Month: October 2021

“Iran Won’t Stop Until It Has a Nuclear Weapon,” Reuel Marc Gerecht and Ray Takeyh, Wall Street Journal, October 19, 2021.

“Political Rivals: Iran Cyber Capabilities Show No Sign Of Slowing Down,” Tech Round, October 19, 2021.

Threats against internal opponents inside Lebanon.  Hezbollah doesn’t want the judge investigation the harbor explosion to tie them to the stored fertilizer (for explosives).  “For a change, Hezbollah’s boast of 100,000 fighters is not aimed at Israel,” Times of Israel, October 19, 2021.

“Iran says it defeated US in region, mocks Israel failure against Hamas – analysis,” Jerusalem Post, 10-19-21.

“Parliament Speaker Urges Development of Iran-Venezuela Economic Ties,” Tasnim, October, 19, 2021.

“Iran Says Nuclear Envoy Will Go to Brussels, But Doubts Persist Over Tehran’s Seriousness,” VOA, October 19, 2021.

“’Maximum Psychological’ Pressure: Iranian Rights Lawyer Tortured, Drugged During Detention, Attorney Says,” RFE/RL, October 19, 2021.

“UN atomic agency head to visit Iran as nuke talks uncertain,” Mooresville Tribune, October 19, 2021.

“Iran Says U.S. Should Lift Sanctions to Prove It Wants to Renew Talks,” AP, October 19, 2021.

This is not rocket surgery.  “Analysis:  Israel Believes Iran Is Delaying Restart of Nuclear Talks to Stockpile Uranium,” Amos Harel, Haaertz, October 18, 2021.

“Iran Minister Rules Out Digging Wells Near Cyrus Tomb,” Iran International, October 18, 2021.

“Despite Iran-Saudi Talks, Reconciliation Is Not in the Cards,” Michael Segall, JNS, October 18, 2021.

“Iranian warship fends off pirate attack in Gulf of Aden,” Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera, October 17, 2021.

The Regime is intent on punishing her to punish the UK.  “British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe loses court appeal,” Vasco Cotovio, CNN, October 16, 2021.

“Russian-Iranian competition heats up in South Caucasus,” Kirill Semenov, Al Monitor, October 15, 2021.

“While Washington argues, Iran makes nuclear advances,” Simon Henderson, op-ed, The Hill, October 15, 2021.

“Iran claims success for new ‘Iranian Iron Dome’ air defense system – analysis,” Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, October 13, 2021.

“In the real Iran, we are familiar with the long shadow of state suppression. We aren’t victims of global ignorance but of a deliberate and systematic attempt by the Islamic Republic to manipulate world opinion through apologists in the foreign media. Thus, you’ve read that there is no internal opposition to the Islamic Republic. That’s wrong. We the people are the opposition. What we ask of you is simple: to learn about Iran, listen to us, share our stories. You have been told that your solidarity would hurt us, that talking about our struggle would put us at risk. That is a lie. It is your silence and indifference that threaten us.”  See “Western Media Aren’t Telling You the Truth About Iran,” Hossein Ronaghi, October 12, 2021.  “Reporters would rather tweet about the weather than investigate repression and torture by the regime.”

“Azerbaijan’s Defiant Message to Iran,” Michael Doran, op-ed, Wall Street Journal, October 11, 2021.

“Iran makes more 20% enriched uranium than watchdog reported,” AP, October 10, 2021.

“AQ Khan, ‘father of Pakistan’s nuclear program’ who also helped Iran, dies at 85,” Times of Israel, AFP, October 10, 2021.

“Iran makes more 20% enriched uranium than watchdog reported,” Stamford Advocate, October 10, 2021.

“Family, Iranian state media say Iran’s first president, Abolhassan Banisadr, dies in Paris from long illness at age 88,” AP, San Diego Union-Tribune, October 9, 2021.