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EU Should Stop Appeasing Mullahs in Iran

Jubin Katiraie
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EU Should Stop Appeasing Mullahs in Iran

EU Should Stop Appeasing Mullahs in Iran

By Jubin Katiraie

In 1979, the anti-monarchical revolution by the Iranian people was usurped by the theocratic regime that still holds power in Iran today. But how long can this regime remain in power before the mullahs, like the Shah, are deposed?

Currently, Iran is facing several crises on domestic and international levels that are limiting the mullahs’ power. First, increased economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation from the US are reducing the flow of money and political legitimacy that Iran relies on to expand its influence across other countries in the Middle East. Second, and more importantly, the Iranian people’s uprising, which began in December 2017 and continues despite a violent crackdown, is showing the world that the mullahs and their malign behaviour are not supported by the Iranian people, thus increasing the countries that wish to join the US in sanctioning and isolating the regime.

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Iran Nuclear Head Brags About Violating JCPOA

Pooya Stone
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Iran Nuclear Head Brags About Violating JCPOA
Iran Nuclear Head Brags About Violating JCPOA

By Pooya Stone

The head of Iran’s Atomic Agency has bragged about violating the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, by never fully dismantling their nuclear sites.

Ali Akbar Salehi told state news agency IRNA on Wednesday that the country had not filled its reactor with cement, but had instead only destroyed the tubes that the fuel goes through, having already bought replacement tubes that they hid from the West.

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Iran’s Plans to Enhance Enrichment

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Iran’s Plans to Enhance Enrichment

Iran's Plans to Enhance Enrichment

By Jubin Katiraie

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), or 2015 Iran nuclear deal as it is commonly known, has been in place for three years now. The aim of the deal was to curb the nuclear threat from Iran, but it has ended up being one of the most controversial deals ever negotiated in recent years.

Even during the negotiations, there were those that were strongly for it, and those that were strongly against it. Obama argued that it was absolutely essential to have this deal in place and he promised that it would lead to the belligerent Iranian regime becoming more moderate.

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Rouhani Blames Iran Economic Crisis on US

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Rouhani Blames Iran Economic Crisis on US

Rouhani Blames Iran Economic Crisis on US

Iran Focus

London, 31 Jan – Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has blamed the current economic crisis besieging the Gulf state on the US, citing American sanctions and pressure on other countries to abide by these sanctions, complaining that these are the worst in 40 years.

Rouhani said: “Today our problems are primarily because of pressure from America and its followers. And the dutiful government and Islamic system should not be blamed,”

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EU Still Trying to Set up Special Purpose Vehicle to Evade US Sanctions on Iran

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EU Still Trying to Set up Special Purpose Vehicle to Evade US Sanctions on Iran
EU Still Trying to Set up Special Purpose Vehicle to Evade US Sanctions on Iran

Iran Focus

London, 30 Jan – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the European Union was launching a special purpose vehicle (SPV) in order to continue trading with Iran, despite US sanctions.

He said: “As far as the special purpose vehicle is concerned: it will be registered, it has not yet been registered, but I would say that the implementation of our plan is imminent.”

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Iran Furious Over mid East Peace Conference Seeing It As “Anti-Iran”

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Iran Furious Over mid East Peace Conference Seeing It As “Anti-Iran”
Iran Furious Over mid East Peace Conference Seeing It As "Anti-Iran"

Iran Focus

London, 30 Jan – Iran is openly furious about an international conference on peace in the Middle East set to take place in Poland next month, with officials regarding it as a hostile act and even summoning a Polish diplomat to the Foreign Ministry in order to protest it.

Still many Iranian officials and heads of Friday prayers have attempted to downplay the importance of the conference, which Iran has not been invited to, but what is clear from their comments is the underlying fear that this conference could result in a coalition against the regime’s terrorism and regional meddling.

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Fed-Up EU Confronts Iran’s Export of Terror and Nuke Program

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Fed-Up EU Confronts Iran’s Export of Terror and Nuke Program
Fed-Up EU Confronts Iran's Export of Terror and Nuke Program

Iran Focus

London, 30 Jan – The EU has been working hard to uphold the landmark The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal after the Trump administration announced the US exit and re-imposition of sanctions last May. Last week, however, the EU took a harder line with Iran over its ballistic missile testing and its global support of terrorism.

France has announced that it will impose new sanctions on the Islamic Republic if it fails to make concessions regarding its ongoing ballistic missile tests, and Germany has announced that it has banned flights by Iran’s Mahan Air airlines because it continues to be involved with exporting weapons and terrorism to Syria.

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Water Crisis to Hit 80% of Iranians by 2021

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Water Crisis to Hit 80% of Iranians by 2021
Water crisis In Iran

Iran Focus

London, 29 Jan – Four in five Iranians will experience problems accessing clean, safe, drinking water at some point in the next two years, according to the Iranian Parliament’s Research Centre, which will provoke mass unrest among the population as they struggle to survive.

This stark warning came from a report about the drought in Iran this summer, which caused what’s been described as Iran’s “worst” water shortage, with 46% of the country (roughly 37 million people) without easy access to drinking water.

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EU Warns Iran Hacking Could Increase Over 2019

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EU Warns Iran Hacking Could Increase Over 2019

Iranian hackers

Iran Focus

London, 29 Jan – The European Union’s digital security agency said on Monday that Iran is likely to increase its cyber espionage activities as its relations with Western powers deteriorate.

The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) said in a report: “Newly imposed sanctions on Iran are likely to push the country to intensify state-sponsored cyber threat activities in pursuit of its geopolitical and strategic objectives at a regional level.”

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The EU Confronts Iran’s Terrorism and Ballistic Missile Program

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The EU Confronts Iran’s Terrorism and Ballistic Missile Program
Iranian Ballistic Missile Testing

Iran Focus

London, 29 Jan – Prior to the US exit from the Iran nuclear deal last May, it was negotiating with the EU to coordinate pressure on Iran to fill gaps in the deal – specifically Iranian global terrorism and ballistic missile testing. There were other issues that the US wanted to address, but they were not part of the package, and the Trump administration decided to break with the EU and confront Tehran alone.

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