Let's talk Iran - April 7, 2021
NUCLEAR
Iran has produced 55 kg of 20% enriched uranium since January: official
Iran has made 55 kg of uranium enriched to up to 20%, a day after Tehran and Washington held what they described as “constructive” indirect talks in Vienna.
Enriching to 20%, considered highly enriched, is a big step towards enriching to weapons-grade. This is Tehran's response to appeasement signals from Washington. LINK
Iran won’t accept division of US sanctions into JCPOA-related, non-related ones: Senior official tells Press TV
“From Iran's viewpoint, all American sanctions — including the Obama-era sanctions, the sanctions restored by Trump and the additional sanctions in the Trump-era labeled as non-nuclear — must be terminated,” the official added. LINK
IAEA-Iran talks on unexplained uranium traces delayed -diplomats
Talks between the U.N. atomic watchdog and Iran aimed at prising answers from Tehran on unexplained uranium traces have been delayed, narrowing a window to make progress or risk undoing a wider push for detente with the West, three diplomats said. LINK
TV: Mossad chief will travel to US to present damning evidence on Iran
Mossad chief Yossi Cohen will travel to Washington in the next few days for meetings with top officials in the White House and the U.S. intel community to present evidence that Iran is lying and hiding details about its nuclear program from the world. LINK
Change Is On The horizon In Iran
As the Biden administration is formulating its policies, Iran's regime intends to play hardball and blackmail the U.S. The truth is Tehran is weaker than ever and this is no time to concede anything to the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. LINK
Iran’s Regime Corruption Puts The Economy On Free Fall In New Persian Year Of 1400
While Iran apologists/lobbyists claim the U.S. rejoining the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) will help Iranian people, facts prove that money money going into Iran would end up in the IRGC's coffers or vanish in the regime’s black hole of corruption. LINK
TERRORISM
Iran is becoming more desperate – its terror threats should not be ignored
It would be naïve and dangerous to write off Iran's threats as mere propaganda. The West must also put policies into place that will continue a trend of accountability and challenge Tehran over its past and ongoing behaviors. LINK
Israel-Iran Sea Skirmishes Escalate as Mine Damages Iranian Military Ship
"... an American official said the Israelis had notified the United States that its forces had struck the vessel at about 7:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday." LINK
Iran and Israel’s Undeclared War at Sea — IRGC-Hezbollah Financing Schemes
The oil smuggling operation at the heart of the crisis is not about large-scale Iranian sanctions evasion, but securing funds for the Revolutionary Guards and its foreign proxies, mainly Hezbollah. LINK
North Korean missile experts suspected of supporting Iran’s weapons programs: UN
A U.N. panel has identified at least 13 North Korean missile experts suspected of traveling to Iran to support the country’s weapons program, according to a report published last week. The panel also said it received information from U.N. members that the two countries have exchanged critical parts for long-range missile programs as recently as 2020. LINK
Iran cozies up with Venezuela, creeping into America's backyard
Venezuela is Iran's closest ally in the region, serving as a lifeline for Tehran by swapping oil shipments for jet fuel, gold and even uranium that could be used by Iran to manufacture nuclear bombs. LINK
PROTESTS/HUMAN RIGHTS
Former MP says regime was ready to slaughter protesters in 2019
A former Iranian MP revealed that Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was willing to slaughter protesters during nationwide protests in November 2019.
“I saw Mr. Shamkhani and told him, these are (ordinary) people (on the streets), they are killing them in the streets. What are you going to do? What if they don’t go home, and stay in the streets? He said, whatever will be will be, we will shoot them,” Sadeghi said. LINK
Consensus on Iran’s “Explosive” Situation
“Explosive Situation” and a “Society on the Verge of Explosion” are term that appear nearly every day in Iran’s state-run media. LINK
Jailed political activists denied phone calls in northeast Iran prison
Three jailed political activists imprisoned in Iran have been denied phone calls after signing an open letter calling on regime dictator Ali Khamenei to resign. This is a method widely used by the regime to pressure political prisoners. LINK
Will Iran’s Infamous 25-Year Contract With China Become Operational?
Iran analysts believe that China would not jeopardize its economic interests with the United States and other important countries because of its relationship with the regime, and Iranian officials are aware of this, but the regime is forced to accept this ‘disgraceful’ document. LINK
