An Iranian news site dedicated to promoting the country’s nuclear program published an essay on Tuesday by Ali Asghar Soltanieh – the country’s former ambassador to the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog (IAEA) – pushing back against a recent op-ed by Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Kenneth Pollack: Reviewing the article “The Right...

The Israeli government has unveiled its latest public-relations tool in its battle to convince the West that Iran is well on its way nuclear-bomb readiness. The Diaspora Affairs Ministry launched Inside Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Plan, an animated video that targets Westerners, especially Americans, with a very clear message: Don’t let Iran...

Reuters reported Tuesday night that efforts by the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog (IAEA) to force Iran to account for the so-called possible military dimensions (PMD) of its atomic program – efforts that U.S. officials, including President Barack Obama, had repeatedly emphasized are aimed at forcing the Islamic republic to meet its...

The Jerusalem Post reported yesterday that a leading figure in Israel’s defense establishment warns of “a storm, on the horizon” regarding the security situation in the Middle East. Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad, the director of political-military affairs at the Defense Ministry, reiterated the main strategic threat facing Israel in the near term: Iran’s...

American singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams has brought a smile to the faces of millions of people around the world with his song Happy – including in Iran, until the authorities there reportedly arrested young people who filmed themselves dancing to the tune. National TV channel IRIB broadcast a report May 20...

The American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) Critical Threats Project on Friday conveyed remarks from an Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander declaring that the Syrian conflict is an extension of Iran’s war with the America. Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Malayer Unit Commander Col. Mohammad Eskandari said “IRGC commanders have prepared and equipped...