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blondiepieradio · 1 year
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timesofocean · 2 years
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US targets companies selling Iranian petrochemicals in fresh sanctions
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US targets companies selling Iranian petrochemicals in fresh sanctions
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Washington (The Times Groupe)- The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on Chinese and Emirati companies and a network of Iranian firms for helping export petrochemicals from Iran.
On June 16, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed penalties on two Hong Kong-based companies, three Iranian companies, and four UAE companies, as well as two Chinese and one Indian company.
The Treasury Department attributed the moves to negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
“The United States is seeking to achieve a mutual return to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action through meaningful diplomacy,” said Brian Nelson, Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.
“Without a deal, we will continue to impose sanctions on Iran that limit the export of petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemicals,” Nelson said.
In exchange for relief from U.S., European Union, and United Nations sanctions, Iran agreed to limit its nuclear program.
In 2018, then-U.S. president Donald Trump pulled out of the deal and restored U.S. sanctions, causing Iran to begin violating the restrictions. Efforts to revive the agreement have so far failed.
It was reported in March that a revised deal was close, but talks in Vienna abruptly stalled in April as Iran and Washington blamed each other for not taking the necessary political decisions to settle remaining issues.
There were disagreements over whether Washington would remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) from its list of designated foreign terrorist organizations.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has long denied attempting to secretly develop nuclear weapons. It claims its nuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes. Despite the collapse of the deal, Tehran has vastly expanded its nuclear work. iranian petrochemicals
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smartencyclopedia · 6 months
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amereid1960 · 9 months
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اكتشاف القوة الإيرانية في المفاوضات النووية مع القوى الدولية الكبرى - الإمكانيات والتداعيات
اكتشاف القوة الإيرانية في المفاوضات النووية مع القوى الدولية الكبرى – الإمكانيات والتداعيات اكتشاف القوة الإيرانية في المفاوضات النووية مع القوى الدولية الكبرى – الإمكانيات والتداعيات الكاتب : صليحة محمدي الملخص: تعالج هذه الدراسة المفاوضات النووية بين إيران والقوى الدولية الكبرى بالتركيز على ميزان القوة للجمهورية الإسلامية الإيرانية في الفترة التاريخية 2003 -2015 مع كيفية تبنيها سياسات فعالة…
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alewaanewspaper1960 · 9 months
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اكتشاف القوة الإيرانية في المفاوضات النووية مع القوى الدولية الكبرى - الإمكانيات والتداعيات
اكتشاف القوة الإيرانية في المفاوضات النووية مع القوى الدولية الكبرى – الإمكانيات والتداعيات اكتشاف القوة الإيرانية في المفاوضات النووية مع القوى الدولية الكبرى – الإمكانيات والتداعيات الكاتب : صليحة محمدي الملخص: تعالج هذه الدراسة المفاوضات النووية بين إيران والقوى الدولية الكبرى بالتركيز على ميزان القوة للجمهورية الإسلامية الإيرانية في الفترة التاريخية 2003 -2015 مع كيفية تبنيها سياسات فعالة…
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paulthepoke · 1 year
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This Week in Prophecy: Saudi's & Peace, Israel & Iran Nuke Program, Israeli Gas, China Is Busy
This Week in Prophecy: Saudi's & Peace, Israel & Iran Nuke Program, Israeli Gas, China Is Busy
On This Week in Prophecy: The Saudis name their terms for peace with the Israelis. They want to develop nuclear power, for peaceful purposes of course. The Saudis would also like some assurances from the United States in regards to security. Will the United States agree? Will Saudi Arabia join the Abraham Accords? https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-733877 Many think Israel is on the…
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mzemo0 · 2 years
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Let Iran Have The Bomb!
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I detest Iran’s dark embrace of the Hitlerian regime of Damascus, but Tehran does have a right to possess a Nuclear deterrent.
I, too, shouted “Istiklal Azadee, Hukamati Islamee” (independence, freedom, Islamic government) and “tau Margi Shahi Kha’en, Nehzat Idameh Durad” (until the death of the treacherous Shah, the revolution will continue.” That was in the late 1978, when I, along with the bulk of Muslims around the world, Sunnis and Shiites,  gave the late Imam Khomeini  and his companions the benefit of the doubt.  We thought the Sun of Islam would rise anew from the land of Abu Hamed al-Ghazali, Umar Khayyam and Saadi Shirazi. We were tragically wrong, as the Grand Ayatollah soon took off the outer cloak of true, authentic Islam in favor of the repugnant Turban of schismatic sectarianism. (See my book  “My story with the Shiites: Major Contradiction in the Shiite Imami Religion.” Islamophobia
 I didn’t immediately lose the hope for some reforms that would correct the course of the revolution which was facing overwhelming challenges from a huge cacophony of internal and external enemies at the top of which stood the United States and Israel, as well as a number of despicable Arab regimes that  were at Washington’s beck and call.  But as the years passed, Iran’s sectarian character became hard to hide and harder to defend.  Read More
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india-times · 2 years
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Lawmakers say new Iran nuclear deal unlikely
 Senators in both parties briefed recently by senior Biden administration officials on negotiations with Iran say they doubt Tehran will agree to any new deal to limit its development of nuclear weapons.  
