Accurate position by this op-ed. The Supreme Leader and those at the top of the Regime will not agree to a revised JCPOA or any other agreement on their nuclear weapons program. “Missile attack on UAE shows Iran is unwilling to compromise,” David Gardner, op-ed, FT, February 3, 2022.
“Iran Plans to Work With China On Technology To Further Restrict Internet,” Maryam Sinaee, Iran International, February 3, 2022. And see “The best VPN for China 2022,” Adam Marshall, Tech Radar, January 6, 2022, which by implication means that the best VPNs for Iran are probably ExpressVPN, NordVPN, and Surfshark.
It is up to Iran to turn its ship around and spend its efforts on moving its country forward and stopping threatening actions against its neighbors. But it hard for Iran to stop this because of the founding 1979 premises of its country. “Israel, Bahrain sign new defense memo in signal toward Iran,” Josef Federman, Yahoo, February 3, 2022.
The Empire strikes again. “According to the Washington Institute for Near-East Policy, the True Promise Brigades has ties to Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah, or Hezbollah Brigades, an Iran-backed group listed by the US as a “terrorist organisation”. The Washington-based think-tank also said the group could be under the direct control of Iran’s elite Quds Force.” See “Who is the shadowy Iraqi militia that attacked the UAE?,” Al Jazeera, February 3, 2022.
“Iran, Russia aid Venezuela in moving troops to Colombian border,” Reuters, Jerusalem Post, February 3, 2022.
It is helpful, even if for shock value, to publish on this blog what Iranian officials say. “In phone call with UAE FM, Amir-Abdollahian says Israel’s presence in region threat to all,” Press TV, February 3, 2022.
No surprise, this has always been my thought and a number of others. “Iran’s Lead Negotiator Says No Direct Talks With US In Vienna,” Tasnim News Agency, February 3, 2022.
“Iranian dissidents warn regime is creating proxy terrorist naval units to back Houthis in Yemen,” Adam Shaw, Fox News, February 3, 2022.
“U.S. Sees Iran’s Nuclear Program as Too Advanced to Restore Key Goal of 2015 Pact,” Laurence Norman, Wall Street Journal, February 3, 2022. “Terms of any new agreement are likely to leave Tehran in position to amass fuel for bomb in significantly less than a year, shorter than 2015 deal, officials say.”