are warned against cooperating on Aghanistan and Pakistan conflicts.
More...
Khamenei charges US military with dozens of Iranian pilgrim murders in Iraq
DEBKAfile Special Report
April 25, 2009, 2:55 PM (GMT+02:00)
"The main suspects in this crime and crimes similar to that are American security and military forces," said Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Satuday, April 25, of the string of deadly bombs that left 155 dead in Iraq including dozens of Iranian pilgrims.
The ayatollah's attack shortly after Hillary Clinton's unannounced arrival in Baghdad seems to signify a sudden sharp cooling in Tehran-Washington relations.
More...
Iran could produce first nuke in 60 days with 7,000 centrifuges working 24/7 – Western experts
DEBKAfile Special Report
April 21, 2009, 12:17 PM (GMT+02:00)
Iranian uranium enrichment leaps ahead
DEBKAfile's military sources cite some Western intelligence and nuclear weapons experts as predicting that Iran could turn out nuclear weapons some time in the next 12 months.
This estimate is based on Tehran's announcement that 7,000 centrifuges are in operation to enrich uranium. If all those machines were to work at top speed day and night, seven days a week, they could produce enough weapons-grade uranium to build a bomb in 60 days, say some intelligence sources.
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Barak bids for US Vulcan Phalanx anti-Qassam missile after Israeli Iron Dome falters
DEBKAfile Special Report
April 21, 2009, 11:06 AM (GMT+02:00)
US Vulcan Phalanx for short-range missiles
The population of southwestern Israel will remain vulnerable to attack after eight years should Hamas revive the Qassam missile blitz from the Gaza Strip.
Defense minister Ehud Barak, after finally accepting that the Iron Dome still under development will not be up to the task, applied to Washington to purchase Vulcan Phalanx systems worth $25 million each. Chances of Washington approval are faint.
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India puts an Israeli all-weather spy satellite in orbit Monday
DEBKAfile Special Report
April 20, 2009, 12:30 PM (GMT+02:00)
Israeli TecSAR
DEBKAfile's military sources report that India rushed through its order for the Israeli Aerospace Industries all-weather, 24-hour surveillance TecSAR after 10 gunmen murdered 165 people in Mumbai last November, including five Israelis.
The Israeli satellite is considered one of the most advanced in the market, capable of seeing through clouds and carrying out day-and-night all-weather imaging.
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