The Obama administration was pressed on Tuesday to respond to statements from Iranian officials – most recently this weekend from the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – doubling down on Iranian conditions for a nuclear deal that would among other things see the Islamic republic massively expand, rather than...

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Speculation continues to deepen surrounding last Monday’s mysterious explosion at Iran’s Parchin military base, where it is widely believed – including by the UN’s nuclear watchdog (IAEA) – that the Iranians conducted tests relevant to the development of nuclear warheads. Official Iranian outlets had acknowledged early in the week that...

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Reuters reported Thursday that negotiations between the UN’s nuclear watchdog (IAEA) and Iran – aimed at securing inspector access to sites where the Iranians are suspected of having conducted military-related atomic work – “appear not to have substantively advanced,” with the agency tersely announcing that “Iran did not propose any...

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Satellite imagery released Wednesday by Israeli media outlets revealed that a previously reported Monday explosion has done significant damage to Iran’s military facility at Parchin, where the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog (IAEA) believes Iranian scientists conducted research into the development of nuclear warheads: Satellite images obtained by Israel Defense and...

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According to a Reuters report on Wednesday, Iran has defended its refusal to allow an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert from inspecting its nuclear sites in August on grounds that “it had a sovereign right to decide who to admit onto its territory.” It was the third time the...

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A range of Western news outlets reported Monday morning that an explosion had rocked the Iranian military base at Parchin – where the UN’s nuclear watchdog (IAEA) suspects Iranian scientists conducted work related to nuclear weaponization – just a day before an IAEA team was set to land in the...

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Lawmakers from the House of Representatives on Thursday dispatched a letter to the Obama administration – signed by 354 members, comprising over 80 percent of the chamber – calling on Secretary of State John Kerry try harder in securing a deal with Iran that puts a nuclear bomb beyond Tehran’s...

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In his appearance on CBS’ Face the Nation yesterday (embedded below), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lauded President Obama’s efforts to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), but cautioned that Iran still posed a greater threat. But if you think ISIS is dangerous, and should be defeated, as...

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In a staff editorial today, The Chicago Tribune argues against granting Iran any extension in nuclear talks past the current deadline in November, which is less than two months away. The editorial states: Time is nearly up. Painful economic sanctions brought Tehran to the bargaining table. The threat of even more...

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With less than two months left before the deadline for a nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran, The Wall Street Journal is reporting (via Google) Tuesday that the Western nations are preparing to reward Iran for making a deal with expedited sanctions relief. Iran has been pushing for a...

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