Let's talk Iran - August 22, 2021
Taliban will face resistance if they try to seize Panjishir valley: Ahmad Massoud
Panjshir valley will not be handed over to the Taliban and resistance fighters will be ready to fight back if the extremist group tries to seize it, the son of one of the main leaders of Afghanistan’s anti-Soviet resistance in the 1980s tells Al Arabiya. LINK
The West must be more than worried about Iran’s uranium enrichment
In a joint statement on Thursday, the foreign ministers of France, Germany, and Britain voiced grave concern about reports that the Iranian regime has accelerated its enrichment of uranium to near-weapons grade level.
The statement comes on the heels of a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in which it confirmed that the regime has produced uranium metal enriched up to 20 percent fissile purity and lifted production capacity of uranium enriched to 60 percent, both indications of a weaponized nuclear program. LINK
Bennett Says Will Present Plan to Restrain Iran in Meeting With Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday he will present U.S. President Joe Biden with a plan developed by his government to restrain Iran when the two leaders meet in Washington later this week. "I'm telling President Biden the time has come to stop Iran, not to throw them a lifeline in the form of a nuclear deal, that has already expired," Bennett said. LINK
Nasrallah suggests bringing Iranians to drill for oil off Lebanese coast
First Iranian oil tanker is now on its way to Lebanon, Hezbollah's Nasrallah says, adding more to follow. Nasrallah also warned the US and Israel against interfering with the oil shipment.
Terrorists are emboldened when the U.S. administration is weak. LINK
U.S.-led coalition aircraft shoots down drone over Syria
Further reporting indicates this was an Iran-made drone that had gotten too close to the American troops. The Pentagon last month said it was deeply concerned about attacks on U.S. personnel in Syria and Iraq after U.S. diplomats and troops were targeted in three rocket and drone attacks that wounded two American service members. LINK
Iran: Raisi’s Cabinet Underscores Need for Assertive Western Action
Since Ebrahim Raisi became the Iranian regime’s president, it was apparent that his era means a surge in the regime’s terrorism and human rights violations. Within a week of his appointment on August 5, this perception was reinforced by his choices of personnel to head major government ministries. Raisi’s cabinet is poised to a collection of criminals and human rights abusers, who can be expected to move in lock-step toward greater repression of the domestic population and greater export of terrorism at the international community. LINK
Iran: Parliament Speaker admits Khamenei approves key ministers
As members of the Majlis (parliament) were debating the qualification of the ministers of new regime president Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday, Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf made a rare admission that the entire vetting process is a show, and it is the regime’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei who calls the shots. Despite claiming to be a democracy, the mullahs' regime is the sheer definition of an oppressive dictatorship from the top-down. LINK
There Is No Place for Women in Iran’s New Government
President Ebrahim Raisi’s proposed cabinet has no women members, sending a clear signal how the misogynist regime intends to step up oppressive measures against women. LINK
Iran official on trial linked to terrorist who murdered Jews and Kurds
Iran regime mass murderer Hamid Noury, currently on trial in Stockholm for the massacre of 136 Iranians in Gohardasht prison in Karaj, invited former Iranian intelligence chief and internationally wanted terrorist Ali Fallahian, to dinner. LINK
Iran daily COVID deaths hit new record high after restrictions lifted
684 deaths in 24 hours take total reported fatalities to 102,038, but health officials acknowledge the figures understate the real toll. The actual stats are three times larger, unfortunately. LINK
Supreme Court turns down appeal for Hamed Qareh Oghlani’s 13-year sentence
Hamed Qareh Oghlani has been sentenced to death on the charge of "Moharebeh" (waging war on God) through membership in an opposition group. This is Iran under the mullahs' regime. LINK