Irannews headlines on Saturday include Air France-KLMstoppingflights to Iran;Ehud Olmert accusing BenjaminNetanyahu ofwasting billions on unnecessary military projects related to Iran; Iran's Syria envoy denial of his assassination attempt;Irans Revolutionary Guardgrowing media activities and results of Israeli poll onIran.Air France-KLM to cease flights to Iran in April
Air France-KLM says the company will cancel its flights to Iran as of April, leaving Germany's Lufthansa as the sole European carrier offering service to Tehran.Spokesman Joost Ruempol said Saturday the decision to end the Amsterdam-Tehran route was made for economic, not political reasons.
Netanyahu, Barak spent NIS 11 bil. on preparations for Iran strike that never eventuated
Former prime minister of Israel Ehud Olmert accused Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday of spending billions of shekels on unnecessary defense projects related to Iran.
Irans Syria envoy denies his assassination attempt
Iran's Ambassador to Damascus Mohammad-Reza Raouf-Sheibani has dismissed reports about an assassination attempt against himself and generals from Russia as well as Hezbollah officials inside the Syrian capital.
Irans Revolutionary Guard and their growing media activities
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), known asSepah, is a 130,000-strong army that was created after the 1979 revolution. Sepah operates in addition to Irans regular army, which defends the countrys borders and constitution.
Iran not a priority for most Israeli voters
Arecent pollby theTimes of Israelshowed that the Iranian threat is viewed by only 12% of likely Israeli voters as an urgentissue, whereas 43% of likely voters viewedeconomic problemsas the most pressing issue.
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