{"id":7453,"date":"2025-05-23T18:09:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T23:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=7453"},"modified":"2025-05-24T18:38:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T23:38:51","slug":"7453","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2025\/05\/23\/7453\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cUS, Iran say they\u2019re moving closer to nuclear deal after fifth round of talks,\u201d<\/a> The Hill, 5-23-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran-US nuclear talks end with no agreement but \u2018possibility of progress\u2019,\u201d<\/a> Guardian, 5-23-25.\u00a0 Remember, this is what the ISI wants, stringing out the negotiations just like they’ve strung out the issue of nuclear weapons over several years now.\u00a0 Every day they are closer and closer.<\/p>\n

Good news.\u00a0 And also encouraging since Iran\u2019s multi-year effort to control Syria continues to unravel.\u00a0 \u201cIran-backed Palestinian terror groups said to leave Syria under pressure from Sharaa,\u201d<\/a> AFP, Times of Israel, 5-23-25.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cFlight of pro-Assad factions comes amid Trump\u2019s demand that new regime crack down on Palestinian terrorism as a condition for sanctions relief.\u201d<\/p>\n

Absolutely correct.\u00a0 \u201cThe development of nuclear weapons would provide Iranian authorities more leverage to intensify their efforts to repress the fundamental rights of Iranian citizens. Therefore, the international community must consider how the emergence of a nuclear-armed Iran could affect the rights of Iranian women.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cGender, Nuclear Weapons and Repression: The Complex Case of Iran,\u201d<\/a> Fair Observer, 5-23-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Update, May 23, 2025,\u201d<\/a> ISW, 5-23-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cIranian Regime Executed 159 People in One Month, Marking Bloodiest Period in Years,\u201d<\/a> NCRI, 5-23-25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cUS, Iran say they\u2019re moving closer to nuclear deal after fifth round of talks,\u201d The Hill, 5-23-25. \u201cIran-US nuclear talks end with no agreement but \u2018possibility of progress\u2019,\u201d Guardian, 5-23-25.\u00a0 Remember, this is what the ISI wants, stringing out the negotiations just like they’ve strung out the issue of nuclear weapons over several years now.\u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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