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Consul General Dayan: Iran Complying With Nuclear Deal Spells Disaster

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Consul General Dayan: Iran Complying With Nuclear Deal Spells Disaster

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London, 8 May – The Consul General of Israel made a shocking statement about the Iranian Nuclear Deal on Sunday.

Dani Dayan gave a speech at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, in which he said that while the nuclear deal was bad, it would be worse if Iran were complying with the deal.

While this may sound counterintuitive, Dayan remarked that the deal does not prevent Iran getting nuclear weapons altogether, it just slows their progress and gives them a green light to someday obtain nuclear weapons.

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The Loophole That Could Undo the Iran Nuclear Deal

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The Loophole That Could Undo the Iran Nuclear Deal

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London, 8 May – Last month, the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced that Iran was complying with the 2015 nuclear deal which shocked many among the Donald Trump administration and further afield, especially considering Trump’s own statement that it was “the worst deal ever negotiated”.

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Families of Mine Workers Killed in Explosion Clash With Iranian Regime’s Police

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Families of Mine Workers Killed in Explosion Clash With Iranian Regime’s Police

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London, 8 May – Angry families and colleagues of those who lost their lives in the recent mine explosion in Golestan Province, Iran, attacked President Rouhani’s car and clashed with the Iranian Regime’s anti-riot police on Sunday, May, 7.

This protest was held five days after the tragic accident which killed dozens of mineworkers to coincide with Rouhani’s theatrical visit to the city.

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House Oversight Committee Looking Into Obama Administration’s Concessions to Iran and Deception of Public

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House Oversight Committee Looking Into Obama Administration’s Concessions to Iran and Deception of Public

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London, 6 May – On Friday, Republican leaders of the House Oversight Committee said that an investigation is being initiated to look into claims that Obama’s administration undermined a US counterproliferation effort to foil Iranian weapon trafficking activities. The administration has been accused of jeopardising national security in an effort to convince Iran to sign the nuclear deal and to carry out a prisoner swap.

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Iran: Who Is the Owner of the Exploded Mine?

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Iran: Who Is the Owner of the Exploded Mine?

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London, 6 May – Most of Yurt mine’s stock belonged to the repressive organ, Basidj.

According to the report of the board of Yurt coal mine, three of the five members of the board of this mine depend on the Mehr financial group, which belongs to Bassidj, a repressive organ of the regime. This financial institution was founded in 1993.

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Is Canada to Become Iran’s Forward Operating Base Against the U.S.?

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Is Canada to Become Iran’s Forward Operating Base Against the U.S.?

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London, 5 May – In 2012, Iranian diplomat Hamid Mohammadi said there were many Iranian-Canadians “working in influential government positions” and called on others to “occupy high-level and key positions.” Now, in Canada, Iran is making an effort to expand its presence, with an aim to use America’s neighbour as a “forward operating base” for influence operations against the American government.

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As ‘Safe Zone’ Deal Is Signed, Syrian Opposition Delegation Walks out of Press Conference

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As ‘Safe Zone’ Deal Is Signed, Syrian Opposition Delegation Walks out of Press Conference

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London, 5 May – An agreement calling for the creation of four “safe zones” in Syria was signed by Turkey, Iran and Russia, but rejected by opposition fighters, who walked out of a press conference where the deal was announced, in the Kazakh capital, Astana.

The opposition delegation said they would never accept Iran as a guarantor of a peace process, and criticized Russia, claiming that there was a huge gap between its promises and actions. They suggested that the plan may lead to the disintegration of Syria.

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Further Evidence of Iran-North Korea Military Connection

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Further Evidence of Iran-North Korea Military Connection

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London, 5 May – Pentagon officials saw more evidence of North Korea’s assistance when Iran tried to launch a cruise missile from a midget submarine earlier this week. Intelligence reports claim the submarine was the same type that sank a South Korean warship in 2010, which was Pyongyang designed.

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Ex-European Lawmaker: Iran Fake News Prepares the Ground for Assassination

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Ex-European Lawmaker: Iran Fake News Prepares the Ground for Assassination

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London, 5 May – The “brutal assassination” of an Iranian television executive in Istanbul carries all the trademarks of a clandestine operation by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), writes former European lawmaker Struan Stevenson for the United Press International.

Stevenson wrote on Wednesday that the regime in Tehran “is no stranger to violence”.

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U.S. Cash Used to Fund Iranian Military Buildup

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U.S. Cash Used to Fund Iranian Military Buildup

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London, 4 May – Last month, Iranian officials announced that Iran’s defense budget increased by 145 percent under President Hassan Rouhani, and the military is moving forward with massive restructuring to make it “a forward moving force,” according to regional reports. This is very concerning to U.S. national security insiders and sources on Capitol Hill,
as leaders have stated that they are using the money released under the agreement to purchase new military equipment and other armaments. Iran also has pursued multi-million dollar arms deals with Russia.

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