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Top Official Says Iran Ready for Higher Uranium Enrichment

VOA – A top aide to Iran’s supreme leader says the Islamic Republic is ready to enrich uranium beyond the level set by Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal, just ahead of a deadline it set Sunday for Europe to offer new terms to the accord. A video message by Ali Akbar Velayati included him saying that “Americans directly and Europeans indirectly …

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Former Guard Commander says Iran Should Seize UK Oil Tanker

VOA – A former leader of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said on Friday that the Islamic Republic should consider seizing a British oil tanker in response to authorities detaining an Iranian oil tanker off the coast Gibraltar.The comments by Mohsen Rezaei came amid heightened tensions over Iran’s unraveling 2015 nuclear deal, which the U.S. withdrew from last year.In recent days, …

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British Seek Clues to Iranian Sanction Busting From Crew of Seized Tanker

VOA – British police on Friday were questioning the crew of an Iranian supertanker that was seized at 4 a.m. Thursday in waters near Gibraltar, and which remains anchored close to the eastern shore of what locals refer to as “the Rock.” Gibraltar’s supreme court announced it was extending the authority to hold the ship for 14 more days, saying …

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US and Iran: What is NOT a Smart Policy

gatestoneinstitute.org – Rooting for President Trump to fail in his policy with Iran means calling for empowering and emboldening a theocratic regime that has consistently threatened “Death to America” — with nukes, presumably, if it had the capability, which it is busy acquiring. The core revolutionary pillars of this Iranian government are anti-Americanism and anti-Semitism. This country, which some people …

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IRAN: LAWYER SENTENCED TO OVER 29 YEARS IN PRISON: AMIRSALAR DAVOUDI

Amnesty – Human rights lawyer Amirsalar Davoudi has been sentenced to 29 years and three months in prison and 111 lashes on charges stemming from his human rights work. He was interrogated in detention without a lawyer present and was convicted and sentenced in his absence. Under Iran’s sentencing guidelines, he is required to serve 15 years of this sentence. …

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