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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Benjamin Weinthal reported yesterday that increasing numbers of Iranian converts to Christianity are making their way to Germany, reviving numerous churches across the European nation. Iranian-born Muslims who converted to Christianity are breathing new spiritual life into communities across Germany, where they are fleeing to in increasing numbers to escape...
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A Reuters exclusive published late Thursday revealed the existence of a confidential U.N. report indicating that Iran has continued to bolster its ballistic missile program during the implementation of the Joint Plan of Action (JPA). Despite apparently reducing illicit purchases that breach U.N. sanctions, Iran is pursuing development of ballistic...
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A new quantitative indicator developed jointly by Roubini Global Economics and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) points towards an improved economic outlook for Iran. The calculations, based on sentiment analysis derived from proprietary natural language processing algorithms, were detailed Friday in a new report published by Mark Dubowitz and Paul...
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It was reported Friday that an Argentinian court struck down as unconstitutional a controversial agreement between between the Argentinian government and the government of Iran to establish a joint “truth commission” to investigate the 1994 bombing at the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA), a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. The...
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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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