新世界秩序: 反伊朗宣傳和AEI造謠

Anti-Iranian propaganda and disinformation courtesy of AEI

伊朗據稱已識別及逮捕以色列的恐怖組織

Iran allegedly identifies and arrests Israeli terrorist cell ‘preparing to carry out terrorist acts’

Madison Ruppert, Contributing Writer
Activist Post

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced that they have identified and captured a “major terrorist group” also characterized as “a large and sophisticated Israeli terror and sabotage network” after months of intelligence gathering.

In the recent past there have also been reports of Israeli commandos already operating in Iran, supposedly in an attempt to uncover a smoking gun which would give the West the green light to overtly attack Iran.

In November of last year, an Iranian lawmaker announced that they captured a dozen agents of the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who were working with the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and in February of this year U.S. officials confirmed that the Mossad has been training and running assassination operations in Iran through the terrorist group, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK).

Given the many mysterious incidents and indications of foul play in Iran, this announcement is hardly surprising, although one can be safe in assuming that Israel and its allies will act as if the accusation came out of the blue and holds no merit.

Jerusalem World News characterized the announcement as “long on rhetoric but short on information,” although they do note that “Iran’s official IRNA news agency and the semi-official Fars said details of the intelligence operation would be released later.”

NWO: 美國相信以色列已準備好攻打伊朗

NWO: U.S. Officials Believe Netanyahu Has Already Decided to Strike Iran

Channel 2 in Israel, sourcing a “senior American official”, says that the decision has already been made by the Israeli government to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“All U.S. intelligence officials are confident the Israeli leadership has already decided to attack Iran, unless a significant change happens in the coming weeks or months with the Iranian nuclear program,” Channel 2 reports.
The report comes just hours ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to AIPAC in Washington.
AIPAC is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and is widely considered the most powerful pro-Israel lobby group in the United States.
“A senior official stressed in a conversation with News 2 there is a dispute between Israel and the United States on the question of ‘day after’, which means the price of attacking Iranian nuclear facilities,” Channel 2′s report says.
American officials have warned their Israeli counterparts about a regional war following an attack on Iran, along with the collapse of Israel’s stock market and an arms race in the Middle East, according to the report.
In response to the American official’s statement to Channel 2, “sources close to Netanyahu” said the U.S. is doing what it can to “handcuff” the Israelis and to “frighten the Israeli public”.
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對敘利亞及伊朗的一些想法 Some Thoughts on Syria and Iran

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By Andrew J. Fell

I had a disheartening conversation with my friend a few days ago. We were discussing, as we often do, the current geo-political events that are unraveling and the subject moved onto Syria pretty quickly. I don't often watch TV, but I sat with him and watched some of the coverage pretending to be news and felt sick to my stomach; the media bandwagon is whooping and cheering its way into yet another conflict -- deja vu doesn't quite describe it.

The reason I said the conversation was disheartening is that not only did my friend, who is normally a staunch advocate of peace, feel that it was right for 'us' (as he put it) to be arming an armed insurgency in a sovereign country, but he strongly supports the West becoming embroiled in another regime change for the second time in a year.

This isn't to say he is now a bad human being -- far from it -- merely that he, like most of the general population, continues to be duped, time and again by an ever more crafty military-industrial propaganda machine. Coverage from the BBC, CNN, CNBC and all the other 'alphabet' news agencies are testament to that -- if one were to believe their word alone, this conflict has been a purely one-sided affair where President Assad has just suddenly decided to start massacring his civilian population for holding up some protest signs. I would say ten minutes research into these claims should put them to rest, or, at the very least, demonstrate that neither side is in the right. The key issue, once again, is not the information contained within the corporate media's news coverage, but it is the systematic omission of key facts regarding the relevant background to these events -- thus not allowing people to make their own critical decisions based upon all the information available. The question should be asked, how did this chain of events start in the first place?



The Assad government in Syria is not smelling of roses, but this whole scenario has been carefully set in motion from its inception via the pumping of money and training of armed groups by the Western powers -- something admitted to only 2 years ago by the American Government -- to its unfortunate, seemingly inevitable, conclusion: Assad being deposed and Syria [followed by Iran perhaps?] in chaos and flames. It's pretty much the exact definition of the Hegelian Dialectic -- problem, reaction, solution. For example, if the US had not been funding armed militants in Syria, there would be no unrest and therefore no interventionist solution would be required. The US hasn't been funding the opposition in Saudi Arabia have they?

