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Azerbaijan foils Iranian-Hizballah terror strike against Israel targets and Habad

Sysop — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:42:35 +0000

A Hizballah cell backed by intelligence from Tehran and external Iranian terror cells in Turkey, Bulgaria, Georgia and Armenia, was captured in Baku on Jan. 19 by Azerbaijan’s National Security Ministry (MNS) officers as it was about to launch a series of attacks on the Israeli embassy, Chief Rabbi Shneor Segal and Rabbi Mati Lewis at the Habad center and visiting Israel personages.

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Iranian Pastor Faces Execution for Refusing to Recant Christian Faith

Sysop — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:05:23 +0000

An Iranian pastor who has refused to recant his Christian faith faces execution as early as Wednesday after his sentence was upheld by an Iranian court.

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What Christians must do about Iran

Sysop — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:31:05 +0000

In just the last two weeks, Iran has sentenced Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani to death just for being a Christian, in what the U.S. State Department has noted would be the first such Iranian state execution for one’s faith since 1990.

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Over 70 Christians Detained In Iran Christmas Raid, group says

Sysop — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:24:59 +0000

Up to 70 Christians have been detained in Iran

By Worthy News Middle East Service with Worthy News’ Stefan J. Bos

TEHRAN, IRAN (Worthy News)– Up to 70 Christians have been detained in Iran as part of a government crackdown on evangelical believers, Worthy News and its partner agency BosNewsLife established Saturday, January 8. Most of those behind bare are thought to be former Muslims.

Over 70 Christians Detained In Iran Christmas Raid, group says

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Chinese warplanes make Mid East debut in Turkey and Iran

Sysop — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:02:45 +0000

The arrival of a new Middle East player startled Washington and Jerusalem: debkafile’s military sources disclose that when Turkish Prime Minister Tayyep Erdogan met Syrian president Bashar Assad in Damascus Monday, Oct. 11, they talked less about the Kurdish question and more about the role China is willing to play in the military-intelligence alliance binding Syria, Iran and Turkey.

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Blasts hit secret Iranian missile launching-pad for US, Israeli targets

Sysop — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:24:37 +0000

A top-secret Iranian military installation was struck by a triple blast Tues. Oct. 12 the day before Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Lebanon. debkafile’s military and intelligence sources report the site held most of the Shehab-3 medium-range missile launchers Iran had stocked for striking US forces in Iraq and Israel in the event of war – some set to deliver triple warheads (tri-conic nosecones).

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New Arab Muslim Coalition against Israel; Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq according to Ahmadinejad

Sysop — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:13:57 +0000

Ahmadinejad went on to denigrate "the Zionist entity as the embodiment of the deception of the capitalist world order and the materialistic ideas."

He spoke of major change awaiting the world starting from "our region" and explained: "A resistance front has been formed by the peoples of Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq and all the region."

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UN report: Iran has enough uranium for three nuclear devices

Sysop — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:42:36 +0000

IAEA report raises concerns over Iran’s rejection of IAEA decisions regarding identity of nuclear program inspectors and says Iran has prevented inspectors from entering nuclear sites.

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Iran threatens Israel’s Dimona reactor, will destroy Israel in nuclear war

Sysop — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:27:50 +0000

A top Iranian general said Friday, Sept. 3: "Iran hopes there won’t be a need to target the nuclear facility of the Zionist regime, but if there is, Israel would receive dreadful retribution." Gen. Hasan Firouzabadi, supreme commander of Iran’s military and Revolutionary Guards armed forces, went on to say, "Our developed weapons can hit any part of the Zionist regime."

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Iran broadcasts missile launch on state television

Sysop — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:24:38 +0000

Ahmad Vahidi’s announcement comes a day before Iran is scheduled to launch its Russian-built first nuclear power plant in the southern port city of Bushehr.

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