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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Indian official: We won’t cut back on Iranian oil

JTAPublished January 30, 2012

India will not reduce the amount of oil Iranian oil it purchases, the country's finance minister said. "It is not possible for India to take any decision to reduce the imports from Iran drastically because among the countries which can provide the requirement...

Barak calls for tougher sanctions on Iran

JTAPublished January 27, 2012

Ehud Barak called for intensified sanctions on Iran at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Barak, Israel's defense minister and deputy prime minister, said Friday that a stable world order would be impossible if Iran achieves a nuclear weapons capability....

Ya’alon: Pressure can convince Iran to halt nuclear program

JTAPublished January 25, 2012

NEW YORK—Israel's strategic affairs minister expressed confidence that international pressure could force Iran to halt its nuclear program. Moshe Ya'alon, speaking in New York at a meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations,...

U.S. reportedly tells Iran: Strait closing is ‘red line’

JTA, WASHINGTONPublished January 13, 2012

The United States relayed a message to Iran that blocking the Strait of Hormuz would be a "red line," the New York Times reported. The newspaper reported Friday that there is considerable skepticism in the Obama administration and among the military that...

Iran’s nuclear challenge reaching point of no return

By Ben Cohen, JointMedia News ServicePublished November 16, 2011

On Sept. 25, 2009, a grim-faced President Barack Obama stood before the phalanx of journalists covering the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh to share a sensational piece of intelligence. Flanked by the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, and the then British...

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