But what about the humanitarian situation? Isn't it the moral duty of NATO, with the backing of the UN, to start bombing Syria in order that its civilians be saved, ergo the twisted logic of today's mass media? The very suggestion that America is concerned about the humanitarian crisis is laughable to say the least; the examples of Bahrain, Iraq or Israel puts that to rest!

If the Americans were funding armed opposition groups in (lets pick some arbitrarily) Bahrain, Egypt, China, Oman, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Israel, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Burma, Nigeria, Thailand, Morocco, Qatar -- how do you think these governments would react? I would argue that not only would they react comparably, but in actuality even more ruthlessly; one only has to look at the brutal crackdown and murder of its own citizens during the uprising by both Bahraini and Saudi forces last year to see this in practice -- not to mention the jailing of dozens of doctors for doing nothing more than assisting the injured. Similarly, there have been massacres committed in China (Ngaba) and Uzbekistan (Andijan) just within the past few years during protests there. There are many more examples throughout the world.

Imagine foreign-funded snipers taking pot-shots at the police in the UK? Not only would this be treated as an act of war, but I'm pretty sure the authorities would come down on them like a ton of bricks -- just like they did in Northern Ireland in the not-so-distant past.

I'm not seeking to excuse the killing of civilians by Assad, and I'm not suggesting that we support these despotic governments, but we should look at the wider context of what is going on and how this particular state of affairs has been fomented from the start.

Who exactly is this opposition? Are they any better than Assad? Search for 'US funding Syrian Opposition' or 'Syrian Opposition Terrorist' and you will see articles including this one http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-secretly-backed-syrian-opposition-groups-cables-released-by-wikileaks-show/2011/04/14/AF1p9hwD_story.html which shows openly how the West has been posturing for this current stand-off for several years.  Or this: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/02/intelligence-chief-concerned-about-al-qaeda-in-syria-conflict.  And this:  http://theintelhub.com/2012/02/20/two-us-senators-call-for-arming-syrian-opposition-filled-with-al-qaeda-terrorists which shows that the 'intelligence' [sic] services are fully aware that the very same people who are fighting US troops in Iraq are now being backed by the US in the insurgency in Syria. Wednesday -- terrorist, Thursday -- freedom fighter. It boggles the mind!

This rhetoric directed towards Syria is, of course, inexorably linked with that being directed toward its ally Iran with -- and I say this with a sad heart -- a larger regional war being the probable eventual outcome.

If we can recall, the media and the government prior to the Iraq invasion were absolutely adamant that not only did Saddam Hussein have WMD's, but that he could use them in a matter of minutes, sexed up or not! The similarities between current reporting and the news stories, then, are staggering -- have a quick watch of this video for some examples of this occurring:

I don't believe, however, that Iran is trying to produce nuclear weapons, as has been confirmed by all 16 US Intelligence Agencies, theintelhub.com/2012/02/25/u-s-intelligence-agencies-agree-no-evidence-of-iranian-nuclear-weapons-program: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-intel-20120224,0,5827032.story. And we shouldn't forget that they, so far at least, have been developing their civilian nuclear program well within the auspices of their international commitments -- it is in fact their right to do this, having signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (unlike Israel which never complies with any international sanctions or agreements directed towards them).

Another point worth considering: would the policies being put into place, the sanctions etc., actually not have the opposite effect and put Iran in the direction of actually trying to develop a nuclear capability due to their backs being against the wall? If this is the case, then the question must be posed, Why the hell would anybody in their right mind want to do this? Well, it's a fairly easy question to answer -- the elites are completely and utterly out of their minds with barely any semblance of rational morality!

However, let's assume for the sake of argument that what they say concerning Iran's nuclear ambitions has a semblance of truth. If we are to contemplate the logical process of Iran having WMD's, we also have to consider what Iran would do if indeed they did have them.  I would say, without any hesitation, precisely nothing; just like if this had been the case of Saddam having them. Would Iran really attack nuclear-armed nations such as the US, Israel, or Britain? Would they hell! If they did develop this capability would it not serve as a deterrent, just like in the case of North Korea? I think, fairly obviously, it would. This is without going into the discussion on the morality of anyone having these horrendous, insane devices in the first place, but I feel the point is made.

One doesn't have to look too hard to see that the West has been doing everything in their power to evoke a reaction from the Iranians. Here are but a few: the banning of all currency transactions with the non-Rothschild-owned Iranian Central Bank; the electronic blocking and subsequent banning of the broadcast of PressTV; the murder of Iranian nuclear scientists on the streets of Tehran; the positioning of carrier groups just outside of Iranian territorial waters; flimsily blaming very fishy attacks on Israeli diplomats on Iran; etc etc.

