Let's talk Iran - March 23, 2021

NUCLEAR

Iran is deliberately concealing key components of its nuclear program from UN inspectors that can be used for producing nuclear weapons, via the latest reports received by Western intelligence officials.

A new thread on Iran's nuclear weapons drive while the Biden admin seeks to re-enter Obama's highly flawed 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA).

Heshmat Alavi @HeshmatAlavi

THREAD 1) #Iran is deliberately concealing key components of its nuclear program from UN inspectors that can be used for producing nuclear weapons, via the latest reports received by Western intelligence officials. Tehran should not be appeased.

telegraph.co.ukIran concealing elements of nuclear activities, officials fearNew intelligence reveals “hidden” machinery used to enrich uranium

Iran IS secretly building nuclear bomb by hiding machinery used to enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels, report finds

Iran is feared to be secretly building a nuclear bomb by hiding the machinery needed to enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels, a new report reveals.

Western intelligence officials say the hardline Islamic Republic is now deliberately concealing key components of its controversial nuclear program from UN inspectors. LINK

Mysterious Ship In Iranian Shipyard Is Likely IRGC’s New Flagship

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 and nuclear/ballistic missile programs.

And they're building a new IRGC flagship. LINK

Adam Milstein @AdamMilstein

Iran is concealing the true scale of its nuclear program from the international community. Intelligence sources believe that some of the equipment being concealed by Iran has come into its possession post-2015, contradicting the terms of the Iran deal

arabnews.comIran hiding scale of nuclear program: Western intelligence agenciesLONDON: Iran is concealing the true scale of its nuclear program from the international community, Western intelligence agencies have warned. Officials say satellite images show that Tehran has hidden equipment and resources from the UN, including components for centrifuges needed to enrich uranium.…

REGIME IN CRISIS

At Nowruz, Iranian people look to West for support of new day

The Iranian people recognize that the regime is at its weakest point ever and will collapse if the West continues to withhold assistance. Regime change—by the people of Iran—will allow freedom, democracy, justice, human rights, women's rights and a nuclear-free Iran to be restored. LINK

What Khamenei’s Nowruz message means for Iran

Has Iran's dictator Ali Khamenei changed tactics and will he be more lenient now that the Biden admin is in power? No. He is planning to consolidate his power with the upcoming presidential elections and will choose a president more aligned with his views. LINK

Khamenei Locked in the Maze of a Thousand Dilemmas

On Sunday, the first day of Iran’s new year, Nowruz, regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivered a televised speech attempting to provide a solution to the regime’s most challenging dilemmas. LINK

Heshmat Alavi @HeshmatAlavi

#BREAKING March 23—Gonbad Kavus, NE #Iran Heavy clashes between locals & security forces following reports of two young kids being sexually harassed by a security guard. Protesters threw stones & broke the windshields of police vehicles. Security forces using tear gas & batons.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Iran’s Political Prisoners Protest Exile and Persecution

These prisoners in their letter explained that the persecution of political prisoners by Iran's regime reflects their fear and fury over the prisoners’ resistance and confronting the mullahs' pressure to break the prisoner’s dignity. LINK

Prison authorities deny medical care to political prisoner Afshin Baymani

Many prisoners have either become critically ill or suffer from longstanding and serious medical conditions that have been left untreated in Iran’s prisons. LINK

Ali Safavi @amsafavi

Policy Experts to Assess Prospects for Change in #Iran - National Council of Resistance of Iran - US

ncrius.orgPolicy Experts to Assess Prospects for Change in Iran - National Council of Resistance of Iran - USPRESS RELEASE Policy Experts to Assess Prospects for Change in Iran Celebration of Nowruz and Iranians’ Aspirations for Freedom and Democracy Washington, DC – As the ancient Iranian New Year, Nowruz, is celebrated, the U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US…

ECONOMY

Iran oil exports remain ‘elevated’ in March, says a tanker tracker

Standing at less than 600,000 barrels per day for the first 18 days of March, Iran's exports remain well below the January highs of almost 800,000 bpd. Exports last month declined by about 250,000 bpd. LINK

Iran: Economic Crisis and Its Outlook in New Persian Year 1400

In its latest report, the IMF had predicted that Iran’s inflation rate is 30 percent. According to the Statistics Center of Iran report, point-to-point inflation in February (price growth in February 2021 last year compared to February 2019) was about 48.7 percent. LINK

Heshmat Alavi @HeshmatAlavi

#Iran has the world's secnd largest natural gas & fourth largest oil reserves. The money goes to: -dictators like Assad -terrorists like Hezbollah -ballistic missiles -a completely unnecessary nuclear program Long lines for poultry, cooking oil & even water... #Priorities

PROPAGANDA

Why won’t Twitter ban Khamenei when it permanently suspended Trump?

Iran’s dictator Ali Khamenei is notorious for using his Twitter accounts to incite hate, violence and disinformation. Yet his many accounts in multiple languages still exist on the platform. LINK