Lawmakers say the administration has an offer on the table, but that Iran is showing little willingness to reestablish the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which placed significant restrictions on its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.  
Former President Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the 2015 deal, which was one of former President Obama’s biggest foreign policy accomplishments.  
Biden officials said in January that they were on the cusp of restoring the agreement but cautioned at the time that it would be up to Tehran to accept it.  
Four months later, Iran still hasn’t shown any serious interest in accepting the offer from the United States and its European allies, which means one of President Biden’s top foreign policy priorities remains in limbo.   
“I’m not optimistic there will be such a deal. The administration believes that strategically it makes sense to keep the offer on the table, but I don’t see the pathway forward. That’s my own view,” Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) told The Hill.  
Menendez said accepting a new accord is a divisive proposition within Iran’s political establishment, which is making it difficult to revive the agreement.  
“I think there’s conflict inside Iran, so there’s no clear pathway forward,” he said.  
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said, “You just don’t know what the Iranians are thinking.” 
“My guess is, at this stage, that it is unclear whether the Iranians want a deal or not. There’s some disagreements within Iran itself,” he said. “The U.S. has put forward a proposal. The ball is really in the Iranians’ court.”
A senior Republican senator on the Foreign Relations panel who attended the administration’s briefing Wednesday on the talks said the prospects of a deal are “not encouraging.” 
And Sen. James Risch (Idaho), the senior Republican on Foreign Relations, said he didn’t know what was happening in the talks when they started but has now been brought up to date. 
“I do know where the negotiations stand and they should’ve been over. They promised us it was going to end in February if there wasn’t a deal,” he said, referring to what some senators thought was an assurance by administration officials not to let the talks drag on without buy-in from Iran.  
Several senators said there are signs that Iran doesn’t want to cooperate with Western allies by allowing oversight of its nuclear program.
Iran earlier this month turned off two surveillance cameras used by the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency to monitor one of its nuclear facilities. 
The United States, Britain, Germany and France submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. earlier this month criticizing Iran for not explaining why trace amounts of uranium were found at undeclared nuclear sites.  
One senator who requested anonymity to discuss the negotiations said Iran is making “an unreasonable demand” of the administration by asking it to waive the designation of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard as a foreign terrorist organization as part of any new nuclear deal. 
“The odds of them getting a deal without relinquishing on that is tiny,” the lawmaker said of Iran’s demand.  
The Biden administration has so far refused the request.  
The senator also cited the shutoff of U.N. monitoring cameras as troublesome.  
“The administration has publicly said they’re still willing to negotiate to a JCPOA 2.0, but the actions taken by the Iranian regime make that harder and harder every day,” the lawmaker said. “I do not think a deal is imminent.”  
Some foreign policy experts think Iran is less desperate for sanctions relief than it was during the Obama administration because it’s collecting substantial revenue through oil exports.  
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said last month that his country’s oil exports have doubled since August.  
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Iran’s central bank reported in February that it had made $18.6 billion in oil sales during the first half of the Persian year, even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent embargo of Russian oil exports sent prices soaring.  
Danielle Pletka, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute specializing in foreign policy and defense policy, said “the problem is the ball’s in Iran’s court.”  
She said the administration has “given up a ton” in concessions to get Iran to agree to a new plan but so far without success.  
“The Iranians haven’t shown any sign of shifting,” she said. “They’re exporting vast amounts of oil at this moment.” 
“Plus they’re doing illicit business with the Russians, and that’s earning them some money,” she added. “From their perspective, the geopolitical circumstances are going to be advantageous to Iran and to their entire notion of a resistance economy. They’re going to be part of this network with China and Russia that will be able to do business together.”  
The United States last month announced it would place sanctions on an oil smuggling network supported by senior Russian government officials and ones in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force.
Read more : https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3528366-lawmakers-say-new-iran-nuclear-deal-unlikely/
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thejewishlink · 2 years
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Former Iranian official: Iran’s nuclear program was military from the start
Former Iranian official: Iran’s nuclear program was military from the start
Ex-parliamentary chairman Ali Motahhari’s admission that Iran’s nuclear program was military from the start have caused a stir in Iran, and reflect the disagreements within Iran’s military-religious leadership on the development and use of nuclear weapons. BY MICHAEL SEGALL (April 28, 2022 / Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Ali Motahhari is the son of Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari, one of the…
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etccsy · 3 months
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Nuclear Energy Between Peace And War: The story of destruction in the Middle East or its resurrection
In "Nuclear Energy Between Peace And War," Issam Khoury skillfully navigates the intricate interplay of nuclear energy, geopolitics, and environmental challenges in the Middle East. Meticulous in dissecting dual energy applications and geopolitical tensio
In a world where energy sources and geopolitical dynamics intersect, “Nuclear Energy Between Peace And War” by Issam Khoury stands out as a comprehensive guide. This book offers a deep exploration of the complex issues surrounding nuclear energy, shedding light on its peaceful and military implications and its impact on regional and international peace. In this article, we examine this…
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blondiepieradio · 1 year
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timesofocean · 1 year
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Iran enriches uranium above 60% could trigger strike: Israeli official
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Iran enriches uranium above 60% could trigger strike: Israeli official
Washington (The Times Groupe)- Iran would be entering dangerous territory that could trigger an Israeli military strike if it enriches uranium above the 60% level, Israel told the Biden administration and several European countries, Axios has learned.
