An Iranian Warship Tehran’s leadership has decided to order a blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz if the country’s oil exports are blocked, a senior Revolutionary Guard Commander said as reported by Iranian press. ­The strategic decision was made by Iran’s top authorities, Ali Ashraf Nouri said, as cited by the Iranian Khorasan daily. “The supreme authorities … have insisted... 

A frame grab obtained from a video aired on the Iranian television on December 18, 2011 shows Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, the CIA operative recently detained in the Islamic Republic. Iran has sentenced to death CIA operative Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, who was earlier arrested by Iran’s intelligence forces on charges of committing acts of espionage on behalf of the US. The verdict was issued by Tehran’s... 

A Russian Navy Flotilla A large Russian navy flotilla led by an aircraft carrier has arrived at the Syrian port of Tartus in the Mediterranean Sea, to show Moscow’s solidarity with Damascus. “The port call is aimed at bringing the two countries closer together and strengthening their ties of friendship,” the official SANA news agency quoted a Russian naval officer Yakushin Vladimir... 

A church in al-Quds (Jerusalem) A leader of Israel’s Christian minority has been stabbed to death in Tel Aviv’s district of Jaffa during a parade marking the birthday of Jesus Christ. An unidentified assailant, dressed as Santa Claus, stabbed Gabi Kadees in the back during the Friday Orthodox Christmas procession and escaped the scene, senior Greek Orthodox cleric Atallah Hanna said. Last... 

Amid the anti-Iran war rhetoric, the British Royal Navy has dispatched its most advanced and sophisticated destroyer to the Persian Gulf. The Ministry of Defense confirmed on Saturday that the one-billion-pound destroyer would join the British presence in the region. The Telegraph claimed the vessel has been fitted with new technology in order to shoot down any missile in Iran’s armory. The... 

Iran, Iraq and North Korea may have been labeled “the axis of evil” by President George W. Bush but it is Saudi Arabia that is the center of the Satanic universe here on Earth. President Obama and the hounds from hell in the US Congress and various thinks tanks who seek to send Americans to fight and die in Iran should be targeting their wrath and the US Instruments of National Power at... 

Iranian Navy Cheney’s office considered provoking war with Iran by launching false flag attack at sea. Iran’s newly announced “massive” naval drill, set to take place within the next few weeks near the Strait of Hormuz, will coincide with a major US/Israeli exercise in the same region, increasing the chances that a war provocation manufactured by either side could take place. “The newly... 

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been indicted for involvement in bribery to advance the so-called Holyland luxury housing project in West al-Quds (Jerusalem). On Thursday, Olmert was indicted along with 17 other Israelis suspected of offering or taking bribes to advance the Holyland project and various other real estate ventures in the occupied... 

Prosecutors in the trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak have called for death by hanging, saying the former leader is personally responsible for every protester death during the country’s recent revolution. ­ “The prosecution demands the maximum penalty against Mubarak, and the rest of the accused, which is death by hanging,” said Mustafa Khater, one of a five-member... 

Scene of a bomb attack in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad At least 24 people have been killed and dozens of others injured in four bombing attacks in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, Press TV reports. Iraqi officials said an explosives-laden motorbike exploded near a gathering of day laborers in the Shia suburb district of Sadr city, northeast of the capital on Thursday morning. A roadside bomb... 

Iran's first domestically-built destroyer, Jamaran, launched in the waters of the Persian Gulf in February, 2010 Iran’s Deputy Navy Commander Captain Mansour Maqsoudlou has announced the country’s plan to design and manufacture aircraft carriers. The initial designs for building the carriers have been approved and the process of research, design and manufacture will start soon, Captain... 

USS Kitty Hawk -- a 1,000 feet supercarrier with 4,500 personnel on board The US military is preparing a massive military campaign against Iran, sending thousands of American troops, warships and weaponry to Israel. An unnamed source said the military deployment of US anti-missile ships and accompanying support personnel will occur in January and later this spring, Global Research reported. Commander... 

Iranian navy fires a Mehrab missile during the "Velayat-90" naval wargames in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran on January 1, 2012 Iran has warned the United States it will take action if its fleet returns to the Persian Gulf. Meanwhile, France is pushing European countries to follow the US in freezing Iranian central bank assets and imposing an embargo on oil exports. ­Iran’s army... 

Gokturk satellite system Israel’s politicians and military have a new headache to worry about. High resolution photos of the country’s territory, which are currently unavailable to the public, may soon turn up in the hands of any of its many enemies. Until now, only the Americans had the technology capable of taking satellite images greater than two meters per pixel resolution, and American law... 

An Iranian navy vessel launches a missile during the Velayat 90 drills at the sea of Oman, on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. A senior Iranian lawmaker says the country will not allow any oil to reach the “war engines of Iran’s enemies” through the Strait of Hormuz if its oil is subjected to sanctions. “Iran will never allow the Strait [of Hormuz] to be used against it and for the benefit of its...