Tuesday, February 02, 2010


My Way News - Iran: US missile system to sow Gulf division
My Way News reports: "Iran on Tuesday warned its Arab neighbors in the Persian Gulf that the U.S. is trying to drive a wedge between them by ramping up its missile defense systems in the region."

My Way News - Iran denies link to weapons seized in Thailand
My Way News reports: "Iran denied on Tuesday claims by Thailand that a planeload of North Korean weapons seized there in December was headed to Iran. 'There is no link between the aircraft and our country,' Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters. He said Iran had no need to import such arms due to its own weapons industry, which includes rockets, tanks, jet fighters, light submarines and missiles."

NYTimes.com - U.S. Speeding Up Missile Defenses in Persian Gulf
The New York Times reports: "The Obama administration is accelerating the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks in the Persian Gulf, placing special ships off the Iranian coast and antimissile systems in at least four Arab countries, according to administration and military officials."

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