Tag: Iran Nuclear Program
Report: Indications show Iran has put some air-defense systems on ‘high alert’
There are “several” indications Iran has parts of its air-defense system on “high alert” following mysterious explosions occurring throughout the country, reported CNN on Thursday, citing “a U.S. official who is closely tracking developments.”
The move means...
Iran warns Israel against creating ‘narratives’ regarding Natanz incident
Iran on Tuesday warned Israel against creating “norm-breaking narratives” regarding attacks on its nuclear facilities, saying that doing so crossed a “red line.”
Referring to the recent explosion at its underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility,...
Gantz: Israel not ‘necessarily’ behind every incident in Iran
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Sunday that the country is not behind every incident that occurs in Iran. He made his comments in the wake of fires that broke out at the Natanz nuclear...
Iran calls demand for access to suspicious sites ‘unconstructive’
Iran criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday for issuing a resolution demanding that Tehran provide access to two suspected nuclear sites.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi called the resolution “a completely...
UAE: Israel should not annex West Bank territory
A senior United Arab Emirates official tweeted on Monday that Israel should not move to annex parts of West Bank since it would damage the future peace process.
“Continued Israeli talk of annexing Palestinian lands...
IRGC claims to have put first Iranian military satellite in orbit
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Wednesday that it had put its first military satellite, called “Noor,” into orbit in a surprise launch.
According to the official IRGC website, the satellite successfully reached an...
Why is Mnuchin pushing for a return to appeasement of Iran?
The tyrants of Tehran are in trouble. The coronavirus pandemic has hit Iran particularly hard. That’s due, in no small measure to the fact that, like their counterparts in China, the theocrats running the...
Can Trump’s Iran policy succeed in the long run?
The following was delivered in a speech to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations’ annual Leadership Mission in Jerusalem on Feb. 17, 2020:
Our focus today is on hot spots in the...
Top EU diplomat heads to Tehran for nuclear talks
European Union High Representative Josep Borrell is scheduled to visit Iran on Monday on his first trip since taking office, with the aim of reducing tensions over the country’s nuclear program, according to officials...
Trump administration to renew foreign firms’ waivers for work at Iranian nuclear sites
The Trump administration is expected to continue allowing Russian, Chinese and European companies to keep operating at Iranian nuclear facilities despite U.S. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, a source familiar with the...