Tag: iran

  • Electing Iran to UN Women’s Rights Post an Insult

    Electing Iran to UN Women’s Rights Post an Insult to Human Rights Hypocrisy. This is the first word that came to mind when I learned of the United Nation’s decision to appoint the Islamic Republic of Iran – a government with a proven history of discriminatiion against women and minorities – to its Commission on…

  • Leaked recording reveals Iranian secrets

    A recording of Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has been leaked revealing that Russia allegedly wants to stop the U.S. and Iran from reentering the 2015 nuclear deal. Zarif warned the interviewer that this is so sensitive that “You definitely can never release this part.” The Associated Press has the story: Legitimate secret recording…

  • what is hidden in Iran’s nuclear underground facilities?!!

    what is hidden in Iran’s nuclear underground facilities?!! An Explosion at Natanz Iran recently announced that its facility in Natanz had suffered a large explosion and power loss in which a significant number of centrifuges that enrich natural uranium into fuel for nuclear power or weapons were damaged. Natanz is, perhaps, Iran’s most important enrichment…

  • Talks proceeding slowly in Iran nuclear deal return attempt

    President Joe Biden has taken steps to return the U.S. to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, which President Donald Trump had pulled the U.S. out of. Talks have begun in Vienna between Iran and the other nations that were part of the deal, but progress is slow. The Associated Press has the story: 2015…

  • Background on the Iran nuclear talks

    Negotiations have begun to bring the U.S. back into the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. How did the deal come about, why did the U.S. leave the agreement, and what are the chances of reviving it? The Associated Press has the story: The history of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action deal with Iran over…

  • U.S. threatens Lebanese politicians with sanctions

    After months of political deadlock in Lebanon, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs David Hale warned Lebanese officials that U.S. and its allies might impose sanctions against them if progress is not made setting up the new government. Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri was named to the post in October, but he has been unable…

  • BIBI “NATANZYAHU” PLAYS BAD COP ON IRAN

    BIBI “NATANZYAHU” PLAYS BAD COP ON IRAN This week witnessed three big surprises in the ongoing not-so-shadow war between Israel and Iran.  First, the remarkable technical success of a sabotage operation, almost certainly staged by Israel, against Iran’s heavily guarded uranium enrichment facility at Natanz. Second, more surprising, the apparent American acceptance of this operation,…

  • Iran’s Khamenei dislikes 2015 nuclear deal offer

    Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei took the same skeptical stance as Iran’s president toward reviving talks about the 2015 nuclear agreement. He said the offers to talk at Vienna are “arrogant and humiliating.” The Associated Press has the story: Iran’s supreme leader rejects talks to revive 2015 nuclear agreement DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)…

  • Iran increases uranium enrichment after alleged Israeli attack

    After an assault that damaged centrifuges at its Natanz nuclear facility, Iran will be increasing the purity of its uranium enrichment up to 60%. Israel is widely believed to be behind the attack. This further jeopardizes negotiations with bringing the U.S. back into the 2015 nuclear deal, as it puts Iran in further breach of…

  • Iran says Israel behind nuclear facility cyberattack

    Tensions between Iran and Israel remain high after a cyberattack damaged centrifuges at Iran’s underground Natanz nuclear facility. Israeli media stated that the government was behind it, but Israeli government has not acknowledged responsibility. Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh warned that the country will take revenge. The Associated Press has the story: Israel likely…