Washington is planning to deploy even more ships, subs and choppers to the Persian Gulf despite the fact that it already stations aircraft carriers in the region. This was confirmed by Chief of Naval Operations Jonathan W. Greenert. ­Speaking during a Friday breakfast in Washington, Greenert told reporters about the bold plans to deploy more patrol boats, minesweepers, Sea Stallion helicopters and... 

Israel’s intelligence service Mossad has acknowledged, just like their American counterparts, there is no proof Tehran is carrying out a nuclear weapons program, a source in US intelligence told the New York Times. ­An unnamed former senior US intelligence official told the paper “Mossad does not disagree with the US on the [Iranian] weapons program.” The consensus among US spy agencies remains... 

President of Bolivia Evo Morales speaks at a meeting of the commission on narcotics at the UN headquarters in Vienna, March 12, 2012. Bolivian President Evo Morales says he will shut down the American embassy in La Paz if Washington continues to interfere in Bolivia’s internal affairs. “If the US embassy continues bothering Bolivia, as it is doing now, then it is best we close the United States... 

An interesting report circulating in the Kremlin today prepared by the Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) states that a test launching of a “massive” and “highly secretive” space-type aircraft by the US Navy sparked a panic in Washington State this past week after this crafts Magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) / lithium Lorentz force accelerator (LiLFA) engines failed to properly ignite. Local... 

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez has expressed appreciation to the people of Chile for their support in her country’s bid over the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands. During a recent visit to Chile’s capital city, Santiago, on Friday, Fernandez expressed her gratitude to the Chilean people for saying that the Malvinas Islands belong to... 

Land of the free and home of the brave, indeed — but if Rick Santorum has his way, America will soon have another assertion to stand by. The GOP hopeful is running for president and, if he wins, he’s pursuing an end to pornography in the US. If Rick Santorum wins the race to the White House, the senator from Pennsylvania will inherit, among other things, a nasty operation in Afghanistan. Santorum... 

Scout in the Persian Gulf, March 2008 The US Navy has confirmed it is doubling the number of minesweepers in the Persian Gulf in an apparent move to prepare for a possible standoff with Iran over the crucial oil export route. An additional four minesweeper and four minesweeping helicopters will join the four ships already patrolling the Persian Gulf. The overall number of US minesweepers in the region... 

The European Parliament adopted an ambiguous resolution on the presidential elections in Russia. The resolution serves two masters, as they say. On the one hand, the European Parliament described the electoral process in Russia as “not free and unfair.” On the other hand, the parliament is optimistic about the future and the further dialogue with Russia. However, Russia could expect nothing... 

The White House could impose sanctions on India if the country fails to meet the US demand to cut oil imports from Iran. As the US is trying to deprive Tehran of its leading source of revenue, India continues to resist US pressure. President Obama could be forced to bar access to the US banking system for any Indian bank processing oil payments through the Iranian Central Bank, anonymous US officials... 

A British Conservative MP has admitted saber rattling and sanctions are “having no effect whatsoever” on Iran saying everyone should quit “yesterday’s policies and recognize “Iran’s status as a regional superpower.” “The policy of saber rattling and sanctions has not worked. They are yesterday’s policies. Iran is not going to be deterred from pursuing its nuclear program,” said... 

US President Barack Obama Barack Obama once again signs a presidential order to extend for another year American sanctions, dating back to 1995, against Iran, as he considers the Iranian government a threat to US national security, foreign policy and economy. “Because the actions and policies of the government of Iran continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security,... 

USS Enterprise is the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise has set sail on its final voyage, heading to the Persian Gulf. The Enterprise left Norfolk Naval Station in Virginia on Sunday on its seven-month mission. The US oldest active-duty warship will be on standby in case of conflict with Iran, CNN reported. “Enterprise is as... 

Hungary deputy PM Semjén appalled at British government position on Christian cross. The co-ruling Christian Democrats are “shocked and appalled” by the British government’s claims that Christians should not wear a cross or crucifix openly at work because it is not a “requirement” of the Christian faith, party leader Zsolt Semjen said on Monday. The ban is clearly anti-Christian and a harsh... 

The U.S. military presence in Japan acquires special relevance recently due to proposals by Washington to reinstall a base on the island of Okinawa and indecision about Tokyo. According to various data, not even the recent visit to this island by prime minister Yoshihiko Noda has achieved consensus between the two parties, despite a bilateral pact that was in effect, signed in 2006. But the strongest... 

The lower house of the Egyptian parliament has unanimously approved a text declaring that Israel is the number one enemy of Egypt and calling for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and a halt to gas exports to Israel. On Monday, Egyptian MPs voted by a show of hands on the text of a report, which was compiled by the Arab Affairs Committee of the People’s Assembly (lower house of parliament). “Revolutionary...