No one likes to tell a joke that falls flat. It’s even more difficult when listeners pick it apart and tell you why what you thought was gut-busting funny wasn’t even close. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told critics to “lighten up” after criticism of a tweet he posted poking fun at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, [...]
EU Imposes Harsher Sanctions on Iran to Stop Possibility of Nukes
October 16, 2012 | Posted by
As the world community comes together to force the Iranian government to stop moving toward nuclear weapons—something Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denies his government is doing—countries in the European Union announced that they were imposing sanctions on major Iranian oil and gas companies. The sanctions, which also include restrictions on Iran’s central bank, are intended to [...]
Netanyahu Warns that Iran Could Have Nuclear Weapon by Next Spring
September 27, 2012 | Posted by
Using a cartoon on a poster board to make his point, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United Nations today that he believed Iran would have the capability to make a nuclear weapon by next spring or summer unless the Iranians are ordered to stop their progress before then. Netanyahu used most of his [...]
Iran President Ahmadinejad Attacks U.S., Europe, Israel at U.N
September 26, 2012 | Posted by
While delegations from the United States and Israel decided to stay away in a boycott of his speech, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used the world stage of the United Nations General Assembly to attack the policies and basic principles of the U.S. and the nations of Europe, saying they “have entrusted themselves to the devil.” [...]
Iran Threatens Retaliation Against U.S. Bases If Attacked By Israel
September 25, 2012 | Posted by
A top Iranian military official says that American bases in the Middle East are fair game for retaliation should his country be attacked by Israel. General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a senior commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, issued the warning amidst rising tensions with Israel over an Iranian nuclear program that Tehran insists is peaceful purposes [...]
U.N. Chief Ban Criticizes Iran Over Anti-Israel Rhetoric
August 30, 2012 | Posted by
United Nations Chief Ban Ki-moon used a speech in Tehran to criticize his Iranian hosts for denying the existence of the Holocaust and for hostile rhetoric toward Israel. While Ban didn’t mention Iran by name in his speech at the Non-Aligned Summit, it was clear he was directing his comments at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, [...]
