Month: December 2021

US threatens Iran but still seeks JCPOA revival

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‘If the path to a return to compliance with the agreement turns out to be a dead-end, we will pursue other options,’ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. TOVAH LAZAROFFPublished: DECEMBER 4, 2021 19:32 The United States warned it would thwart Tehran’s nuclear program but held fast to its hope of a revival of […]

US says won’t let Iran ‘slow walk’ talks, is preparing for ‘a world without JCPOA’

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Top official warns more sanctions likely if Iran kills negotiations; Mossad chief heads to Washington for talks on Iran By AFP and TOI staff Today, 9:52 pm The United States warned Saturday that it would not allow Iran to “slow walk” international negotiations over its nuclear program while at the same time ramping up its […]

Blast heard near Iran’s Natanz nuclear site; officials cite air defense test

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Iranian news outlets report a missile was fired to drill air defense response to potential threats By TOI staff Today, 8:11 pm A blast was reported Saturday in the vicinity of a nuclear site in Natanz, Iran, according to preliminary reports, which did not provide further details. Iranian officials did not make any immediate comment. […]

Man stabbed near Jerusalem’s Old City; assailant shot dead while lying on ground

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Victim suffers moderate-to-serious wounds; Arab minister criticizes police as video shows them firing repeatedly at incapacitated suspect; PM hails forces’ performance By TOI staff Today, 5:09 pm   A young Israeli man was stabbed in Jerusalem Saturday afternoon, in what authorities said was a suspected terror attack. The Haredi man, aged around 20, was moderately-to-seriously […]

Damascus Gate culprit identified

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The terrorist who carried out the stabbing attack in the Old City of Jerusalem on Saturday afternoon is Muhammad Shauchat Muhammad Salima, a 25-year-old illegal resident identified with Fatah, from the Palestinian town of Salfit in Samaria, near Ariel. He was imprisoned for a year for incitement in Israel, between 2019 and 2020.

Iran Nuclear Talks Break, Europe, US Dismayed by Iranian Stance

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 by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria November 29, 2021. Photo: EU Delegation in Vienna/Handout via REUTERS Indirect US-Iranian talks on saving […]

Are the Iran deal talks just a grift? – analysis

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The basic issue in Vienna is whether the West will beg Iran not to build a nuclear weapon and provide sanctions relief in exchange for some kind of deal. SETH J. FRANTZMANPublished: DECEMBER 4, 2021 12:30 Iran’s Fars News asked on Saturday: “what is the point of the Iran and P5+1 negotiations?” Indeed, Iran’s media […]

French president: Difficult to reach nuclear deal if Gulf, Israel not involved

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Macron says talks with Iran should have ‘broader dynamic’ and involve regional powers whose security is directly affected by any accord By AFP and TOI staff Today, 2:39 am   In striking comments Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Israel should be part of discussions on a return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. […]

Blinken says nuclear talks halted because Iran ‘doesn’t seem serious’

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US to consult allies, including Israel, on how to proceed Secretary reiterates that US won’t allow Tehran to drag out negotiations while advancing with its nuclear program and that Washington will pursue other options if talks fail By Jacob Magid Today, 11:11 pm Edit United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that this […]

‘Israel may not be able to stop Iran’s uranium track’ – Amos Yadlin

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However, Yadlin said that the country could still try to block weaponization. YONAH JEREMY BOBDECEMBER 2, 2021 18:02   Yonah Bob and Amos Yadlin JPost One-on-One Zoomcast , Episode 44 – Yonah Jeremy Bob and former IDF intelligence chief Amos Yadlin discuss the Israel-Iranian conflict Israel may have lost its chance to prevent Iran from […]

Report: Mossad recruited Iranian scientists to blow up Natanz nuclear facility

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As many as 10 Iranian scientists may have been recruited in explosion which crippled key Iranian nuclear facility. Arutz Sheva Staff , Dec 02 , 2021 8:18 PM   Damage at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility Reuters The Mossad recruited a group of Iranian scientists to blow up the Natanz nuclear facility earlier this year, according to […]

Iranians are being killed for seeking water. Why is Biden silent?

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Iran is imitating Chinese oppression. Biden should not ignore the Human Rights abuses.Opinion. Tags: Chinese Communist Party Biden administration Water A.J. Kaufman Iranians A.J. Kaufman , Dec 02 , 2021 9:03 PM Two years ago this month, the Iranian people began their “Bloody November” mass protests, the largest since the Islamic Revolution took over the […]