UANI, November 1, 2013
We Request That Congress Takes Up Debate on the Essential Principles that Must Underpin any Nuclear Agreement with Iran and Closely Consult with the President. As a starting point of such debate, we respectfully propose five principles to guide the U.S. position in the P5+1 nuclear negotiation.
From: Iran Media Focus, 31 October 2013
A new report by ISISshows that Iran isn’t idle while sitting at the negotiating table. On the contrary, it continues to expand the number of IR-1 centrifuges installed at both its Fordow and Natanz plants, and had also begun to install more advanced IR-2m centrifuges at Natanz.
Meanwhile, former International Atomic Energy Agency official Olli Heinonen suggests that Iran had passed the “point of no return” in its nuclear program, having installed centrifuges meant to enrich uranium to a percentage even higher than 20%. Heinonen estimates that Tehran could soon radically reduce its so-called “breakout time.”
Kayvan Kaboli, Oct 30, 2013
The head of the judiciary Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani has publicly defended Bahar newspaper ban. Bahar was accused of publishing an article insulting Muslim religious beliefs last week, according to hardliners. Bahar was close to reformists and Hassan Rouhani, the new regime’s elected president.
Eli Lake Oct 30, 201, Daily Beast
Western intelligence agencies have had great success in the past sleuthing out Iran’s undeclared nuclear facilities. But the Iranians have gotten better at hiding their tracks, according to some current and retired United States intelligence officers who say it could prove very difficult for the world to catch Iran again if it tries to build a nuclear weapon in secret.
Hamid Yazdan Panah, 27 October 2013
Many Iranians and westerners have questioned the use of sanctions and whether they are an effective tool against the regime, or a threat to the domestic population. But little attention has been paid as to who is behind these efforts to remove sanctions, and how they aim to benefit from business with Tehran. This begs the question, is it the people of Iran who will be hurt most by these sanctions, or the regime and the oil industry
Alana Goodman, Oct 21 2013, Washington Free Beacon
Hooman Majd, Iranian regime’s pundit in the US has called the anti-regime WSJ journalist Ahmari a “House Negro”. In 2012, Majd sent a tweet to human rights defender Nazanin Afshin-Jam, and wrote: “F***ing a Canadian minister doesn’t make you Canadian, azizam. Come back to papa.”
Hamid Yazdan Panah , 20 October 2013
Lost in the media coverage of Iran’s nuclear program and its President’s charm offensive is the grim human rights situation faced by Iranians, particularly those who dare to defy the regime. 250 people have been executed since Rouhani took office two months ago.
Hassan Dai, 14 October 2013
Oil Minister Zanganeh introduces himself as Iran’s second Foreign Minister because by offering attractive energy contracts to Western oil companies, he can push them to lobby against the sanctions and influence the West’s policy with Iran, notably on nuclear issue
Iranian American Forum, 5 Jan. 2013
The Pentagon report names two individuals as Iranian intelligence agents. NIAC worked with them and organized a Congressional briefing for them. Also, NIAC worked with editor of Iraninterlink, identified by the report as VEVAK’s website
Hassan Dai, Kayvan Kaboli, 17 November 2012
In early 2009, when newly elected President Obama was forming his administration, there were some indications that Dennis Ross would be selected as the “Iran envoy” in the State Department. This nomination was bad news for a coalition of groups that lobbied hard to impose a friendlier policy with Iran. They considered Ross to be pro-Israeli and therefore hawkish towards Tehran.
