Posted on 03/28/2010 10:47:38 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Iran has focused its intelligence efforts on the U.S. military presence in the Gulf. The U.S. intelligence community has determined that Iran was bolstering intelligence operations against the American military presence in Iraq and Gulf Cooperation Council states. The community said Teheran was also using its proxies to spy on American troops.
"Iran is enhancing its focus on U.S. intelligence activities and relies on foreign intelligence partnerships to extend its capabilities," the intelligence community said in a report.
The Teheran regime has been expanding intelligence operations through such proxies as Hamas, Hizbullah and Venezuela. The report, titled "Annual Threat Assessment," said Iranian intelligence has sought to sabotage U.S. interests throughout the Middle East and surrounding regions.
"Iran continues to pursue intelligence outreach efforts to reduce the country's isolation and counter U.S. interests," the report, submitted to Congress in February, said.
The report said Iran would extend its influence throughout the Middle East despite Western sanctions. The intelligence community envisioned that Iran would overcome any gasoline embargo by importing fuel from China and Venezuela.
"In the Levant, Teheran is focused on building influence in Syria and Lebanon and expanding the capability of key allies," the report said. "Teheran continues to support groups such as Hizbullah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which it views as integral to its efforts to challenge Israeli and Western influence in the Middle East."
The intelligence community has determined that Hizbullah, Iran's top proxy, was developing its military and intelligence capability. But the report said Hizbullah was not expected to attack the United States.
"We judge that, unlike Al Qaida, Hizbullah, which has not directly attacked U.S. interests overseas over the past 13 years, is not now actively plotting to strike the homeland,"
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And so this Treasonous dog soetoro does?...
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A Look at Iran
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
Probably helps the Iranians.
Iran can't be very happy that Iraq just elected a secular, western-friendly Prime Minister, either. That will put a serious crimp in Iran's desire to turn Iraq into another Islamic Republic.
Excellent observation. We can thank the Bush Doctrine for the events in Iraq.
Sometimes I wish the U.S. would simply leave the MidEast and let them all kill each other.
Thanks for the ping Cindy.
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