The global elites are not pursuing peace in any shape of form as they claim to be, which should be patently obvious to any rational observer; far from it, they are doing everything in their power to not only foment a war, but one the likes of which we have never seen. A war which would most likely drag in China and Russia, and truly polarize this world in which we live.

War, especially pre-emptive war, does not solve these issues, and only leads to more human misery without improving the plight of those who are having to live through it -- look at Iraq -- prima facie!

So, in conclusion, if what is being presented to us is not the truth then what is? This is a loaded question with a multitude of possible subsidiary questions which, together, probably all form a part of the real story. Some of these are below and not all of them tie in with my current thinking, but they should at the very least be put into consideration:

• Is it a stepping stone along the way toward instituting a One World Government? Probably -- in order for the elites to introduce their concept of a NWO (look up Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley) they must first remove any obstacles from their path, and that would include regimes who are not sympathetic to their goals -- Syria and Iran are quite firmly in this category.
• Is the West deliberately attempting to draw the other great super-powers, China and Russia into an all-out war by squeezing them of both their influence and their oil supplies? Quite probably -- Russia has a large naval presence in Syria, whilst China has lost major oil contracts with Libya and Sudan over the past year and is increasingly relying on Iran. It is also worth noting that Zbigniew Brzezinski, a key foreign policy adviser to Obama and previous administrations, has advocated through books such as the Grand Chessboard, the deliberate playing off of China and Russia through the disruption of China's oil supplies from the Middle East, thus forcing them to look greedily northwards towards Siberia. A seemingly outlandish view on the face of it, but increasingly more likely once you look at a map and see how China's supply lines are being increasingly taken away.
• Are they purposefully destabilizing the Middle East in order to create an actual terrorist threat? Quite possibly -- the actions of the past 10 years certainly could be explained somewhat by this, especially in the context of September 11th, the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, which I think most people would agree have not reduced the so-called 'terrorist threat' by any measure of the imagination.
• Is it part of the Zionist plan for a greater Israel of which Syria would be a part, or the Zionist/Evangelical Christian Belief (of which George Bush is one) that the 'rapture' will only come once there is a major conflict in the Middle East?  The fact that so many politicians in the west are publicly pro-Zionist in their philosophy gives more weight to this scenario. (Source)
• Creating war will help save the world's economy from meltdown? I doubt it -- at most it would put the economic problems on hiatus.  However, considering that the world's economic problems can largely by blamed on these same people who are creating these wars, I think that it is unlikely this is their reason for starting them.

I'll leave it for you to decide what the real reasons are, for these are only some possible explanations for this seemingly inexplicable insanity. The only thing that I'm truly sure of at this point is that the pretext being fed to us for war is a lie and, personally, I'm trying to work backwards logically from that point.

We must learn our history and see that in many respects it is repeating itself.  It is a very Orwellian thing to say 'war is peace and peace is war' but that to me, in no uncertain terms, is exactly what is being presented to us. We should be outraged at this ridiculous state of affairs! Spread the word.

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奧巴馬：非虛張聲勢‧美國隨時襲伊朗核設施

（美國‧華盛頓／渥太華3日訊）美國總統奧巴馬對伊朗發出迄今最直接的威脅，聲稱美國有可能對伊朗核設施進行軍事打擊的警告“不是虛張聲勢”，但他亦促以色列勿採取先發制人行動。

奧巴馬在週五出版的《大西洋》月刊中稱，在伊朗問題上，所有手段，包括“軍事部份”，都在考慮之中。他表示，作為美國總統，他言出必行。他說：“我不虛張聲勢。”

奧巴馬將於週一在白宮接見到訪的以色列總理涅坦雅胡，伊朗核問題將是雙方會談的重點。

將勸以推遲襲伊核設施

奧巴馬在《大西洋》的訪問中說，以色列和伊朗都應該認真對待美國打擊伊朗核設施的可能性。他表示，他將在與涅坦雅胡會晤時，試圖勸說以色列推遲可能襲擊伊朗核設施的計劃。

美國和以色列在伊朗問題上的分歧在美國選舉年特別突出，共和黨總統參選人抨擊奧巴馬對伊朗過度溫和，對盟友以色列則過度強硬。奧巴馬還說，目前對伊朗的制裁已經對它造成重大打擊，經濟壓力有可能很快迫使德黑蘭重新考慮實施核武器計劃的努力。

