{"id":3184,"date":"2021-05-26T06:46:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T11:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=3184"},"modified":"2021-05-27T22:23:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T03:23:50","slug":"3184","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2021\/05\/26\/3184\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

So many of us have been calling out Iran for years that its actions aim toward building a nuclear weapon despite it foreswearing such efforts.\u00a0 Yet many in the media (and some countries) look the other way and say nothing.\u00a0 Here is the most recent article showing that the IAEA certainly understands reality.\u00a0 \u201cThe director-general stated that the Islamic Republic is enriching uranium at purity levels that \u201conly countries making bombs are reaching.” He said that “a country enriching at 60% is a very serious thing,” calling it \u201cvery concerning.\u201d Further, the UN nuclear watchdog chief said that \u201c60% is almost weapons grade; commercial enrichment is 2%, 3%.\u201d\u201d\u00a0 See “IAEA chief: Iran nuke \u2018genie cannot be put back in bottle\u2019,\u201d<\/a> Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran bans cryptocurrency mining for 4 months amid power cuts,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n

The rare signed article in the Tehran Times, which may mean that this is not the official Regime line.\u00a0 On the other hand, it is consistent with the historic theme of victim.\u00a0 Another interesting aspect of this article is that the author blames other countries for environmental damages but says nothing of how Iran has treated its own lands and people.\u00a0 See \u201cIran is prime victim of climate change,\u201d<\/a> M.A. Saki, Tehran Times, May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy The Iranian Regime Will Collapse,\u201d<\/a> Elahe Nafari Zavieh, op-ed, Iran News Wire, May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cFacebook Says Most \u2018Inauthentic\u2019 Networks Start in Russia, Iran,\u201d<\/a> Kurt Wagner, Bloomberg, May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Guards Tell Ahmadinejad Keep Silent He Warns Regime Change,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cKhomeini\u2019s Grandson Slams Rejection Of Key Presidential Candidates,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIranian crude moving towards the light, in quality shift on Chinese preferences: sources,\u201d<\/a> Eklavya Gupte, SP Global, May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cHamas is Iran\u2019s agent.\u00a0 Why not stop this?\u00a0 \u201cThe Biden Administration Must Hold Iran Accountable for Support of Hamas,\u201d<\/a> Joseph Lieberman and Mark Wallace, op-ed, Newsweek, May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cSentenced to prison simply because of their religion.\u00a0 \u201cIran court sentences six Baha\u2019is citizens to 73 years of prison,\u201d<\/a> Iran HRM, May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran cracks down on mass media, free speech ahead of elections,\u201d<\/a> Katey Hearth, Mission Network News, May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cThree Christians Arrested Under Iran\u2019s Amended Penal Code,\u201d<\/a> Persecution.org, May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n

A lack of logic, and of math.\u00a0 Read this and ask Max Boot if he really wants to give billions to the Regime.\u00a0 And ask him what his solution to Iran\u2019s push for nukes is\u2014he provides none in this op-ed.\u00a0 He fails to discuss how the sanctions have hampered and limited Iran in the last three years.\u00a0 He almost appears as accepting not just the status quo but what Iran will become.\u00a0 Finally, if Israel says not rejoining the JCPOA is a bad idea, that sounds like something to listen to\u2014they have a lot of skin in the game.\u00a0 See \u201cThe Gaza war isn\u2019t an argument against the Iran nuclear deal,\u201d<\/a> Max Boot, op-ed, Washington Post, May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So many of us have been calling out Iran for years that its actions aim toward building a nuclear weapon despite it foreswearing such efforts.\u00a0 Yet many in the media (and some countries) look the other way and say nothing.\u00a0 Here is the most recent article showing that the IAEA certainly understands reality.\u00a0 \u201cThe director-general … <\/p>\n

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