Category Page for: Iran

Samsung Caught Up In Tensions Between Iran and Israel Due To Commercial

» by GI Korea February 8th, 2012 at 3:17 am » Comments (4)

Via a Facebook tip come this story about how unsurprisingly the Iranians have no sense of humor when it comes to one of their nuclear facilities getting blown up in ...more »

US Government Pushes Korea To Cut Oil Imports From Iran

» by GI Korea January 17th, 2012 at 5:23 pm » Comments (0)

Considering how dependent the South Korean economy is on imported oil this will be a lot tougher thing for the Korean government to agree to than other countries: A senior U.S. ...more »

US Pressures South Korea Over Iranian Economic Ties

» by GI Korea December 8th, 2011 at 3:08 am » Comments (0)

Here is a situation report from STRATFOR on how the US is pressuring South Korea to end economic ties with Iran: The United States wants countries that buy Iranian petrochemicals to ...more »

Source Says North Korea Assisting Iranian Nuclear Program

» by GI Korea November 14th, 2011 at 5:09 pm » Comments (3)

Here is more speculation about the extent of involvement the North Koreans have in helping the Iranians nuclear weapons program: Hundreds of North Korean nuclear and missile experts have been collaborating ...more »

Is the Obama Administration Looking for A Grand Bargain with Iran?

» by GI Korea September 20th, 2010 at 5:55 am » Comments (6)

George Friedman has an interesting read over at STRATFOR on what President Obama may do in the second half of his presidency if the Republicans make huge gains in Congress ...more »

Greta Van Susteren Criticizes South Korea Over Iranian Sanctions

» by GI Korea September 12th, 2010 at 12:44 am » Comments (48)

It looks like Greta Van Susteren is a bit pissed off at the ROK government for implementing wobbly sanctions against Iran: Let's face it - sanctions do NOT work and will ...more »

Japan imposes new Iran Sanctions over nuclear programme

» by Bill September 3rd, 2010 at 7:26 am » Comments (3)

It seems Japan is tougher than the United Nations. Japan has imposed new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme. The measures - which go beyond than those imposed by the UN ...more »

Baby tiger found stuffed in bag at Thai airport

» by Bill August 27th, 2010 at 6:47 am » Comments (2)

Do you have something to declare, Madam? Authorities at Bangkok's international airport found a baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the ...more »

30 Years ago today- Desert One Debacle

» by Bill April 25th, 2010 at 2:15 pm » Comments (40)

Today was the day in 1980 when eight servicemen died in a clusterfuck of a military operation. The dramatic attempt to free the hostages began yesterday when six Hercules C130 ...more »

Iranian cleric blames quakes on promiscuous women

» by Bill April 20th, 2010 at 9:42 am » Comments (10)

Shaking their booty may lead to global catastrophe. Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi told worshippers in Tehran last Friday that they had to stick to strict codes of modesty to protect themselves. "Many ...more »