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Iran threatens to cut off Mideast oil

Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz if its oil exports are subjected to foreign sanctions, the Islamic Republic\’s official news agency reported.

Israel’s Iran strategy: Bombs? Bluff? Both?

If Washington is perplexed by Israeli \”opacity\” on whether it might attack Iran, that is no accident, since Israel\’s leaders are themselves torn – but also content to let fears of bluff and double-bluff play to their advantage.

Barak: No strike on Iran anytime soon

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday an Israeli attack on Iran is not imminent but all options remain open to stop what Israel sees as an Iranian bid to develop nuclear weapons.

U.N. nuclear watchdog board set to rebuke defiant Iran

The 35-nation board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog looked set on Friday to censure Iran over mounting suspicions it is seeking to develop atom bombs, after the six big powers overcame divisions on how to best deal with a defiant Tehran.

UN nuclear chief says he “must alert world” about Iran

The U.N. nuclear chief said on Thursday it was his duty to \”alert the world\” about suspected work in Iran to develop atomic bombs, and major powers prepared to intensify the pressure on the Islamic state.

Huge blast kills 17 at Iran military base

A massive explosion at a military arms depot near the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday killed 17 Revolutionary Guards and wounded 15, a spokesman for the elite fighting force told the semi-official Fars news agency.

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