Israeli officials say that in recent months, the country has escalated its threats of military action against Tehran in an apparent effort to deter it from escalating its nuclear program further as it becomes increasingly concerned about Iranian progress toward a nuclear program.
In late February, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that Iran had amassed 87.5 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium. At least one nuclear bomb could be produced if that uranium is enriched to 90% weapons grade.
The IAEA is continuing to investigate Iranian activity in its underground nuclear facility in Fordow, which included enriching at least small amounts of uranium to 84% purity.
Israel, however, doesn’t consider the small amounts of uranium enriched at 84% purity as meaningful because Tehran didn’t amass any of the material at that level, the Israeli official said.
A top U.S. defense official told lawmakers last month that Iran will need only 12 days to enrich enough weapons-grade uranium to build one nuclear bomb, though the U.S. has also said it doesn’t believe Iran has made the decision to resume its weaponization program.
According to a senior Israeli official, Israel is not defining a public “red line” at the moment as Netanyahu did in his UN speech in September 2012.
The official added that Israel didn’t want to set 90% enrichment as a “red line” because officials believe Iran will feel it can begin enriching and amassing uranium at a level just short of weapons grade.
That is why Israel is telling U.S. and European countries that any Iranian progress above 60% enrichment would be a step that could trigger military action against Tehran’s nuclear program, the Israeli official said.
Israeli officials believe that Netanyahu’s message on the issue has been passed on to Iranian officials, according to a second senior Israeli official, who recently spoke to reporters on background. “The Iranians totally internalized our position and they know what our [red] line is,” the official said.
According to Israeli officials, Israel is preparing for a possible military strike on Iran.
Two Israeli officials said Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant asked U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during his recent visit to Israel to expedite the delivery of the four KC-46 tankers that Israel had purchased from the U.S. last year.
The officials said Israel needs the tankers, which are used for air refueling, to prepare for a possible military strike in Iran. Israel wants to get at least some of them by the end of 2024.
During the previous Israeli government’s term, then-Defense Minister Benny Gantz had also asked Austin to expedite the delivery of the tankers.
The officials said Austin told Netanyahu and Gallant that the U.S. will try to deliver the planes earlier but stressed it will be difficult due to U.S. military needs.
The Pentagon declined to comment.
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect Lloyd Austin is the U.S. secretary of defense (not secretary of state).
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smartencyclopedia · 6 months
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amereid1960 · 3 months
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البرنامج النووي الإيراني بين حرص إسرائيل على تدميره وإستراتيجية "حافة الهاوية" المتبعة من قبل إيران
البرنامج النووي الإيراني بين حرص إسرائيل على تدميره وإستراتيجية “حافة الهاوية” المتبعة من قبل إيران   البرنامج النووي الإيراني بين حرص إسرائيل على تدميره وإستراتيجية “حافة الهاوية” المتبعة من قبل إيران الكاتب : زبوشي عبد القادر الملخص: يشكل البرنامج النووي الايراني بؤرة توتر خطيرة على السلم والاستقرار في منطقة الشرق الأوسط نتيجة مواقف متناقضة بحدة، لطرفين رئيسيين في المشكل: إسرائيل مدعومة من…
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alewaanewspaper1960 · 3 months
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البرنامج النووي الإيراني بين حرص إسرائيل على تدميره وإستراتيجية "حافة الهاوية" المتبعة من قبل إيران
البرنامج النووي الإيراني بين حرص إسرائيل على تدميره وإستراتيجية “حافة الهاوية” المتبعة من قبل إيران   البرنامج النووي الإيراني بين حرص إسرائيل على تدميره وإستراتيجية “حافة الهاوية” المتبعة من قبل إيران الكاتب : زبوشي عبد القادر الملخص: يشكل البرنامج النووي الايراني بؤرة توتر خطيرة على السلم والاستقرار في منطقة الشرق الأوسط نتيجة مواقف متناقضة بحدة، لطرفين رئيسيين في المشكل: إسرائيل مدعومة من…
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thegeopolitica · 3 months
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Iran is always cynical about Israel because of their stand against Iran’s clandestine nuclear program. When Iran fell under the control of Ayatollah Khomeini, it began to blame the previous regime of Raja Shah Pahlavi for its ties with Israel.
Iran was one of 13 countries to vote against the UN Partition Plan for the British Mandate of Palestine. Iran voted against Israel’s entry into the United Nations two years later.
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