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From Reuters, no less.\u00a0 \u201cKhamenei set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustrations grow,\u201d<\/a> Parisa Hafezi, Reuters, June 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

Everyone in the world should say in unison\u2014Iran lied, and is lying.\u00a0 When it says it only wants nuclear power to generate electricity and medical isotopes, it needs very low enrichment.\u00a0 As this story says, it is aiming for 90% enrichment for weapons grade.\u00a0 \u201cIran Says It Produced 6.5 Kg of Uranium Enriched to 60%,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, June 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cFront-runner for Iran presidency is hardline judge sanctioned by U.S.,\u201d<\/a> KFGO, Thomson Reuters, June 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho will save Iran?,\u201d<\/a> Mohamad Roshan, op-ed, Global Comment, June 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

This is a great example of “If Iran Wants To Spend The Money, It Will.”\u00a0 They said they didn\u2019t have the 16M to pay their UN dues.\u00a0 Here, they have 595M for Shia religious tourism.\u00a0 \u201cGround broken for vast tourism complex in northeastern Iran,\u201d<\/a> Tehran Times, June 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cKhamenei set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustrations grow,\u201d<\/a> Parisa Hafezi, Reuters, June 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

This is a reminder of Chair Corker\u2019s inability to have the 2015 Deal considered by the Senate through its treaty review powers.\u00a0 \u201cHouse Republicans cite 2015 law mandating congressional review of any Iran nuclear deal,\u201d<\/a> Adam Lucente, Al Monitor, June 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

37 to 47 percent turnout expected per the elections chief.\u00a0 And he got into hot water.\u00a0 \u201cControversy Over Iran Election Turnout Brings Official Under Attack,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, June 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

Ebrahim Raisi is much more a hardliner and has an effective and relied upon speed dial, thus this author predicts he won\u2019t run afoul of the Supreme Leader.\u00a0 See \u201cThe Perils of the Iranian Presidency,\u201d<\/a> Jay Mens, FP, June 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

Good article.\u00a0 But don\u2019t let the \u201cparty\u201d throw you\u2014Iran is already a no-party state.\u00a0 Robin Wright, an excellent writer, is communicating \u201cmuch more like a dictatorship than every before.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIran Moves Toward a One-Party State,\u201d<\/a> Robin Wright, New Yorker, June 15, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Reuters, no less.\u00a0 \u201cKhamenei set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustrations grow,\u201d Parisa Hafezi, Reuters, June 15, 2021. Everyone in the world should say in unison\u2014Iran lied, and is lying.\u00a0 When it says it only wants nuclear power to generate electricity and medical isotopes, it needs very low enrichment.\u00a0 As this story … <\/p>\n

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