Let's talk Iran - April 15, 2021
NUCLEAR
Rouhani Says Iran Could Enrich Uranium At 90% But It Stands By Pledge Not To Go Nuclear
The “moderate" Rouhani says Iran could enrich uranium at 90%. Iran said earlier this week it will boost its enrichment to 60 percent from 20 percent in retaliation for a sabotage attack on its key nuclear site that it blamed on Israel. That decision would take Iran much closer to weapons-grade, highly enriched uranium.
And Iran apologists/lobbyists, along with pro-appeasement circles in the West, want you to believe the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism does not seek nuclear weapons. LINK
UAE official says U.S. in driver's seat for stronger Iran deal
President Joe Biden’s negotiators should use leverage gained against Iran by the previous U.S. administration to reach a better nuclear deal with Tehran in talks in Vienna, the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to Washington said.
He listed the shortcomings as the deal’s duration, that it did not address Iran’s missiles program and support for regional proxies and that it still allowed uranium enrichment. LINK
China hesitant over J-10C barter deal with cash-strapped Iran: experts
Tehran is said to be interested in buying 36 of the advanced Chinese fighter jets but finding the cash could be difficult. Military analysts say now is not the time to exchange weapons for oil but believe Beijing is considering the move. LINK
TERRORISM
Arab Coalition intercepts 5 Houthi missiles, 4 drones targeting Saudi Arabia’s Jazan
Five ballistic missiles and four explosive drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists towards the city of Jazan in southern Saudi Arabia have been intercepted. The Arab coalition confirmed the Houthis also attempted to target the Jazan University campus during the overnight attacks, which resulted in several fragments of the intercepted missiles and drones causing a small fire.
The more Tehran is appeased, the more these attacks will continue. LINK
Iran Boosts Oil Exports Amid Nuclear Deal Talks
Tehran is now producing more oil than at any time since May 2019, at the height of Trump administration pressure. Another method of appeasing Iran is the U.S. refusing to actually impose existing sanctions. LINK
Reminder:
Tehran uses petrodollars to fund terrorists.
Hezbollah—$700 million/year
Houthis—at least $360 mill/yr
Hamas—$360 mill/yr
Iraqi militias—$150 mill/yr
Houthis indoctrinating children in Yemen 'with violent, anti-Semitic and extremist material'
'The closest we have seen to being this is extreme is ISIS materials,' said one analyst. Three million Yemeni children living in areas under Iran-backed Houthi control are being indoctrinated with education material filled with violent, anti-Semitic propaganda, an official from the Yemeni Teachers Syndicate has told the Telegraph. LINK
HUMAN RIGHTS
Eight people, including a woman, have been sentenced to lashing in Iran
Flogging is regularly handed out by the regime to political opponents, including protesters and dissidents. More than 100 “offenses” are punishable by flogging under Iranian law. LINK
A Glance At The Garbage Collecting Tragedy in Iran
Simultaneous with the economic crisis in Iran due to the regime’s corruption and malign policies, social disasters continue to grow. One of them is the rising number of labor children and garbage collectors. Iranian people live in misery while the regime spends billions of dollars on its nuclear and missile programs. According to the Tehran City Council chief, there are at least 14,000 garbage collectors in Tehran alone. LINK
Tragedy of Iran’s Student Dropouts, An Ominous Gift From the Rulers
Iran under the mullahs' regime has a drop-out rate of 30 to 40 percent. What is happening to the children of Iran and their education is not the result of ignorance or negligence, but the result of the government looting and corruption. LINK
Iran’s pensioners and retirees embark on 4th round of nationwide protests
Iran’s pensioners and retirees held their fourth round of nationwide protests on Wednesday in 22 cities around the country. They called for the boycott of the regime’s sham presidential elections on June 18. LINK