Guest guest Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart. Thor 1 of 1 Photo(s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran, or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor 1 of 1 Photo(s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm West wary as Iran president agrees nuclear deal terms 18:57 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 The US and key allies have called on Iran to match its words with actions after it appeared to accept a deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran would have "no problem" if most of its stock was held for several months before being returned as fuel rods. The US said that if this was a new offer, it was "prepared to listen". Germany's foreign minister said "only actions" counted and his French counterpart said he was "perplexed". Soon after the Iranian statement, state TV announced the successful launch of a satellite rocket carrying an "experimental capsule".The White House described the rocket launch as "a provocative act". http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8494939.stm Egyptian sources: Israel prepares to strike Iran from Gulf and N. Iraq DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 3, 2010, 10:12 PM (GMT+02:00) Arab voices were fanning Middle East war fever Wednesday night, Feb. 3. debkafile's military sources report that not only are Syrian leaders beating war drums - Syrian foreign minister Walid Muallem said in Damascus: "Israelis, do not test the power of Syria since you know the war will move into your cities" - but Egyptian military sources have put out information purporting to outline Israel's preparations to strike Iran. http://www.debka.com/article/8580/ Perhaps such an odd mix of news is fitting on a day when Mercury, the lord of communication, is conjunct the transit stationary Rahu, lord of manipulation and confusion. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 7:20:16 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Today, we get news of Iran issuing a more conciliatory stance. Iran president Ahmadinejad accepts nuclear deal terms 04:32 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran says it only wants nuclear power for peaceful purposes Iran 's president has said it is ready to send its enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment under a deal to ease concerns about its nuclear programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8494772.stm Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Mon, February 1, 2010 10:27:35 PM Re: Iran: summer 2010 [1 Attachment] [Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8504637.stm Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.e0b08e9e64fe15a987c1cf73dd8c5fe2.521 & show_article=1 It will be interesting to see what Iran will do to "punch the West" on February 11, 2010. These developments follow recent efforts of the Iranian government at manipulating the nuclear issue by making a series of unacceptable offers for the resolution of this matter. Iran makes new uranium enrichment challenge 08:52 GMT, Sunday, 7 February 2010 Iran 's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has asked the country's nuclear chief to begin enriching uranium to 20%. He made the announcement a day after Western scepticism at Iran 's earlier claim that a deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel was close. The US and European Union said they were unconvinced and Iran must make a meaningful offer or face new sanctions. Western countries fear Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons. But Tehran insists its programme is peaceful. Civilian nuclear power requires uranium enriched to about 3%, but weapons grade uranium needs to be enriched to 90%. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8502705.stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg 2 of 2 Photo(s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6181A8.htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka.com/article/8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka.com/article/8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8504637.stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010.jpg Iran_Punch-West_11Feb2010.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news./s/ap/20100211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.e0b08e9e64fe15a987c1cf73dd8c5fe2.521 & show_article=1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6181A8.htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka.com/article/8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka.com/article/8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8504637.stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010.jpg Iran_Punch-West_11Feb2010.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship." Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship," she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news./s/ap/20100215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2008/12/birth-of-israel.html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news./s/ap/20100211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.e0b08e9e64fe15a987c1cf73dd8c5fe2.521 & show_article=1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6181A8.htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka.com/article/8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka.com/article/8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8504637.stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010.jpg Iran_Punch-West_11Feb2010.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Hello list, The following report may have implications for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Watchdog: Iran may be working on nuclear warhead February 18, 2010 9:10 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a draft report. It's the first time that the the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued such a strong warning about current Iranian nuclear activities. The statement is in an IAEA draft report obtained by CNN. The report, dated Thursday, has not yet been approved by the board of governors of the IAEA. It is the first report by the agency's new director general, Yukiya Amano, who replaced Mohamed ElBaradei at the end of last year. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said the report "demonstrates for the world again the obligations [iran's government is] failing to live up to." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/18/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 5:47:53 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship." Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship," she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news./s/ap/20100215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2008/12/birth-of-israel.html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news./s/ap/20100211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.e0b08e9e64fe15a987c1cf73dd8c5fe2.521 & show_article=1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6181A8.htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka.com/article/8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka.com/article/8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8504637.stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010.jpg Iran_Punch-West_11Feb2010.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Hello list, The Iranian religious leader makes a case for their peaceful intentions... Iran's supreme leader: We do not seek atomic bombs February 19, 2010 8:08 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be SYMBOLS OF GENOCIDE and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)," he said. "This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T2 ....while the general military build up in Iran porceeds at breakneck speed. Iran launches new destroyer February 19, 2010 7:00 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran has launched a new guided missile destroyer Friday, Iran's state-run news agencies reported. The announcement comes at a time when nuclear watchdogs have accused Iran of working to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The new vessel, called Jamaran, has the capacity to carry about 120 people and is armed with surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and modern naval cannons, Iran's Press TV reported. The ship is constitutes a major leap in Iran's naval technology and is the first in a class of ships that are being constructed, Press TV reported. The announcement comes a day after the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The assertion was part of a draft report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.destroyer/index.html?hpt=T2 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 5:30:31 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The following report may have implications for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Watchdog: Iran may be working on nuclear warhead February 18, 2010 9:10 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a draft report. It's the first time that the the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued such a strong warning about current Iranian nuclear activities. The statement is in an IAEA draft report obtained by CNN. The report, dated Thursday, has not yet been approved by the board of governors of the IAEA. It is the first report by the agency's new director general, Yukiya Amano, who replaced Mohamed ElBaradei at the end of last year. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said the report "demonstrates for the world again the obligations [iran's government is] failing to live up to." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/18/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 5:47:53 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship." Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship," she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news./s/ap/20100215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2008/12/birth-of-israel.html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news./s/ap/20100211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.e0b08e9e64fe15a987c1cf73dd8c5fe2.521 & show_article=1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6181A8.htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka.com/article/8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka.com/article/8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8504637.stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010.jpg Iran_Punch-West_11Feb2010.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Hello dear list members, The risk of another conflict in the Mid East seems to be increasing. The unpredictable regime in Iran continues to surprise the West. Some speculate its latest move is aimed at taunting Israel into launching a first strike. Another Puzzle After Iran Moves Nuclear Fuel February 26, 2010 WASHINGTON — When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum, the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of attack, they said, only a fool would leave them out in the open. So imagine the surprise of international inspectors almost two weeks ago when they watched as Iran moved nearly its entire stockpile of low-enriched nuclear fuel to an above-ground plant. It was as if, one official noted, a bull’s-eye had been painted on it. Why take such a huge risk?http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/world/middleeast/27iran.html?hp At the same time, the Israelis sound a warning. Barak: If Hizballah attacks, Israel will go after its sponsors DEBKAfile Special Report (GMT+02:00) Sun. February 28, 2010 Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak warned that Hizballah and its 45,000 rockets - including "some which many sovereign countries do not have" - are directed by Iranian and Syrian civilian and military officials already present in Lebanon. He termed the differentiation between Hizballah terrorists, the state of Lebanon and their sponsors artificial. Iran's nuclear program aims at jumping straight into the second- or second-and-a-half generation of nuclear warheads." http://www.debka.com/ The Israeli intelligence community thinks that Iran is planning for a war. Iran's terror coalition summoned for anti-Israel war planning DEBKAfile Exclusive Report - February 25, 2010, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00) Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has summoned allied Islamist and terrorist chiefs to Tehran Saturday, Feb. 27, to finalize their roles in military operations against Israel in the event of a Middle East conflagration. It will be the sequel to the preliminary discussions Ahmadinejad held in Damascus with Syrian president Bashar Assad and Hizballah and Hamas chiefs Thursday, Feb. 25. http://www.debka.com/article/8611/ With Iranian troop build up nearer to Israel becoming a possibility. Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing DEBKAfile Special Report - February 27, 2010, 8:57 PM (GMT+02:00) Iran last week further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel by important defense treaties with Syria (covering Lebanon) and Qatar, home to the biggest US air base outside America. These treaties open doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. debkafile's military sources say they have already arrived in Syria and Lebanon. http://www.debka.com/article/8620/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 7:56:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The Iranian religious leader makes a case for their peaceful intentions... Iran's supreme leader: We do not seek atomic bombs February 19, 2010 8:08 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be SYMBOLS OF GENOCIDE and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)," he said. "This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T2 ....while the general military build up in Iran porceeds at breakneck speed. Iran launches new destroyer February 19, 2010 7:00 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran has launched a new guided missile destroyer Friday, Iran's state-run news agencies reported. The announcement comes at a time when nuclear watchdogs have accused Iran of working to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The new vessel, called Jamaran, has the capacity to carry about 120 people and is armed with surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and modern naval cannons, Iran's Press TV reported. The ship is constitutes a major leap in Iran's naval technology and is the first in a class of ships that are being constructed, Press TV reported. The announcement comes a day after the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The assertion was part of a draft report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.destroyer/index.html?hpt=T2 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 5:30:31 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The following report may have implications for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Watchdog: Iran may be working on nuclear warhead February 18, 2010 9:10 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a draft report. It's the first time that the the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued such a strong warning about current Iranian nuclear activities. The statement is in an IAEA draft report obtained by CNN. The report, dated Thursday, has not yet been approved by the board of governors of the IAEA. It is the first report by the agency's new director general, Yukiya Amano, who replaced Mohamed ElBaradei at the end of last year. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said the report "demonstrates for the world again the obligations [iran's government is] failing to live up to." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/18/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 5:47:53 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship." Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship," she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news./s/ap/20100215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2008/12/birth-of-israel.html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news./s/ap/20100211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.e0b08e9e64fe15a987c1cf73dd8c5fe2.521 & show_article=1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6181A8.htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka.com/article/8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka.com/article/8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8504637.stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010.jpg Iran_Punch-West_11Feb2010.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Hello list, It seems the major powers can't agree on a unified approach to Iran. China, Russia Urge More Iran Talks as France Seeks Sanctions March 4 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia said negotiations with Iran remain the best way to resolve the dispute over the purpose of its nuclear program, after a French envoy said the time has come to adopt tougher United Nations sanctions. “There is still room for further diplomatic maneuvers,†Chinese Deputy Ambassador Liu Zhenmin told a Security Council meeting on Iran’s compliance with the previous three sets of sanctions. “The door to contact and dialogue has not closed.†Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, whose government has said it is open to supporting new penalties, said there is “still a horizon†for negotiations aimed at an agreement to defuse tensions by enriching uranium for a research reactor outside Iran. “Time is up,†French envoy Nicolas de Riviere said. “We cannot let ourselves be put off. We have no other choice than to seek the adoption in coming weeks of new Security Council measures.†France, Britain, Germany and the U.S. have given China and Russia a proposal for new sanctions aimed at Iran’s banking, shipping and insurance industries, and at the Revolutionary Guards Corps that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said has largely taken control of the nation. “In light of Iran’s continued non-compliance with its obligations, this Security Council must consider further measures to hold the government of Iran accountable,†U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said. Clinton said yesterday during a trip to Brazil that the U.S. believes the Iranian government will negotiate only after a new package of sanctions is imposed on it. Iran denies that its nuclear work is intended to produce an atomic weapon. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087 & sid=aOLRz4Tjnhyc It also seems the USA is having a hard time keeping up with Iran's maneouvering, much to the frustration of Israel. Iran maneuvered Washington into its sanctions zigzagDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 3, 2010, 12:31 PM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration fell for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's tactics and suspended its drive for tough, speedy sanctions, DEBKA-Net-Weekly discloses, with a blow-by-blow account of how the process played out. http://www.debka.com/article/8624/ US backs off speedy Iran sanctions promised IsraelDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 2, 2010, 9:51 AM (GMT+02:00) Washington has reversed its drive for sanctions against Iran by the end of March, with or without the UN Security Council. On Feb. 25, Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak was given this early date in his talks with administration officials. On March 2, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Security Council action would take "several months." This sudden reversal has eased the strain on Tehran and left Israel high and dry. http://www.debka.com/article/8623/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 9:16:45 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The risk of another conflict in the Mid East seems to be increasing. The unpredictable regime in Iran continues to surprise the West. Some speculate its latest move is aimed at taunting Israel into launching a first strike. Another Puzzle After Iran Moves Nuclear Fuel February 26, 2010 WASHINGTON — When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum , the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of attack, they said, only a fool would leave them out in the open. So imagine the surprise of international inspectors almost two weeks ago when they watched as Iran moved nearly its entire stockpile of low-enriched nuclear fuel to an above-ground plant. It was as if, one official noted, a bull’s-eye had been painted on it. Why take such a huge risk?http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/world/middleeast/27iran.html?hp At the same time, the Israelis sound a warning. Barak: If Hizballah attacks, Israel will go after its sponsors DEBKAfile Special Report (GMT+02:00) Sun. February 28, 2010 Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak warned that Hizballah and its 45,000 rockets - including "some which many sovereign countries do not have" - are directed by Iranian and Syrian civilian and military officials already present in Lebanon . He termed the differentiation between Hizballah terrorists, the state of Lebanon and their sponsors artificial. Iran 's nuclear program aims at jumping straight into the second- or second-and-a-half generation of nuclear warheads." http://www.debka.com/ The Israeli intelligence community thinks that Iran is planning for a war. Iran's terror coalition summoned for anti-Israel war planning DEBKAfile Exclusive Report - February 25, 2010, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00) Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has summoned allied Islamist and terrorist chiefs to Tehran Saturday, Feb. 27, to finalize their roles in military operations against Israel in the event of a Middle East conflagration. It will be the sequel to the preliminary discussions Ahmadinejad held in Damascus with Syrian president Bashar Assad and Hizballah and Hamas chiefs Thursday, Feb. 25. http://www.debka.com/article/8611/ With Iranian troop build up nearer to Israel becoming a possibility. Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing DEBKAfile Special Report - February 27, 2010, 8:57 PM (GMT+02:00) Iran last week further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel by important defense treaties with Syria (covering Lebanon ) and Qatar , home to the biggest US air base outside America . These treaties open doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. debkafile's military sources say they have already arrived in Syria and Lebanon . http://www.debka.com/article/8620/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 7:56:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The Iranian religious leader makes a case for their peaceful intentions... Iran's supreme leader: We do not seek atomic bombs February 19, 2010 8:08 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be SYMBOLS OF GENOCIDE and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)," he said. "This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T2 ....while the general military build up in Iran porceeds at breakneck speed. Iran launches new destroyer February 19, 2010 7:00 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran has launched a new guided missile destroyer Friday, Iran's state-run news agencies reported. The announcement comes at a time when nuclear watchdogs have accused Iran of working to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The new vessel, called Jamaran, has the capacity to carry about 120 people and is armed with surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and modern naval cannons, Iran's Press TV reported. The ship is constitutes a major leap in Iran's naval technology and is the first in a class of ships that are being constructed, Press TV reported. The announcement comes a day after the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The assertion was part of a draft report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.destroyer/index.html?hpt=T2 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 5:30:31 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The following report may have implications for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Watchdog: Iran may be working on nuclear warhead February 18, 2010 9:10 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a draft report. It's the first time that the the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued such a strong warning about current Iranian nuclear activities. The statement is in an IAEA draft report obtained by CNN. The report, dated Thursday, has not yet been approved by the board of governors of the IAEA. It is the first report by the agency's new director general, Yukiya Amano, who replaced Mohamed ElBaradei at the end of last year. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said the report "demonstrates for the world again the obligations [iran's government is] failing to live up to." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/18/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 5:47:53 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship." Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship," she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news./s/ap/20100215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2008/12/birth-of-israel.html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news./s/ap/20100211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.e0b08e9e64fe15a987c1cf73dd8c5fe2.521 & show_article=1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6181A8.htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka.com/article/8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka.com/article/8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8504637.stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010.jpg Iran_Punch-West_11Feb2010.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Hello dear list members, Concerns about peace in the Middle East are expressed in this article from Saudi Arabia. Indications of War? Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Saudi ArabiaBy Mamoon FandiTranslated By Marissa Icabone4 March 2010Edited by Harley Jackson Saudi Arabia - Al-Sharq Al-Awsat - Original Article (Arabic)The pressing question in the Arab world today is this: Is there a war coming between Iran and Israel or between Iran and the United States due to Iran’s nuclear ambitions? There is no doubt that the statements from Israel, the instigator Hassan Nasrallah, the Damascus Meeting, the combined maneuvers between American and Israeli forces and the increase in political and diplomatic movements in the region are, when considered together, indications of war. However, do these signs of war have only the goal of deterrence, or are they real warnings and evidence of a coming war? First off, war is beneficial to all sides. Israel needs a war to regain the trust between the army and Israeli society, whose trust was shaken after the 2006 war with Hezbollah. Also, after threats from Ahmadinejad of wiping Israel off the map, Israelis feel it is their duty to eliminate Iran’s potential nuclear strength because this strength would be otherwise used against them. In this sense, Israel might use all it has to break the power of Iran. It is a battle of existence, not a battle of borders that will occur between Israel and Iran. From here, I say that this war will be one of the worst wars in the region and possibly the ugliest. http://watchingamerica.com/News/48407/indications-of-war/ Israeli-US relations are also at a low point concerning Iran, possibly raising the risk of unilateral action by Israel. Biden blights US-Israel relations, causes Netanyahu-Barak breach DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis March 12, 2010, 1:24 PM (GMT+02:00) The fallout from the US Vice President Joe Biden's 48 hours in Israel undid a year of effort by the Netanyahu government to build a foreign policy and an understanding with Washington as the bedrock of a coordinated proactive policy on Iran, debkafile's exclusive sources report. Instead of ironing out misunderstandings which have marred relations, the visitor struck out on his own as America's would-be Middle East policy overlord. Under the unrelenting pressure of the visit and its mishaps, prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his closest ally, defense minister Ehud Barak, almost came to blows. The announcement approving 1,600 new homes for the existing East Jerusalem suburb of Ramat Shlomo popped out at a particularly unfortunate moment. It may have been meant to mark Israeli resentment over Washington's ineffectual handling of the Iranian nuclear drive. Instead, the announcement hit the Israeli prime minister in the face and gave Biden a large whip for beating the Israeli government down. http://www.debka.com/article/8647/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 9:54:14 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, It seems the major powers can't agree on a unified approach to Iran. China, Russia Urge More Iran Talks as France Seeks Sanctions March 4 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia said negotiations with Iran remain the best way to resolve the dispute over the purpose of its nuclear program, after a French envoy said the time has come to adopt tougher United Nations sanctions. “There is still room for further diplomatic maneuvers,†Chinese Deputy Ambassador Liu Zhenmin told a Security Council meeting on Iran’s compliance with the previous three sets of sanctions. “The door to contact and dialogue has not closed.†Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, whose government has said it is open to supporting new penalties, said there is “still a horizon†for negotiations aimed at an agreement to defuse tensions by enriching uranium for a research reactor outside Iran. “Time is up,†French envoy Nicolas de Riviere said. “We cannot let ourselves be put off. We have no other choice than to seek the adoption in coming weeks of new Security Council measures.†France, Britain, Germany and the U.S. have given China and Russia a proposal for new sanctions aimed at Iran’s banking, shipping and insurance industries, and at the Revolutionary Guards Corps that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said has largely taken control of the nation. “In light of Iran’s continued non-compliance with its obligations, this Security Council must consider further measures to hold the government of Iran accountable,†U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said. Clinton said yesterday during a trip to Brazil that the U.S. believes the Iranian government will negotiate only after a new package of sanctions is imposed on it. Iran denies that its nuclear work is intended to produce an atomic weapon. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087 & sid=aOLRz4Tjnhyc It also seems the USA is having a hard time keeping up with Iran's maneouvering, much to the frustration of Israel. Iran maneuvered Washington into its sanctions zigzagDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 3, 2010, 12:31 PM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration fell for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's tactics and suspended its drive for tough, speedy sanctions, DEBKA-Net-Weekly discloses, with a blow-by-blow account of how the process played out. http://www.debka.com/article/8624/ US backs off speedy Iran sanctions promised IsraelDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 2, 2010, 9:51 AM (GMT+02:00) Washington has reversed its drive for sanctions against Iran by the end of March, with or without the UN Security Council. On Feb. 25, Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak was given this early date in his talks with administration officials. On March 2, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Security Council action would take "several months." This sudden reversal has eased the strain on Tehran and left Israel high and dry. http://www.debka.com/article/8623/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 9:16:45 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The risk of another conflict in the Mid East seems to be increasing. The unpredictable regime in Iran continues to surprise the West. Some speculate its latest move is aimed at taunting Israel into launching a first strike. Another Puzzle After Iran Moves Nuclear Fuel February 26, 2010 WASHINGTON — When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum , the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of attack, they said, only a fool would leave them out in the open. So imagine the surprise of international inspectors almost two weeks ago when they watched as Iran moved nearly its entire stockpile of low-enriched nuclear fuel to an above-ground plant. It was as if, one official noted, a bull’s-eye had been painted on it. Why take such a huge risk?http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/world/middleeast/27iran.html?hp At the same time, the Israelis sound a warning. Barak: If Hizballah attacks, Israel will go after its sponsors DEBKAfile Special Report (GMT+02:00) Sun. February 28, 2010 Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak warned that Hizballah and its 45,000 rockets - including "some which many sovereign countries do not have" - are directed by Iranian and Syrian civilian and military officials already present in Lebanon . He termed the differentiation between Hizballah terrorists, the state of Lebanon and their sponsors artificial. Iran 's nuclear program aims at jumping straight into the second- or second-and-a-half generation of nuclear warheads." http://www.debka.com/ The Israeli intelligence community thinks that Iran is planning for a war. Iran's terror coalition summoned for anti-Israel war planning DEBKAfile Exclusive Report - February 25, 2010, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00) Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has summoned allied Islamist and terrorist chiefs to Tehran Saturday, Feb. 27, to finalize their roles in military operations against Israel in the event of a Middle East conflagration. It will be the sequel to the preliminary discussions Ahmadinejad held in Damascus with Syrian president Bashar Assad and Hizballah and Hamas chiefs Thursday, Feb. 25. http://www.debka.com/article/8611/ With Iranian troop build up nearer to Israel becoming a possibility. Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing DEBKAfile Special Report - February 27, 2010, 8:57 PM (GMT+02:00) Iran last week further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel by important defense treaties with Syria (covering Lebanon ) and Qatar , home to the biggest US air base outside America . These treaties open doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. debkafile's military sources say they have already arrived in Syria and Lebanon . http://www.debka.com/article/8620/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 7:56:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The Iranian religious leader makes a case for their peaceful intentions... Iran's supreme leader: We do not seek atomic bombs February 19, 2010 8:08 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be SYMBOLS OF GENOCIDE and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)," he said. "This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T2 ....while the general military build up in Iran porceeds at breakneck speed. Iran launches new destroyer February 19, 2010 7:00 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran has launched a new guided missile destroyer Friday, Iran's state-run news agencies reported. The announcement comes at a time when nuclear watchdogs have accused Iran of working to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The new vessel, called Jamaran, has the capacity to carry about 120 people and is armed with surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and modern naval cannons, Iran's Press TV reported. The ship is constitutes a major leap in Iran's naval technology and is the first in a class of ships that are being constructed, Press TV reported. The announcement comes a day after the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The assertion was part of a draft report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.destroyer/index.html?hpt=T2 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 5:30:31 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The following report may have implications for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Watchdog: Iran may be working on nuclear warhead February 18, 2010 9:10 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a draft report. It's the first time that the the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued such a strong warning about current Iranian nuclear activities. The statement is in an IAEA draft report obtained by CNN. The report, dated Thursday, has not yet been approved by the board of governors of the IAEA. It is the first report by the agency's new director general, Yukiya Amano, who replaced Mohamed ElBaradei at the end of last year. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said the report "demonstrates for the world again the obligations [iran's government is] failing to live up to." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/18/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 5:47:53 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship." Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship," she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news./s/ap/20100215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2008/12/birth-of-israel.html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news./s/ap/20100211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.e0b08e9e64fe15a987c1cf73dd8c5fe2.521 & show_article=1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6181A8.htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka.com/article/8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka.com/article/8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8504637.stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010.jpg Iran_Punch-West_11Feb2010.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 Hello list, Here is a thought provoking piece on the USA and Iran. Final destination Iran? Exclusive: Rob Edwards Published on 14 Mar 2010 Hundreds of powerful US “bunker-buster†bombs are being shipped from California to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in preparation for a possible attack on Iran. The Sunday Herald can reveal that the US government signed a contract in January to transport 10 ammunition containers to the island. According to a cargo manifest from the US navy, this included 387 “Blu†bombs used for blasting hardened or underground structures. Experts say that they are being put in place for an assault on Iran’s controversial nuclear facilities. There has long been speculation that the US military is preparing for such an attack, should diplomacy fail to persuade Iran not to make nuclear weapons. Although Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, it is used by the US as a military base under an agreement made in 1971. The agreement led to 2,000 native islanders being forcibly evicted to the Seychelles and Mauritius. The Sunday Herald reported in 2007 that stealth bomber hangers on the island were being equipped to take bunker-buster bombs. They are gearing up totally for the destruction of Iran Dan Plesch, director, Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, University of London http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/final-destination-iran-1.1013151 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 8:34:48 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Concerns about peace in the Middle East are expressed in this article from Saudi Arabia. Indications of War? Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Saudi ArabiaBy Mamoon FandiTranslated By Marissa Icabone4 March 2010Edited by Harley Jackson Saudi Arabia - Al-Sharq Al-Awsat - Original Article (Arabic)The pressing question in the Arab world today is this: Is there a war coming between Iran and Israel or between Iran and the United States due to Iran’s nuclear ambitions? There is no doubt that the statements from Israel, the instigator Hassan Nasrallah, the Damascus Meeting, the combined maneuvers between American and Israeli forces and the increase in political and diplomatic movements in the region are, when considered together, indications of war. However, do these signs of war have only the goal of deterrence, or are they real warnings and evidence of a coming war? First off, war is beneficial to all sides. Israel needs a war to regain the trust between the army and Israeli society, whose trust was shaken after the 2006 war with Hezbollah. Also, after threats from Ahmadinejad of wiping Israel off the map, Israelis feel it is their duty to eliminate Iran’s potential nuclear strength because this strength would be otherwise used against them. In this sense, Israel might use all it has to break the power of Iran. It is a battle of existence, not a battle of borders that will occur between Israel and Iran. From here, I say that this war will be one of the worst wars in the region and possibly the ugliest. http://watchingamerica.com/News/48407/indications-of-war/ Israeli-US relations are also at a low point concerning Iran, possibly raising the risk of unilateral action by Israel. Biden blights US-Israel relations, causes Netanyahu-Barak breach DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis March 12, 2010, 1:24 PM (GMT+02:00) The fallout from the US Vice President Joe Biden's 48 hours in Israel undid a year of effort by the Netanyahu government to build a foreign policy and an understanding with Washington as the bedrock of a coordinated proactive policy on Iran, debkafile's exclusive sources report. Instead of ironing out misunderstandings which have marred relations, the visitor struck out on his own as America 's would-be Middle East policy overlord. Under the unrelenting pressure of the visit and its mishaps, prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his closest ally, defense minister Ehud Barak, almost came to blows. The announcement approving 1,600 new homes for the existing East Jerusalem suburb of Ramat Shlomo popped out at a particularly unfortunate moment. It may have been meant to mark Israeli resentment over Washington 's ineffectual handling of the Iranian nuclear drive. Instead, the announcement hit the Israeli prime minister in the face and gave Biden a large whip for beating the Israeli government down. http://www.debka.com/article/8647/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 9:54:14 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, It seems the major powers can't agree on a unified approach to Iran. China, Russia Urge More Iran Talks as France Seeks Sanctions March 4 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia said negotiations with Iran remain the best way to resolve the dispute over the purpose of its nuclear program, after a French envoy said the time has come to adopt tougher United Nations sanctions. “There is still room for further diplomatic maneuvers,†Chinese Deputy Ambassador Liu Zhenmin told a Security Council meeting on Iran’s compliance with the previous three sets of sanctions. “The door to contact and dialogue has not closed.†Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, whose government has said it is open to supporting new penalties, said there is “still a horizon†for negotiations aimed at an agreement to defuse tensions by enriching uranium for a research reactor outside Iran. “Time is up,†French envoy Nicolas de Riviere said. “We cannot let ourselves be put off. We have no other choice than to seek the adoption in coming weeks of new Security Council measures.†France, Britain, Germany and the U.S. have given China and Russia a proposal for new sanctions aimed at Iran’s banking, shipping and insurance industries, and at the Revolutionary Guards Corps that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said has largely taken control of the nation. “In light of Iran’s continued non-compliance with its obligations, this Security Council must consider further measures to hold the government of Iran accountable,†U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said. Clinton said yesterday during a trip to Brazil that the U.S. believes the Iranian government will negotiate only after a new package of sanctions is imposed on it. Iran denies that its nuclear work is intended to produce an atomic weapon. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087 & sid=aOLRz4Tjnhyc It also seems the USA is having a hard time keeping up with Iran's maneouvering, much to the frustration of Israel. Iran maneuvered Washington into its sanctions zigzagDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 3, 2010, 12:31 PM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration fell for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's tactics and suspended its drive for tough, speedy sanctions, DEBKA-Net-Weekly discloses, with a blow-by-blow account of how the process played out. http://www.debka.com/article/8624/ US backs off speedy Iran sanctions promised IsraelDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 2, 2010, 9:51 AM (GMT+02:00) Washington has reversed its drive for sanctions against Iran by the end of March, with or without the UN Security Council. On Feb. 25, Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak was given this early date in his talks with administration officials. On March 2, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Security Council action would take "several months." This sudden reversal has eased the strain on Tehran and left Israel high and dry. http://www.debka.com/article/8623/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 9:16:45 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The risk of another conflict in the Mid East seems to be increasing. The unpredictable regime in Iran continues to surprise the West. Some speculate its latest move is aimed at taunting Israel into launching a first strike. Another Puzzle After Iran Moves Nuclear Fuel February 26, 2010 WASHINGTON — When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum , the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of attack, they said, only a fool would leave them out in the open. So imagine the surprise of international inspectors almost two weeks ago when they watched as Iran moved nearly its entire stockpile of low-enriched nuclear fuel to an above-ground plant. It was as if, one official noted, a bull’s-eye had been painted on it. Why take such a huge risk?http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/world/middleeast/27iran.html?hp At the same time, the Israelis sound a warning. Barak: If Hizballah attacks, Israel will go after its sponsors DEBKAfile Special Report (GMT+02:00) Sun. February 28, 2010 Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak warned that Hizballah and its 45,000 rockets - including "some which many sovereign countries do not have" - are directed by Iranian and Syrian civilian and military officials already present in Lebanon . He termed the differentiation between Hizballah terrorists, the state of Lebanon and their sponsors artificial. Iran 's nuclear program aims at jumping straight into the second- or second-and-a-half generation of nuclear warheads." http://www.debka.com/ The Israeli intelligence community thinks that Iran is planning for a war. Iran's terror coalition summoned for anti-Israel war planning DEBKAfile Exclusive Report - February 25, 2010, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00) Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has summoned allied Islamist and terrorist chiefs to Tehran Saturday, Feb. 27, to finalize their roles in military operations against Israel in the event of a Middle East conflagration. It will be the sequel to the preliminary discussions Ahmadinejad held in Damascus with Syrian president Bashar Assad and Hizballah and Hamas chiefs Thursday, Feb. 25. http://www.debka.com/article/8611/ With Iranian troop build up nearer to Israel becoming a possibility. Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing DEBKAfile Special Report - February 27, 2010, 8:57 PM (GMT+02:00) Iran last week further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel by important defense treaties with Syria (covering Lebanon ) and Qatar , home to the biggest US air base outside America . These treaties open doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. debkafile's military sources say they have already arrived in Syria and Lebanon . http://www.debka.com/article/8620/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 7:56:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The Iranian religious leader makes a case for their peaceful intentions... Iran's supreme leader: We do not seek atomic bombs February 19, 2010 8:08 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be SYMBOLS OF GENOCIDE and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)," he said. "This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T2 ....while the general military build up in Iran porceeds at breakneck speed. Iran launches new destroyer February 19, 2010 7:00 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran has launched a new guided missile destroyer Friday, Iran's state-run news agencies reported. The announcement comes at a time when nuclear watchdogs have accused Iran of working to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The new vessel, called Jamaran, has the capacity to carry about 120 people and is armed with surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and modern naval cannons, Iran's Press TV reported. The ship is constitutes a major leap in Iran's naval technology and is the first in a class of ships that are being constructed, Press TV reported. The announcement comes a day after the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The assertion was part of a draft report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.destroyer/index.html?hpt=T2 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 5:30:31 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The following report may have implications for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Watchdog: Iran may be working on nuclear warhead February 18, 2010 9:10 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a draft report. It's the first time that the the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued such a strong warning about current Iranian nuclear activities. The statement is in an IAEA draft report obtained by CNN. The report, dated Thursday, has not yet been approved by the board of governors of the IAEA. It is the first report by the agency's new director general, Yukiya Amano, who replaced Mohamed ElBaradei at the end of last year. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said the report "demonstrates for the world again the obligations [iran's government is] failing to live up to." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/18/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 5:47:53 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship." Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship," she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news./s/ap/20100215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2008/12/birth-of-israel.html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news./s/ap/20100211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.e0b08e9e64fe15a987c1cf73dd8c5fe2.521 & show_article=1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6181A8.htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka.com/article/8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka.com/article/8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8504637.stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010.jpg Iran_Punch-West_11Feb2010.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Hello dear list members, Tehran aiding al Qaeda links, Petraeus says Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Iran is assisting al Qaeda by facilitating links between senior terrorist leaders and affiliate groups, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/17/tehran-aiding-al-qaeda-links-petraeus-says/ Nuclear Iran (April 23, 2009) On SAMVA list on April 18, 2009, astrologer & author V.K. Choudhry, said that "[the problems ahead would be] more than tension and outright hostility is seen. Iran is in the sub period of the Moon in the main period of Rahu. Rahu is on the MEP of the house while the Moon is under the close aspect of the MMP. Rahu will not allow Iran government to make efforts to settle the matter for avoiding outright hostility[3]." http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2009/04/nuclear-iran.html The Moon sub-period runs until October 19, 2010. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 5:31:25 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is a thought provoking piece on the USA and Iran. Final destination Iran? Exclusive: Rob Edwards Published on 14 Mar 2010 Hundreds of powerful US “bunker-buster†bombs are being shipped from California to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in preparation for a possible attack on Iran. The Sunday Herald can reveal that the US government signed a contract in January to transport 10 ammunition containers to the island. According to a cargo manifest from the US navy, this included 387 “Blu†bombs used for blasting hardened or underground structures. Experts say that they are being put in place for an assault on Iran’s controversial nuclear facilities. There has long been speculation that the US military is preparing for such an attack, should diplomacy fail to persuade Iran not to make nuclear weapons. Although Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, it is used by the US as a military base under an agreement made in 1971. The agreement led to 2,000 native islanders being forcibly evicted to the Seychelles and Mauritius. The Sunday Herald reported in 2007 that stealth bomber hangers on the island were being equipped to take bunker-buster bombs. They are gearing up totally for the destruction of Iran Dan Plesch, director, Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, University of London http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/final-destination-iran-1.1013151 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 8:34:48 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Concerns about peace in the Middle East are expressed in this article from Saudi Arabia. Indications of War? Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Saudi ArabiaBy Mamoon FandiTranslated By Marissa Icabone4 March 2010Edited by Harley Jackson Saudi Arabia - Al-Sharq Al-Awsat - Original Article (Arabic)The pressing question in the Arab world today is this: Is there a war coming between Iran and Israel or between Iran and the United States due to Iran’s nuclear ambitions? There is no doubt that the statements from Israel, the instigator Hassan Nasrallah, the Damascus Meeting, the combined maneuvers between American and Israeli forces and the increase in political and diplomatic movements in the region are, when considered together, indications of war. However, do these signs of war have only the goal of deterrence, or are they real warnings and evidence of a coming war? First off, war is beneficial to all sides. Israel needs a war to regain the trust between the army and Israeli society, whose trust was shaken after the 2006 war with Hezbollah. Also, after threats from Ahmadinejad of wiping Israel off the map, Israelis feel it is their duty to eliminate Iran’s potential nuclear strength because this strength would be otherwise used against them. In this sense, Israel might use all it has to break the power of Iran. It is a battle of existence, not a battle of borders that will occur between Israel and Iran. From here, I say that this war will be one of the worst wars in the region and possibly the ugliest. http://watchingamerica.com/News/48407/indications-of-war/ Israeli-US relations are also at a low point concerning Iran, possibly raising the risk of unilateral action by Israel. Biden blights US-Israel relations, causes Netanyahu-Barak breach DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis March 12, 2010, 1:24 PM (GMT+02:00) The fallout from the US Vice President Joe Biden's 48 hours in Israel undid a year of effort by the Netanyahu government to build a foreign policy and an understanding with Washington as the bedrock of a coordinated proactive policy on Iran, debkafile's exclusive sources report. Instead of ironing out misunderstandings which have marred relations, the visitor struck out on his own as America 's would-be Middle East policy overlord. Under the unrelenting pressure of the visit and its mishaps, prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his closest ally, defense minister Ehud Barak, almost came to blows. The announcement approving 1,600 new homes for the existing East Jerusalem suburb of Ramat Shlomo popped out at a particularly unfortunate moment. It may have been meant to mark Israeli resentment over Washington 's ineffectual handling of the Iranian nuclear drive. Instead, the announcement hit the Israeli prime minister in the face and gave Biden a large whip for beating the Israeli government down. http://www.debka.com/article/8647/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 9:54:14 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, It seems the major powers can't agree on a unified approach to Iran. China, Russia Urge More Iran Talks as France Seeks Sanctions March 4 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia said negotiations with Iran remain the best way to resolve the dispute over the purpose of its nuclear program, after a French envoy said the time has come to adopt tougher United Nations sanctions. “There is still room for further diplomatic maneuvers,†Chinese Deputy Ambassador Liu Zhenmin told a Security Council meeting on Iran’s compliance with the previous three sets of sanctions. “The door to contact and dialogue has not closed.†Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, whose government has said it is open to supporting new penalties, said there is “still a horizon†for negotiations aimed at an agreement to defuse tensions by enriching uranium for a research reactor outside Iran. “Time is up,†French envoy Nicolas de Riviere said. “We cannot let ourselves be put off. We have no other choice than to seek the adoption in coming weeks of new Security Council measures.†France, Britain, Germany and the U.S. have given China and Russia a proposal for new sanctions aimed at Iran’s banking, shipping and insurance industries, and at the Revolutionary Guards Corps that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said has largely taken control of the nation. “In light of Iran’s continued non-compliance with its obligations, this Security Council must consider further measures to hold the government of Iran accountable,†U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said. Clinton said yesterday during a trip to Brazil that the U.S. believes the Iranian government will negotiate only after a new package of sanctions is imposed on it. Iran denies that its nuclear work is intended to produce an atomic weapon. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087 & sid=aOLRz4Tjnhyc It also seems the USA is having a hard time keeping up with Iran's maneouvering, much to the frustration of Israel. Iran maneuvered Washington into its sanctions zigzagDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 3, 2010, 12:31 PM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration fell for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's tactics and suspended its drive for tough, speedy sanctions, DEBKA-Net-Weekly discloses, with a blow-by-blow account of how the process played out. http://www.debka.com/article/8624/ US backs off speedy Iran sanctions promised IsraelDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 2, 2010, 9:51 AM (GMT+02:00) Washington has reversed its drive for sanctions against Iran by the end of March, with or without the UN Security Council. On Feb. 25, Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak was given this early date in his talks with administration officials. On March 2, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Security Council action would take "several months." This sudden reversal has eased the strain on Tehran and left Israel high and dry. http://www.debka.com/article/8623/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 9:16:45 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The risk of another conflict in the Mid East seems to be increasing. The unpredictable regime in Iran continues to surprise the West. Some speculate its latest move is aimed at taunting Israel into launching a first strike. Another Puzzle After Iran Moves Nuclear Fuel February 26, 2010 WASHINGTON — When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum , the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of attack, they said, only a fool would leave them out in the open. So imagine the surprise of international inspectors almost two weeks ago when they watched as Iran moved nearly its entire stockpile of low-enriched nuclear fuel to an above-ground plant. It was as if, one official noted, a bull’s-eye had been painted on it. Why take such a huge risk?http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/world/middleeast/27iran.html?hp At the same time, the Israelis sound a warning. Barak: If Hizballah attacks, Israel will go after its sponsors DEBKAfile Special Report (GMT+02:00) Sun. February 28, 2010 Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak warned that Hizballah and its 45,000 rockets - including "some which many sovereign countries do not have" - are directed by Iranian and Syrian civilian and military officials already present in Lebanon . He termed the differentiation between Hizballah terrorists, the state of Lebanon and their sponsors artificial. Iran 's nuclear program aims at jumping straight into the second- or second-and-a-half generation of nuclear warheads." http://www.debka.com/ The Israeli intelligence community thinks that Iran is planning for a war. Iran's terror coalition summoned for anti-Israel war planning DEBKAfile Exclusive Report - February 25, 2010, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00) Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has summoned allied Islamist and terrorist chiefs to Tehran Saturday, Feb. 27, to finalize their roles in military operations against Israel in the event of a Middle East conflagration. It will be the sequel to the preliminary discussions Ahmadinejad held in Damascus with Syrian president Bashar Assad and Hizballah and Hamas chiefs Thursday, Feb. 25. http://www.debka.com/article/8611/ With Iranian troop build up nearer to Israel becoming a possibility. Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing DEBKAfile Special Report - February 27, 2010, 8:57 PM (GMT+02:00) Iran last week further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel by important defense treaties with Syria (covering Lebanon ) and Qatar , home to the biggest US air base outside America . These treaties open doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. debkafile's military sources say they have already arrived in Syria and Lebanon . http://www.debka.com/article/8620/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 7:56:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The Iranian religious leader makes a case for their peaceful intentions... Iran's supreme leader: We do not seek atomic bombs February 19, 2010 8:08 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be SYMBOLS OF GENOCIDE and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)," he said. "This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T2 ....while the general military build up in Iran porceeds at breakneck speed. Iran launches new destroyer February 19, 2010 7:00 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran has launched a new guided missile destroyer Friday, Iran's state-run news agencies reported. The announcement comes at a time when nuclear watchdogs have accused Iran of working to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The new vessel, called Jamaran, has the capacity to carry about 120 people and is armed with surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and modern naval cannons, Iran's Press TV reported. The ship is constitutes a major leap in Iran's naval technology and is the first in a class of ships that are being constructed, Press TV reported. The announcement comes a day after the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The assertion was part of a draft report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.destroyer/index.html?hpt=T2 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 5:30:31 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The following report may have implications for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Watchdog: Iran may be working on nuclear warhead February 18, 2010 9:10 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a draft report. It's the first time that the the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued such a strong warning about current Iranian nuclear activities. The statement is in an IAEA draft report obtained by CNN. The report, dated Thursday, has not yet been approved by the board of governors of the IAEA. It is the first report by the agency's new director general, Yukiya Amano, who replaced Mohamed ElBaradei at the end of last year. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said the report "demonstrates for the world again the obligations [iran's government is] failing to live up to." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/18/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 5:47:53 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship." Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship," she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news./s/ap/20100215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2008/12/birth-of-israel.html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news./s/ap/20100211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.e0b08e9e64fe15a987c1cf73dd8c5fe2.521 & show_article=1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6181A8.htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka.com/article/8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka.com/article/8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8504637.stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010.jpg Iran_Punch-West_11Feb2010.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Hello dear list members, In the 23° 42' Cancer rising chart for Iran, the Rahu major period is in operation and the sub-period of the Moon. Currently, the transit nodes at 23° 49' Sagittarius and Gemini are exactly conjunct the MEP of the 6th and 12th house at 23° 40' in the chart. The transit nodes are also in exact aspect to the natal nodes in the MEP of the 2nd and 8th houses. While the nodes are moving at normal speed, the close aspects to the houses and natal nodes, triggering the natal affliction, would be expected to bring some strain or a setback. Moreover, transit 6th lord Jupiter at 22° Aquarius is now conjunct Ketu in the 8th house and under aspect from transit Ketu in the 12th. While things are apparently rather quiet as Iran is concerned in the world press at the moment, we could expect, if this chart has the merit it seems to have, some significant problem to arise shortly in the national life of the country. As they say in Baseball, the bases are loaded. We shall see. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 7:38:12 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Tehran aiding al Qaeda links, Petraeus says Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Iran is assisting al Qaeda by facilitating links between senior terrorist leaders and affiliate groups, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/17/tehran-aiding-al-qaeda-links-petraeus-says/ Nuclear Iran (April 23, 2009) On SAMVA list on April 18, 2009, astrologer & author V.K. Choudhry, said that "[the problems ahead would be] more than tension and outright hostility is seen. Iran is in the sub period of the Moon in the main period of Rahu. Rahu is on the MEP of the house while the Moon is under the close aspect of the MMP. Rahu will not allow Iran government to make efforts to settle the matter for avoiding outright hostility[3]." http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2009/04/nuclear-iran.html The Moon sub-period runs until October 19, 2010. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 5:31:25 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is a thought provoking piece on the USA and Iran. Final destination Iran? Exclusive: Rob Edwards Published on 14 Mar 2010 Hundreds of powerful US “bunker-buster†bombs are being shipped from California to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in preparation for a possible attack on Iran. The Sunday Herald can reveal that the US government signed a contract in January to transport 10 ammunition containers to the island. According to a cargo manifest from the US navy, this included 387 “Blu†bombs used for blasting hardened or underground structures. Experts say that they are being put in place for an assault on Iran’s controversial nuclear facilities. There has long been speculation that the US military is preparing for such an attack, should diplomacy fail to persuade Iran not to make nuclear weapons. Although Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, it is used by the US as a military base under an agreement made in 1971. The agreement led to 2,000 native islanders being forcibly evicted to the Seychelles and Mauritius. The Sunday Herald reported in 2007 that stealth bomber hangers on the island were being equipped to take bunker-buster bombs. They are gearing up totally for the destruction of Iran Dan Plesch, director, Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, University of London http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/final-destination-iran-1.1013151 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 8:34:48 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Concerns about peace in the Middle East are expressed in this article from Saudi Arabia. Indications of War? Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Saudi ArabiaBy Mamoon FandiTranslated By Marissa Icabone4 March 2010Edited by Harley Jackson Saudi Arabia - Al-Sharq Al-Awsat - Original Article (Arabic)The pressing question in the Arab world today is this: Is there a war coming between Iran and Israel or between Iran and the United States due to Iran’s nuclear ambitions? There is no doubt that the statements from Israel, the instigator Hassan Nasrallah, the Damascus Meeting, the combined maneuvers between American and Israeli forces and the increase in political and diplomatic movements in the region are, when considered together, indications of war. However, do these signs of war have only the goal of deterrence, or are they real warnings and evidence of a coming war? First off, war is beneficial to all sides. Israel needs a war to regain the trust between the army and Israeli society, whose trust was shaken after the 2006 war with Hezbollah. Also, after threats from Ahmadinejad of wiping Israel off the map, Israelis feel it is their duty to eliminate Iran’s potential nuclear strength because this strength would be otherwise used against them. In this sense, Israel might use all it has to break the power of Iran. It is a battle of existence, not a battle of borders that will occur between Israel and Iran. From here, I say that this war will be one of the worst wars in the region and possibly the ugliest. http://watchingamerica.com/News/48407/indications-of-war/ Israeli-US relations are also at a low point concerning Iran, possibly raising the risk of unilateral action by Israel. Biden blights US-Israel relations, causes Netanyahu-Barak breach DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis March 12, 2010, 1:24 PM (GMT+02:00) The fallout from the US Vice President Joe Biden's 48 hours in Israel undid a year of effort by the Netanyahu government to build a foreign policy and an understanding with Washington as the bedrock of a coordinated proactive policy on Iran, debkafile's exclusive sources report. Instead of ironing out misunderstandings which have marred relations, the visitor struck out on his own as America 's would-be Middle East policy overlord. Under the unrelenting pressure of the visit and its mishaps, prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his closest ally, defense minister Ehud Barak, almost came to blows. The announcement approving 1,600 new homes for the existing East Jerusalem suburb of Ramat Shlomo popped out at a particularly unfortunate moment. It may have been meant to mark Israeli resentment over Washington 's ineffectual handling of the Iranian nuclear drive. Instead, the announcement hit the Israeli prime minister in the face and gave Biden a large whip for beating the Israeli government down. http://www.debka.com/article/8647/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 9:54:14 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, It seems the major powers can't agree on a unified approach to Iran. China, Russia Urge More Iran Talks as France Seeks Sanctions March 4 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia said negotiations with Iran remain the best way to resolve the dispute over the purpose of its nuclear program, after a French envoy said the time has come to adopt tougher United Nations sanctions. “There is still room for further diplomatic maneuvers,†Chinese Deputy Ambassador Liu Zhenmin told a Security Council meeting on Iran’s compliance with the previous three sets of sanctions. “The door to contact and dialogue has not closed.†Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, whose government has said it is open to supporting new penalties, said there is “still a horizon†for negotiations aimed at an agreement to defuse tensions by enriching uranium for a research reactor outside Iran. “Time is up,†French envoy Nicolas de Riviere said. “We cannot let ourselves be put off. We have no other choice than to seek the adoption in coming weeks of new Security Council measures.†France, Britain, Germany and the U.S. have given China and Russia a proposal for new sanctions aimed at Iran’s banking, shipping and insurance industries, and at the Revolutionary Guards Corps that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said has largely taken control of the nation. “In light of Iran’s continued non-compliance with its obligations, this Security Council must consider further measures to hold the government of Iran accountable,†U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said. Clinton said yesterday during a trip to Brazil that the U.S. believes the Iranian government will negotiate only after a new package of sanctions is imposed on it. Iran denies that its nuclear work is intended to produce an atomic weapon. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087 & sid=aOLRz4Tjnhyc It also seems the USA is having a hard time keeping up with Iran's maneouvering, much to the frustration of Israel. Iran maneuvered Washington into its sanctions zigzagDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 3, 2010, 12:31 PM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration fell for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's tactics and suspended its drive for tough, speedy sanctions, DEBKA-Net-Weekly discloses, with a blow-by-blow account of how the process played out. http://www.debka.com/article/8624/ US backs off speedy Iran sanctions promised IsraelDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 2, 2010, 9:51 AM (GMT+02:00) Washington has reversed its drive for sanctions against Iran by the end of March, with or without the UN Security Council. On Feb. 25, Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak was given this early date in his talks with administration officials. On March 2, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Security Council action would take "several months." This sudden reversal has eased the strain on Tehran and left Israel high and dry. http://www.debka.com/article/8623/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 9:16:45 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The risk of another conflict in the Mid East seems to be increasing. The unpredictable regime in Iran continues to surprise the West. Some speculate its latest move is aimed at taunting Israel into launching a first strike. Another Puzzle After Iran Moves Nuclear Fuel February 26, 2010 WASHINGTON — When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum , the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of attack, they said, only a fool would leave them out in the open. So imagine the surprise of international inspectors almost two weeks ago when they watched as Iran moved nearly its entire stockpile of low-enriched nuclear fuel to an above-ground plant. It was as if, one official noted, a bull’s-eye had been painted on it. Why take such a huge risk?http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/world/middleeast/27iran.html?hp At the same time, the Israelis sound a warning. Barak: If Hizballah attacks, Israel will go after its sponsors DEBKAfile Special Report (GMT+02:00) Sun. February 28, 2010 Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak warned that Hizballah and its 45,000 rockets - including "some which many sovereign countries do not have" - are directed by Iranian and Syrian civilian and military officials already present in Lebanon . He termed the differentiation between Hizballah terrorists, the state of Lebanon and their sponsors artificial. Iran 's nuclear program aims at jumping straight into the second- or second-and-a-half generation of nuclear warheads." http://www.debka.com/ The Israeli intelligence community thinks that Iran is planning for a war. Iran's terror coalition summoned for anti-Israel war planning DEBKAfile Exclusive Report - February 25, 2010, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00) Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has summoned allied Islamist and terrorist chiefs to Tehran Saturday, Feb. 27, to finalize their roles in military operations against Israel in the event of a Middle East conflagration. It will be the sequel to the preliminary discussions Ahmadinejad held in Damascus with Syrian president Bashar Assad and Hizballah and Hamas chiefs Thursday, Feb. 25. http://www.debka.com/article/8611/ With Iranian troop build up nearer to Israel becoming a possibility. Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing DEBKAfile Special Report - February 27, 2010, 8:57 PM (GMT+02:00) Iran last week further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel by important defense treaties with Syria (covering Lebanon ) and Qatar , home to the biggest US air base outside America . These treaties open doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. debkafile's military sources say they have already arrived in Syria and Lebanon . http://www.debka.com/article/8620/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 7:56:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The Iranian religious leader makes a case for their peaceful intentions... Iran's supreme leader: We do not seek atomic bombs February 19, 2010 8:08 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be SYMBOLS OF GENOCIDE and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)," he said. "This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T2 ....while the general military build up in Iran porceeds at breakneck speed. Iran launches new destroyer February 19, 2010 7:00 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran has launched a new guided missile destroyer Friday, Iran's state-run news agencies reported. The announcement comes at a time when nuclear watchdogs have accused Iran of working to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The new vessel, called Jamaran, has the capacity to carry about 120 people and is armed with surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and modern naval cannons, Iran's Press TV reported. The ship is constitutes a major leap in Iran's naval technology and is the first in a class of ships that are being constructed, Press TV reported. The announcement comes a day after the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The assertion was part of a draft report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.destroyer/index.html?hpt=T2 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 5:30:31 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The following report may have implications for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Watchdog: Iran may be working on nuclear warhead February 18, 2010 9:10 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a draft report. It's the first time that the the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued such a strong warning about current Iranian nuclear activities. The statement is in an IAEA draft report obtained by CNN. The report, dated Thursday, has not yet been approved by the board of governors of the IAEA. It is the first report by the agency's new director general, Yukiya Amano, who replaced Mohamed ElBaradei at the end of last year. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said the report "demonstrates for the world again the obligations [iran's government is] failing to live up to." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/18/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 5:47:53 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship." Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship," she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news./s/ap/20100215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2008/12/birth-of-israel.html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news./s/ap/20100211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.e0b08e9e64fe15a987c1cf73dd8c5fe2.521 & show_article=1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6181A8.htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka.com/article/8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka.com/article/8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8504637.stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010.jpg Iran_Punch-West_11Feb2010.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Hello list, Here is some news concerning Iran - in the recent past the major stress has involved the sanctions over Irans' nuclear ambitions and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Fear and foreboding in the Middle East 17:16 GMT, Thursday, 25 March 2010 - BBC The Middle East is full of talk of war. Not today, tomorrow or perhaps even next year but the horizon is dark, and people who have to live with the Middle East's grim collection of smouldering problems are finding it hard to look ahead with anything other than foreboding. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8587814.stm Iran nuclear sanctions: Ahmadinejad says they won't bite March 25, 2010 - CSM Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed the impact of any new nuclear sanctions on Thursday as the United States weakened proposed measures against the Islamic Republic in a bid to win broader support on the UN Security Council. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2010/0325/Iran-nuclear-sanctions-Ahmadinejad-says-they-won-t-bite Grandson of Iranian President Rafsanjani held 13:59 GMT, Monday, 22 March 2010 The grandson of the former Iranian president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has been arrested by Iranian authorities as he entered the country. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8580265.stm EU pressures Iran to end jamming 12:12 GMT, Monday, 22 March 2010 BBC Persian Television is one of the channels being jammed by Iran The European Union will put pressure on Iran to stop jamming satellite broadcasts from the BBC and other international channels. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8579719.stm Iranian leader accuses US of plotting against Iran 16:45 GMT, Sunday, 21 March 2010 Ayatollah Khamenei criticised US support for anti-government protesters. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has used a televised Iranian New Year address to accuse the US of plotting against the country. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8578976.stm Leading Iranian reformist Hossein Marashi jailed 15:45 GMT, Friday, 19 March 2010 A leading Iranian reformist has been jailed after an appeals court upheld his one-year prison term. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8576834.stm Exiled Iranian pop star Ebi in presidential warning 13:13 GMT, Sunday, 21 March 2010 One of Iran's biggest pop stars has used a rare visit to London in time for Persian New Year to give President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a blunt message. "Shame on you," says Ebrahim Hamedi - known to his millions of fans simply as Ebi. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8577050.stm Iran tightens petrol rations as economic sanctions loom 17:58 GMT, Wednesday, 17 March 2010I ran has announced it will cut the volume of its cheap petrol ration by 25% to 60 litres per vehicle per month from 21 March. