Iran next target, warns Israeli diplomat
A SENIOR Israeli diplomat has warned that Israel is ready to launch a military offensive against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.

Makes a lot of sense: hit Hamas (Iran's proxy close to southern population centers) then go for Iran's throat.

Israel airstrikes over Gaza greet Hamas ceasefire swindle
Instead of signing [the ceasefire agreement], Hamas used the time gained to restock its arsenal after the beating it took from Israel's Gaza operation last month and regroup for a fresh cross-border offensive.



Israel, Iran likely to clash in 2009 says US intelligence chief
Israel and Iran are liable to enter into a confrontation or a crisis sometime this year due to Tehran's progress in its nuclear weapons program and Jerusalem's determination to thwart it, the head of U.S. intelligence told lawmakers on Thursday.

US now sees Iran as pursuing nuclear bomb
Little more than a year after U.S. spy agencies concluded that Iran had halted work on a nuclear weapon, the Obama administration has made it clear that it believes there is no question that Tehran is seeking the bomb.



Cyprus unloads Iranian weapons shipment alledgedly (read: almost certainly) destined for Hamas or Hezb'allah
Cyprus unloaded a cargo of banned weapons-related material on Friday off a ship from Iran found to be in violation of U.N. arms sanctions and which Israel charged was carrying weapons to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.