Iran

Israel and the United States are joining forces this week for the five-day, ballistic-missile-defense exercise Juniper Cobra. The Juniper Cobra exercises have been held every two years since 2001, and this year it will be the seventh exercise. In 2009, the main scenario of the exercise was an Iranian missile...

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Reuters on Thursday reported that efforts by the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog (IAEA) to clarify issues surrounding the so-called possible military dimensions (PMD) of Iran’s atomic program had – per the outlet’s headline – shown “no sign of breakthrough,” even as the May 15th deadline by which Iran was to have...

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As Iran’s economic situation is in temporary downturn and the country continues propping up the Assad regime in Syria, Tehran’s terrorist proxy Hezbollah is increasingly feeling the pinch, according to a report in the May 15 edition of The Daily Star Lebanon. The sources also pointed to the huge financial impact...

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Earlier this week, former State Department official Elliott Abrams wrote about the plight of seven Baha’i leaders who have now been jailed by Iran for six years. At the Council on Foreign Relations website, Abrams wrote: They were arrested in 2008 and in 2010 were sentenced to terms of 20...

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The Washington Free Beacon on Wednesday exposed that a recent oil and gas fair held by Iran was attended by at least five companies that have U.S. government contracts, a development that Iran experts viewed with concern. “It is a telling indication of the weakening of the international sanctions regime...

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USA Today late on Wednesday sketched out the emerging details of an anticipated deal between Iran and the P5+1 global powers, with the outlet bluntly assessing that the agreement will fall far short of securing an “end [to] Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon.” “The Iranians will have some...

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