正在加拿大訪問的涅坦雅胡週五也試圖避免美以分歧擴大，聲稱並未意圖逼迫美國界定伊朗核門檻，但堅持保留“以色列國在面對從地圖上消失的威脅時自由行動”的權利。

（星洲日報／國際）
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破壞伊朗核設施 美提升鑽地彈威力

• 破壞伊朗核設施 美提升鑽地彈威力

（法新社華盛頓29日電） 美國空軍參謀長今天指出 ，萬一必須對伊朗採取軍事行動，美國有強力炸彈可用 ，並正致力提升炸彈威力。 美國空軍參謀長史瓦茲（Norton Schwartz）拒絕 回答美軍武器能否破壞隱蔽或位於地下的伊朗核子設施 ，包括1顆3萬磅巨型鑽地彈（MOP） 在內。 外界猜測核子設施位於美軍武器射程不及的科姆（ Qom）附近深山內。美國國防部長潘內達（Leon Panetta）承認巨型鑽地彈的缺點，指出五角大廈正在 努力提升炸彈能力。 史瓦茲說：「我們不會坐視不管，我們會隨著時間 不斷改進巨型鑽地彈。」（譯者：中央社樂羽嘉）
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美國據報加強霍爾木茲海峽防禦

外電引述消息人士稱，美國五角大樓向國會議員匯報一項計劃，美國將在霍爾木茲海峽周邊地區加強防禦，準備應對任何針對伊朗的軍事行動。

國防部消息人士透露，美國計劃在該區部署新的水雷探測與清理設備，提高偵查水平。
五角大樓還希望更新武器運輸系統，以最佳狀態對付伊朗部署在霍爾木茲海峽的攻擊艦艇。
西方國家指責伊朗的核計劃最終目的是製造核武器，但伊朗否認，稱只是用於和平用途。
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2012年2月-RT新聞直播在伊朗目擊UFO

Iran: UFO caught on RT live news? February 2012

This fast object was recorded during the live interview with Prof. Sadegh Zibakalam from University of Tehran. Recored earlier this week.

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伊朗拒IAEA視察德黑蘭以南核設施

伊朗拒絕國際原子能機構，視察首都德黑蘭以南一個核設施，機構總幹事天野之彌表示失望。機構派出代表團前往伊朗，與官員召開兩天會議，了解核計劃。代表團提出前往德黑蘭以南的帕爾欽，視察核設施，被伊朗當局拒絕。外界一直懷疑當地的核設施，與製造核武有關。德黑蘭當局至今無評論事件。
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對伊動武？以色列：決定在我

• 對伊動武？以色列：決定在我

（法 新社耶路撒冷18日電） 以色列官方電視台第一 頻道（Channel One TV）今天播出國防軍總參謀長甘茨 （Benny Gantz）的訪問。甘茨說，以色列是否自行對 伊朗動武，最終將由以色列自己決定。 與此同時，1名美國高級官員將來以色列就伊朗議 題舉行會談。 參謀長甘茨中將說：「以色列是自身國防安全的首 要擔保人；這是我們軍隊職責所在，以色列應該捍衛自 己。」 他說：「我們必須追蹤伊朗和其核計畫的發展，但 必須以廣泛的方式進行，考慮其他國家的動作、伊朗的 決定，以及我們要做什麼或不做什麼。」 近幾週來，外界高度揣測以色列已經快要對伊朗的 核計畫發動先發制人的攻勢，但是以色列已經否認達成 類似決定。 美國國家安全顧問唐尼倫（Tom Donilon）明天將 和以色列官員展開談話，伊朗也在討論議題之列。2週 之後以色列總理尼坦雅胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）將走 訪華府，就相同議題在白宮與美國總統歐巴馬會談。（ 譯者：中央社楊盈）url

伊朗首批國產核燃料棒 加載反應堆

【明報專訊】伊朗官方傳媒報道，伊朗專家已於周三將首批國產核燃料棒，裝載至德黑蘭研究用的反應堆。電視畫面顯示，伊朗總統艾哈邁迪內賈德在伊朗官員和科學家簇擁下，參觀核燃料棒加載過程。

報道說，因西方不願協助伊朗，當局才自行生產純度20％的濃縮鈾，以生產核燃料棒，德黑蘭反應堆日後將生產放射性藥物，為癌症病人提供治 療。此外，伊朗原子能組織宣布，該國已生產新一代用於提煉濃縮鈾的國產離心機，並開始在納坦茲鈾濃縮設施啟用。報道指這是伊朗自主研製的第四代離心機，轉 速更快，效率也更高。在西方對伊朗核計劃存疑之際，伊朗連串舉動可能惹來西方強烈反彈。url

