In a twist, “Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout ‘nuclear terrorism’,” Jon Gambrell, AP, April 11, 2021.

A real apologist academic won’t admit that the problem is that Iran is marching toward a nuclear weapon.  All they have to do is aim for a peaceful domestic program.  The U.S. is not the problem Mr. Mousavian.  BAS should call him out on this.  “Why a quick return to the Iran nuclear deal is needed to avoid a real nuclear crisis,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, April 11, 2021.

“Analysis:  As Iran’s Election Nears, the Regime Is Trying to Figure Out What to Do With Social Media,” Zvi Bar’el, Haaretz, April 11, 2021.

Hmm.  One day later.  “On Saturday, Iran announced it had launched a chain of 164 IR-6 centrifuges at the plant, injecting them with uranium gas and beginning their rapid spinning. Officials also began testing the IR-9 centrifuge, which they say will enrich uranium 50 times faster than Iran’s first-generation centrifuges, the IR-1.”  So, either the Iranians didn’t do a good job of providing electricity, or something’s afoot.  “Power problem at Iran nuclear facility,” AAP Newswire, April 11 2021.