Day: February 23, 2021
Israeli, Saudi officials discuss Biden’s planned return to Iran nuke deal — TV
Israel’s public broadcaster says recent phone calls also touched on Riyadh’s concerns over new US administration’s focus on alleged Saudi rights violations TOI staffToday, 2:07 am Senior Israeli and Saudi officials recently held several phone calls to discuss the Biden administration’s plans to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal, Israeli television reported Tuesday. During the conversations, […]
As Iran plays chicken with Biden, it also moves closer to the bomb
Tehran appears to be jockeying for position ahead of nuke deal talks by blackballing inspectors and threatening to increase enrichment, but the posturing carries dangerous risks Lazar Berman 0 With each step Iran takes to advance its nuclear program, a path out of the dangerous quagmire becomes even more murky. On Tuesday, Tehran officially suspended […]
Netanyahu: Israel will prevent a nuclear Iran whether or not a deal is in place
PM issues warning after Tehran begins restricting access to IAEA inspectors, in further breach of nuke deal; top Israeli officials hold policy meeting as US seeks to reenter accord By TOI staff 24 February 2021, 12:31 am 0 Edit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday vowed Israel would prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, […]
State TV: Iran imposes curbs on UN nuclear inspections
By NASSER KARIMI19 minutes ago 1 of 2 FILE – In this Feb. 20, 2021, file photo, Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, right, speaks with spokesman of Iran’s atomic agency Behrouz Kamalvandi upon his arrival at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport, Iran. Iran has said it plans to cease its […]
Netanyahu after Iran strategy meeting: Nuclear agreement is worthless
“Israel isn’t pinning its hopes on an agreement with an extremist regime like Iran. With or without an agreement we will do everything so Iran isn’t armed with nuclear weapons.” By LAHAV HARKOV FEBRUARY 23, 2021 13:41 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the memorial service for the 1920 Battle of Tel Hai, February 23, 2021. […]
Will Riyadh, Manama be Iran’s next targets? – opinion
Iran is more patient than the West, willing to wait years for the right opportunity to pounce, and American policy-makers underestimate this desire to export its revolutionary message. By ERIC R. MANDEL FEBRUARY 22, 2021 20:44 It has been seven years since an Iranian member of parliament, who reportedly was close to the Supreme Leader, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Biden team colluded with Iran to foil Trump diplomacy
President Trump in 2019 sought to open a back channel of communication with top Iranian officials and saw the U.N. General Assembly meeting in September as a potential opportunity to defuse escalating tension with Tehran, but the effort failed. Two months earlier, however, a different back channel was thriving in New York. Iran’s smooth, […]
Khamenei: If we wanted nukes, nobody, including ‘Zionist clown,’ could stop us
Iran’s leader also warns it may enrich uranium to 60%, as it steps further away from nuclear deal; top US diplomat says DC willing to reenter pact if Tehran in ‘strict compliance’ TOI staffAgencies22 February 2021, 8:53 pm Iranian Supreme Leader Ayotallah Ali Khamenei claimed Monday that his country has no interest in a nuclear […]
Iran’s nuclear weapons program never really slowed down
Iran has not yet provided the IAEA with a plausible explanation for any of the gross violations of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. By Dr. Raphael Ofek Published on 02-22-2021 05:42 Last modified: 02-22-2021 05:46 Samples collected by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at two Iranian sites where Tehran has not reported any […]
Iran stops snap nuclear inspections, state-run daily urges caution
By Reuters Staff DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian government newspaper warned on Tuesday that overly radical actions in the nuclear wrangling with the West may lead to the country’s isolation after Tehran ended snap inspections by United Nations inspectors. Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Kazem Gharibabadi, said it had ended implementation […]
Blinken to Ashkenazi: Two-state solution is the best way to ensure Israel’s future
Israel ends meeting on Iran deal with tactical decisions, hopes Iranian obstinacy will end option of US rejoining deal. Arutz Sheva Staff , Feb 23 , 2021 9:56 AM Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday held a meeting to determine Israel’s policy regarding the US intention to return to the “Iran deal.” According to […]