Let's talk Iran - December 9, 2021
U.S. Moves to Tighten Iran Sanctions Enforcement as Nuclear Talks Stall
Delegation to warn private firms and banks in U.A.E. that they ‘face extreme risk’ if sanctioned trade continues
The Biden administration is moving to tighten enforcement of sanctions against Iran, according to senior U.S. officials, the first sign of Washington increasing economic pressure on Tehran as diplomatic efforts to restore the 2015 nuclear deal falter. LINK
"... while the Trump-era sanctions remained in place, the Biden administration was not policing them as strictly as the previous government. Iranian businessmen say that eased their ability to trade in the region, while Iran’s oil exports to China have also increased." LINK
Translation: Washington has been appeasing Tehran for 11 months by refusing to enforce sanctions only to realize the obvious: Appeasement emboldens Iran's ayatollah.
Congress Requires Biden Admin To Disclose How Iran Sanctions Relief Could Fund Terrorism
Provision comes as Biden attempts to revive nuclear deal
Congress will require that the Biden administration come clean about how economic sanctions relief for Iran would impact the regime's ability to conduct terror attacks.
Written into the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act, is a provision mandating the Biden administration account for every dollar Iran receives as a result of sanctions being lifted. This is the first time such strenuous reporting requirements have been forced on an administration, and they are part of a larger bid by Republican foreign policy leaders in Congress to expose how negotiations with Iran will end up enriching the country's terrorist allies such as Hezbollah in Lebanon. The NDAA passed the House on Tuesday and is expected to pass the Senate this week.
“The inclusion of this amendment in the NDAA will reveal what we've known all along—the Biden administration’s disastrous negotiations and attempts to lift sanctions on the Iranian regime will only embolden them to continue spreading terror,” said Sen. Roger Marshall (R., Kan.), the provision's chief Senate sponsor. LINK
Iran nuclear talks enter now-or-never phase
If the new round of talks fails, the US and E3 are likely to convene an emergency session of the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA board by the end of December to pass a censure resolution against Iran, US officials say. LINK
Talks to salvage Iran nuclear deal resume in Vienna, Russian envoy says
"Iran will stand firm over its demands," an Iranian official close to the talks told Reuters. "All sanctions must be lifted at once in a verifiable process." More proof of Biden/Europe's appeasement emboldening Iran's regime in the ongoing JCPOA talks. LINK
As diplomacy stutters, U.S., Israel to discuss military drills for Iran scenario -U.S. official
U.S. and Israeli defense chiefs are expected on Thursday to discuss possible military exercises that would prepare for a worst-case scenario to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities should diplomacy fail and if their nations' leaders request it, a senior U.S. official told Reuters.
U.S. and European officials have voiced dismay after talks last week at sweeping demands by Iran's new, hardline government, heightening suspicions in the West that Iran is playing for time while advancing its nuclear program. LINK
Israel to launch major exercise simulating strike on Iran this spring
Israeli Air Force will hold a large-scale exercise over the Mediterranean this coming spring with dozens of aircraft (F-15s, F-35s, and F-16s, as well as Gulfstream G550 spy planes and refueling jets), simulating a strike against Iran’s nuclear program. LINK
Iran Nuclear Talks Bring No Change. What Is Western Powers’ Duty?
The Biden administration Europe need to stop their appeasement that is allowing Tehran to buy more time in their effort to obtain nuclear weapons. LINK
Western Powers Too Lenient on the Iranian Regime Amidst Nuclear Blackmail
Following the unsuccessful talks in Vienna last week in an attempt to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, the Iranian regime has gone straight back to advancing its nuclear program. LINK
Iran: Weapons Seizures, Court Case Highlight Need To Confront Iranian Terror At Its Source
Western policymakers need to ultimately aim for the head and use every available tool to put pressure on Tehran’s criminal leaders over their support of terrorism. LINK
Syrian opposition claims Iran helping Syria build nuclear reactor
Syrian opposition member and former MP Mohammad Barmo claims North Korea and Iran were helping develop a nuclear reactor in in the Al-Ghab plain of northwestern Syria. LINK
“Your dead body will go out of this door”
An ex-political prisoner testifies in the trial of Iran regime operative Hamid Noury regarding the summer 1988 massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners across Iran. LINK
Political prisoners in NW Iran tortured to make confessions
Father and son were viciously beaten and tortured. Intel agents wanted the two to give TV interviews, repent and express remorse. They were tortured to make forced confessions. LINK
Labor activist summoned to prison
The Bureau of Implementing Sentences of the 33rd District of Tehran’s Public and Revolutionary Court has summoned Ms. Parvin Mohammadi, a labor activist, to report in and serve her prison sentence of one year.
Parvin Mohammadi, a labor activist, is accused of disseminating “propaganda against the state” for speaking to a gathering of retired workers about their demands and giving an interview on the burning of the Plasco Building. LINK
Iran: Unprecedented attack on regime President Ebrahim Raisi by the Secretary of the Islamic Students Association of Sharif University of Technology
On December 7, the Iranian regime’s president Ebrahim Raisi went to the Sharif University of Technology on Iran’s Student Day, to speak clearly and transparently with students as he claimed. However, the students’ criticism which simulated a wrecking house on his head forced him to forget his clarity and transparency. LINK
Iran’s Government Smuggles Country’s Soil
Annual sedimentation of six million hectares of Iran's soil is providing hefty profits for the regime and the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). LINK