Saturday, 31 October 2009

US and Israel reiterate to Moscow: Military option is on the table

DEBKAfile Special Report

October 31, 2009, 6:10 PM (GMT+02:00)

US Strategic Petroleum Reserve site in Texas

US Strategic Petroleum Reserve site in Texas

DEBKAfile's US intelligence sources report indications of impending war preparations against Iran after Tehran's rejections of the UN-brokered proposal to ship its enriched uranium overseas for further enrichment. These sources reveal that the administration is seeking congressional authorization to open America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR. Furthermore, the US-Israeli joint US-Israel Juniper Cobra ballistic exercise is in full swing.
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As Iran-European gap widens over overseas enrichment, Ahmadinejad boasts: "We rule world opinion"

DEBKAfile Special Analysis

October 31, 2009, 1:22 PM (GMT+02:00)

Ahmadinejad plays "same old tricks"

Ahmadinejad plays "same old tricks"

Mounting opposition leaves only two leaders in favor of the UN-brokered plan for Iran to send most of its enriched uranium to Russia and France for further processing: US President Barack Obama and Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

European leaders call the Iranian counter-proposal "unacceptable." Ahmadinejad issues a veiled threat as Tehran lawmakers reject plan as "out of the question."
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