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Just as the U.S. offers to negotiate with Iran, the Leader allows another American to be taken hostage.\u00a0 \u201cOpinion: Iran has taken another American hostage. His ordeal strikes close to home,\u201d<\/a> Jason Rezaian, op-ed, Washington Post, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

Iran says it has finished its criminal investigation but has not announced the suspects.\u00a0 Hmmm.\u00a0 \u201cIran has not yet named suspects in downing of Ukrainian plane \u2013 Yenin,\u201d<\/a> Ukinform, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

Uh oh.\u00a0 Choppy waters ahead.\u00a0 If the U.S. allows Iran to attack it without penalty, history says Iran will keep right on doing it.\u00a0 \u201cU.S. Says It Won’t ‘Lash Out’ After Blaming Iran For Rocket Attack On U.S. Embassy In Baghdad,\u201d<\/a> RFE\/RL, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

Iran says it has finished its criminal investigation but has not announced the suspects.\u00a0 Hmmm.\u00a0 \u201cIran has not yet named suspects in downing of Ukrainian plane \u2013 Yenin,\u201d<\/a> Ukinform, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

So John Kerry and Robert Malley met secretly with FM Zarif during the Trump Administration.\u00a0 They need to why explain how this didn\u2019t help Iran, and how it didn\u2019t hurt America.\u00a0 They can also tell us about why it is appropriate for former administration officials to act in such a way, and why this isn\u2019t a violation of the Logan Act.\u00a0 \u201cJohn Kerry ‘colluded’ with Iran to undermine Trump, report says,\u201d<\/a> Evie Fordham, Fox News, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Seeks to Reroute North-South Transport Corridor to Armenia, Away From Azerbaijan,<\/a>\u201d Rahim Rahimov, Eurasia Daily Monitor, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cUS seeks to extend, strengthen nuclear pact with Iran \u2013 Blinken,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Says Imprisoned Dervish Activist Dead After Hospitalization,\u201d<\/a> RFE\/RL, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

Another FDD expert provides accurate and timely information.\u00a0 \u201cA U.S.-Iran deal is ultimately possible because Iran needs money, analyst says,\u201d<\/a> Abigail Ng, CNBC, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

So, note that Iran doesn\u2019t say that it\u2019s not talking to the U.S., only that it is not talking directly to the U.S.\u00a0 \u201cNo Direct Talks Over Detained US Citizens, Iran Says,\u201d<\/a> The Media Line, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

First, Erbil.\u00a0 Now this. \u201c3 rockets fall near U.S. Embassy in Baghdad,\u201d<\/a> Lara Seligman, Politico, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t know how much or if part is in the form of Covid-19 shots.\u00a0 \u201cSouth Korea agrees to partial release of blocked Iranian money,\u201d<\/a> Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsent a willingness to add to or even maintain existing sanctions, as well lacking broader efforts to tackle the clerical regime\u2019s regional threat network, such an approach is indeed possible to prejudge: It will end in failure.\u201d\u00a0 This is speaking of the steps taken so far by Pres. Biden and his team.\u00a0 See \u201cBiden squanders leverage Trump stockpiled on Iran in pursuit of a defective nuclear deal,\u201d<\/a> Mark Dubowitz and Ben Taleblu, NBC, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cA second attack in two weeks against an area housing U.S. personnel on Monday bears all the signs of another act of violence by Iran, yet the Pentagon says it\u2019s continuing to investigate.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cPentagon Acknowledges \u2018Uptick\u2019 in Violence in Iraq, Declines to Name Iran,\u201d<\/a> Paul Shinkman, USNWR, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

Pres. Erdogan is realizing losing the F-35 was too far for Turkey, and that sanctions against Iran are hurting Turkey.\u00a0 The Biden Administration withdrawing the letters to the UN from the Trump Administration asking for UN sanctions under the 2015 JCPOA was the first step.\u00a0 Now the ball is in Iran\u2019s court for their first step.\u00a0 \u201cErdogan tells Rouhani he sees window of opportunity for Iran, U.S. on sanctions,\u201d<\/a> Yahoo News, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsent a willingness to add to or even maintain existing sanctions, as well lacking broader efforts to tackle the clerical regime\u2019s regional threat network, such an approach is indeed possible to prejudge: It will end in failure.\u201d\u00a0 This is speaking of the steps taken so far by Pres. Biden and his team.\u00a0 See \u201cBiden squanders leverage Trump stockpiled on Iran in pursuit of a defective nuclear deal,\u201d<\/a> Mark Dubowitz and Ben Taleblu, NBC, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cA second attack in two weeks against an area housing U.S. personnel on Monday bears all the signs of another act of violence by Iran, yet the Pentagon says it\u2019s continuing to investigate.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cPentagon Acknowledges \u2018Uptick\u2019 in Violence in Iraq, Declines to Name Iran,\u201d<\/a> Paul Shinkman, USNWR, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

This 60% percentage is much higher than needed for isotopes or energy.\u00a0 But remember, Iran is pledging that it will not pursue nuclear weapons.\u00a0 In fact, that is what the Leader has said in his fatwa\u2014if he will let us see the fatwa.\u00a0 See \u201cKhamenei says Iran may enrich uranium to 60% purity if needed,\u201d<\/a> Parisa Hafezi, Reuters, February 22, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran’s Khamenei decrees that female cartoon characters must wear hijab,\u201d<\/a> Zachary Keyser, Jerusalem Post, February 22, 2021.\u00a0 And it is a fatwa.\u00a0 \u201cAlthough wearing hijab in such a hypothetical situation is not required per se, observing hijab in animation is required due to the consequences of not wearing hijab.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just as the U.S. offers to negotiate with Iran, the Leader allows another American to be taken hostage.\u00a0 \u201cOpinion: Iran has taken another American hostage. His ordeal strikes close to home,\u201d Jason Rezaian, op-ed, Washington Post, February 22, 2021. Iran says it has finished its criminal investigation but has not announced the suspects.\u00a0 Hmmm.\u00a0 \u201cIran … <\/p>\n

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