DEBKAfile Special Report April 21, 2010, 5:41 PM (GMT+02:00)
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The Obama administration appeared torn by internal debate when Wednesday, April 21, US deputy defense secretary Michele Flournoy said: "The US has ruled out a military strike against Iran's nuclear program any time soon " - only to be contradicted a few hours later when the Pentagon spokesman denied the United States had dropped its military option.
Iranian officialdom believes the debate is a trick to put them to sleep, while the US gradually builds up its Persian Gulf forces to peak in two or three months.
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April 20, 2010, 12:19 PM (GMT+02:00)
Tags: Middle East nuclear bomb
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The Obama administration's nuclear initiatives and strategy for Iran have not managed to thwart a Middle East arms race. That race is well under way with
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April 22, 2010, 3:22 PM (GMT+02:00)
Tags: Iranian naval exercise speedboat

Modeled on the Bladerunner 51 sporting speedboat, Ya Mahdi is proudly displayed in the large-scale military exercise launched by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Straits of Hormuz Thursday, April 22.