Let's talk Iran - March 18, 2021
NUCLEAR
U.S. Senate Nowruz Online Event: A Bipartisan Call for a Firm Policy Against the Iranian Regime
On Wednesday, the Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) held a video conference in anticipation of this weekend’s Nowruz celebration marking the start of the year 1400 on the Persian calendar. The event was organized to highlight support for the Iranian Resistance movement among American lawmakers, specifically current and former members of the U.S. Senate. Among the speakers were high-ranking members of the Foreign Relations, Judiciary, and Homeland Security Committees, representing both political parties. LINK
The Regime in Iran Will Change Only When It Is at Risk
The Biden Administration is preparing to underwrite #Iran's regime and appease its mayhem and murder on the same theory that it did in 2015: “Pay Them and Enter the JCPOA or There Will Be War.” LINK
France’s Macron: Iran must stop violating the nuclear deal
French President Emmanuel Macron says Iran must cease its violations of the 2015 accord limiting its nuclear program.
The important question is what if they don't?
Is Paris willing to punish Tehran?
Or will it be business as usual? LINK
TERRORISM
Two missile sites in western Iran used to target U.S. troops last year, dissident group says
Two secretive ballistic missile sites in western Iran were the launching pad for an attack on U.S. troops in January 2020, a leading international Iran dissident group said Thursday. LINK
Two top-secret Iranian missile bases which blitzed US troops injuring 110 ‘revealed’ in satellite photos
It is alleged the two missile bases close to the city of Kermanshah in western Iran are linked by a sprawling network of tunnels beneath a mountain.
Pictures allegedly show the guarded complexes with visible tunnels burrowing into hillsides - which are claimed to part of one of Iran's infamous "missile cities".
NCRI officials told The Sun Online there are likely to be "hundreds" of missiles at the two sites.
The so-called cities are actually gigantic underground bases which are used to store and conceal missiles while they buried up to beneath up to five layers of concrete designed to fend of enemy strikes. LINK
Canadian agency calls for changes to air investigation rules following Iran report
Iran's IRGC shot down Ukrainian airliner #PS752 with multiple surface-to-air missiles, killing all 176 onboard..
Iran's IRGC conducted the investigation into its own crime.
Of course investigation rules need to be changed! LINK
Iran-Backed Fighters Launch More Attacks in Yemen as U.S. Looks to Cut Ties
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen ramp up their attacks as Tehran increases its transfer of more potent weapons to attack Saudi civilian targets.
Reminder: The U.S. State Department recently revoked the Houthis' terror designation. LINK
HUMAN RIGHTS
Atena Daemi banished abruptly to Lakan Prison in Rasht
Political prisoner Atena Daemi was abruptly banished to Lakan Prison of Rasht in northern Iran. A children's rights activist, Daemi was first arrested on 21 Oct 2014 & detained for 16 months for participating in a protest gathering in Tehran. LINK
Swedish scientist near death after months in solitary confinement in Iran, say UN experts
Swedish-Iranian scientist Ahmadreza Djalali, sentenced to death in #Iran on espionage charges, is in critical condition and near death after months of prolonged solitary confinement. LINK
Iran’s 2020 Human Rights Violations
Iranians suffered intense violation of their rights over the past year, according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran Javaid Rehman in his report to the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council. LINK
Iran’s minimum wage policies is a dagger in workers’ backs
The society is often described as a powder keg. Another spark has the potential of leading to an inferno of protests that will engulf the country. And regime officials are deeply concerned. LINK
Accumulation of People’s Anger and Abnormal Conditions of Iran’s Government
Iran's officials are extremely concerned about the country's "explosive situation" that is led them to the conclusion that the situation is not only not normal, but is extremely critical and has the potential to spark another uprising. LINK
