by Spencer Ackerman | Sep 21, 2012 | Monitor
Iranian flags fly at an MEK protest, alongside ones that read “De-List MEK.” The State Department is removing the MEK from its list of terrorist groups in response to a lobbying campaign. Photo: Flickr/Futureatlas.com Washington’s favorite Iranian...
by Noah Shachtman | Sep 7, 2012 | Monitor
Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles and a B-2 bomber fly in formation. Photo: USAF Should the U.S. actually take Benjamin Netanyahu’s advice and attack Iran, don’t expect a few sorties flown by a couple of fighter jocks. Setting back Iran’s...
by Spencer Ackerman | Aug 20, 2012 | Monitor
Gen. Martin Dempsey, right, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, January 2012. Photo: Flickr/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv Once again, anonymous Israeli officials are telling local reporters that they’re really, really ready to attack...
by Spencer Ackerman | Aug 16, 2012 | Monitor
Chalk up another victory for the social-media prowess of the Syrian rebels. The opposition to Bashar Assad says it’s captured spy drones made by Assad’s patron, Iran. And it’s put the evidence on YouTube. In the video above, Syrian rebels show off...
by Robert Beckhusen | Aug 1, 2012 | Monitor
The Parchin site in April (left) and July (right). The deconstruction work may be a sign Iran is moving nuclear research away from prying eyes. Photo: Digital Globe-ISIS Four months ago, a satellite spotted water flowing from a suspected Iranian nuclear weapons site....