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8573087.stm Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, March 26, 2010 1:32:07 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, In the 23° 42' Cancer rising chart for Iran, the Rahu major period is in operation and the sub-period of the Moon. Currently, the transit nodes at 23° 49' Sagittarius and Gemini are exactly conjunct the MEP of the 6th and 12th house at 23° 40' in the chart. The transit nodes are also in exact aspect to the natal nodes in the MEP of the 2nd and 8th houses. While the nodes are moving at normal speed, the close aspects to the houses and natal nodes, triggering the natal affliction, would be expected to bring some strain or a setback. Moreover, transit 6th lord Jupiter at 22° Aquarius is now conjunct Ketu in the 8th house and under aspect from transit Ketu in the 12th. While things are apparently rather quiet as Iran is concerned in the world press at the moment, we could expect, if this chart has the merit it seems to have, some significant problem to arise shortly in the national life of the country. As they say in Baseball, the bases are loaded. We shall see. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 7:38:12 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Tehran aiding al Qaeda links, Petraeus says Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Iran is assisting al Qaeda by facilitating links between senior terrorist leaders and affiliate groups, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/17/tehran-aiding-al-qaeda-links-petraeus-says/ Nuclear Iran (April 23, 2009) On SAMVA list on April 18, 2009, astrologer & author V.K. Choudhry, said that "[the problems ahead would be] more than tension and outright hostility is seen. Iran is in the sub period of the Moon in the main period of Rahu. Rahu is on the MEP of the house while the Moon is under the close aspect of the MMP. Rahu will not allow Iran government to make efforts to settle the matter for avoiding outright hostility[3]." http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2009/04/nuclear-iran.html The Moon sub-period runs until October 19, 2010. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 5:31:25 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is a thought provoking piece on the USA and Iran. Final destination Iran? Exclusive: Rob Edwards Published on 14 Mar 2010 Hundreds of powerful US “bunker-buster†bombs are being shipped from California to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in preparation for a possible attack on Iran. The Sunday Herald can reveal that the US government signed a contract in January to transport 10 ammunition containers to the island. According to a cargo manifest from the US navy, this included 387 “Blu†bombs used for blasting hardened or underground structures. Experts say that they are being put in place for an assault on Iran’s controversial nuclear facilities. There has long been speculation that the US military is preparing for such an attack, should diplomacy fail to persuade Iran not to make nuclear weapons. Although Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, it is used by the US as a military base under an agreement made in 1971. The agreement led to 2,000 native islanders being forcibly evicted to the Seychelles and Mauritius. The Sunday Herald reported in 2007 that stealth bomber hangers on the island were being equipped to take bunker-buster bombs. They are gearing up totally for the destruction of Iran Dan Plesch, director, Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, University of London http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/final-destination-iran-1.1013151 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 8:34:48 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Concerns about peace in the Middle East are expressed in this article from Saudi Arabia. Indications of War? Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Saudi ArabiaBy Mamoon FandiTranslated By Marissa Icabone4 March 2010Edited by Harley Jackson Saudi Arabia - Al-Sharq Al-Awsat - Original Article (Arabic)The pressing question in the Arab world today is this: Is there a war coming between Iran and Israel or between Iran and the United States due to Iran’s nuclear ambitions? There is no doubt that the statements from Israel, the instigator Hassan Nasrallah, the Damascus Meeting, the combined maneuvers between American and Israeli forces and the increase in political and diplomatic movements in the region are, when considered together, indications of war. However, do these signs of war have only the goal of deterrence, or are they real warnings and evidence of a coming war? First off, war is beneficial to all sides. Israel needs a war to regain the trust between the army and Israeli society, whose trust was shaken after the 2006 war with Hezbollah. Also, after threats from Ahmadinejad of wiping Israel off the map, Israelis feel it is their duty to eliminate Iran’s potential nuclear strength because this strength would be otherwise used against them. In this sense, Israel might use all it has to break the power of Iran. It is a battle of existence, not a battle of borders that will occur between Israel and Iran. From here, I say that this war will be one of the worst wars in the region and possibly the ugliest. http://watchingamerica.com/News/48407/indications-of-war/ Israeli-US relations are also at a low point concerning Iran, possibly raising the risk of unilateral action by Israel. Biden blights US-Israel relations, causes Netanyahu-Barak breach DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis March 12, 2010, 1:24 PM (GMT+02:00) The fallout from the US Vice President Joe Biden's 48 hours in Israel undid a year of effort by the Netanyahu government to build a foreign policy and an understanding with Washington as the bedrock of a coordinated proactive policy on Iran, debkafile's exclusive sources report. Instead of ironing out misunderstandings which have marred relations, the visitor struck out on his own as America 's would-be Middle East policy overlord. Under the unrelenting pressure of the visit and its mishaps, prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his closest ally, defense minister Ehud Barak, almost came to blows. The announcement approving 1,600 new homes for the existing East Jerusalem suburb of Ramat Shlomo popped out at a particularly unfortunate moment. It may have been meant to mark Israeli resentment over Washington 's ineffectual handling of the Iranian nuclear drive. Instead, the announcement hit the Israeli prime minister in the face and gave Biden a large whip for beating the Israeli government down. http://www.debka.com/article/8647/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 9:54:14 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, It seems the major powers can't agree on a unified approach to Iran. China, Russia Urge More Iran Talks as France Seeks Sanctions March 4 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia said negotiations with Iran remain the best way to resolve the dispute over the purpose of its nuclear program, after a French envoy said the time has come to adopt tougher United Nations sanctions. “There is still room for further diplomatic maneuvers,†Chinese Deputy Ambassador Liu Zhenmin told a Security Council meeting on Iran’s compliance with the previous three sets of sanctions. “The door to contact and dialogue has not closed.†Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, whose government has said it is open to supporting new penalties, said there is “still a horizon†for negotiations aimed at an agreement to defuse tensions by enriching uranium for a research reactor outside Iran. “Time is up,†French envoy Nicolas de Riviere said. “We cannot let ourselves be put off. We have no other choice than to seek the adoption in coming weeks of new Security Council measures.†France, Britain, Germany and the U.S. have given China and Russia a proposal for new sanctions aimed at Iran’s banking, shipping and insurance industries, and at the Revolutionary Guards Corps that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said has largely taken control of the nation. “In light of Iran’s continued non-compliance with its obligations, this Security Council must consider further measures to hold the government of Iran accountable,†U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said. Clinton said yesterday during a trip to Brazil that the U.S. believes the Iranian government will negotiate only after a new package of sanctions is imposed on it. Iran denies that its nuclear work is intended to produce an atomic weapon. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087 & sid=aOLRz4Tjnhyc It also seems the USA is having a hard time keeping up with Iran's maneouvering, much to the frustration of Israel. Iran maneuvered Washington into its sanctions zigzagDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 3, 2010, 12:31 PM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration fell for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's tactics and suspended its drive for tough, speedy sanctions, DEBKA-Net-Weekly discloses, with a blow-by-blow account of how the process played out. http://www.debka.com/article/8624/ US backs off speedy Iran sanctions promised IsraelDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 2, 2010, 9:51 AM (GMT+02:00) Washington has reversed its drive for sanctions against Iran by the end of March, with or without the UN Security Council. On Feb. 25, Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak was given this early date in his talks with administration officials. On March 2, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Security Council action would take "several months." This sudden reversal has eased the strain on Tehran and left Israel high and dry. http://www.debka.com/article/8623/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 9:16:45 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The risk of another conflict in the Mid East seems to be increasing. The unpredictable regime in Iran continues to surprise the West. Some speculate its latest move is aimed at taunting Israel into launching a first strike. Another Puzzle After Iran Moves Nuclear Fuel February 26, 2010 WASHINGTON — When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum , the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of attack, they said, only a fool would leave them out in the open. So imagine the surprise of international inspectors almost two weeks ago when they watched as Iran moved nearly its entire stockpile of low-enriched nuclear fuel to an above-ground plant. It was as if, one official noted, a bull’s-eye had been painted on it. Why take such a huge risk?http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/world/middleeast/27iran.html?hp At the same time, the Israelis sound a warning. Barak: If Hizballah attacks, Israel will go after its sponsors DEBKAfile Special Report (GMT+02:00) Sun. February 28, 2010 Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak warned that Hizballah and its 45,000 rockets - including "some which many sovereign countries do not have" - are directed by Iranian and Syrian civilian and military officials already present in Lebanon . He termed the differentiation between Hizballah terrorists, the state of Lebanon and their sponsors artificial. Iran 's nuclear program aims at jumping straight into the second- or second-and-a-half generation of nuclear warheads." http://www.debka.com/ The Israeli intelligence community thinks that Iran is planning for a war. Iran's terror coalition summoned for anti-Israel war planning DEBKAfile Exclusive Report - February 25, 2010, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00) Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has summoned allied Islamist and terrorist chiefs to Tehran Saturday, Feb. 27, to finalize their roles in military operations against Israel in the event of a Middle East conflagration. It will be the sequel to the preliminary discussions Ahmadinejad held in Damascus with Syrian president Bashar Assad and Hizballah and Hamas chiefs Thursday, Feb. 25. http://www.debka.com/article/8611/ With Iranian troop build up nearer to Israel becoming a possibility. Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing DEBKAfile Special Report - February 27, 2010, 8:57 PM (GMT+02:00) Iran last week further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel by important defense treaties with Syria (covering Lebanon ) and Qatar , home to the biggest US air base outside America . These treaties open doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. debkafile's military sources say they have already arrived in Syria and Lebanon . http://www.debka.com/article/8620/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 7:56:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The Iranian religious leader makes a case for their peaceful intentions... Iran's supreme leader: We do not seek atomic bombs February 19, 2010 8:08 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be SYMBOLS OF GENOCIDE and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)," he said. "This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T2 ....while the general military build up in Iran porceeds at breakneck speed. Iran launches new destroyer February 19, 2010 7:00 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran has launched a new guided missile destroyer Friday, Iran's state-run news agencies reported. The announcement comes at a time when nuclear watchdogs have accused Iran of working to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The new vessel, called Jamaran, has the capacity to carry about 120 people and is armed with surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and modern naval cannons, Iran's Press TV reported. The ship is constitutes a major leap in Iran's naval technology and is the first in a class of ships that are being constructed, Press TV reported. The announcement comes a day after the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The assertion was part of a draft report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.destroyer/index.html?hpt=T2 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 5:30:31 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The following report may have implications for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Watchdog: Iran may be working on nuclear warhead February 18, 2010 9:10 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a draft report. It's the first time that the the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued such a strong warning about current Iranian nuclear activities. The statement is in an IAEA draft report obtained by CNN. The report, dated Thursday, has not yet been approved by the board of governors of the IAEA. It is the first report by the agency's new director general, Yukiya Amano, who replaced Mohamed ElBaradei at the end of last year. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said the report "demonstrates for the world again the obligations [iran's government is] failing to live up to." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/18/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 5:47:53 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship." Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship," she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news./s/ap/20100215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2008/12/birth-of-israel.html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news./s/ap/20100211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.e0b08e9e64fe15a987c1cf73dd8c5fe2.521 & show_article=1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6181A8.htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka.com/article/8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka.com/article/8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8504637.stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010.jpg Iran_Punch-West_11Feb2010.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Hello list, This exchange today between the USA and Iran warrants notice. The US has 'upped the ante' in its confrontation with Iran over its nuclear ambitions, by directing its nuclear threat at rogue states like Iran and North Korea. U.S. nuclear policy review CNN - April 7, 2010 3:23 a.m. EDT Washington (CNN) -- The United States will swear off the development of new generations of nuclear weapons and will not use its existing arsenal to attack nonnuclear states that are in compliance with nonproliferation agreements, the Obama administration said Tuesday. The shift, a consequence of the government's Nuclear Posture Review, reflects the administration's changing view of the role of nuclear weapons in a post-Cold War world struggling to control the spread of potential devastating military technology Obama stressed that "preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism is now at the top of America's nuclear agenda."Gates also noted, however, the new policy sends a "strong message" to states such as Iran and North Korea. "If you're going to play by the rules [of the nonproliferation treaty], we will undertake certain obligations to you," he said. "But if you're not going to play by the rules ... all options are on the table." http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/06/obama.nuclear.weapons/index.html?iref=allsearch In turn, Ahmedinejad in Tehran issued a scathing reply directed at the person of President Obama. Iran ridicules Obama's "cowboy" nuclear strategy Associated Press - 1 hr 1 min ago TEHRAN - “Iran's hard-line president on Wednesday ridiculed President Barack Obama's new nuclear strategy, which turns the U.S. focus away from the Cold War threats and instead aims to stop the spread of atomic weapons to rogue states or terrorists. .... Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad derided Obama on Wednesday, depicting him as an ineffective leader influenced by Israel to target Iran more aggressively. "American materialist politicians, whenever they are beaten by logic, immediately resort to their weapons like cowboys," Ahmadinejad said in a speech before a crowd of several thousand in northwestern Iran. "Mr. Obama, you are a newcomer (to politics). Wait until your sweat dries and get some experience. Be careful not to read just any paper put in front of you or repeat any statement recommended," Ahmadinejad said in the speech, aired live on state TV. Ahmadinejad said Obama "is under the pressure of capitalists and the Zionists" and vowed Iran would not be pushed around. "(American officials) bigger than you, more bullying than you, couldn't do a damn thing, let alone you," he said, addressing Obama. The United States and its allies accuse Tehran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a charge denied by Iran, which says its nuclear program is intended only to generate electricity. http://news./s/ap/20100407/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear Transit Ketu is at 22° 31' Gemini and Jupiter is at 24° 37' Aquarius. These planets are therefore in close mutual aspect and afflicting the MEPs of the even numbered houses in the Cancer rising horoscopes of both countries. The situation indicates an escalation in the rhetoric and one which suggests an outright confrontation has become more likely. The above development suggests the chart for Iran has merit, but list members can watch it for further confirmation. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, March 26, 2010 1:32:07 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, In the 23° 42' Cancer rising chart for Iran, the Rahu major period is in operation and the sub-period of the Moon. Currently, the transit nodes at 23° 49' Sagittarius and Gemini are exactly conjunct the MEP of the 6th and 12th house at 23° 40' in the chart. The transit nodes are also in exact aspect to the natal nodes in the MEP of the 2nd and 8th houses. While the nodes are moving at normal speed, the close aspects to the houses and natal nodes, triggering the natal affliction, would be expected to bring some strain or a setback. Moreover, transit 6th lord Jupiter at 22° Aquarius is now conjunct Ketu in the 8th house and under aspect from transit Ketu in the 12th. While things are apparently rather quiet as Iran is concerned in the world press at the moment, we could expect, if this chart has the merit it seems to have, some significant problem to arise shortly in the national life of the country. As they say in Baseball, the bases are loaded. We shall see. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 7:38:12 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Tehran aiding al Qaeda links, Petraeus says Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Iran is assisting al Qaeda by facilitating links between senior terrorist leaders and affiliate groups, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/17/tehran-aiding-al-qaeda-links-petraeus-says/ Nuclear Iran (April 23, 2009) On SAMVA list on April 18, 2009, astrologer & author V.K. Choudhry, said that "[the problems ahead would be] more than tension and outright hostility is seen. Iran is in the sub period of the Moon in the main period of Rahu. Rahu is on the MEP of the house while the Moon is under the close aspect of the MMP. Rahu will not allow Iran government to make efforts to settle the matter for avoiding outright hostility[3]." http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2009/04/nuclear-iran.html The Moon sub-period runs until October 19, 2010. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 5:31:25 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is a thought provoking piece on the USA and Iran. Final destination Iran? Exclusive: Rob Edwards Published on 14 Mar 2010 Hundreds of powerful US “bunker-buster†bombs are being shipped from California to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in preparation for a possible attack on Iran. The Sunday Herald can reveal that the US government signed a contract in January to transport 10 ammunition containers to the island. According to a cargo manifest from the US navy, this included 387 “Blu†bombs used for blasting hardened or underground structures. Experts say that they are being put in place for an assault on Iran’s controversial nuclear facilities. There has long been speculation that the US military is preparing for such an attack, should diplomacy fail to persuade Iran not to make nuclear weapons. Although Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, it is used by the US as a military base under an agreement made in 1971. The agreement led to 2,000 native islanders being forcibly evicted to the Seychelles and Mauritius. The Sunday Herald reported in 2007 that stealth bomber hangers on the island were being equipped to take bunker-buster bombs. They are gearing up totally for the destruction of Iran Dan Plesch, director, Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, University of London http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/final-destination-iran-1.1013151 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 8:34:48 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Concerns about peace in the Middle East are expressed in this article from Saudi Arabia. Indications of War? Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Saudi ArabiaBy Mamoon FandiTranslated By Marissa Icabone4 March 2010Edited by Harley Jackson Saudi Arabia - Al-Sharq Al-Awsat - Original Article (Arabic)The pressing question in the Arab world today is this: Is there a war coming between Iran and Israel or between Iran and the United States due to Iran’s nuclear ambitions? There is no doubt that the statements from Israel, the instigator Hassan Nasrallah, the Damascus Meeting, the combined maneuvers between American and Israeli forces and the increase in political and diplomatic movements in the region are, when considered together, indications of war. However, do these signs of war have only the goal of deterrence, or are they real warnings and evidence of a coming war? First off, war is beneficial to all sides. Israel needs a war to regain the trust between the army and Israeli society, whose trust was shaken after the 2006 war with Hezbollah. Also, after threats from Ahmadinejad of wiping Israel off the map, Israelis feel it is their duty to eliminate Iran’s potential nuclear strength because this strength would be otherwise used against them. In this sense, Israel might use all it has to break the power of Iran. It is a battle of existence, not a battle of borders that will occur between Israel and Iran. From here, I say that this war will be one of the worst wars in the region and possibly the ugliest. http://watchingamerica.com/News/48407/indications-of-war/ Israeli-US relations are also at a low point concerning Iran, possibly raising the risk of unilateral action by Israel. Biden blights US-Israel relations, causes Netanyahu-Barak breach DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis March 12, 2010, 1:24 PM (GMT+02:00) The fallout from the US Vice President Joe Biden's 48 hours in Israel undid a year of effort by the Netanyahu government to build a foreign policy and an understanding with Washington as the bedrock of a coordinated proactive policy on Iran, debkafile's exclusive sources report. Instead of ironing out misunderstandings which have marred relations, the visitor struck out on his own as America 's would-be Middle East policy overlord. Under the unrelenting pressure of the visit and its mishaps, prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his closest ally, defense minister Ehud Barak, almost came to blows. The announcement approving 1,600 new homes for the existing East Jerusalem suburb of Ramat Shlomo popped out at a particularly unfortunate moment. It may have been meant to mark Israeli resentment over Washington 's ineffectual handling of the Iranian nuclear drive. Instead, the announcement hit the Israeli prime minister in the face and gave Biden a large whip for beating the Israeli government down. http://www.debka.com/article/8647/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 9:54:14 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, It seems the major powers can't agree on a unified approach to Iran. China, Russia Urge More Iran Talks as France Seeks Sanctions March 4 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia said negotiations with Iran remain the best way to resolve the dispute over the purpose of its nuclear program, after a French envoy said the time has come to adopt tougher United Nations sanctions. “There is still room for further diplomatic maneuvers,†Chinese Deputy Ambassador Liu Zhenmin told a Security Council meeting on Iran’s compliance with the previous three sets of sanctions. “The door to contact and dialogue has not closed.†Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, whose government has said it is open to supporting new penalties, said there is “still a horizon†for negotiations aimed at an agreement to defuse tensions by enriching uranium for a research reactor outside Iran. “Time is up,†French envoy Nicolas de Riviere said. “We cannot let ourselves be put off. We have no other choice than to seek the adoption in coming weeks of new Security Council measures.†France, Britain, Germany and the U.S. have given China and Russia a proposal for new sanctions aimed at Iran’s banking, shipping and insurance industries, and at the Revolutionary Guards Corps that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said has largely taken control of the nation. “In light of Iran’s continued non-compliance with its obligations, this Security Council must consider further measures to hold the government of Iran accountable,†U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said. Clinton said yesterday during a trip to Brazil that the U.S. believes the Iranian government will negotiate only after a new package of sanctions is imposed on it. Iran denies that its nuclear work is intended to produce an atomic weapon. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087 & sid=aOLRz4Tjnhyc It also seems the USA is having a hard time keeping up with Iran's maneouvering, much to the frustration of Israel. Iran maneuvered Washington into its sanctions zigzagDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 3, 2010, 12:31 PM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration fell for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's tactics and suspended its drive for tough, speedy sanctions, DEBKA-Net-Weekly discloses, with a blow-by-blow account of how the process played out. http://www.debka.com/article/8624/ US backs off speedy Iran sanctions promised IsraelDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 2, 2010, 9:51 AM (GMT+02:00) Washington has reversed its drive for sanctions against Iran by the end of March, with or without the UN Security Council. On Feb. 25, Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak was given this early date in his talks with administration officials. On March 2, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Security Council action would take "several months." This sudden reversal has eased the strain on Tehran and left Israel high and dry. http://www.debka.com/article/8623/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 9:16:45 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The risk of another conflict in the Mid East seems to be increasing. The unpredictable regime in Iran continues to surprise the West. Some speculate its latest move is aimed at taunting Israel into launching a first strike. Another Puzzle After Iran Moves Nuclear Fuel February 26, 2010 WASHINGTON — When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum , the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of attack, they said, only a fool would leave them out in the open. So imagine the surprise of international inspectors almost two weeks ago when they watched as Iran moved nearly its entire stockpile of low-enriched nuclear fuel to an above-ground plant. It was as if, one official noted, a bull’s-eye had been painted on it. Why take such a huge risk?http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/world/middleeast/27iran.html?hp At the same time, the Israelis sound a warning. Barak: If Hizballah attacks, Israel will go after its sponsors DEBKAfile Special Report (GMT+02:00) Sun. February 28, 2010 Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak warned that Hizballah and its 45,000 rockets - including "some which many sovereign countries do not have" - are directed by Iranian and Syrian civilian and military officials already present in Lebanon . He termed the differentiation between Hizballah terrorists, the state of Lebanon and their sponsors artificial. Iran 's nuclear program aims at jumping straight into the second- or second-and-a-half generation of nuclear warheads." http://www.debka.com/ The Israeli intelligence community thinks that Iran is planning for a war. Iran's terror coalition summoned for anti-Israel war planning DEBKAfile Exclusive Report - February 25, 2010, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00) Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has summoned allied Islamist and terrorist chiefs to Tehran Saturday, Feb. 27, to finalize their roles in military operations against Israel in the event of a Middle East conflagration. It will be the sequel to the preliminary discussions Ahmadinejad held in Damascus with Syrian president Bashar Assad and Hizballah and Hamas chiefs Thursday, Feb. 25. http://www.debka.com/article/8611/ With Iranian troop build up nearer to Israel becoming a possibility. Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing DEBKAfile Special Report - February 27, 2010, 8:57 PM (GMT+02:00) Iran last week further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel by important defense treaties with Syria (covering Lebanon ) and Qatar , home to the biggest US air base outside America . These treaties open doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. debkafile's military sources say they have already arrived in Syria and Lebanon . http://www.debka.com/article/8620/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 7:56:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The Iranian religious leader makes a case for their peaceful intentions... Iran's supreme leader: We do not seek atomic bombs February 19, 2010 8:08 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be SYMBOLS OF GENOCIDE and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)," he said. "This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T2 ....while the general military build up in Iran porceeds at breakneck speed. Iran launches new destroyer February 19, 2010 7:00 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran has launched a new guided missile destroyer Friday, Iran's state-run news agencies reported. The announcement comes at a time when nuclear watchdogs have accused Iran of working to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The new vessel, called Jamaran, has the capacity to carry about 120 people and is armed with surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and modern naval cannons, Iran's Press TV reported. The ship is constitutes a major leap in Iran's naval technology and is the first in a class of ships that are being constructed, Press TV reported. The announcement comes a day after the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The assertion was part of a draft report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.destroyer/index.html?hpt=T2 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 5:30:31 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The following report may have implications for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Watchdog: Iran may be working on nuclear warhead February 18, 2010 9:10 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a draft report. It's the first time that the the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued such a strong warning about current Iranian nuclear activities. The statement is in an IAEA draft report obtained by CNN. The report, dated Thursday, has not yet been approved by the board of governors of the IAEA. It is the first report by the agency's new director general, Yukiya Amano, who replaced Mohamed ElBaradei at the end of last year. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said the report "demonstrates for the world again the obligations [iran's government is] failing to live up to." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/18/iran.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 5:47:53 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship." Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship," she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news./s/ap/20100215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2008/12/birth-of-israel.html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news./s/ap/20100211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.e0b08e9e64fe15a987c1cf73dd8c5fe2.521 & show_article=1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6181A8.htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka.com/article/8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka.com/article/8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8504637.stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8497139.stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/31/iran.protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka.com/article/8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U18R20100131?type=politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0120076120100201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologersamva Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010.jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010.jpg Iran_Punch-West_11Feb2010.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Dear Mr. Thor, Hope you had a good Holiday. Regarding Conflict of US, Israel and Iran as well as strain to the US during May/June. The first strike seems to be coming from Israel while US tries to play role of first trying to contain the Crisis and eventually Join Israel due to their long standing relationship. Iran may not respond with any physical attack Rather Dump the Oil in the Market priced in Euros at very low prices; This will probably put a new twist to the Financial Crisis in US as the Markets will try to move away from Oil traded in US Dollars, eventually resulting in dumping of USD and moving to Oil traded in Euros ??????? Since I have not yet learnt to read the Charts, I hope valuble inputs can be provided by you and Samva Members on the Possbile outcomes of these development during Summer 2010 as per the Systems Approach. Thanks, Best Regards, Arun Birla. Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, April 8, 2010 1:38:29 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, This exchange today between the USA and Iran warrants notice. The US has 'upped the ante' in its confrontation with Iran over its nuclear ambitions, by directing its nuclear threat at rogue states like Iran and North Korea. U.S. nuclear policy review CNN - April 7, 2010 3:23 a.m. EDT Washington (CNN) -- The United States will swear off the development of new generations of nuclear weapons and will not use its existing arsenal to attack nonnuclear states that are in compliance with nonproliferation agreements, the Obama administration said Tuesday. The shift, a consequence of the government's Nuclear Posture Review, reflects the administration' s changing view of the role of nuclear weapons in a post-Cold War world struggling to control the spread of potential devastating military technology Obama stressed that "preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism is now at the top of America's nuclear agenda."Gates also noted, however, the new policy sends a "strong message" to states such as Iran and North Korea. "If you're going to play by the rules [of the nonproliferation treaty], we will undertake certain obligations to you," he said. "But if you're not going to play by the rules ... all options are on the table." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ POLITICS/ 04/06/obama. nuclear.weapons/ index.html? iref=allsearch In turn, Ahmedinejad in Tehran issued a scathing reply directed at the person of President Obama. Iran ridicules Obama's "cowboy" nuclear strategy Associated Press - 1 hr 1 min ago TEHRAN - “Iran's hard-line president on Wednesday ridiculed President Barack Obama's new nuclear strategy, which turns the U.S. focus away from the Cold War threats and instead aims to stop the spread of atomic weapons to rogue states or terrorists. .... Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad derided Obama on Wednesday, depicting him as an ineffective leader influenced by Israel to target Iran more aggressively. "American materialist politicians, whenever they are beaten by logic, immediately resort to their weapons like cowboys," Ahmadinejad said in a speech before a crowd of several thousand in northwestern Iran. "Mr. Obama, you are a newcomer (to politics). Wait until your sweat dries and get some experience. Be careful not to read just any paper put in front of you or repeat any statement recommended, " Ahmadinejad said in the speech, aired live on state TV. Ahmadinejad said Obama "is under the pressure of capitalists and the Zionists" and vowed Iran would not be pushed around. "(American officials) bigger than you, more bullying than you, couldn't do a damn thing, let alone you," he said, addressing Obama. The United States and its allies accuse Tehran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a charge denied by Iran, which says its nuclear program is intended only to generate electricity. http://news. / s/ap/20100407/ ap_on_re_ mi_ea/iran_ nuclear Transit Ketu is at 22° 31' Gemini and Jupiter is at 24° 37' Aquarius. These planets are therefore in close mutual aspect and afflicting the MEPs of the even numbered houses in the Cancer rising horoscopes of both countries. The situation indicates an escalation in the rhetoric and one which suggests an outright confrontation has become more likely. The above development suggests the chart for Iran has merit, but list members can watch it for further confirmation. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, March 26, 2010 1:32:07 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, In the 23° 42' Cancer rising chart for Iran, the Rahu major period is in operation and the sub-period of the Moon. Currently, the transit nodes at 23° 49' Sagittarius and Gemini are exactly conjunct the MEP of the 6th and 12th house at 23° 40' in the chart. The transit nodes are also in exact aspect to the natal nodes in the MEP of the 2nd and 8th houses. While the nodes are moving at normal speed, the close aspects to the houses and natal nodes, triggering the natal affliction, would be expected to bring some strain or a setback. Moreover, transit 6th lord Jupiter at 22° Aquarius is now conjunct Ketu in the 8th house and under aspect from transit Ketu in the 12th. While things are apparently rather quiet as Iran is concerned in the world press at the moment, we could expect, if this chart has the merit it seems to have, some significant problem to arise shortly in the national life of the country. As they say in Baseball, the bases are loaded. We shall see. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Wed, March 17, 2010 7:38:12 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Tehran aiding al Qaeda links, Petraeus says Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Iran is assisting al Qaeda by facilitating links between senior terrorist leaders and affiliate groups, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday. http://www.washingt ontimes.com/ news/2010/ mar/17/tehran- aiding-al- qaeda-links- petraeus- says/ Nuclear Iran (April 23, 2009) On SAMVA list on April 18, 2009, astrologer & author V.K. Choudhry, said that "[the problems ahead would be] more than tension and outright hostility is seen. Iran is in the sub period of the Moon in the main period of Rahu. Rahu is on the MEP of the house while the Moon is under the close aspect of the MMP. Rahu will not allow Iran government to make efforts to settle the matter for avoiding outright hostility[3] ." http://cosmologer. blogspot. com/2009/ 04/nuclear- iran.html The Moon sub-period runs until October 19, 2010. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Tue, March 16, 2010 5:31:25 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is a thought provoking piece on the USA and Iran. Final destination Iran? Exclusive: Rob Edwards Published on 14 Mar 2010 Hundreds of powerful US “bunker-buster†bombs are being shipped from California to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in preparation for a possible attack on Iran. The Sunday Herald can reveal that the US government signed a contract in January to transport 10 ammunition containers to the island. According to a cargo manifest from the US navy, this included 387 “Blu†bombs used for blasting hardened or underground structures. Experts say that they are being put in place for an assault on Iran’s controversial nuclear facilities. There has long been speculation that the US military is preparing for such an attack, should diplomacy fail to persuade Iran not to make nuclear weapons. Although Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, it is used by the US as a military base under an agreement made in 1971. The agreement led to 2,000 native islanders being forcibly evicted to the Seychelles and Mauritius. The Sunday Herald reported in 2007 that stealth bomber hangers on the island were being equipped to take bunker-buster bombs. They are gearing up totally for the destruction of Iran Dan Plesch, director, Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, University of London http://www.heraldsc otland.com/ news/world- news/final- destination- iran-1.1013151 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, March 12, 2010 8:34:48 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Concerns about peace in the Middle East are expressed in this article from Saudi Arabia. Indications of War? Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Saudi ArabiaBy Mamoon FandiTranslated By Marissa Icabone4 March 2010Edited by Harley Jackson Saudi Arabia - Al-Sharq Al-Awsat - Original Article (Arabic)The pressing question in the Arab world today is this: Is there a war coming between Iran and Israel or between Iran and the United States due to Iran’s nuclear ambitions? There is no doubt that the statements from Israel, the instigator Hassan Nasrallah, the Damascus Meeting, the combined maneuvers between American and Israeli forces and the increase in political and diplomatic movements in the region are, when considered together, indications of war. However, do these signs of war have only the goal of deterrence, or are they real warnings and evidence of a coming war? First off, war is beneficial to all sides. Israel needs a war to regain the trust between the army and Israeli society, whose trust was shaken after the 2006 war with Hezbollah. Also, after threats from Ahmadinejad of wiping Israel off the map, Israelis feel it is their duty to eliminate Iran’s potential nuclear strength because this strength would be otherwise used against them. In this sense, Israel might use all it has to break the power of Iran. It is a battle of existence, not a battle of borders that will occur between Israel and Iran. From here, I say that this war will be one of the worst wars in the region and possibly the ugliest. http://watchingamer ica.com/News/ 48407/indication s-of-war/ Israeli-US relations are also at a low point concerning Iran, possibly raising the risk of unilateral action by Israel. Biden blights US-Israel relations, causes Netanyahu-Barak breach DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis March 12, 2010, 1:24 PM (GMT+02:00) The fallout from the US Vice President Joe Biden's 48 hours in Israel undid a year of effort by the Netanyahu government to build a foreign policy and an understanding with Washington as the bedrock of a coordinated proactive policy on Iran, debkafile's exclusive sources report. Instead of ironing out misunderstandings which have marred relations, the visitor struck out on his own as America 's would-be Middle East policy overlord. Under the unrelenting pressure of the visit and its mishaps, prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his closest ally, defense minister Ehud Barak, almost came to blows. The announcement approving 1,600 new homes for the existing East Jerusalem suburb of Ramat Shlomo popped out at a particularly unfortunate moment. It may have been meant to mark Israeli resentment over Washington 's ineffectual handling of the Iranian nuclear drive. Instead, the announcement hit the Israeli prime minister in the face and gave Biden a large whip for beating the Israeli government down. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8647/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Thu, March 4, 2010 9:54:14 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, It seems the major powers can't agree on a unified approach to Iran. China, Russia Urge More Iran Talks as France Seeks Sanctions March 4 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia said negotiations with Iran remain the best way to resolve the dispute over the purpose of its nuclear program, after a French envoy said the time has come to adopt tougher United Nations sanctions. “There is still room for further diplomatic maneuvers,†Chinese Deputy Ambassador Liu Zhenmin told a Security Council meeting on Iran’s compliance with the previous three sets of sanctions. “The door to contact and dialogue has not closed.†Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, whose government has said it is open to supporting new penalties, said there is “still a horizon†for negotiations aimed at an agreement to defuse tensions by enriching uranium for a research reactor outside Iran. “Time is up,†French envoy Nicolas de Riviere said. “We cannot let ourselves be put off. We have no other choice than to seek the adoption in coming weeks of new Security Council measures.†France, Britain, Germany and the U.S. have given China and Russia a proposal for new sanctions aimed at Iran’s banking, shipping and insurance industries, and at the Revolutionary Guards Corps that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said has largely taken control of the nation. “In light of Iran’s continued non-compliance with its obligations, this Security Council must consider further measures to hold the government of Iran accountable,†U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said. Clinton said yesterday during a trip to Brazil that the U.S. believes the Iranian government will negotiate only after a new package of sanctions is imposed on it. Iran denies that its nuclear work is intended to produce an atomic weapon. http://www.bloomber g.com/apps/ news?pid= 20601087 & sid=aOLRz4Tjnhyc It also seems the USA is having a hard time keeping up with Iran's maneouvering, much to the frustration of Israel. Iran maneuvered Washington into its sanctions zigzagDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 3, 2010, 12:31 PM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration fell for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad' s tactics and suspended its drive for tough, speedy sanctions, DEBKA-Net-Weekly discloses, with a blow-by-blow account of how the process played out. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8624/ US backs off speedy Iran sanctions promised IsraelDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 2, 2010, 9:51 AM (GMT+02:00) Washington has reversed its drive for sanctions against Iran by the end of March, with or without the UN Security Council. On Feb. 25, Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak was given this early date in his talks with administration officials. On March 2, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Security Council action would take "several months." This sudden reversal has eased the strain on Tehran and left Israel high and dry. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8623/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Sun, February 28, 2010 9:16:45 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The risk of another conflict in the Mid East seems to be increasing. The unpredictable regime in Iran continues to surprise the West. Some speculate its latest move is aimed at taunting Israel into launching a first strike. Another Puzzle After Iran Moves Nuclear Fuel February 26, 2010 WASHINGTON — When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum , the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of attack, they said, only a fool would leave them out in the open. So imagine the surprise of international inspectors almost two weeks ago when they watched as Iran moved nearly its entire stockpile of low-enriched nuclear fuel to an above-ground plant. It was as if, one official noted, a bull’s-eye had been painted on it. Why take such a huge risk?http://www.nytimes. com/2010/ 02/27/world/ middleeast/ 27iran.html? hp At the same time, the Israelis sound a warning. Barak: If Hizballah attacks, Israel will go after its sponsors DEBKAfile Special Report (GMT+02:00) Sun. February 28, 2010 Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak warned that Hizballah and its 45,000 rockets - including "some which many sovereign countries do not have" - are directed by Iranian and Syrian civilian and military officials already present in Lebanon . He termed the differentiation between Hizballah terrorists, the state of Lebanon and their sponsors artificial. Iran 's nuclear program aims at jumping straight into the second- or second-and-a- half generation of nuclear warheads." http://www.debka. com/ The Israeli intelligence community thinks that Iran is planning for a war. Iran's terror coalition summoned for anti-Israel war planning DEBKAfile Exclusive Report - February 25, 2010, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00) Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has summoned allied Islamist and terrorist chiefs to Tehran Saturday, Feb. 27, to finalize their roles in military operations against Israel in the event of a Middle East conflagration. It will be the sequel to the preliminary discussions Ahmadinejad held in Damascus with Syrian president Bashar Assad and Hizballah and Hamas chiefs Thursday, Feb. 25. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8611/ With Iranian troop build up nearer to Israel becoming a possibility. Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing DEBKAfile Special Report - February 27, 2010, 8:57 PM (GMT+02:00) Iran last week further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel by important defense treaties with Syria (covering Lebanon ) and Qatar , home to the biggest US air base outside America . These treaties open doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. debkafile's military sources say they have already arrived in Syria and Lebanon . http://www.debka. com/article/ 8620/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, February 19, 2010 7:56:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The Iranian religious leader makes a case for their peaceful intentions.. . Iran's supreme leader: We do not seek atomic bombs February 19, 2010 8:08 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be SYMBOLS OF GENOCIDE and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)," he said. "This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 02/19/iran. nuclear/index. html?hpt= T2 ....while the general military build up in Iran porceeds at breakneck speed. Iran launches new destroyer February 19, 2010 7:00 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran has launched a new guided missile destroyer Friday, Iran's state-run news agencies reported. The announcement comes at a time when nuclear watchdogs have accused Iran of working to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The new vessel, called Jamaran, has the capacity to carry about 120 people and is armed with surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and modern naval cannons, Iran's Press TV reported. The ship is constitutes a major leap in Iran's naval technology and is the first in a class of ships that are being constructed, Press TV reported. The announcement comes a day after the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The assertion was part of a draft report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 02/19/iran. destroyer/ index.html? hpt=T2 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, February 19, 2010 5:30:31 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The following report may have implications for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Watchdog: Iran may be working on nuclear warhead February 18, 2010 9:10 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a draft report. It's the first time that the the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued such a strong warning about current Iranian nuclear activities. The statement is in an IAEA draft report obtained by CNN. The report, dated Thursday, has not yet been approved by the board of governors of the IAEA. It is the first report by the agency's new director general, Yukiya Amano, who replaced Mohamed ElBaradei at the end of last year. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said the report "demonstrates for the world again the obligations [iran's government is] failing to live up to." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 02/18/iran. nuclear/index. html?hpt= T1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Mon, February 15, 2010 5:47:53 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.american chronicle. com/articles/ view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship. " Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship, " she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news. / s/ap/20100215/ ap_on_re_ mi_ea/ml_ clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer. blogspot. com/2008/ 12/birth- of-israel. html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news. / s/ap/20100211/ ap_on_re_ mi_ea/iran_ nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in- chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbar t.com/article. php?id=CNG. e0b08e9e64fe15a9 87c1cf73dd8c5fe2 .521 & show_article= 1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet .org/thenews/ newsdesk/ LDE6181A8. htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka. com/article/ 8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments][Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/middle_ east/8504637. stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/middle_ east/8497139. stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 01/31/iran. protests/ index.html? section=cnn_ latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co. uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian .co.uk/world/ 2010/jan/ 31/iran-nuclear- us-missiles- gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters. com/article/ idUSTRE60U18R201 00131?type= politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters. com/article/ idUSN01200761201 00201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >samva Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010. jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010. jpg Iran_Punch-West_ 11Feb2010. jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Hello dear Arun, One can make conjectures for scenarios, which may sound realistic, be based on current information and also reflect the natal potential as well as transit influences. That said, one must always be careful to not singularily project the present, in the sense that the transit conditions may reveal a transforming or new reality. However, if one is able to stay close to what a reading of the charts suggests, one may possibly arrive at the correct conjecture. Iran has been challenging the status quo while also threatening Israel. It clearly wants to become a regional powerhouse and is using manipulation, making it vulnerable. There are afflictions in the chart indicating such behaviour. That said, many in the Arab world feel Israel is victimizing the Palestinians in its dogged pursuit of a contigious homeland within the post-1967 borders. Certainly, pronounced afflictions are seen in the 21° Capricorn rising chart, especially involving the 4th and 10th houses. The US has similar afflictions in its chart, along with very positive placements. Certainly, the transits in the summer indicate difficulty for the USA, but also for Israel and Iran. Here are some blogs that may be helpful to understand the charts of the USA, Israel and Iran. http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2009/03/ties-that-bind-israel-usa.html http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2009/04/nuclear-iran.html Thor Arun <abirla2001SAMVA Sent: Wed, April 7, 2010 11:48:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Dear Mr. Thor, Hope you had a good Holiday. Regarding Conflict of US, Israel and Iran as well as strain to the US during May/June. The first strike seems to be coming from Israel while US tries to play role of first trying to contain the Crisis and eventually Join Israel due to their long standing relationship. Iran may not respond with any physical attack Rather Dump the Oil in the Market priced in Euros at very low prices; This will probably put a new twist to the Financial Crisis in US as the Markets will try to move away from Oil traded in US Dollars, eventually resulting in dumping of USD and moving to Oil traded in Euros ??????? Since I have not yet learnt to read the Charts, I hope valuble inputs can be provided by you and Samva Members on the Possbile outcomes of these development during Summer 2010 as per the Systems Approach. Thanks, Best Regards, Arun Birla. Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, April 8, 2010 1:38:29 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, This exchange today between the USA and Iran warrants notice. The US has 'upped the ante' in its confrontation with Iran over its nuclear ambitions, by directing its nuclear threat at rogue states like Iran and North Korea. U.S. nuclear policy review CNN - April 7, 2010 3:23 a.m. EDT Washington (CNN) -- The United States will swear off the development of new generations of nuclear weapons and will not use its existing arsenal to attack nonnuclear states that are in compliance with nonproliferation agreements, the Obama administration said Tuesday. The shift, a consequence of the government's Nuclear Posture Review, reflects the administration' s changing view of the role of nuclear weapons in a post-Cold War world struggling to control the spread of potential devastating military technology Obama stressed that "preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism is now at the top of America's nuclear agenda."Gates also noted, however, the new policy sends a "strong message" to states such as Iran and North Korea. "If you're going to play by the rules [of the nonproliferation treaty], we will undertake certain obligations to you," he said. "But if you're not going to play by the rules ... all options are on the table." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ POLITICS/ 04/06/obama. nuclear.weapons/ index.html? iref=allsearch In turn, Ahmedinejad in Tehran issued a scathing reply directed at the person of President Obama. Iran ridicules Obama's "cowboy" nuclear strategy Associated Press - 1 hr 1 min ago TEHRAN - “Iran's hard-line president on Wednesday ridiculed President Barack Obama's new nuclear strategy, which turns the U.S. focus away from the Cold War threats and instead aims to stop the spread of atomic weapons to rogue states or terrorists. .... Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad derided Obama on Wednesday, depicting him as an ineffective leader influenced by Israel to target Iran more aggressively. "American materialist politicians, whenever they are beaten by logic, immediately resort to their weapons like cowboys," Ahmadinejad said in a speech before a crowd of several thousand in northwestern Iran. "Mr. Obama, you are a newcomer (to politics). Wait until your sweat dries and get some experience. Be careful not to read just any paper put in front of you or repeat any statement recommended, " Ahmadinejad said in the speech, aired live on state TV. Ahmadinejad said Obama "is under the pressure of capitalists and the Zionists" and vowed Iran would not be pushed around. "(American officials) bigger than you, more bullying than you, couldn't do a damn thing, let alone you," he said, addressing Obama. The United States and its allies accuse Tehran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a charge denied by Iran, which says its nuclear program is intended only to generate electricity. http://news. / s/ap/20100407/ ap_on_re_ mi_ea/iran_ nuclear Transit Ketu is at 22° 31' Gemini and Jupiter is at 24° 37' Aquarius. These planets are therefore in close mutual aspect and afflicting the MEPs of the even numbered houses in the Cancer rising horoscopes of both countries. The situation indicates an escalation in the rhetoric and one which suggests an outright confrontation has become more likely. The above development suggests the chart for Iran has merit, but list members can watch it for further confirmation. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, March 26, 2010 1:32:07 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, In the 23° 42' Cancer rising chart for Iran, the Rahu major period is in operation and the sub-period of the Moon. Currently, the transit nodes at 23° 49' Sagittarius and Gemini are exactly conjunct the MEP of the 6th and 12th house at 23° 40' in the chart. The transit nodes are also in exact aspect to the natal nodes in the MEP of the 2nd and 8th houses. While the nodes are moving at normal speed, the close aspects to the houses and natal nodes, triggering the natal affliction, would be expected to bring some strain or a setback. Moreover, transit 6th lord Jupiter at 22° Aquarius is now conjunct Ketu in the 8th house and under aspect from transit Ketu in the 12th. While things are apparently rather quiet as Iran is concerned in the world press at the moment, we could expect, if this chart has the merit it seems to have, some significant problem to arise shortly in the national life of the country. As they say in Baseball, the bases are loaded. We shall see. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Wed, March 17, 2010 7:38:12 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Tehran aiding al Qaeda links, Petraeus says Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Iran is assisting al Qaeda by facilitating links between senior terrorist leaders and affiliate groups, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday. http://www.washingt ontimes.com/ news/2010/ mar/17/tehran- aiding-al- qaeda-links- petraeus- says/ Nuclear Iran (April 23, 2009) On SAMVA list on April 18, 2009, astrologer & author V.K. Choudhry, said that "[the problems ahead would be] more than tension and outright hostility is seen. Iran is in the sub period of the Moon in the main period of Rahu. Rahu is on the MEP of the house while the Moon is under the close aspect of the MMP. Rahu will not allow Iran government to make efforts to settle the matter for avoiding outright hostility[3] ." http://cosmologer. blogspot. com/2009/ 04/nuclear- iran.html The Moon sub-period runs until October 19, 2010. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Tue, March 16, 2010 5:31:25 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is a thought provoking piece on the USA and Iran. Final destination Iran? Exclusive: Rob Edwards Published on 14 Mar 2010 Hundreds of powerful US “bunker-buster†bombs are being shipped from California to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in preparation for a possible attack on Iran. The Sunday Herald can reveal that the US government signed a contract in January to transport 10 ammunition containers to the island. According to a cargo manifest from the US navy, this included 387 “Blu†bombs used for blasting hardened or underground structures. Experts say that they are being put in place for an assault on Iran’s controversial nuclear facilities. There has long been speculation that the US military is preparing for such an attack, should diplomacy fail to persuade Iran not to make nuclear weapons. Although Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, it is used by the US as a military base under an agreement made in 1971. The agreement led to 2,000 native islanders being forcibly evicted to the Seychelles and Mauritius. The Sunday Herald reported in 2007 that stealth bomber hangers on the island were being equipped to take bunker-buster bombs. They are gearing up totally for the destruction of Iran Dan Plesch, director, Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, University of London http://www.heraldsc otland.com/ news/world- news/final- destination- iran-1.1013151 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, March 12, 2010 8:34:48 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Concerns about peace in the Middle East are expressed in this article from Saudi Arabia. Indications of War? Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Saudi ArabiaBy Mamoon FandiTranslated By Marissa Icabone4 March 2010Edited by Harley Jackson Saudi Arabia - Al-Sharq Al-Awsat - Original Article (Arabic)The pressing question in the Arab world today is this: Is there a war coming between Iran and Israel or between Iran and the United States due to Iran’s nuclear ambitions? There is no doubt that the statements from Israel, the instigator Hassan Nasrallah, the Damascus Meeting, the combined maneuvers between American and Israeli forces and the increase in political and diplomatic movements in the region are, when considered together, indications of war. However, do these signs of war have only the goal of deterrence, or are they real warnings and evidence of a coming war? First off, war is beneficial to all sides. Israel needs a war to regain the trust between the army and Israeli society, whose trust was shaken after the 2006 war with Hezbollah. Also, after threats from Ahmadinejad of wiping Israel off the map, Israelis feel it is their duty to eliminate Iran’s potential nuclear strength because this strength would be otherwise used against them. In this sense, Israel might use all it has to break the power of Iran. It is a battle of existence, not a battle of borders that will occur between Israel and Iran. From here, I say that this war will be one of the worst wars in the region and possibly the ugliest. http://watchingamer ica.com/News/ 48407/indication s-of-war/ Israeli-US relations are also at a low point concerning Iran, possibly raising the risk of unilateral action by Israel. Biden blights US-Israel relations, causes Netanyahu-Barak breach DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis March 12, 2010, 1:24 PM (GMT+02:00) The fallout from the US Vice President Joe Biden's 48 hours in Israel undid a year of effort by the Netanyahu government to build a foreign policy and an understanding with Washington as the bedrock of a coordinated proactive policy on Iran, debkafile's exclusive sources report. Instead of ironing out misunderstandings which have marred relations, the visitor struck out on his own as America 's would-be Middle East policy overlord. Under the unrelenting pressure of the visit and its mishaps, prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his closest ally, defense minister Ehud Barak, almost came to blows. The announcement approving 1,600 new homes for the existing East Jerusalem suburb of Ramat Shlomo popped out at a particularly unfortunate moment. It may have been meant to mark Israeli resentment over Washington 's ineffectual handling of the Iranian nuclear drive. Instead, the announcement hit the Israeli prime minister in the face and gave Biden a large whip for beating the Israeli government down. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8647/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Thu, March 4, 2010 9:54:14 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, It seems the major powers can't agree on a unified approach to Iran. China, Russia Urge More Iran Talks as France Seeks Sanctions March 4 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia said negotiations with Iran remain the best way to resolve the dispute over the purpose of its nuclear program, after a French envoy said the time has come to adopt tougher United Nations sanctions. “There is still room for further diplomatic maneuvers,†Chinese Deputy Ambassador Liu Zhenmin told a Security Council meeting on Iran’s compliance with the previous three sets of sanctions. “The door to contact and dialogue has not closed.†Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, whose government has said it is open to supporting new penalties, said there is “still a horizon†for negotiations aimed at an agreement to defuse tensions by enriching uranium for a research reactor outside Iran. “Time is up,†French envoy Nicolas de Riviere said. “We cannot let ourselves be put off. We have no other choice than to seek the adoption in coming weeks of new Security Council measures.†France, Britain, Germany and the U.S. have given China and Russia a proposal for new sanctions aimed at Iran’s banking, shipping and insurance industries, and at the Revolutionary Guards Corps that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said has largely taken control of the nation. “In light of Iran’s continued non-compliance with its obligations, this Security Council must consider further measures to hold the government of Iran accountable,†U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said. Clinton said yesterday during a trip to Brazil that the U.S. believes the Iranian government will negotiate only after a new package of sanctions is imposed on it. Iran denies that its nuclear work is intended to produce an atomic weapon. http://www.bloomber g.com/apps/ news?pid= 20601087 & sid=aOLRz4Tjnhyc It also seems the USA is having a hard time keeping up with Iran's maneouvering, much to the frustration of Israel. Iran maneuvered Washington into its sanctions zigzagDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 3, 2010, 12:31 PM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration fell for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad' s tactics and suspended its drive for tough, speedy sanctions, DEBKA-Net-Weekly discloses, with a blow-by-blow account of how the process played out. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8624/ US backs off speedy Iran sanctions promised IsraelDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 2, 2010, 9:51 AM (GMT+02:00) Washington has reversed its drive for sanctions against Iran by the end of March, with or without the UN Security Council. On Feb. 25, Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak was given this early date in his talks with administration officials. On March 2, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Security Council action would take "several months." This sudden reversal has eased the strain on Tehran and left Israel high and dry. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8623/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Sun, February 28, 2010 9:16:45 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The risk of another conflict in the Mid East seems to be increasing. The unpredictable regime in Iran continues to surprise the West. Some speculate its latest move is aimed at taunting Israel into launching a first strike. Another Puzzle After Iran Moves Nuclear Fuel February 26, 2010 WASHINGTON — When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum , the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of attack, they said, only a fool would leave them out in the open. So imagine the surprise of international inspectors almost two weeks ago when they watched as Iran moved nearly its entire stockpile of low-enriched nuclear fuel to an above-ground plant. It was as if, one official noted, a bull’s-eye had been painted on it. Why take such a huge risk?http://www.nytimes. com/2010/ 02/27/world/ middleeast/ 27iran.html? hp At the same time, the Israelis sound a warning. Barak: If Hizballah attacks, Israel will go after its sponsors DEBKAfile Special Report (GMT+02:00) Sun. February 28, 2010 Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak warned that Hizballah and its 45,000 rockets - including "some which many sovereign countries do not have" - are directed by Iranian and Syrian civilian and military officials already present in Lebanon . He termed the differentiation between Hizballah terrorists, the state of Lebanon and their sponsors artificial. Iran 's nuclear program aims at jumping straight into the second- or second-and-a- half generation of nuclear warheads." http://www.debka. com/ The Israeli intelligence community thinks that Iran is planning for a war. Iran's terror coalition summoned for anti-Israel war planning DEBKAfile Exclusive Report - February 25, 2010, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00) Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has summoned allied Islamist and terrorist chiefs to Tehran Saturday, Feb. 27, to finalize their roles in military operations against Israel in the event of a Middle East conflagration. It will be the sequel to the preliminary discussions Ahmadinejad held in Damascus with Syrian president Bashar Assad and Hizballah and Hamas chiefs Thursday, Feb. 25. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8611/ With Iranian troop build up nearer to Israel becoming a possibility. Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing DEBKAfile Special Report - February 27, 2010, 8:57 PM (GMT+02:00) Iran last week further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel by important defense treaties with Syria (covering Lebanon ) and Qatar , home to the biggest US air base outside America . These treaties open doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. debkafile's military sources say they have already arrived in Syria and Lebanon . http://www.debka. com/article/ 8620/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, February 19, 2010 7:56:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The Iranian religious leader makes a case for their peaceful intentions.. . Iran's supreme leader: We do not seek atomic bombs February 19, 2010 8:08 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be SYMBOLS OF GENOCIDE and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)," he said. "This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 02/19/iran. nuclear/index. html?hpt= T2 ....while the general military build up in Iran porceeds at breakneck speed. Iran launches new destroyer February 19, 2010 7:00 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran has launched a new guided missile destroyer Friday, Iran's state-run news agencies reported. The announcement comes at a time when nuclear watchdogs have accused Iran of working to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The new vessel, called Jamaran, has the capacity to carry about 120 people and is armed with surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and modern naval cannons, Iran's Press TV reported. The ship is constitutes a major leap in Iran's naval technology and is the first in a class of ships that are being constructed, Press TV reported. The announcement comes a day after the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The assertion was part of a draft report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 02/19/iran. destroyer/ index.html? hpt=T2 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, February 19, 2010 5:30:31 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The following report may have implications for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Watchdog: Iran may be working on nuclear warhead February 18, 2010 9:10 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a draft report. It's the first time that the the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued such a strong warning about current Iranian nuclear activities. The statement is in an IAEA draft report obtained by CNN. The report, dated Thursday, has not yet been approved by the board of governors of the IAEA. It is the first report by the agency's new director general, Yukiya Amano, who replaced Mohamed ElBaradei at the end of last year. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said the report "demonstrates for the world again the obligations [iran's government is] failing to live up to." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 02/18/iran. nuclear/index. html?hpt= T1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Mon, February 15, 2010 5:47:53 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.american chronicle. com/articles/ view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship. " Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship, " she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news. / s/ap/20100215/ ap_on_re_ mi_ea/ml_ clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer. blogspot. com/2008/ 12/birth- of-israel. html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news. / s/ap/20100211/ ap_on_re_ mi_ea/iran_ nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in- chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbar t.com/article. php?id=CNG. e0b08e9e64fe15a9 87c1cf73dd8c5fe2 .521 & show_article= 1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet .org/thenews/ newsdesk/ LDE6181A8. htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka. com/article/ 8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments][Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/middle_ east/8504637. stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/middle_ east/8497139. stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 01/31/iran. protests/ index.html? section=cnn_ latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co. uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian .co.uk/world/ 2010/jan/ 31/iran-nuclear- us-missiles- gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters. com/article/ idUSTRE60U18R201 00131?type= politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters. com/article/ idUSN01200761201 00201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >samva Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010. jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010. jpg Iran_Punch-West_ 11Feb2010. jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 I think EU will break apart. Germany may not want to own or gurantee Greece's debt. Compare to US dollar Euro may not be good choice for any one who wants to own a stronger currency. I think short or near term prospects foR USA are not that good but long term are bullish. Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, April 8, 2010 3:19:58 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear Arun, One can make conjectures for scenarios, which may sound realistic, be based on current information and also reflect the natal potential as well as transit influences. That said, one must always be careful to not singularily project the present, in the sense that the transit conditions may reveal a transforming or new reality. However, if one is able to stay close to what a reading of the charts suggests, one may possibly arrive at the correct conjecture. Iran has been challenging the status quo while also threatening Israel. It clearly wants to become a regional powerhouse and is using manipulation, making it vulnerable. There are afflictions in the chart indicating such behaviour. That said, many in the Arab world feel Israel is victimizing the Palestinians in its dogged pursuit of a contigious homeland within the post-1967 borders. Certainly, pronounced afflictions are seen in the 21° Capricorn rising chart, especially involving the 4th and 10th houses. The US has similar afflictions in its chart, along with very positive placements. Certainly, the transits in the summer indicate difficulty for the USA, but also for Israel and Iran. Here are some blogs that may be helpful to understand the charts of the USA, Israel and Iran. http://cosmologer. blogspot. com/2009/ 03/ties-that- bind-israel- usa.html http://cosmologer. blogspot. com/2009/ 04/nuclear- iran.html Thor Arun <abirla2001 >SAMVA Wed, April 7, 2010 11:48:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Dear Mr. Thor, Hope you had a good Holiday. Regarding Conflict of US, Israel and Iran as well as strain to the US during May/June. The first strike seems to be coming from Israel while US tries to play role of first trying to contain the Crisis and eventually Join Israel due to their long standing relationship. Iran may not respond with any physical attack Rather Dump the Oil in the Market priced in Euros at very low prices; This will probably put a new twist to the Financial Crisis in US as the Markets will try to move away from Oil traded in US Dollars, eventually resulting in dumping of USD and moving to Oil traded in Euros ??????? Since I have not yet learnt to read the Charts, I hope valuble inputs can be provided by you and Samva Members on the Possbile outcomes of these development during Summer 2010 as per the Systems Approach. Thanks, Best Regards, Arun Birla. Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Thu, April 8, 2010 1:38:29 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, This exchange today between the USA and Iran warrants notice. The US has 'upped the ante' in its confrontation with Iran over its nuclear ambitions, by directing its nuclear threat at rogue states like Iran and North Korea. U.S. nuclear policy review CNN - April 7, 2010 3:23 a.m. EDT Washington (CNN) -- The United States will swear off the development of new generations of nuclear weapons and will not use its existing arsenal to attack nonnuclear states that are in compliance with nonproliferation agreements, the Obama administration said Tuesday. The shift, a consequence of the government's Nuclear Posture Review, reflects the administration' s changing view of the role of nuclear weapons in a post-Cold War world struggling to control the spread of potential devastating military technology Obama stressed that "preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism is now at the top of America's nuclear agenda."Gates also noted, however, the new policy sends a "strong message" to states such as Iran and North Korea. "If you're going to play by the rules [of the nonproliferation treaty], we will undertake certain obligations to you," he said. "But if you're not going to play by the rules ... all options are on the table." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ POLITICS/ 04/06/obama. nuclear.weapons/ index.html? iref=allsearch In turn, Ahmedinejad in Tehran issued a scathing reply directed at the person of President Obama. Iran ridicules Obama's "cowboy" nuclear strategy Associated Press - 1 hr 1 min ago TEHRAN - “Iran's hard-line president on Wednesday ridiculed President Barack Obama's new nuclear strategy, which turns the U.S. focus away from the Cold War threats and instead aims to stop the spread of atomic weapons to rogue states or terrorists. .... Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad derided Obama on Wednesday, depicting him as an ineffective leader influenced by Israel to target Iran more aggressively. "American materialist politicians, whenever they are beaten by logic, immediately resort to their weapons like cowboys," Ahmadinejad said in a speech before a crowd of several thousand in northwestern Iran. "Mr. Obama, you are a newcomer (to politics). Wait until your sweat dries and get some experience. Be careful not to read just any paper put in front of you or repeat any statement recommended, " Ahmadinejad said in the speech, aired live on state TV. Ahmadinejad said Obama "is under the pressure of capitalists and the Zionists" and vowed Iran would not be pushed around. "(American officials) bigger than you, more bullying than you, couldn't do a damn thing, let alone you," he said, addressing Obama. The United States and its allies accuse Tehran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a charge denied by Iran, which says its nuclear program is intended only to generate electricity. http://news. / s/ap/20100407/ ap_on_re_ mi_ea/iran_ nuclear Transit Ketu is at 22° 31' Gemini and Jupiter is at 24° 37' Aquarius. These planets are therefore in close mutual aspect and afflicting the MEPs of the even numbered houses in the Cancer rising horoscopes of both countries. The situation indicates an escalation in the rhetoric and one which suggests an outright confrontation has become more likely. The above development suggests the chart for Iran has merit, but list members can watch it for further confirmation. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, March 26, 2010 1:32:07 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, In the 23° 42' Cancer rising chart for Iran, the Rahu major period is in operation and the sub-period of the Moon. Currently, the transit nodes at 23° 49' Sagittarius and Gemini are exactly conjunct the MEP of the 6th and 12th house at 23° 40' in the chart. The transit nodes are also in exact aspect to the natal nodes in the MEP of the 2nd and 8th houses. While the nodes are moving at normal speed, the close aspects to the houses and natal nodes, triggering the natal affliction, would be expected to bring some strain or a setback. Moreover, transit 6th lord Jupiter at 22° Aquarius is now conjunct Ketu in the 8th house and under aspect from transit Ketu in the 12th. While things are apparently rather quiet as Iran is concerned in the world press at the moment, we could expect, if this chart has the merit it seems to have, some significant problem to arise shortly in the national life of the country. As they say in Baseball, the bases are loaded. We shall see. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Wed, March 17, 2010 7:38:12 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Tehran aiding al Qaeda links, Petraeus says Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Iran is assisting al Qaeda by facilitating links between senior terrorist leaders and affiliate groups, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday. http://www.washingt ontimes.com/ news/2010/ mar/17/tehran- aiding-al- qaeda-links- petraeus- says/ Nuclear Iran (April 23, 2009) On SAMVA list on April 18, 2009, astrologer & author V.K. Choudhry, said that "[the problems ahead would be] more than tension and outright hostility is seen. Iran is in the sub period of the Moon in the main period of Rahu. Rahu is on the MEP of the house while the Moon is under the close aspect of the MMP. Rahu will not allow Iran government to make efforts to settle the matter for avoiding outright hostility[3] ." http://cosmologer. blogspot. com/2009/ 04/nuclear- iran.html The Moon sub-period runs until October 19, 2010. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Tue, March 16, 2010 5:31:25 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is a thought provoking piece on the USA and Iran. Final destination Iran? Exclusive: Rob Edwards Published on 14 Mar 2010 Hundreds of powerful US “bunker-buster†bombs are being shipped from California to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in preparation for a possible attack on Iran. The Sunday Herald can reveal that the US government signed a contract in January to transport 10 ammunition containers to the island. According to a cargo manifest from the US navy, this included 387 “Blu†bombs used for blasting hardened or underground structures. Experts say that they are being put in place for an assault on Iran’s controversial nuclear facilities. There has long been speculation that the US military is preparing for such an attack, should diplomacy fail to persuade Iran not to make nuclear weapons. Although Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, it is used by the US as a military base under an agreement made in 1971. The agreement led to 2,000 native islanders being forcibly evicted to the Seychelles and Mauritius. The Sunday Herald reported in 2007 that stealth bomber hangers on the island were being equipped to take bunker-buster bombs. They are gearing up totally for the destruction of Iran Dan Plesch, director, Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, University of London http://www.heraldsc otland.com/ news/world- news/final- destination- iran-1.1013151 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, March 12, 2010 8:34:48 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Concerns about peace in the Middle East are expressed in this article from Saudi Arabia. Indications of War? Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Saudi ArabiaBy Mamoon FandiTranslated By Marissa Icabone4 March 2010Edited by Harley Jackson Saudi Arabia - Al-Sharq Al-Awsat - Original Article (Arabic)The pressing question in the Arab world today is this: Is there a war coming between Iran and Israel or between Iran and the United States due to Iran’s nuclear ambitions? There is no doubt that the statements from Israel, the instigator Hassan Nasrallah, the Damascus Meeting, the combined maneuvers between American and Israeli forces and the increase in political and diplomatic movements in the region are, when considered together, indications of war. However, do these signs of war have only the goal of deterrence, or are they real warnings and evidence of a coming war? First off, war is beneficial to all sides. Israel needs a war to regain the trust between the army and Israeli society, whose trust was shaken after the 2006 war with Hezbollah. Also, after threats from Ahmadinejad of wiping Israel off the map, Israelis feel it is their duty to eliminate Iran’s potential nuclear strength because this strength would be otherwise used against them. In this sense, Israel might use all it has to break the power of Iran. It is a battle of existence, not a battle of borders that will occur between Israel and Iran. From here, I say that this war will be one of the worst wars in the region and possibly the ugliest. http://watchingamer ica.com/News/ 48407/indication s-of-war/ Israeli-US relations are also at a low point concerning Iran, possibly raising the risk of unilateral action by Israel. Biden blights US-Israel relations, causes Netanyahu-Barak breach DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis March 12, 2010, 1:24 PM (GMT+02:00) The fallout from the US Vice President Joe Biden's 48 hours in Israel undid a year of effort by the Netanyahu government to build a foreign policy and an understanding with Washington as the bedrock of a coordinated proactive policy on Iran, debkafile's exclusive sources report. Instead of ironing out misunderstandings which have marred relations, the visitor struck out on his own as America 's would-be Middle East policy overlord. Under the unrelenting pressure of the visit and its mishaps, prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his closest ally, defense minister Ehud Barak, almost came to blows. The announcement approving 1,600 new homes for the existing East Jerusalem suburb of Ramat Shlomo popped out at a particularly unfortunate moment. It may have been meant to mark Israeli resentment over Washington 's ineffectual handling of the Iranian nuclear drive. Instead, the announcement hit the Israeli prime minister in the face and gave Biden a large whip for beating the Israeli government down. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8647/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Thu, March 4, 2010 9:54:14 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, It seems the major powers can't agree on a unified approach to Iran. China, Russia Urge More Iran Talks as France Seeks Sanctions March 4 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia said negotiations with Iran remain the best way to resolve the dispute over the purpose of its nuclear program, after a French envoy said the time has come to adopt tougher United Nations sanctions. “There is still room for further diplomatic maneuvers,†Chinese Deputy Ambassador Liu Zhenmin told a Security Council meeting on Iran’s compliance with the previous three sets of sanctions. “The door to contact and dialogue has not closed.†Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, whose government has said it is open to supporting new penalties, said there is “still a horizon†for negotiations aimed at an agreement to defuse tensions by enriching uranium for a research reactor outside Iran. “Time is up,†French envoy Nicolas de Riviere said. “We cannot let ourselves be put off. We have no other choice than to seek the adoption in coming weeks of new Security Council measures.†France, Britain, Germany and the U.S. have given China and Russia a proposal for new sanctions aimed at Iran’s banking, shipping and insurance industries, and at the Revolutionary Guards Corps that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said has largely taken control of the nation. “In light of Iran’s continued non-compliance with its obligations, this Security Council must consider further measures to hold the government of Iran accountable,†U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said. Clinton said yesterday during a trip to Brazil that the U.S. believes the Iranian government will negotiate only after a new package of sanctions is imposed on it. Iran denies that its nuclear work is intended to produce an atomic weapon. http://www.bloomber g.com/apps/ news?pid= 20601087 & sid=aOLRz4Tjnhyc It also seems the USA is having a hard time keeping up with Iran's maneouvering, much to the frustration of Israel. Iran maneuvered Washington into its sanctions zigzagDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 3, 2010, 12:31 PM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration fell for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad' s tactics and suspended its drive for tough, speedy sanctions, DEBKA-Net-Weekly discloses, with a blow-by-blow account of how the process played out. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8624/ US backs off speedy Iran sanctions promised IsraelDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 2, 2010, 9:51 AM (GMT+02:00) Washington has reversed its drive for sanctions against Iran by the end of March, with or without the UN Security Council. On Feb. 25, Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak was given this early date in his talks with administration officials. On March 2, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Security Council action would take "several months." This sudden reversal has eased the strain on Tehran and left Israel high and dry. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8623/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Sun, February 28, 2010 9:16:45 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The risk of another conflict in the Mid East seems to be increasing. The unpredictable regime in Iran continues to surprise the West. Some speculate its latest move is aimed at taunting Israel into launching a first strike. Another Puzzle After Iran Moves Nuclear Fuel February 26, 2010 WASHINGTON — When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum , the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of attack, they said, only a fool would leave them out in the open. So imagine the surprise of international inspectors almost two weeks ago when they watched as Iran moved nearly its entire stockpile of low-enriched nuclear fuel to an above-ground plant. It was as if, one official noted, a bull’s-eye had been painted on it. Why take such a huge risk?http://www.nytimes. com/2010/ 02/27/world/ middleeast/ 27iran.html? hp At the same time, the Israelis sound a warning. Barak: If Hizballah attacks, Israel will go after its sponsors DEBKAfile Special Report (GMT+02:00) Sun. February 28, 2010 Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak warned that Hizballah and its 45,000 rockets - including "some which many sovereign countries do not have" - are directed by Iranian and Syrian civilian and military officials already present in Lebanon . He termed the differentiation between Hizballah terrorists, the state of Lebanon and their sponsors artificial. Iran 's nuclear program aims at jumping straight into the second- or second-and-a- half generation of nuclear warheads." http://www.debka. com/ The Israeli intelligence community thinks that Iran is planning for a war. Iran's terror coalition summoned for anti-Israel war planning DEBKAfile Exclusive Report - February 25, 2010, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00) Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has summoned allied Islamist and terrorist chiefs to Tehran Saturday, Feb. 27, to finalize their roles in military operations against Israel in the event of a Middle East conflagration. It will be the sequel to the preliminary discussions Ahmadinejad held in Damascus with Syrian president Bashar Assad and Hizballah and Hamas chiefs Thursday, Feb. 25. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8611/ With Iranian troop build up nearer to Israel becoming a possibility. Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing DEBKAfile Special Report - February 27, 2010, 8:57 PM (GMT+02:00) Iran last week further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel by important defense treaties with Syria (covering Lebanon ) and Qatar , home to the biggest US air base outside America . These treaties open doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. debkafile's military sources say they have already arrived in Syria and Lebanon . http://www.debka. com/article/ 8620/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, February 19, 2010 7:56:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The Iranian religious leader makes a case for their peaceful intentions.. . Iran's supreme leader: We do not seek atomic bombs February 19, 2010 8:08 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be SYMBOLS OF GENOCIDE and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)," he said. "This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 02/19/iran. nuclear/index. html?hpt= T2 ....while the general military build up in Iran porceeds at breakneck speed. Iran launches new destroyer February 19, 2010 7:00 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran has launched a new guided missile destroyer Friday, Iran's state-run news agencies reported. The announcement comes at a time when nuclear watchdogs have accused Iran of working to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The new vessel, called Jamaran, has the capacity to carry about 120 people and is armed with surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and modern naval cannons, Iran's Press TV reported. The ship is constitutes a major leap in Iran's naval technology and is the first in a class of ships that are being constructed, Press TV reported. The announcement comes a day after the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The assertion was part of a draft report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 02/19/iran. destroyer/ index.html? hpt=T2 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, February 19, 2010 5:30:31 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The following report may have implications for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Watchdog: Iran may be working on nuclear warhead February 18, 2010 9:10 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a draft report. It's the first time that the the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued such a strong warning about current Iranian nuclear activities. The statement is in an IAEA draft report obtained by CNN. The report, dated Thursday, has not yet been approved by the board of governors of the IAEA. It is the first report by the agency's new director general, Yukiya Amano, who replaced Mohamed ElBaradei at the end of last year. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said the report "demonstrates for the world again the obligations [iran's government is] failing to live up to." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 02/18/iran. nuclear/index. html?hpt= T1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Mon, February 15, 2010 5:47:53 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.american chronicle. com/articles/ view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship. " Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship, " she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news. / s/ap/20100215/ ap_on_re_ mi_ea/ml_ clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer. blogspot. com/2008/ 12/birth- of-israel. html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news. / s/ap/20100211/ ap_on_re_ mi_ea/iran_ nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in- chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbar t.com/article. php?id=CNG. e0b08e9e64fe15a9 87c1cf73dd8c5fe2 .521 & show_article= 1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet .org/thenews/ newsdesk/ LDE6181A8. htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka. com/article/ 8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments][Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/middle_ east/8504637. stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/middle_ east/8497139. stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 01/31/iran. protests/ index.html? section=cnn_ latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co. uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian .co.uk/world/ 2010/jan/ 31/iran-nuclear- us-missiles- gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters. com/article/ idUSTRE60U18R201 00131?type= politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters. com/article/ idUSN01200761201 00201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >samva Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010. jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010. jpg Iran_Punch-West_ 11Feb2010. jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Hello Peter As you well know, on SAMVA list we try to not become a forum for political debate or conjecture but a place where astrologers and students of astrology pursue their investigations of mundane phenomena and trends with the tools of astrology. With regard to your thesis, the following news story yesterday bears noting: Greece rescue hope sends euro and stocks higher 21:59 GMT, Friday, 9 April 2010 22:59 UK The euro has jumped and stock markets have risen on reports that eurozone leaders have agreed the details of a plan to rescue debt-ridden Greece. Leaders had finally agreed an interest rate at which to lend money to Greece, should it be needed, the reports said. As a result, the euro gained more than 1 cent on the dollar, to $1.3466, while the Athens stock exchange rose 3.4%. This was despite the fact that leading ratings agency Fitch downgraded Greek government debt earlier on Friday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8611188.stm In my view, parallels may be drawn between the modern European Union with its euro and the early USA with its confederation style government and the "Continental dollar". Rather than yield to historical adversity and setbacks, the union of the American states succeeded as it was also transformed. There is little reason to think the EU will not follow a similar path despite the problems which have as a source the present limited arrangements. The political will for a union should not be underestimated despite conflicts of interest. If Europe is to have a strong voice in the world the union is the only vehicle. However, it would be enormously helpful to have a chart for the EU, for such discussion. Several events/dates have already been proposed and explored... Based on the SAMVA USA chart, it has already been noted that the US dollar is a strong currency and predicted that in the forthcoming Sun major period, the condition of the currency will be strengthened due to also more vibrant economic activity. Thor Peter P <peterannarborSAMVA Sent: Sat, April 10, 2010 5:39:35 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 I think EU will break apart. Germany may not want to own or gurantee Greece's debt. Compare to US dollar Euro may not be good choice for any one who wants to own a stronger currency. I think short or near term prospects foR USA are not that good but long term are bullish. Cosmologer <cosmologerSAMVA Sent: Thu, April 8, 2010 3:19:58 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear Arun, One can make conjectures for scenarios, which may sound realistic, be based on current information and also reflect the natal potential as well as transit influences. That said, one must always be careful to not singularily project the present, in the sense that the transit conditions may reveal a transforming or new reality. However, if one is able to stay close to what a reading of the charts suggests, one may possibly arrive at the correct conjecture. Iran has been challenging the status quo while also threatening Israel. It clearly wants to become a regional powerhouse and is using manipulation, making it vulnerable. There are afflictions in the chart indicating such behaviour. That said, many in the Arab world feel Israel is victimizing the Palestinians in its dogged pursuit of a contigious homeland within the post-1967 borders. Certainly, pronounced afflictions are seen in the 21° Capricorn rising chart, especially involving the 4th and 10th houses. The US has similar afflictions in its chart, along with very positive placements. Certainly, the transits in the summer indicate difficulty for the USA, but also for Israel and Iran. Here are some blogs that may be helpful to understand the charts of the USA, Israel and Iran. http://cosmologer. blogspot. com/2009/ 03/ties-that- bind-israel- usa.html http://cosmologer. blogspot. com/2009/ 04/nuclear- iran.html Thor Arun <abirla2001 >SAMVA Wed, April 7, 2010 11:48:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Dear Mr. Thor, Hope you had a good Holiday. Regarding Conflict of US, Israel and Iran as well as strain to the US during May/June. The first strike seems to be coming from Israel while US tries to play role of first trying to contain the Crisis and eventually Join Israel due to their long standing relationship. Iran may not respond with any physical attack Rather Dump the Oil in the Market priced in Euros at very low prices; This will probably put a new twist to the Financial Crisis in US as the Markets will try to move away from Oil traded in US Dollars, eventually resulting in dumping of USD and moving to Oil traded in Euros ??????? Since I have not yet learnt to read the Charts, I hope valuble inputs can be provided by you and Samva Members on the Possbile outcomes of these development during Summer 2010 as per the Systems Approach. Thanks, Best Regards, Arun Birla. Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Thu, April 8, 2010 1:38:29 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, This exchange today between the USA and Iran warrants notice. The US has 'upped the ante' in its confrontation with Iran over its nuclear ambitions, by directing its nuclear threat at rogue states like Iran and North Korea. U.S. nuclear policy review CNN - April 7, 2010 3:23 a.m. EDT Washington (CNN) -- The United States will swear off the development of new generations of nuclear weapons and will not use its existing arsenal to attack nonnuclear states that are in compliance with nonproliferation agreements, the Obama administration said Tuesday. The shift, a consequence of the government's Nuclear Posture Review, reflects the administration' s changing view of the role of nuclear weapons in a post-Cold War world struggling to control the spread of potential devastating military technology Obama stressed that "preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism is now at the top of America's nuclear agenda."Gates also noted, however, the new policy sends a "strong message" to states such as Iran and North Korea. "If you're going to play by the rules [of the nonproliferation treaty], we will undertake certain obligations to you," he said. "But if you're not going to play by the rules ... all options are on the table." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ POLITICS/ 04/06/obama. nuclear.weapons/ index.html? iref=allsearch In turn, Ahmedinejad in Tehran issued a scathing reply directed at the person of President Obama. Iran ridicules Obama's "cowboy" nuclear strategy Associated Press - 1 hr 1 min ago TEHRAN - “Iran's hard-line president on Wednesday ridiculed President Barack Obama's new nuclear strategy, which turns the U.S. focus away from the Cold War threats and instead aims to stop the spread of atomic weapons to rogue states or terrorists. .... Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad derided Obama on Wednesday, depicting him as an ineffective leader influenced by Israel to target Iran more aggressively. "American materialist politicians, whenever they are beaten by logic, immediately resort to their weapons like cowboys," Ahmadinejad said in a speech before a crowd of several thousand in northwestern Iran. "Mr. Obama, you are a newcomer (to politics). Wait until your sweat dries and get some experience. Be careful not to read just any paper put in front of you or repeat any statement recommended, " Ahmadinejad said in the speech, aired live on state TV. Ahmadinejad said Obama "is under the pressure of capitalists and the Zionists" and vowed Iran would not be pushed around. "(American officials) bigger than you, more bullying than you, couldn't do a damn thing, let alone you," he said, addressing Obama. The United States and its allies accuse Tehran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a charge denied by Iran, which says its nuclear program is intended only to generate electricity. http://news. / s/ap/20100407/ ap_on_re_ mi_ea/iran_ nuclear Transit Ketu is at 22° 31' Gemini and Jupiter is at 24° 37' Aquarius. These planets are therefore in close mutual aspect and afflicting the MEPs of the even numbered houses in the Cancer rising horoscopes of both countries. The situation indicates an escalation in the rhetoric and one which suggests an outright confrontation has become more likely. The above development suggests the chart for Iran has merit, but list members can watch it for further confirmation. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, March 26, 2010 1:32:07 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, In the 23° 42' Cancer rising chart for Iran, the Rahu major period is in operation and the sub-period of the Moon. Currently, the transit nodes at 23° 49' Sagittarius and Gemini are exactly conjunct the MEP of the 6th and 12th house at 23° 40' in the chart. The transit nodes are also in exact aspect to the natal nodes in the MEP of the 2nd and 8th houses. While the nodes are moving at normal speed, the close aspects to the houses and natal nodes, triggering the natal affliction, would be expected to bring some strain or a setback. Moreover, transit 6th lord Jupiter at 22° Aquarius is now conjunct Ketu in the 8th house and under aspect from transit Ketu in the 12th. While things are apparently rather quiet as Iran is concerned in the world press at the moment, we could expect, if this chart has the merit it seems to have, some significant problem to arise shortly in the national life of the country. As they say in Baseball, the bases are loaded. We shall see. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Wed, March 17, 2010 7:38:12 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Tehran aiding al Qaeda links, Petraeus says Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Iran is assisting al Qaeda by facilitating links between senior terrorist leaders and affiliate groups, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday. http://www.washingt ontimes.com/ news/2010/ mar/17/tehran- aiding-al- qaeda-links- petraeus- says/ Nuclear Iran (April 23, 2009) On SAMVA list on April 18, 2009, astrologer & author V.K. Choudhry, said that "[the problems ahead would be] more than tension and outright hostility is seen. Iran is in the sub period of the Moon in the main period of Rahu. Rahu is on the MEP of the house while the Moon is under the close aspect of the MMP. Rahu will not allow Iran government to make efforts to settle the matter for avoiding outright hostility[3] ." http://cosmologer. blogspot. com/2009/ 04/nuclear- iran.html The Moon sub-period runs until October 19, 2010. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Tue, March 16, 2010 5:31:25 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is a thought provoking piece on the USA and Iran. Final destination Iran? Exclusive: Rob Edwards Published on 14 Mar 2010 Hundreds of powerful US “bunker-buster†bombs are being shipped from California to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in preparation for a possible attack on Iran. The Sunday Herald can reveal that the US government signed a contract in January to transport 10 ammunition containers to the island. According to a cargo manifest from the US navy, this included 387 “Blu†bombs used for blasting hardened or underground structures. Experts say that they are being put in place for an assault on Iran’s controversial nuclear facilities. There has long been speculation that the US military is preparing for such an attack, should diplomacy fail to persuade Iran not to make nuclear weapons. Although Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, it is used by the US as a military base under an agreement made in 1971. The agreement led to 2,000 native islanders being forcibly evicted to the Seychelles and Mauritius. The Sunday Herald reported in 2007 that stealth bomber hangers on the island were being equipped to take bunker-buster bombs. They are gearing up totally for the destruction of Iran Dan Plesch, director, Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, University of London http://www.heraldsc otland.com/ news/world- news/final- destination- iran-1.1013151 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, March 12, 2010 8:34:48 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, Concerns about peace in the Middle East are expressed in this article from Saudi Arabia. Indications of War? Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Saudi ArabiaBy Mamoon FandiTranslated By Marissa Icabone4 March 2010Edited by Harley Jackson Saudi Arabia - Al-Sharq Al-Awsat - Original Article (Arabic)The pressing question in the Arab world today is this: Is there a war coming between Iran and Israel or between Iran and the United States due to Iran’s nuclear ambitions? There is no doubt that the statements from Israel, the instigator Hassan Nasrallah, the Damascus Meeting, the combined maneuvers between American and Israeli forces and the increase in political and diplomatic movements in the region are, when considered together, indications of war. However, do these signs of war have only the goal of deterrence, or are they real warnings and evidence of a coming war? First off, war is beneficial to all sides. Israel needs a war to regain the trust between the army and Israeli society, whose trust was shaken after the 2006 war with Hezbollah. Also, after threats from Ahmadinejad of wiping Israel off the map, Israelis feel it is their duty to eliminate Iran’s potential nuclear strength because this strength would be otherwise used against them. In this sense, Israel might use all it has to break the power of Iran. It is a battle of existence, not a battle of borders that will occur between Israel and Iran. From here, I say that this war will be one of the worst wars in the region and possibly the ugliest. http://watchingamer ica.com/News/ 48407/indication s-of-war/ Israeli-US relations are also at a low point concerning Iran, possibly raising the risk of unilateral action by Israel. Biden blights US-Israel relations, causes Netanyahu-Barak breach DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis March 12, 2010, 1:24 PM (GMT+02:00) The fallout from the US Vice President Joe Biden's 48 hours in Israel undid a year of effort by the Netanyahu government to build a foreign policy and an understanding with Washington as the bedrock of a coordinated proactive policy on Iran, debkafile's exclusive sources report. Instead of ironing out misunderstandings which have marred relations, the visitor struck out on his own as America 's would-be Middle East policy overlord. Under the unrelenting pressure of the visit and its mishaps, prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his closest ally, defense minister Ehud Barak, almost came to blows. The announcement approving 1,600 new homes for the existing East Jerusalem suburb of Ramat Shlomo popped out at a particularly unfortunate moment. It may have been meant to mark Israeli resentment over Washington 's ineffectual handling of the Iranian nuclear drive. Instead, the announcement hit the Israeli prime minister in the face and gave Biden a large whip for beating the Israeli government down. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8647/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Thu, March 4, 2010 9:54:14 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, It seems the major powers can't agree on a unified approach to Iran. China, Russia Urge More Iran Talks as France Seeks Sanctions March 4 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia said negotiations with Iran remain the best way to resolve the dispute over the purpose of its nuclear program, after a French envoy said the time has come to adopt tougher United Nations sanctions. “There is still room for further diplomatic maneuvers,†Chinese Deputy Ambassador Liu Zhenmin told a Security Council meeting on Iran’s compliance with the previous three sets of sanctions. “The door to contact and dialogue has not closed.†Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, whose government has said it is open to supporting new penalties, said there is “still a horizon†for negotiations aimed at an agreement to defuse tensions by enriching uranium for a research reactor outside Iran. “Time is up,†French envoy Nicolas de Riviere said. “We cannot let ourselves be put off. We have no other choice than to seek the adoption in coming weeks of new Security Council measures.†France, Britain, Germany and the U.S. have given China and Russia a proposal for new sanctions aimed at Iran’s banking, shipping and insurance industries, and at the Revolutionary Guards Corps that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said has largely taken control of the nation. “In light of Iran’s continued non-compliance with its obligations, this Security Council must consider further measures to hold the government of Iran accountable,†U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said. Clinton said yesterday during a trip to Brazil that the U.S. believes the Iranian government will negotiate only after a new package of sanctions is imposed on it. Iran denies that its nuclear work is intended to produce an atomic weapon. http://www.bloomber g.com/apps/ news?pid= 20601087 & sid=aOLRz4Tjnhyc It also seems the USA is having a hard time keeping up with Iran's maneouvering, much to the frustration of Israel. Iran maneuvered Washington into its sanctions zigzagDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 3, 2010, 12:31 PM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration fell for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad' s tactics and suspended its drive for tough, speedy sanctions, DEBKA-Net-Weekly discloses, with a blow-by-blow account of how the process played out. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8624/ US backs off speedy Iran sanctions promised IsraelDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 2, 2010, 9:51 AM (GMT+02:00) Washington has reversed its drive for sanctions against Iran by the end of March, with or without the UN Security Council. On Feb. 25, Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak was given this early date in his talks with administration officials. On March 2, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Security Council action would take "several months." This sudden reversal has eased the strain on Tehran and left Israel high and dry. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8623/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Sun, February 28, 2010 9:16:45 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The risk of another conflict in the Mid East seems to be increasing. The unpredictable regime in Iran continues to surprise the West. Some speculate its latest move is aimed at taunting Israel into launching a first strike. Another Puzzle After Iran Moves Nuclear Fuel February 26, 2010 WASHINGTON — When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum , the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of attack, they said, only a fool would leave them out in the open. So imagine the surprise of international inspectors almost two weeks ago when they watched as Iran moved nearly its entire stockpile of low-enriched nuclear fuel to an above-ground plant. It was as if, one official noted, a bull’s-eye had been painted on it. Why take such a huge risk?http://www.nytimes. com/2010/ 02/27/world/ middleeast/ 27iran.html? hp At the same time, the Israelis sound a warning. Barak: If Hizballah attacks, Israel will go after its sponsors DEBKAfile Special Report (GMT+02:00) Sun. February 28, 2010 Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak warned that Hizballah and its 45,000 rockets - including "some which many sovereign countries do not have" - are directed by Iranian and Syrian civilian and military officials already present in Lebanon . He termed the differentiation between Hizballah terrorists, the state of Lebanon and their sponsors artificial. Iran 's nuclear program aims at jumping straight into the second- or second-and-a- half generation of nuclear warheads." http://www.debka. com/ The Israeli intelligence community thinks that Iran is planning for a war. Iran's terror coalition summoned for anti-Israel war planning DEBKAfile Exclusive Report - February 25, 2010, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00) Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has summoned allied Islamist and terrorist chiefs to Tehran Saturday, Feb. 27, to finalize their roles in military operations against Israel in the event of a Middle East conflagration. It will be the sequel to the preliminary discussions Ahmadinejad held in Damascus with Syrian president Bashar Assad and Hizballah and Hamas chiefs Thursday, Feb. 25. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8611/ With Iranian troop build up nearer to Israel becoming a possibility. Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing DEBKAfile Special Report - February 27, 2010, 8:57 PM (GMT+02:00) Iran last week further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel by important defense treaties with Syria (covering Lebanon ) and Qatar , home to the biggest US air base outside America . These treaties open doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. debkafile's military sources say they have already arrived in Syria and Lebanon . http://www.debka. com/article/ 8620/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, February 19, 2010 7:56:25 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The Iranian religious leader makes a case for their peaceful intentions.. . Iran's supreme leader: We do not seek atomic bombs February 19, 2010 8:08 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader said Friday the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. "Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious tenets and beliefs consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be SYMBOLS OF GENOCIDE and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram (religiously banned)," he said. "This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 02/19/iran. nuclear/index. html?hpt= T2 ....while the general military build up in Iran porceeds at breakneck speed. Iran launches new destroyer February 19, 2010 7:00 a.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran has launched a new guided missile destroyer Friday, Iran's state-run news agencies reported. The announcement comes at a time when nuclear watchdogs have accused Iran of working to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The new vessel, called Jamaran, has the capacity to carry about 120 people and is armed with surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and modern naval cannons, Iran's Press TV reported. The ship is constitutes a major leap in Iran's naval technology and is the first in a class of ships that are being constructed, Press TV reported. The announcement comes a day after the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Iran may be working secretly to develop a nuclear warhead for a missile. The assertion was part of a draft report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 02/19/iran. destroyer/ index.html? hpt=T2 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Fri, February 19, 2010 5:30:31 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The following report may have implications for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. Watchdog: Iran may be working on nuclear warhead February 18, 2010 9:10 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a draft report. It's the first time that the the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued such a strong warning about current Iranian nuclear activities. The statement is in an IAEA draft report obtained by CNN. The report, dated Thursday, has not yet been approved by the board of governors of the IAEA. It is the first report by the agency's new director general, Yukiya Amano, who replaced Mohamed ElBaradei at the end of last year. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said the report "demonstrates for the world again the obligations [iran's government is] failing to live up to." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 02/18/iran. nuclear/index. html?hpt= T1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Mon, February 15, 2010 5:47:53 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Here is an interesting take on Israel's approach to her neighbors and the likelihood of a war involving Israel's northern border with Lebanon. http://www.american chronicle. com/articles/ view/140634 It is interesting, that although the report does mention Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, it does not explicitly mention the threat posed by hostile Iran and to which Israel must look in case of hostilities on its borders. In this regard, Hillary Clinton, who was recently in the mid East to build support for tougher actions against Iran, has publicly stated the US government is viewing the Iran regime as a "military dictatorship. " Moreover, the US is now assuming Iran is on track to produce nuclear weapons. Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship AP – February 15, 2010 - 2 hrs 34 mins ago DOHA, Qatar – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters. Speaking to Arab students at Carnegie Mellon's Doha campus, Clinton said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps appears to have gained so much power that it effectively is supplanting the government. "Iran is moving toward a military dictatorship, " she said. "That is our view." Last week the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was freezing the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a previously penalized construction company he runs because of their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. http://news. / s/ap/20100215/ ap_on_re_ mi_ea/ml_ clinton_mideast Earlier it has been suggested "With transit Rahu passing into aspect of natal Rahu in mid April, there could be some difficulty at that time as Mars-Rahu period is operating. April 18 is of interest as transit 8th lord Sun in 4th house will be afflicted by natal 12th lord Jupiter, while both natal and transit Rahu afflict the 4th, 12th and 8th houses." To read more on the chart for Israel: Birth of Israel (December 28, 2008) http://cosmologer. blogspot. com/2008/ 12/birth- of-israel. html These are interesting times. Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Thu, February 11, 2010 9:31:14 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, Iran's "punch to stun to the West" has now been announced. The country has already enriched uranium to 20%, has become a "nuclear state" and can enrich uranium to 80% (weapons grade). Iran makes first batch of higher enriched uranium AFP - February 11, 2010 - 6 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that the Islamic republic has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium just two days after beginning the process. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians on the anniversary of the 1979 foundation of the Islamic republic that the country was now a "nuclear state." However, he insisted that Iran had no intention to build nuclear weapons. The United States and some of its allies accuse Tehran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to build nuclear weapons but Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is just geared towards generating electricity. "I want to announce with a loud voice here that the first package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists," he said, referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran's uranium stockpile to higher levels. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons if enriched further to 90 percent or more. "We have the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent but we don't enrich (to this level) because we don't need it," he said in a speech broadcast live on state television. http://news. / s/ap/20100211/ ap_on_re_ mi_ea/iran_ nuclear The punch: Iran anniversary 'punch' will stun West: Khamenei Feb 8 02:19 PM US/Eastern Bolton: Even Severe Sanctions Wont Dissuade Iran From Pursuing Nuclear Weapons Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran 's commander-in- chief, told a gathering of air force personnel. The country's top cleric was marking the occasion when Iran 's air force gave its support to revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a key event which led to the toppling of the US-backed shah on February 11, 1979. http://www.breitbar t.com/article. php?id=CNG. e0b08e9e64fe15a9 87c1cf73dd8c5fe2 .521 & show_article= 1 Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Tue, February 9, 2010 10:19:42 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, More news concerning the Iranian situation. Israel urges "crippling" sanctions now against Iran 09 Feb 2010 11:41:24 GMT JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for immediate and crippling sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, on the day it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel. "Iran is rushing forward to produce nuclear weapons...I believe that what is required right now is tough action by the international community," Netanyahu told European diplomats. "This means crippling sanctions and these sanctions must be applied right now." http://www.alertnet .org/thenews/ newsdesk/ LDE6181A8. htm Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2010, 12:24 PM (GMT+02:00) Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent. The event was charged with the threat from Iran 's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in a way that will leave them stunned!" In Paris , US defense secretary Robert Gates admitted for the first time that military action was possible to stop Iran developing a nuclear ... http://www.debka. com/article/ 8595/ Iranian missile airlift stiffens Syrian war talk, tops up Hizballah, Hamas DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 5, 2010, 9:22 AM (GMT+02:00) Debkafile Iranian and military sources report the war threats from Damascus this week were backed by massive Iranian airlifts for boosting Syria 's missile arsenal. Fresh supplies also reached the Lebanese Hizballah and Hamas in Gaza . Wednesday, Feb. 3, Syrian president Bashar Assad accused Israel of seeking war, while his foreign minister Walid Moallem boasted: "You know that war at this time will come to your cities." They spoke after taking delivery of 100 new medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from Iran in January. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8589/ Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Tue, February 9, 2010 5:40:17 AMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 [2 Attachments][Attachment(s) from Cosmologer included below] Hello list, The rhetoric continues to escalate concerning the Iranian nuclear dilemma facing the West. West pushes for 'strong sanctions' against Iran 23:09 GMT, Monday, 8 February 2010 Iran 's nuclear programme has alarmed Western powers Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran , following its announcement that it will step up uranium enrichment. After talks in Paris , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said the time had come for "strong" measures. The British government described Iran 's new position as deeply worrying. Earlier, Iran 's nuclear chief said it had told the UN's nuclear watchdog it would begin enriching uranium to 20%. Ali Akbar Salehi also said it would build 10 new enrichment plants next year, despite the fact that it still had problems with its first one. The US and its Western allies fear Iran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, which could require uranium enriched to at least 90%. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/middle_ east/8504637. stm Certainly, the above news does suggest that Iran's brinkmanship is increasing, and it therefore moving away from a peacful resolution of this dilemma. At the same time, President Ahmadinejad has also stated the Iranian government is open to further communication with the West. In other words, he appears to be craftily dodging the demands of the Western powers. As for the charts of Iran and USA, the transits suggest problems are likelier for Iran at this time, but also for the USA, although clearly more so in the summer (see analysis below and attached chart files). Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >SAMVA Wed, February 3, 2010 9:52:31 PMRe: Re: Iran: summer 2010 Hello list, The news coming out of Iran is as perplexing as it is contradictory. Iran has launched a rocket capable of carrying a sattelite (and a nuclear war head), for peaceful purposes, noting that soon no part of the sky will be unavailable to Iranian scientists. At the same time, Iran makes an perplexing offer to settle the demands of the West, concerning the enrichment of Uranium - an offer some think the West is likely to refuse. Finally, there are reports of growing rumors of war in the Mid East. Iran launches rocket carrying animals into orbit 18:24 GMT, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison describes as an "experimental capsule". The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket has a cargo of live animals including a rat, turtles and worms. Pictures on state television shows the rocket being fired from a launch pad. President Ahmadinejad praised the launch of the satellite and the progress his country was making in its space programme. http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/middle_ east/8497139. stm from Cosmologer included below] Hello dear list members, It seems things are heating up inside of Iran and in its foreign relations. The US led trade embargo on Iran seems to be having an effect, with the Iranian leadership turning increasingly hostile in its communication to the world. This may also be explained by indications that the US is working on a plan for a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Today, there are reports it is installing a missile shield in key allied nations in the Mid East. Some argue this is being done to contain a possible Iranian response to such a strike, in view of Iran's increasingly capable missile technology. Some days ago, the top clerical leader invoked the coming end of the "Zionist regime in Israel", something mostly the President had been saying. The Israelis also report discovering a new Hizbolla plan to invade and take over border towns with a force of 5000 soldiers, an effort possibly supported by Iran. CNN is now reporting that the political opposition is calling for street protests on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The following news is also mentioned: Iran opposition leaders call for protests February 1, 2010 6:31 a.m. EST .... "Meanwhile, state-run Press TV quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday as saying that the nation will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11." http://www.cnn. com/2010/ WORLD/meast/ 01/31/iran. protests/ index.html? section=cnn_ latest I attach the tentative chart for Iran and recall the prediction made for the coming months (see message below from Dec. 27, 2009). The Rahu-Moon period is operating and the transits are somewhat difficult, with transit 6th lord Jupiter in the 8th house in applying aspect to natal 8th lord Saturn - becoming exact around Feb. 24. In this regard, we should recall that Saturn natally afflicts 1st lord Moon in the 11th house. Meanwhile, transit Rahu in the 6th house is in applying aspect to its natal placement in the 2nd house, while transit Ketu in the 12th house is in applying aspect to natal Ketu in the 8th house - becoming exact on March 27, albeit no longer stationary. On February 11, transit Moon will be in the 6th house passing into the aspects of natal Rahu and transit Rahu, when the energy of manipulation and discord will affect the sense of self of the country. We'll soon see what happens. The US had reacted to the increasing belligerence of the Iranian leadership: US speeds up its own and Gulf allies' preparations for clash with IranDEBKAfile Special ReportJanuary 31, 2010, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00) The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran , or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran 's nuclear facilities. http://www.debka. com/article/ 8573 US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles guardian.co. uk, Sunday 31 January 2010 19.07 GMT http://www.guardian .co.uk/world/ 2010/jan/ 31/iran-nuclear- us-missiles- gulf U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf WASHINGTON - Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:50pm EST http://www.reuters. com/article/ idUSTRE60U18R201 00131?type= politicsNews US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails Mon Feb 1, 2010 2:59pm EST Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability (Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat) WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), the Defense Department said. http://www.reuters. com/article/ idUSN01200761201 00201 So, anything can happen in view of the present Jupiter-Saturn contact and the natal to transit nodal aspect, but I also recall what I mentioned in my post of Dec. 27: "There is a very interesting aspect taking place next summer. It is the transit station of 8th lord Saturn at 3° 50' Virgo and 3rd house. From this point, 8th lord Saturn becomes closely opposite 10th lord Mars and 3rd lord Mercury in infancy in Pisces and 9th house. The duration of the aspect lasts from mid May to mid July. Of particular interest is the position on May 22, 2010 when transit 6th lord Jupiter will also have joined this combination and becomes exact in its opposition to transit stationary Saturn. It will also afflict these natal planets. Transit Jupiter will also be in mutual affliction with natal Jupiter, which also afflicts this placement in the 9th house. We can expect some difficulties in Iran at that time related to the speech or actions of the Iranians or its place in the community of nations. Typically, a contact between the 6th and 8th lords can produce violent events. We can watch the events next summer with an eye to further verify this chart." Thor Cosmologer <cosmologer >samva Sun, December 27, 2009 6:35:40 PMIran: summer 2010 Hello dear list members, The uncertain political situation in Iran has been of great interest to the global community for some years. In the tentative chart for Iran, based on the proclamation of an Islamic Republic, the Rahu-Moon period is operating. In the chart, natal 8th lord Saturn at 14° Leo and 2nd house afflicts 1st lord Moon at 14° Taurus and 11th house. This suggest tension involving the identity of the country, perhaps linked to a desire for status. has earlier suggested this aspect does not allow the Iranian government to get away with whatever it is they desire. First and foremost is their wish to become a nuclear power. Second is their heavy hand in dealing with the freedom of expression and political dissent. This weekend there have been street protests in Iran. Four people have allegedly been shot dead by the police. Rahu and 3rd lord Mercury are conjunct in transit for a whole week, with transit stationary Rahu in the 6th house also aspecting natal Rahu in the 2nd house. Both houses have to do with communal harmony. Moreover, transit Venus as 4th lord, along with transit 2nd lord Sun and 3rd lord Mercury are in the 6th house at the present time. Thor Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 1 of 1 Photo(s) Iran_11Feb2010. jpg Attachment(s) from Cosmologer 2 of 2 Photo(s) SAMVA USA chart PU_Iran punch_11Feb2010. jpg Iran_Punch-West_ 11Feb2010. jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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