“UN watchdog: Iran has enriched uranium to highest purity yet,” David Rising, AP, ABC, May 12, 2021.
“The security implications of the Iran-China deal,” Ardavan Khoshnood, JNS, May 12, 2021.
Only if Saudi Arabia does what Iran wants. “FM says Iran ready for closer ties with rival Saudi Arabia,” AP, May 12, 2021.
Gotta’ love it when The Post says don’t believe anyone else, believe us. “Don’t believe the wild rumors on the Iran talks. Here’s the real story,” Jason Rezaian, op-ed, Washington Post, May 12, 2021. The telling comment from Rezaian, who sadly himself has not learned from his hostage situation (unlike the Ph.D. student at Princeton, Xiyue Wang)—“Fortunately, at nearly every level of the administration, there are officials who know the challenges posed by Iran because they have dealt with them head-on in the past.” That is the Administration who gave the world the JCPOA! The second laughable comment, “When we left the nuclear deal, Iran began behaving worse — much worse — than when we were in it.” Iran was already doing bad acts, from Syria to Yemen, to Lebanon to you name it. Staying in the JCPOA simply gave Iran cover. Let’s be grateful to the U.S. for pressure and to Israel for its pressure. Sitting back is not the answer. It would be wise for Rezaian to avoid praising Kerry. It would also be wise for Rezaian to avoid comparing Brett McGurk with Robert O’Brien.
“Berlin security service blames Iran for cyber attack on German companies,” The National, May 12, 2021.
“Amid nuclear negotiations that will soon yield the Islamic Republic a massive windfall, the Biden administration is on the cusp of indirectly providing Hamas with the cash it needs to replenish its rocket supplies,” said Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.” See “Iran’s role in Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be ‘overlooked,’ say Mideast experts,” Sean Savage, JNS, May 12, 2021.
An enabler. “Twitter users slam platform for not banning Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei,” Yaron Steinbuch, NYPost, May 12, 2021.