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Iran – will the US or Israel attack Iran?

This reference page provides links to articles discussing a strike at Iran by the US or Israel.

Contents

  1. Background Information about Iran
  2. Posts about Iran
  3. Posts about a strike by the US at Iran
  4. Posts about a strike by Isreal at Iran
  5. Other articles about a war with Iran

1.  Background Information about Iran

  1. “Iran’s oil and gas wealth“, US Congress Joint Economic Committee, March 2006 (4 pages)
  2. “Iran, Country Analysis Brief“, US Energy Information Agency (EIA), October 2007 (17 pages)
  3. Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities, National Intelligence Estimate, November 2007

Not specifically about Iran, but very relevant to this discussion:  Debunking Myths About Nuclear Weapons and Terrorism“, Stratfor, 29 May 2009.

2.  Posts about Iran

  1. Is Pakistan’s Musharraf like the Shah of Iran? (if so, bad news for us) , 8 November 2007
  2. War with Iran , 9 November 2007 — Why Iran is not necessarily our enemy.
  3. Is Iran dangerous, or a paper tiger? , 13 November 2007
  4. The new NIE, another small step in the Decline of the State , 10 December 2007
  5. Iran’s getting the bomb, or so we’re told. Can they fool us twice?, 16 January 2009
  6. Iran – a key state to watch as the new world order evolves, 3 March 2009
  7. Update: war watch – Iran, 29 September 2009
  8. More about Iran, things you know that might not be so, 3 October 2009
  9. Follow-up on America’s latest wetting our pants episode: Iran’s secret atomic facility, 13 November 2009

3.  Posts about a strike by the US at Iran

  1. 4GW at work in a community near you , 19 October 2007 — Propaganda warming us up for war with Iran.
  2. A 4GW puzzle: what happened in the Straits of Hormuz? , 17 January 2008
  3. Cable Cut Fever grips the conspiracy-hungry fringes of the web , 7 February 2008
  4. Resolution of the Great Submarine Cable Crisis – and some lessons learned , 8 February 2008
  5. Stratfor’s analysis of US reasons for invading and occupying Iraq , 4 March 2008
  6. Will we bomb Iran, now that Admiral Fallon is gone? , 17 March 2008
  7. More post-Fallon overheating: “6 signs the US may be headed for war in Iran” , 18 March 2008
  8. A militant America, ready for war with Iran , 6 May 2008
  9. Another step towards war with Iran?, 7 May 2008 — About Andrew Cockburn’s article in  Counterpunch.
  10. “War With Iran Might Be Closer Than You Think”, 13 May 2008 — About Philip Giraldi’s 9 May story in The American Conservative (see below).
  11. Does reading Debkafile make us smarter, or dumber?, 15 June 2008
  12. The most expensive psy-war campaign - ever!, 13 July 2008
  13. ISIS: “Can Military Strikes Destroy Iran’s Gas Centrifuge Program? Probably Not.”, 8 August 2008
  14. More rumors of war: our naval armada has sailed to Iran!, 9 August 2008
  15. Update on the rumored armada sailing to Iran, 13 August 2008
  16. Stop the presses: no naval armada has sailed to blockade Iran!, 20 August 2008
  17. Proposed legislation prepares the way for war with Iran!, 25 August 2008
  18. Will trade sanctions work against Iran, as they did against Japan in 1941?, 27 August 2008
  19. Is the War on Terror over (because there are no longer two sides)? Part 1, 3 September 2008 — Rumors of covert ops by us against Iran.
  20. Update on the prospects of war with Iran, from Stratfor, 6 September 2008
  21. Psywar, a core skill of the US Military (used most often on us), 26 November 2008
  22. Iran’s getting the bomb, or so we’re told. Can they fool us twice?, 16 February 2009
  23. Another general advocating war with Iran, 18 August 2009
  24. “Iraq Endgame” by George Friedman, 22 August 2009
  25. Stratfor: “Two Leaks and the Deepening Iran Crisis”, 7 October 2009

4.  Posts about a strike by Isreal at Iran

  1. Will Israel commit suicide? More rumors of a strike at Iran , 22 December 2007
  2. Does reading Debkafile make us smarter, or dumber?, 15 June 2008
  3. A new story about a possible war with Iran, 21 May 2008 — About the 20 May Jerusalem Post story, originally reported by Army Radio (see below).
  4. “As things look, Israel may well attack Iran soon”. 3 June 2008 — About the Fischer story in the 30 May Daily Star.
  5. “Attacking Iran, in order to stop its nuclear plans, will be unavoidable” . 8 June 2008  — War-talk by a former Defense Minster of Israel.
  6. Der Spiegel: “Israeli Ministers Mull Plans for Military Strike against Iran”. 17 June 2008 — Rumors in Der Spiegel of a strike by Israel on Iran.
  7. More rumors of a strike at Iran by Israel, 1 July 2008 — More rumors.
  8. Leaks about a possible strike at Iran (this is a hot issue), 7 July 2008 — Leaks of concerns about the effectiveness of a strike by Israel, and the consequences.
  9. The most expensive psy-war campaign - ever!, 13 July 2008
  10. ISIS: “Can Military Strikes Destroy Iran’s Gas Centrifuge Program? Probably Not.”, 8 August 2008
  11. Another general advocating war with Iran, 18 August 2009

5.  Other articles about a war with Iran (on other sites)

  1. “Deep Background“, Philip Giraldi, The American Conservative, 1 August 2005 — “In Case of Emergency, Nuke Iran”
  2. “The Iranian Challenge“, Trita Parsi, The Nation, 1 November 2007 — “Trita Parsi outlines the steps toward a sane relationship between the US and Iran.”
  3. “What Will Israel Do?“, Michael Hirsh, Newsweek, 20 December 2007 — “A unilateral military strike against Iran is much more likely following the latest intel report about Tehran’s nuke program.”
  4. “6 Signs the U.S. May Be Headed for War in Iran“, US News and World Report, 11 March 2008
  5. “Secret Bush “Finding” Widens War on Iran“, Andrew Cockburn, Counterpunch, 2 May 2008 — “Democrats Okay Funds for Covert Ops”   
  6. “War With Iran Might Be Closer Than You Think“, Philip Giraldi, The American Conservative, 9 May 2008
  7. “White House denies Iran attack report“, Jerusalem Post, 20 May 2008
  8. “As things look, Israel may well attack Iran soon“, Joschka Fischer, The Daily Star, 30 May 2008 — Fischer was Germany’s foreign minister and vice chancellor from 1998 to 2005, and led Germany’s Green Party for nearly 20 years.
  9. As Iran Tests Missile Fleet, Experts Map High-Tech Israeli Attack“, Popular Mechanics, 9 July 2008
  10. “Can Military Strikes Destroy Iran’s Gas Centrifuge Program? Probably Not.”, David Albright, Paul Brannan and Jacqueline Shire, Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), 7 August 2008, 15 pages — Here is the link, 2.2 meg PDF.  About the ISIS. 
  11. “Observing the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group“, Galrahn at Information Dissemination (a professional navy centric blog), 26 August 2008 — At the end is an analysis of land forces (esp Marines) needed to secure the Straits of Hormuz during a war with Iran.  The best I have seen on the subject.

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