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Iran: Nuclear Breakout Times Have Been Hugely Underestimated

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Iran: Nuclear Breakout Times Have Been Hugely Underestimated

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Iran Focus

London, 14 Nov – A large number of documents, images and plans seized from Iran earlier this year indicate that Iran was far more advanced in its nuclear program than what intelligence agencies in the West thought. It appears that even the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had no idea of the extent of Iran’s activities.

When the United States announced that it was exiting the 2015 Iran nuclear deal earlier this year, Iranian officials warned President Donald Trump that Iran would also exit it.

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Pompeo Blasts Newsweek for Helping Iran Spread “Lies” About Sanctions

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Pompeo Blasts Newsweek for Helping Iran Spread “Lies” About Sanctions

Mike Pompeo

Iran Focus

London, 14 Nov – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Newsweek on Monday of helping” Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif spread “lies” that the US is preparing to sanction food being imported into Iran.

Pompeo tweeted: “Shame on #FakeNewsweek for helping @JZarif spread lies. The truth is: The U.S. does not, and never did, sanction food and medicine. They are exempt from sanctions, as are financial transactions related to humanitarian needs.”

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US Treasury Sanctions 4 Iran-Backed Hezbollah Operatives

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US Treasury Sanctions 4 Iran-Backed Hezbollah Operatives

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Iran Focus

London, 14 Nov – The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) targeted four Hezbollah-affiliated individuals who lead the terrorist group’s activities in Iraq by labelling them as Specially Designated Global Terrorists.

This means that Shibl Muhsin ‘Ubayd Al-Zaydi, Yusuf Hashim, Adnan Hussein Kawtharani, and Muhammad ‘Abd-Al-Hadi Farhat are now officially designated as terrorists, allowing the US to seize any of their assets in the US or its territories and making it a crime for any American to provide material support to the four. As the Iran-backed Hezbollah is already a terrorist group sanctioned by the US, it makes perfect sense that their representatives would also be sanctioned.

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Protests of Truckers, Workers, Merchants and Farmers Continue Across Iran

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Protests of Truckers, Workers, Merchants and Farmers Continue Across Iran

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Iran Focus

London, 13 Nov – As the tenth day of the new round of strikes by truck drivers passed on Saturday, November 10th, Maryam Rajavi, president of the Iranian opposition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), hailed the strikers, saying that as long as Mullahs are in power, poverty, inflation, and unemployment will continue.

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Bolton: More Sanctions Coming Iran’s Way

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Bolton: More Sanctions Coming Iran’s Way

John Bolton

Iran Focus

London, 13 Nov – Another set of crippling economic sanctions on Iran have kicked in. The Trump administration has reaffirmed its goal to ensure all foreign countries reduce their imports of Iranian oil to zero. Time and time again, the Trump administration has said that it will not ignore Iran’s meddling, belligerence, extremism and terrorist activities.

His National Security Advisor John Bolton has said that the United States will continue to put pressure on Iran and that sanctions will be strictly enforced. He also said that there is the potential for further sanctions to be put in place.

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A Frustrated Attempt to Whitewash Terrorist Mullahs in Iran

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A Frustrated Attempt to Whitewash Terrorist Mullahs in Iran

Struan-Stevenson-MEP

By Pooya Stone

Mr. Struan Stevenson former MEP and Coordinator of ‘Campaign for Iran Change’ In a letter to The Guardian November 9, described Reza Marat’s article in this newspaper as far from journalism impartiality and stated: “Actually, Arron Merat, the author of the article is a well-known advocate of the clerical regime and its president Hassan Rouhani, and an activist against the PMOI/MEK. He lacks the minimum journalistic standards regarding the issue of the Iranian regime and its opposition.”

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Iran Regime Is Top Topic at Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate

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Iran Regime Is Top Topic at Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate

Putin and Rouhani

Iran Focus

London, 12 Nov – Russia’s relationship with the Iranian Regime following the reimbursement of US sanctions is “not strategic”, according to the chair of the comparative politics department at Russia’s MGIMO University.

On Sunday, during the fifth Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate, Dr Oxana Gaman-Golutvina said that Russia remains committed to strengthening relations with Saudi Arabia and ensuring regional stability.

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Iran: What Options Does Iran Have?

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Iran: What Options Does Iran Have?

Foreign Minister of Iran

Iran Focus

London, 12 Nov – Last week, the United States re-imposed further crippling economic sanctions that were in place before the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or 2015 Iran nuclear deal, was agreed. Former U.S. President Barack Obama lifted the sanctions in exchange for Iran abandoning its nuclear activities.

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Price of Real Estate in Tehran Rose Over 80% in Past Year

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Price of Real Estate in Tehran Rose Over 80% in Past Year

Price of real estate in Tehran

Iran Focus

London, 9 Nov – Real estate prices in Iran have risen 83.5% in the past year, according to a report released by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) in early November.

The CBI said that house prices in Tehran are based on the benchmark of 86,100,000 rials per square meter of built-in area in October 2018. That’s $575 based on the global exchange rate as sellers can’t get dollars based on the government’s artificial exchange rate.

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Iran: Press Ignore the Facts

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Iran: Press Ignore the Facts

Iran’s nuclear activities

Iran Focus

London, 9 Nov – A think-tank based in Washington D.C. – the Institute for Science and International Security issued a report at the end of last month with new information related to the Iranian regime’s nuclear activities, in particular its “nuclear archive”. The report shows that, contrary to what it claims, the Iranian regime did not put an end to its nuclear weaponization efforts after 2003.

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