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drsalehi: "In 1951 Iran nationalized its oil. British warships immediately blocked off the straight of Hormuz and threatened Iran with military action claimeding Iran was thumbing its nose to the west.

Today Iran is making use of its natural resources to make electricity. Again foreign powers are threatening military force to prevent Iran from using its natural resources and instead rely on them for electricity when the oil runs out.

Iran wont budge on its rights, and threats wont subjugate them."

Israel And The Middle East:

Tzipi Livni, Israel's foreign minister, talks to Harry Smith about Iran, Barack Obama and the two-state solution.

In their second presidential debate, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama are asked what they would do if Iran attacked Israel.

On Tuesday, Riz speaks with an Israeli journalist who argues that the US, and the world community, must react more strongly to Iran. Ronen Bergman is the author of The Secret War with Iran: The 30-Year Clandestine Struggle Against the World's Most Dangerous Terrorist Power. Also joining the show is Hillary Mann Leverett, who left the Bush administration in 2004. She's a former National Security Council director for Iran and the Persian Gulf Affairs, and has criticised Washington's "major strategic blunders" in its relations with Iran.

Israel has made it clear it intends to end Iran's nuclear program with or without U.S. support -- and before President Bush leaves office. David Martin reports on mounting tensions in Mideast.

U.S. intelligence analysts say that nearly 100 Israeli warplanes staged a rehearsal air strike against nuclear facilities in Iran. David Martin reports from the Pentagon.