The Iranian regime is the real enemy of the nations of the Persian Gulf, whereas Israel is a “friendly state,” columnist Abdallah Al-Hadlaq wrote in the Kuwaiti government newspaper Al-Watan. His colum was translated today by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). To all those who think the Persian state (Iran), and the regime...

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The agreement over Iran’s nuclear program is “a deal with the devil” that should be rejected by Congress, Rabbi Richard Block,  immediate past president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, said in an op-ed today in The Hill. Under prior legislation, most sanctions on Iran were to sunset only when the president certified to Congress that...

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Rep. Alcee Hastings (D – Fla.) is the latest senior Democratic member of Congress to announce his opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran, the Palm Beach Post reported today. Hastings, a liberal Democrat who usually supports Obama, joins another Palm Beach County delegation member who’s normally a pro-Obama vote...

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In a direct challenge to the United Nations Security Council resolution implementing the nuclear deal with Iran, the country’s military has announced plans to conduct ballistic missile exercises later this year, the semi-official Fars news agency reported today. Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan stated that war games, including...

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There is significant legal precedent for Congress voting against the nuclear deal with Iran and initiating a renegotiation of the agreement, Orde Kittrie, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the State Department’s former lead attorney for nuclear affairs, wrote in an op-ed (Google link) today in The...

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The new national director of the Anti-Defamation League has said that he is “deeply troubled” by some accusations made against opponents of the nuclear deal with Iran, which he wrote “can foster a hostile climate for the American Jewish community.” Jonathan Greenblatt, who formerly worked in the Obama White House,...

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Iran and Russia are holding a joint naval exercise on the Caspian Sea, The Times of Israel reported today. Russian warships Volgodonsk and Makhachkala berthed in Anzali Port on August 9 for a three-day stay. Commander of Iran’s fleet of warships in the Northern Gilan province Admiral Ahmad Reza Baqeri said...

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The billions of dollars in sanctions relief that will flow to Iran in the wake of the nuclear agreement “will fund Iranian imperialism,” Michael Gerson wrote in a column for The Washington Post. Gerson explained Iran’s long-running strategy of deploying “several thousand well-trained, well-led militia members” against the country’s regional rivals, having them “exploit...

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The nuclear deal between Iran and the West provides Iran and its allies with a “historic opportunity” to confront Israel, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a meeting in Beirut Tuesday, according to Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV. The Times of Israel reported: “Zarif said from...

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There will be no “snapback” of sanctions on Iran if the Islamic Republic violates the UN’s arms embargo, Secretary of State John Kerry admitted in an interview with Reuters today. “The arms embargo is not tied to snapback,” Kerry said. “It is tied to a separate set of obligations. So they are...

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