Let's talk Iran - March 15, 2021

NUCLEAR

Iran urges US to quickly return to nuclear deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that as Iran’s June elections approach, the United States will find itself dealing with a government unable to make progress in the nuclear talks.

“A lame duck government will not be able to do anything serious. And then we will have a waiting period of almost six months. We will not have a government before September,” Zarif said at an online conference with the European Policy Centre think-tank in Brussels. LINK

Congressional Republicans push barrage of Iran legislation

The eight pieces of legislation address issues including tightening sanctions enforcement, expressing disapproval of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), opposing easing sanctions on #Iran and seeking to block the U.S. from reentering the JCPOA entirely. LINK

Facts and Figures Show How Mullahs Have Destroyed Iran’s Economy

Facts show why Iran’s economy is devastated and that sanctions are not the main problem. The Iranian people, grappling with poverty, are heard chanting in major uprising and daily protests, “Our enemy is right here; they lie when they say it is the U.S.” LINK

TERRORISM/EXTORTION

Heshmat Alavi @HeshmatAlavi

#BREAKING At least two rockets target the Balad Air Base located north of Baghdad, Iraq, housing U.S.-led coalition personnel. Some reports claim five rockets. english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-ea… This type of attack is the hallmark of #Iran-backed groups in Iraq.

Arab Coalition destroys explosive drone targeting Saudi Arabia’s Khamis Mushait

The Arab Coalition intercepted, and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia toward Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushait, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on late Sunday night.

Yemen’s Houthi movement regularly launch drones and missiles into Saudi Arabia, many of which Riyadh has intercepted. LINK

Iran Keeps Students Illiterate and Teaches Them the Culture of Martyrdom

Iran 's Ministry of Education "is to institutionalize the ‘culture of martyrdom’ in the children of our dear Iran.” Another aspect of the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. LINK

Heshmat Alavi @HeshmatAlavi

#Iran's FM @JZarif & network of apologists/lobbyists claim Tehran needs sanctions relief for "food & medicine." All the while, the regime's IRGC is establishing new "missile cities" including: -ballistic & cruise missile systems -electronic warfare equipment #Hypocrisy

Jailed French tourist in Iran, Benjamin Briere, faces spying charges, lawyer says

French tourist Benjamin Briere, who was arrested in Iran 10 months ago, faces charges of “spying and propaganda against the system”, one of his lawyers told Reuters on Monday, at a time of heightened tension between Tehran and the West.

The revelation comes as the United States and European parties to Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal, including France, are trying to restore the pact that was abandoned in 2018 by then-U.S. President Donald Trump. LINK

ECONOMY

Iran’s 2021 budget crisis

The disastrous economic situation is the result of the regime’s political impasse. Iran's regime tries at any cost to maintain its establishment and make its forces believe it is stable. But the numerous contradictions within the regime on the 2021 budget deficit portray an unsolvable crisis. LINK

Heshmat Alavi @HeshmatAlavi

For those arguing that #Iran’s regime should be provided sanctions relief, keep in mind that money going into Iran is used by the regime to fund its terrorists & nuclear/ballistic missile programs. Not a dime is spent on the people. Many homes don't even have running water...