反咬歐盟 伊朗擬停止石油出口

• 放大圖片反咬歐盟 伊朗擬停止石油出口

（路透德黑蘭27日電）伊朗國會議員今天表示，伊朗國會29日將討論1項法案，可能最早會在下週就停止出口石油至歐洲聯盟（EU），以阻擾歐盟的如意算盤，即歐盟為幫助陷入困境的經濟體適應，打算逐步禁止自伊朗進口石油。

半官方的「法斯通訊社」（Fars）援引國會國家安全及外交政策委員會副主席伊布拉希米（HosseinIbrahimi）的話報導：「國會將必須在29日通過『特別緊急』法案，要求自下週起停止出口伊朗石油到歐洲。」
伊朗國會正在推動這項出口禁令，反制歐盟於6個月內逐步禁運伊朗石油計畫。歐盟23日敲定此計畫，作為西方國家一連串強硬新制裁措施的一部分。制裁目的是迫使伊朗懸崖勒馬，抑制其核子計畫。中央社（翻譯）

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歐盟禁入口伊朗石油 歷來最嚴厲制裁 伊議員促封海路咽喉

【明報專訊】美國核動力航空母艦「林肯」號率英、法共6艘主力軍艦，罕有聯合穿越霍爾木茲海峽後，歐盟昨日通過歐盟27國即時禁止伊朗原油入口，逐步取締彼此的既存合約，以及一系列制裁措施，是迄今對伊朗最嚴厲的經濟制裁。伊朗有國會議員再次警告會封鎖霍爾木茲海峽報復。
為截斷伊朗攫取核研究的經費，歐盟會議正式通過針對伊朗的石油出口和融資實施制裁。方案內容包括﹕成員國與伊朗締結的石油與石油氣合約要於7月1日前交結；凍結區內所有伊朗中央銀行資產；禁止與伊朗央行及政府組織等作黃金及貴金屬買賣。
凍結歐盟區伊朗央行資產
英 國外相夏偉林（William Hague）形容這是重要和正確的決定。惟制裁很可能加重希臘、西班牙和意大利等正陷經濟危機的成員國的負擔。歐盟已定於5月1日前，檢討有關措施的成 效，以及成員國能否另覓得替代伊朗的原油供應來源。中國、印度、韓國（南韓）早前已表示反對實施制裁。
伊朗是石油出口國組織第二大產油國， 僅次於沙特；霍爾木茲海峽這個波斯灣國家向全球外輸原油、液化天然氣的海運咽喉一直受伊朗箝制。該海峽原油輸送量每日達1700萬桶，佔全球總量約三分 一。而歐盟為緊貼印度、中國以外的重要伊朗石油耗用國，每日入口約60萬桶，佔伊朗石油出口額的兩成。
伊朗曾揚言倘遭歐盟和美國實施嚴厲制 裁，將封鎖該海峽。儘管當局上周放軟姿態，外長聲言當局「從未意圖封鎖」該海峽。對於歐盟制裁，伊朗法爾斯通訊社引述國會外務及國家安全委員會副委員長科 薩里（Mohammad Kossari）說﹕「假如有任何阻撓伊朗石油傾銷的事情，一定將會封鎖霍爾木茲海峽。」
美英法艦隊罕有同入波斯灣
另 外，可搭載90架戰機和直升機的美國核動力航母「林肯」號（Abraham Lincoln），周日聯同巡洋艦「聖喬治角」號（Cape St George）、兩艘驅逐艦，以及英國皇室海軍護衛艦「阿蓋爾」號（Argyll）和法國海軍軍艦共編戰鬥群，以「原定的例行部署」名義，通過霍爾木茲海 峽進入波斯灣。美英法雖然在海灣地區有長期駐軍，但聯合通過霍爾木茲海峽，卻很罕見。
布蘭特原油升至110美元
美國駐北約大 使說﹕「我們能夠維持霍爾木茲海峽開放，我們會盡力達致此目標。」除了「斯坦尼斯」（Stennis）號早前已改往印度洋，美國現有「林肯」號和「卡爾文 森」號（Carl Vinson）兩艘尼米茲級航母盤踞波斯灣一帶海域；任何一個航母戰鬥群的攻擊力都強過整個伊朗空軍。
受到消息刺激，3月交收的英國北海布蘭特原油價升77美仙至每桶110.63美元。美國WTI原油3月交收亦升88美分至每桶99.21美元。

