Posts Tagged: Israel Iran sabotage
IAEA Inspection on Iran Reports Mostly Bad News
On June 9, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a series of reports by the Secretary General dated April and May 2021 on Iran’s...
With the Election of Iran’s Raisi, the JCPOA Is in Hot Water
In less than a month, hard-line conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi will succeed Hassan Rouhani as President of Iran, after sailing to victory in a highly...
Iran’s Presidential Elections Have Nothing to Do with Democracy
On June 18, 2021, the Islamic Republic of Iran will hold its 13th presidential elections. Some view Iranian elections as consistent with a democratic process based...
No, Israel Isn’t ‘Pulling the United States Toward Conflict’ With Iran
Writing in Foreign Affairs magazine, three former US diplomats warn that “Israel and Iran Are Pulling the United States Toward Conflict.” In an April 26, 2021, article,...
The Attack on Natanz and the JCPOA
On April 11, 2021, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced that its Natanz nuclear facility had had an accident that caused a blackout. A...
Iran’s ‘Look to the East’ — and Dark Ties with China and Russia — Precludes Any Deal with the West
In late March, news of the conclusion of a 25-year Iran-China strategic agreement shook the world and caused a sensation inside Iran. The Islamic Republic...
The Shiite Crescent: The Middle East’s Arc of Crisis
The Shiite Crescent is an imagined geopolitical entity composed of Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. These countries are home to the majority of the...
An American Turncoat and Iranian Espionage
On February 8, 2019, former US intelligence specialist Monica Witt was charged with betraying her oath to protect and defend the US by conducting espionage...
US Intelligence, Joe Biden, and the Dilemma of Iran
The year 2020 was chaotic and bizarre -- yet by its end, a new era of peace had dawned between Israel and four Arab states....
An Arrest in the US Shows Iran’s Influence in the West
On January 19, 2021, one day before the inauguration of Joe Biden as president, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the FBI had...
The Double Whammy of the New US Envoy for Iranian Affairs
The new Biden administration has appointed Robert Malley as special envoy for Iranian affairs. This appointment puts Malley in a key position with great influence...
Why the IDF Must Be Ready to Prevent Iran’s Nuclearization
The ability to ensure a swift and decisive military victory is an important means of preventing war. It is therefore a key tool in the...
Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi’s Landmark Speech
On January 26, IDF Chief of General Staff Aviv Kochavi made a speech that addressed crystallizing changes in the regional and global arenas -- first...
Israel Is Right to Doubt Negotiations Will Work With Iran
JNS.org - In August 2002, the Iranian opposition, known as the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), disclosed secret Iranian nuclear facilities at the...
COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes Depth of Antisemitic Feeling in Argentina, University Survey Shows
My College Experience at Temple University Was Tainted by Antisemitism
Netanyahu Claims Biden Could ‘Leak’ Israeli Intel to Thwart Operations Against Iran
Turkey’s Erdogan Uses War to Deflect His Domestic Failures
Indian Composer Accused of ‘Copying’ Tune of Israeli National Anthem for 1996 Song