Washington Times: The recently released National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran’s nuclear weapon program not only left many questions unanswered but left our friends and allies caught off-base and confused. I am sure they wonder how they are to support efforts for more stringent sanctions against Iran’s enrichment program.
Vetting the Iran NIE
Iran: Women excluded from sports in the name of Islam
AKI: The vice president of the Iranian Olympic Committee, Abdolreza Savar, has announced new rules to fight what he defines as the sport’s “subjugation to western customs and practices”
Major powers set to discuss Iran sanctions
Reuters: Major powers are set to hold talks on Thursday to discuss a third U.N. sanctions resolution against Iran over its nuclear program, the U.S. State Department.
Iranian released from US custody in Iraq
AP: An Iranian detained in northern Iraq more than three years ago has been released by U.S. authorities, Iran’s ambassador said Wednesday.
UN condemns human rights violations in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Dec. 19 – The United Nations General Assembly accused Iran on Tuesday of continuing the practice of torture and punishments such as flogging, stoning and amputation of limbs.
UN condemns human rights violations in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Dec. 19 – The United Nations General Assembly accused Iran on Tuesday of continuing the practice of torture and punishments such as flogging, stoning and amputation of limbs.
Iran student arrested after reporting to court as summoned
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 19 – An Iranian student was arrested earlier this week after reporting to the countrys moral police as he had been instructed to do, students in Tehran told Iran Focus.
Iran student arrested after reporting to court as summoned
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 19 – An Iranian student was arrested earlier this week after reporting to the countrys moral police as he had been instructed to do, students in Tehran told Iran Focus.
Iran continues to support Shiite militias in Iraq, Pentagon says
Washington Post: A new Pentagon report has concluded that Iran continues to provide money, training and weapons to Shiite militias in Iraq, although U.S. commanders previously stated that attacks using lethal bombs linked to Iran have fallen in recent months.
Stupid intelligence on Iran
Wall Street Journal: The release earlier this month of “key judgments” from the National Intelligence Estimate — including the bald assertion “that in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program” — has caused both astonishment here at home and consternation overseas, where it has resulted in confusion about America’s policy goals and steadiness.
