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Stuxnet attack offers lesson for U.S. energy industry

The Stuxnet attack offered a lesson for the U.S. energy industry, requiring nuclear facilities to review what protections they had in place.

Tags: Stuxnet virus, counterintelligence, Iran, nuclear power plants

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Iran warns terrorism coming to Washington

A top Iranian cleric has warned the U.S. and specifically the city of Washington to prepare for retaliation in response to a terror attack in western Pakistan that killed 103 people.

Tags: Iran, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, J.J. Green, George Perkovich

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Family of hostage asking Obama for help

The wife of a former FBI agent, believed to have been kidnapped by the Iranian government, is pleading with President Barack Obama to help.

Tags: Bob Levinson, Iran

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U.S. agents follow the WMD money trail

Every country has a finance ministry, but only the U.S. has one with a unit dedicated to combating illicit finance linked to terrorists and rogue nation-states developing or threatening to use weapons of mass destruction. Its goal is to choke off their money supply until their exploits shrivel up and cease. Iran is the unit's main focus at this time.

Tags: weapons of mass destruction, jj green, Iran, david cohen

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NYT: Iran agrees to talk with U.S. about nuclear program

The United States and Iran have agreed to discuss Iran's nuclear program for the first time, The New York Times reported Saturday evening.

Tags: Iran, nuclear, election

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Art imitates life in Affleck's new CIA thriller 'Argo'

WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley says "Argo" makes it official: Ben Affleck can direct.

Tags: fraley on film, Argo, Iran, Ben Affleck, jason fraley

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Ambassador: Iran planned to blow up Israeli Embassy

When Manssor Arbabsiar, a 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, was arrested and charged with plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. in Washington, another alleged high-profile component to the plot escaped the attention of many.

Tags: Manssor Arbabsiar, Michael Oren, Israel, Iran, nuclear, J.J. Green, Fred Burton, Stratfor

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Shadow war threatens London Olympics

Tens of thousands of security and military personnel are patrolling Olympic venues, but in the shadows, a large group of international security and intelligence foot soldiers are roaming the streets and back alleys with instructions -- to stop a terror strike before it starts.

Tags: Olympics, Fred Burton, Stratfor, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, J.J. Green

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Albright: Military force a question as Iran sanctions work

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright tells WTOP she isn't surprised the Iraq talks weren't wholly successful, and looks to upcoming negotiations in Moscow next month to keep the precarious situation from escalating.

Tags: Madeleine Albright, David Albright, IAEA, Iran, nuclear, sanctions

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Iranian 'Stuxnet' attack was inside job

In March 2010, Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment plant was infected by the "Stuxnet" virus. And it was no accident.

Tags: Stuxnet virus, Iran, Israeli Institute, Seymour Hersh, Michael V. Hayden, J.J. Green, Yael Shahar

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