A comparison of two op-eds by European political leaders, one written ten years ago today and one written earlier this month, show a marked shift in attitudes towards Iran and its nuclear program. Ten years ago, the EU and constituent countries were willing to confront Iran over its deceptions and...

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A director of Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency has accused International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano of leaking information that led to the killing of Iranian nuclear scientists, Fars reported today. Seyed Yasser Jebrayeeli, the deputy managing director of the agency, made the charge in a letter and book that he...

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Iran is using the expected financial windfall it will receive from the nuclear deal to increase its funding of the terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas, Avi Issacharoff reported in The Times of Israel today. Since the deal was signed, Iran has significantly increased its financial support for two of the largest terror groups...

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Iran collected samples from the Parchin military base, where it is believed to have carried out nuclear research, without international inspectors there to supervise, an Iranian official told the Islamic Republic News Agency today. Spokesman for Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Behruz Kamalvandi said sampling of specific points in Parchin was done by Iranian...

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A number of states that have existing sanctions against Iran have signaled their intent to fight federal attempts to lift them, Bloomberg Politics reported Friday. Thirty states and the District of Columbia restrict investments by pensions and public entities in companies doing business in the country, according to the group United Against...

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Two former weapons inspectors urged releasing the details of an agreement reached between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regarding inspections of the Parchin military site, where Iran is believed to have carried out research relating to the detonation of nuclear bombs, Reuters reported today. Several nuclear security...

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The United States began talks with Iran in 2011, two years before previously reported and while Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was still president of the Islamic Republic, an analysis published Wednesday by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) revealed. The analysis was based on statements made by top Iranian officials to...

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President Barack Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on November 9, the White House confirmed today. They are scheduled to discuss the Iran nuclear deal, strategies to counter ISIS, and other regional issues. Obama had mentioned that plans for the meeting were already underway in a conference call with...

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A foundation run by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stands to be a major beneficiary of lifted sanctions as part of the nuclear deal with Iran, Reuters reported Tuesday. Khamenei has yet to publicly back the accord, which lifts some sanctions on Iran in return for limits on its nuclear program. But...

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The chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has announced that his nation has discovered an unexpected new source of uranium, raising doubts about earlier assessments that Iran had insufficient supply of uranium to fuel its nuclear program. Reuters reported Saturday: “I cannot announce (the level of) Iran’s uranium mine reserves. The...

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