{"id":3645,"date":"2021-08-30T06:02:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T11:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=3645"},"modified":"2021-09-01T07:20:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T12:20:15","slug":"3645","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2021\/08\/30\/3645\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of those stories that let\u2019s us all know that Iran is not serious about negotiating.\u00a0 It would be funny if what is at stake wasn\u2019t so serious.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/iran-nuclear-atomic-eslami\/31434473.html\">\u201cIran Appoints New Atomic Energy Chief With No Nuclear Expertise,\u201d<\/a> RFE\/RL, August 30, 2021.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cMohammad Eslami, who previously served as housing and transport minister, will lead the civilian Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. He replaces U.S. educated scientist Ali Akbar Salehi, a former foreign minister and longtime head of the atomic agency who played a crucial role in diplomacy that led to the now-moribund 2015 nuclear accord with world powers.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0But wait, it gets better.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/iran-taps-un-sanctioned-minister-as-new-chief-of-nuclear-agency\">\u201cIran taps UN-sanctioned minister as new chief of nuclear agency,\u201d<\/a> AP, August 29, 2021.\u00a0 So, on its surface Eslami is being appointed to simply do the Regime&#8217;s purposes in Vienna, not to really be able to understand and oversee a peaceful nuclear program.\u00a0 What is he known for?\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIn 2008, when Eslami served as head of Iran\u2019s Defense Industries Training and Research Institute, the United Nations sanctioned him for \u201cbeing engaged in, directly associated with or providing support for Iran\u2019s proliferation sensitive nuclear activities or for the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems.\u201d The UN linked the blacklisting to his \u201cinvolvement in procurement of prohibited items, goods, equipment, materials and technology,\u201d without elaborating.\u201d\u00a0 He is a sanctioned proliferator, not a public servant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/30082021-iran-continues-religious-persecution-two-bahais-sentenced-to-prison-in-tehran\">\u201cIran Continues Religious Persecution, Two Bahais Sentenced To Prison In Tehran,\u201d<\/a> Iran News Wire, August 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Z1I9bYS4Ae\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/30082021-iran-continues-religious-persecution-two-bahais-sentenced-to-prison-in-tehran\/\">Iran Continues Religious Persecution, Two Bahais Sentenced To Prison In Tehran<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Iran Continues Religious Persecution, Two Bahais Sentenced To Prison In Tehran&#8221; &#8212; Eurasia Review\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/30082021-iran-continues-religious-persecution-two-bahais-sentenced-to-prison-in-tehran\/embed\/#?secret=Ei5DvLF4pl#?secret=Z1I9bYS4Ae\" data-secret=\"Z1I9bYS4Ae\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/in-brief\/where-iran-stands-taliban-takeover-afghanistan\">\u201cWhere Iran Stands on the Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan,\u201d<\/a> Ray Takeyh, CFR, August 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/warontherocks.com\/2021\/08\/irans-bet-on-autonomous-weapons\">\u201cIran\u2019s Bet on Autonomous Weapons,\u201d<\/a> Evan Omeed Lisman, op-ed, War on the Rocks, August 30, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of those stories that let\u2019s us all know that Iran is not serious about negotiating.\u00a0 It would be funny if what is at stake wasn\u2019t so serious.\u00a0 \u201cIran Appoints New Atomic Energy Chief With No Nuclear Expertise,\u201d RFE\/RL, August 30, 2021.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cMohammad Eslami, who previously served as housing and transport minister, will lead the civilian &hellip; 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