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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses attendees at the annual CUFI conference, July 8, 2019. Credit: CUFI.

At annual CUFI conference, Pence warns Iran, rebukes border-security language

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday warned Iran that the United States is prepared to defend itself, in addition to criticizing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for comparing migrant detention centers on the U.S....
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on April 4, 2019. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu speaks with Putin as Iran breaks nuclear deal

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday concerning the ongoing situation regarding Syria, Iran and bilateral relations. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu took the opportunity to express...
The Iran nuclear program's heavy-water reactor at Arak. Credit: Nanking2012 via Wikimedia Commons.

Unsurprisingly, Iran exceeds uranium enrichment limit under 2015 nuclear deal. Now what?

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Iran has exceeded the uranium enrichment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced on Monday. Tzvi Kahn, senior Iran analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told JNS that Iran’s aim is...
John Bolton. Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons.

Calls grow to end waivers allowing Iran to conduct civil nuclear activities

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With Iran’s reportedly set to breach the limit of enriched uranium permitted under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the Trump administration withdrew from in May 2018, a debate has heated up in Washington over whether...
U.S. President Donald Trump with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman during their meeting on March 14, 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C. Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.

Trump’s dangerous diplomatic gambit

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This week’s Warsaw summit was supposed to be about rallying the world against the threat that Iran poses to international peace. But given the complete lack of interest on the part of either America’s...
Dan Coats , U.S. director of national intelligence, testifies in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee about Iranian nuclear activity, Jan. 29, 2019.

The American intelligence threat assessment on Iran’s nuclear program

When presenting the American Intelligence Community annual threat assessment to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Jan. 29, Dan Coats, director of National Intelligence, referred to Iran’s nuclear program. Some of his statements...
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats (center) and CIA director Gina Haspel (left) speak to Congress on their assessment of worldwide threats. Credit: Office of the National Intelligence.

Has the US intelligence community misread Iran’s nuclear program?

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U.S. President Donald Trump clashed with the intelligence community last week over the threats posed by Iran and North Korea, a position that has some U.S. and Israeli experts nodding in agreement. Former weapons’ inspector...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses the U.N. Security Council on Dec. 12, 2018, regarding the Iranian threat. Credit: Screenshot.

Pompeo slams UN: ‘The level of accountability on Iran has diminished’

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday for not holding Iran accountable for testing ballistic missiles, thereby violating Security Council resolutions. “Since 2006, this Council has been telling Iran...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhau delivering a speech from the Israeli Defense Ministry regarding evidence of Iran’s nuclear program and violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. Credit: Screenshot.

Iran had ‘advanced capabilities’ to produce nukes, archive shows

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The documents in an archive seized by Israel show that Iran had “more advanced capabilities to make nuclear weapons themselves,” according to a paper being prepared by an anti-proliferation think tank, Foreign Policy reported on Tuesday. Foreign Policy,...
E.U. High Representative Federica Mogherini with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif before P5+1 nations resume nuclear talks in Switzerland in 2015. Credit: U.S. State Department.

The European Union’s utopian approach to Iran

Europe’s attitude towards Iran, particularly with respect to the 2015 nuclear deal (the JCPOA) and related ballistic issues, is hard to understand. A collective desire to defy the US, which pulled out of the...