Iran in the crosshairs again

Sabre rattling against Iran is nothing new, but that doesn’t mean the threat of war isn’t real. Phyllis Bennis analyses the situation in the wider Middle East

Phyllis Bennis | RedPepper | March 2012

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Enemies of the State

Almost exactly nine years ago, opposition to the US invasion of Iraq was reaching a fever pitch. On February 15, 2003 millions of people around the world rallied to protest the inexorable march to war, including in over 150 cities in the United States

by Asher Miller | Post Carbon Institute in Energy Bulletin | Feb 1 2012

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German funds plan $2-bln Oman solar project

Private investment funds Terra Nex of Switzerland and Germany's Middle East Best Select (MEBS) plan to build 400 megawatts (MW) of solar power generating capacity in Oman, the European investors said on Sunday

Reuters | Jan 15, 2012

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US energy analysts: Iran’s nuclear fuel rod is not for atomic weapons

According to energy analysts in the US, Iran’s development of a nuclear fuel rod for medical research isn’t a milestone in a quest for atomic weapons. Iran is the world’s third-biggest oil exporter and that moreover it denies pursuing atomic weapons and climes it’s developing nuclear technology for civilian purposes

By Gobby Wang | Taiwan News | January 5, 2012

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Iran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz oil route

Iran says it may close a vital oil-trade route if the West imposes more sanctions over its controversial nuclear programme

BBC News | 28 December 2011

Admiral Habibollah Sayari says Iran could easily close the Strait of Hormuz

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