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Iran’s brave young women must break their own chains. The west won’t help | Simon Tisdall
In Hong Kong in 2019-20, millions took to the streets to oppose the repressive actions of an authoritarian regime. But ultimately their voices were silenced, their leaders jailed and China stripped away their democratic rights – as western leaders looked on, wringing their hands.In Belarus, nationwide protests erupted when a cruel dictator stole the 2020
Iran’s military successfully launches satellite
Iran state television broadcast a video of the launch of the Noor 2 satellite. Credit: IRIBU.S. military tracking radars confirmed claims from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Tuesday that the Iranian military placed a small satellite into orbit. Iranian officials said a Qased launcher successfully placed the Noor 2 satellite into orbit Tuesday. Iran’s state broadcaster showed…
U.S. Sees Iran’s Nuclear Program as Too Advanced to Restore Key Goal
The Biden administration expects a restored nuclear deal would leave Iran capable of amassing enough nuclear fuel for a bomb in significantly less than a year, a shorter time frame than the one that underpinned the 2015 agreement, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said. Administration officials concluded late last year that Iran’s nuclear program…
Iran’s foreign minister holds talks with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad
The Iranian foreign minister reiterated his support for Syria and expectations on the 2015 nuclear deal in Damascus visit.Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has held talks on bilateral ties and developments across the region with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. In addition to ways to further boost bilateral economic and political…
Iran’s advances spur debate in Israel on “nuclear ambiguity” policy
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett doesn’t think Israel needs to change its “nuclear ambiguity” policy for now as a response to Iran's latest nuclear advances, two senior Israeli officials tell me.Why it matters: Israel has never acknowledged that it has a military nuclear program, and claims it “won’t be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons to the…