Let's talk Iran - May 24, 2021
Iran agrees to extend deal on cameras at its nuclear sites
Iran extends temporary monitoring deal with the UN nuclear watchdog, IAEA, for one month, expiring on June 24th, six days after the regime's June 18 presidential election.
Speaking at a news conference Monday in Vienna, IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi told journalists that the agreement came after a discussion with Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran’s civilian nuclear program. LINK
Iran's sham elections: The people know the truth
Iran's "presidential elections on June 18 will be the last, desperate throw of the dice for a bankrupt, toxic and dangerous regime, hated by their own population and distrusted by the international community." LINK
Iran Election 2021: Regime’s Fear of Widespread Boycott
In recent months, Iran’s state-run media have acknowledged that a low turnout in the upcoming sham presidential election will challenge the regime’s legitimacy. LINK
Iran elections 2021: Regime growing more concerned of calls for national boycott
"Elections” in Iran have no meaning. Many Iranians are protesting across Iran shouting, “40 years of bloodshed is enough, we will not vote, we have heard so many lies, and our vote is regime change.” LINK
Crisis Brewing? Following Protests, Iranians Threaten to Boycott Presidential Election
Western policymakers and the entire international community should make it clear that they support any effort by Iran 's people to push back against state repression and to advocate for democracy. LINK
The 40-Year Unanswered Demands of Iran’s Nation
The candidates in Iran's June 18 presidential election have been all talk, never walking the walk. The issue of presenting strategic plans for Iran’s future government is hot among the candidates of the presidential election, and even there are rumors about several thousand-page plans to solve the country’s economic and livelihood problems as one of the top priorities of the presidential contenders. LINK
Ahead of Blinken visit, PM hints at ‘courageous, independent’ steps on Iran
Netanyahu suggests Israel may take an “independent” tack on Iran.
“... there could come a situation where our principal goal — to ensure the ayatollahs don’t end the millennia-long existence of the Jewish people — demands that we make courageous and independent decisions. The State of Israel won’t allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons.” LINK
Iraqi Asad base, where US forces work, attacked with rocket
Reminder:
The United States accuses Iran-backed militia groups of launching regular rocket attacks against its troops in Iraq. LINK
US military presence has deterred Iranian aggression on Saudi Arabia: General
The top U.S. general in the Middle East visited Saudi Arabia and said the country is still asking for American military assistance to deter Iran. LINK
A woman hanged in Yazd Prison – 117th woman executed under Rouhani
A woman was hanged Sunday morning, May 23, in the Central Prison of Yazd. This is the 117th woman executed during "moderate" Hassan Rouhani’s tenure as president.
At least 15 women have been executed every year in Iran over the past eight years. LINK
Jailed Iranian protester says “no water, plenty of drugs” in Tehran prison
Jailed Iranian protester Hossein Hashemi detailed the poor conditions of the Greater Tehran Penitentiary (GTP) in a letter published on May 21. LINK
Iran’s blackouts seriously disrupt daily lives
Iran’s blackouts have seriously impacted the daily lives of millions of Iranians including in the capital Tehran since May 22. Fingers are pointing at cryptocurrency mines ran by the regime and China inside Iran. LINK