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Iran To Be Dropped From Swift System in Belgium

Hold tight to your insurance investment positions...

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Iran is to be dropped out of the Swift system in Belgium. That means Iran could neither send or receive bank money wires. That would slam Iran’s economy.

Iran Places Indigenous Fuel Rods Into Tehran Reactor

Iran has placed the first indigenous fuel rods into the heart of Tehran Research Reactor as President Ahmadinejad unveils the country’s latest nuclear achievements.

(TEHRAN Press TV) - The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran reports that fuel rods were produced at Isfahan nuclear facility and transferred to the Tehran Research Reactor under the supervision of the IAEA inspectors.

By placing nuclear plates into the Tehran reactor, Iran has taken the final step in completing the nuclear fuel cycle.

Premature to Talk about an Exemption for Sri Lanka to Buy Oil from Iran USA

Sri Lanka’s sole refinery is only able to refine Iranian crude oil and the Saudi Arabian light.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - The United States says it is premature to talk about providing any kind of exemption to Sri Lanka to buy oil from Iran, despite the US sanctions on Iranian oil imports.

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Robert O Blake made this point when he addressed the media in Colombo yesterday.

Russia Suddenly Flops on Syrian Regime Change

A multi-national invasion may be imminent.

(LOS ANGELES) - It all started early on this morning when Zero Hedge reported that oil trading had been halted at the CME. Later in the afternoon they posted this explanation: Today's Black Gold Swan - Presenting The Reason Why The CME's Crude Market Was Halted For Over One Hour

Zero Hedge handled this masterfully and with great professionalism.

The Car Bomb that Exposed India`s Sham Sovereignty

A targeted move to frame Iran? Would Mossad sacrifice their own?

(DELHI, India) - The important thing about the attack on Israeli diplomat’s car is that it happened within the square mile of sanitized Delhi that rules over 1.2 billion Indians.

This is an intensely patrolled area; at every intersection you will find a fast police car with armed policemen to cordon off an entire street or several streets within seconds of any terrorist event.

Is Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Just Parroting Nonsense?

I can’t say whether Whitehouse believes what he says, or if he just figures it’s best to parrot the propaganda in order to get votes.

(RICHMOND, R.I.) - Last night I talked to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse to remind him of some of the US assaults on Iran, like installing the Shah, shooting down an Iranian airliner, providing weapons and intelligence to Iraq for war against Iran.

And throughout all of this Iran did nothing to us.

Republican Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum`s Plans for America

Who is this guy?

(LONDON Redress) - Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination who is fast coming to the fore.

He won the Republican primary in Iowa (albeit by only 34 votes) in early January and in February won the primaries in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota.

Will Iran Be Attacked?

Washington’s top military officials have created the impression that an act of Israeli aggression against Iran is a done deal.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - There is speculation that Washington has called off its two longest running wars--Iraq and Afghanistan--in order to deploy forces against Iran.

Two of Washington’s fleets have been assigned to the Persian Gulf along with NATO warships. Missiles have been spread amongst Washington’s Oil Emirate and Middle Eastern puppet states. US troops have been deployed in Israel and Kuwait.

Western Shenanigans Against Syria, Iran

Syria's problems are all part of a plan to attack Iran...

(TEHRAN) - The volatile situation in Syria generated by the Saudi-Qatar-funded Wahhabi armed group known as the Free Syrian Army and backed by the West is now an accident waiting to happen.

There is certainly one ulterior motive behind the US-friendly Syrian crisis extravagantly fuelled by the presstitute media which keep distorting the facts on the grounds.

US Riot Police Detain 10 Occupy Portland Protesters

Riot police in the US city of Portland have arrested at least ten Occupy demonstrators who were holding a peaceful protest rally against the brutality of security forces.

(TEHRAN PressTV) - A 15-year-old boy was among those detained by the riot police on Monday night in Portland, Oregon.

The latest arrests come as local authorities have in recent days launched a crackdown against the nationwide Occupy movement.