By France 24 AFP -The United States believes Iran was behind a major cyberattack on Saudi Arabia's state oil company and a Qatari gas firm, a former US official who has worked on cybersecurity issues said. In a major speech on cybersecurity on Thursday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta issued a veiled warning to Tehran that Washington is ready ...

ABU DHABI // Iran's presidential election in June may hold the key to resolving the issue of its controversial nuclear programme, the former US defence secretary Leon Panetta said last night. "Once the election happens in June then I think there is a window where a tremendous amount of pressure will be brought onIranfor them at that point to negotiate ...

SAN DIEGOIn September, Californian Amir Mohammad Estakhri joined Iranian PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad's entourage at the United Nations, interpreting the leader's comments in TV interviews with Charlie Rose andPiers Morganand in meetings with global diplomats. Just days later, Mr. Estakhri, 41 years old, served as the voice for a very different international ...

(Reuters) - Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta accusedIranof an intensified campaign to destabilize the Middle East by smuggling anti-aircraft weapons to militant allies, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. "There is no question when you start passing MANPADS around, that becomes a threat, not just to military aircraft but to civilian ...

By The Times of Isreal If Tehran doesnt resolve concerns over its nuclear program, make no mistake therell be more economic pressure, US defense secretary warns LIMA, Peru The international community is ready to impose more sanctions against Iran if the country does not begin to address concerns about its nuclear program, US Defense Secretary ...

Ramping up its spying operations overseas, Pentagon is planning to create a new spy service that will focus on high-priority targets like Iran and China. Focusing on Iran and China, as high priorities, reflects a shift away from the war zones ofIraqandAfghanistan that have dominated Americas security landscape for the past decade. Under the plan ...