Let's talk Iran - May 20, 2021
Iran Nuclear Talks, Regimes’ Tactic of Blackmailing
“If Iran's regime was already cheating on the agreement when it was in full force and the US had not yet withdrawn, what basis could there be for believing that the regime will be more compliant the second time around?" LINK
Why the West Should Not Capitulate to Iran’s Nuclear Threats
Once Iran has access to frozen assets and foreign markets, the regime will no doubt be able to slip through the cracks with enrichment, procurement, and development of nuclear weapons. LINK
Iranians hold tweetstorm decrying “sham” presidential election
Iranians on Sunday carried out a major social media push denouncing the regime’s upcoming Presidential election as a “sham” and pointing out that the leading candidate is a hard-line cleric known for his role in the mass execution of thousands of political prisoners in 1988. LINK
Vidal-Quadras: Raisi’s Candidacy Shows International Policy Failure on Iran
“By putting forth a leading perpetrator of the 1988 massacre as the prime candidate for the presidency, [Iran] is sending the message that the entire regime runs on that same philosophy.”
Important read by Former European Parliament Vice President Alejo Vidal Quadras LINK
Iran’s regime is playing with fire
While Iran's regime is pushing Iranians into poverty and misery by stealing public wealth and plundering national assets, the mullahs continue to plunge deeper into the people’s pockets every day under various pretexts to steal what little they have left. LINK
Biden administration engagement with Iran yields violence in Israel
“… if the Biden administration continues down the path of pursuing the Iranian regime for reentry into the JCPOA, we can all expect more regional instability and more needless bloodshed in the Middle East. We are seeing the consequences of emboldening the world’s greatest state sponsor of terrorism, Iran, in real time.” LINK
Germany carries out raids on Iran-backed Hezbollah-linked groups
The three groups have been banned for collecting money for Hezbollah fighters' families. Police also conducted early morning raids at locations across seven German states. LINK
Why vessels passing near Iran may have trouble staying on course
Crews of vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz suspect that Iran is now "spoofing" their navigational signals to induce them to stray into Iran’s territorial waters, whereupon they are seized by the Iranian navy. LINK
Female journalist beaten, finger broken for refusing to delete vaccine interviews
An agent brutalized and broke the finger of a female journalist after she refused to delete interviews she had conducted with personnel at a vaccination center in Tehran on Tuesday.
Iran under the clerical regime is notorious for suppression of civil liberties, freedom of speech and internet censorship. LINK