法國反對軍事介入伊朗核問題

法國總統薩爾科齊說，法國反對軍事介入伊朗核問題。他又表示，避免軍事介入的唯一解決辦法，是加強對伊朗的制裁，停止從伊朗購買石油，並凍結伊朗中央銀行的資產。
薩爾科齊強調，軍事介入伊朗核問題不僅不能解決問題，反而會為地區以至世界帶來戰爭和混亂。
伊朗近期多次舉行軍事演習，又威脅說，如果石油出口受到制裁，會封鎖霍爾木茲海峽。
歐盟將於本月23日舉行外長會議，討論對伊朗實施石油禁運問題。
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/法國反對軍事介入伊朗核問題-164100120.html

法外長料歐盟下周一開會將禁入伊朗原油

法國外長朱佩會見澳洲外長陸克文時說，歐盟下星期一召開外長會議，預料將會同意接受美國建議，全面禁止入口伊朗原油，及凍結伊朗中央銀行的資產，謀求透過經濟手段，迫使伊朗放棄核計劃。

陸克文則指，繼續入口伊朗原油的國家，應記住國際向伊朗施壓，是希望德黑蘭當局改變提煉濃縮鈾的立場
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/法外長料歐盟下周-開會將禁入伊朗原油-130400083.html

伊朗：從未試圖關閉荷莫茲海峽

（法新社安卡拉19日電） 伊朗外交部長沙列西（Ali Akbar Salehi）今天否認德黑蘭曾試圖關閉重要航運通道荷莫茲海峽（Strait of Hormuz）。荷莫茲海峽是日益緊張國際情勢的焦點。

沙列西前往土耳其途中，接受採訪時表示：「伊朗從來沒有試圖阻止或是阻礙這條重要水道的運輸。」伊朗去年12月揚言，萬一遭受軍事攻擊或是國際施以更嚴厲的制裁，將會關閉這條全球1/5貿易石油通行的重要水道。
這造成伊朗及美國之間的緊張對峙，為因應伊朗宣稱即將舉行的海軍演習，美國加派了第二艘航空母艦至該地區。（中央社實習編譯：陳文郁）
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/伊朗-從未試圖關閉荷莫茲海峽-123506928.html

伊朗東北地震 至少100傷

（法新社德黑蘭19日電） 伊朗國營媒體報導，東北部城市內沙布爾（Neyshabour）今天遭規模5.5地震侵襲，造成至少100人受傷，以及一些房舍受損。報導說，這次地震於格林威治時間12時35分來襲。呼羅珊省（Khorasan Razavi）救災機構主管塞安法（Hojat Ali Shayanfar）表示：「這次地震造成約100人受傷。83人接受門診治療，其餘的必須住院。我們沒收到任何人喪命的消息。」內沙布爾位在伊朗聖城麥什赫德（Mashhad）西方
約100公里，有近50萬人口。麥什赫德也可以感受到地震。（譯者：中央社林治平）
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/伊朗東北地震-至少100傷-232009977.html

北京否認助伊朗發展核武

北京申明反對向伊朗動武，解決核問題；外交部軍控司副司長李松否認外國傳媒指稱，中國幫助伊朗發展核武器，他強調，中國從未協助伊朗發展核武器，對中國公司出口活動進行嚴格管理，防止出現核擴散風險。
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/北京否認助伊朗發展核武-094200916.html

戰爭與伊朗？新的敵人，同樣的戰術

http://www.activistpost.com/2012/01/war-with-iran-new-enemy-same-tactics.html

封鎖荷莫茲海峽 傳伊朗收到美信函警告

（路透德黑蘭15日電）伊朗威脅，若國家遭制裁導致石油出口被禁，將連帶封鎖重要輸油水道荷莫茲海峽（Hormuz Strait）。伊朗今天表示，美國針對此事已致函伊朗政府。
通訊社引述伊朗伊朗外交部發言人梅赫曼帕拉斯特（Ramin Mehmanparast），伊朗政府尚未決定是否回信，詳細信件內容未公開。
根據伊朗學生通訊社（ISNA），梅赫曼帕拉斯特說：「美國這封與荷莫茲海峽有關的信件經由3個管道交到我們手中：交給我們駐聯合國代表，由瑞士大使轉交給外交部，以及由伊拉克總統塔拉巴尼（Jalal Talabani）將信交給伊朗。」中央社（翻譯）
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/封鎖荷莫茲海峽-傳伊朗收到美信函警告-012600073.html