President Obama Must Reject Drive For War With Iran

[Editor’s note: The following article includes edited excerpts from the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan’s Saviours’ Day keynote address delivered Sunday, February 26, 2012 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The excerpts deal with some aspects of his message concerning the push for war with Iran. The drumbeats toward war continued to grow with a March 4-6 meeting of the American Israel Political Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C. and a March 5 meeting between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

US nuclear test condemned by Iran, Japan

Obama “seeks a nuclear-free world”

Iran has strongly condemned the US for carrying out a nuclear test in Nevada this week, saying the move threatens world peace and shows a hypocritical set of double standards set by Washington when it comes to nuclear research.

Media reporting Syria are crossing the red line

Syria loads chemical weapons into bombs; military awaits Assad's order

US Navy Denies Iran’s Claim to Have Captured Drone

TEHRAN — The naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps have captured an American drone that Iran said entered its airspace over the Persian Gulf, state television reported Tuesday. The claim was quickly denied by the United States Navy and later by the Obama administration.

Israel rejects UN call for nuclear transparency

Israel has rebuffed a UN call to adhere to the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and open itself to international inspectors, calling the suggestion a "meaningless mechanical vote" of a body that “lost all its credibility regarding Israel.”

Former Israeli PM vows to work with US and Europe on ending Iran nuclear threat

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that his country must work with the United States and Europe to end the threat of a nuclear weapons-armed Iran.

Pakistan rejects 'double standards' on Iran's nuclear issue

ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of the Parliamentary standing committee on defence Mushahid Hussain has slammed the dual standards on nuclear issues and strongly feels that the standoff with Iran on the nuclear issue should be resolved peacefully, without threat or use of force.