DEBKAfile Special Report October 31, 2009, 6:10 PM (GMT+02:00) 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. DEBKAfile Special Analysis October 31, 2009, 1:22 PM (GMT+02:00) 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."US and Israel reiterate to Moscow: Military option is on the table
More...As Iran-European gap widens over overseas enrichment, Ahmadinejad boasts: "We rule world opinion"
More...
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Posted by Britannia Radio at 18:21