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\u201cIran says it will execute man convicted of spying on Soleimani for CIA,\u201d<\/a> Parisa Hafezi, Retuers, June 9, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0\u201c\u201cMahmoud Mousavi-Majd, one of the spies for the CIA and the Mossad, has been sentenced to death … He had shared information about the whereabouts of martyr Soleimani with our enemies,\u201d judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said in a televised news conference. \u201cHe passed on security information to the Israeli and American intelligence agencies about Iran\u2019s armed forces, particularly the Guards,\u201d Esmaili said.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Regime aims to keep chaos and mayhem alive in Afghanistan and attempt to drive the U.S. out.\u00a0 \u201cIranian Links: New Taliban Splinter Group Emerges That Opposes U.S. Peace Deal,\u201d<\/a> Frud Bezhan, RFE\/RL, June 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Passes Child-Protection Law Following Gruesome Killing Of Teenager,\u201d<\/a> Golnaz Esfandiari, RFE\/RL, June 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cVenezuela Receives COVID-19 Medical Aid From Iran,\u201d<\/a> RFE\/RL, June 9, 2020.\u00a0 And whatever else was on the flight from Tehran, also.<\/p>\n

\u201cIranian Links: New Taliban Splinter Group Emerges That Opposes U.S. Peace Deal,\u201d<\/a> Frud Bezhan, RFE\/RL, June 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll see.\u00a0 \u201cIran Ready for Talks on Ukrainian Jetliner\u2019s Flight Recorder, Compensation,\u201d<\/a> IFP, June 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cRemoving the embargo will amount to a capitulation to Iran, rewarding the regime for gross violations of international law. For years, Tehran has repeatedly disobeyed\u2014flagrantly and systematically\u2014UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) forbidding Iran to export all types of weapons and related materials to other countries, non-state actors, and terror organizations.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cRemoving the UN arms embargo on Iran will reward Tehran\u2019s malign actions,\u201d<\/a> Udi Evental, Atlantic Council, June 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cRussia, China build case at U.N. to protect Iran from U.S. sanctions threat,\u201d <\/a>Michelle Nichols, Reuters, June 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran’s Health Minister Replaces ‘Coronavirus Spokesman’ Who Was Too Active,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, June 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cU.S. Treasury Publishes New List of Iran Regime\u2019s 125 Sanctioned Ships,\u201d<\/a> Mohammad Sadat Khansari, NCRI, June 9, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0This is identified in \u201cNon-Proliferation Designations; Iran-related Designations Updates,\u201d<\/a> Office of Foreign Assets Control, June 8, 2020.\u200b<\/p>\n

Named as \u201cSeyed Mahmoud Mousavi Majd, an Iranian citizen.\u00a0 The spokesman for the judiciary, Gholamhossein Esmaili, said Majd had given information on Suleimani\u2019s movements to the CIA and the Israeli intelligence agency in return for cash.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIran to execute ‘CIA agent’ over Gen Suleimani’s death,\u201d<\/a> Patrick Wintour, Guardian, June 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cState Department launches new push to free American hostage Morad Tahbaz from Iran,\u201d<\/a> Louis Casiano, Fox, June 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cU.S. to cut off Iran-Venezuela trade by sanctioning oil tankers,\u201d<\/a> Saleha Mohsin, World Oil, June 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cSanctions on Iran have produced \u2018excellent results\u2019 says Brian Hook,\u201d<\/a> Arab News, June 9, 2020.\u00a0 This is an article for the naysayers\u2014that the U.S. should not sanction Iran, and has accomplished nothing, and that sanctions hurt the common man.\u00a0 Here is a quick list of why the sanctions have had excellent impact so far, and will continue to do so.\u00a0 First and foremost, the strong sanctions send the message that Iran must negotiate\u2014the door remains open to diplomacy.\u00a0 Second, they have deprived the Iranian regime of billions of dollars that could have been used on add\u2019l terrorism.\u00a0 The sanctions deprive funds for some arms, regardless of whether there is an arms embargo on Tehran.\u00a0 They send the message that the U.S. will not stand for Iran destabilizing the region, which add\u2019l billions would have gone straight to places like the slaughter in Syria.\u00a0 They have resulted in Iran being an isolated country and not having international support (they have few friends).\u00a0 The sanctions send a message to Russia and China and North Korea and other actors.\u00a0 Also, additional stability in the Middle East.\u00a0 And less support for militant proxies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIran says it will execute man convicted of spying on Soleimani for CIA,\u201d Parisa Hafezi, Retuers, June 9, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0\u201c\u201cMahmoud Mousavi-Majd, one of the spies for the CIA and the Mossad, has been sentenced to death … He had shared information about the whereabouts of martyr Soleimani with our enemies,\u201d judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said in … <\/p>\n

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