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| December 1, 2013
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UK news report: Israel’s PM orders Mossad to gather proof Teheran violating Geneva accord

London’s ‘Sunday Times’ quotes Israeli defense sources as saying Israel wants to discredit the P5+1 Geneva deal by producing evidence of Iranian covert duplicity.

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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has ordered both the Mossad and Military Intelligence to search for evidence that Iran is continuing nuclear activities forbidden under the Geneva accord signed with world powers last week, The Sunday Times quoted Israeli defense sources as saying.

Satellite photos show Iran 'sanitizing' Parchin

Satellite photos show Iran ‘sanitizing’ Parchin – Photo: REUTERS

Proof that Iran was violating the terms of the six-month interim deal would complicate US President Barack Obama’s push to delay the passage of new congressional sanctions against Iran while a long-term deal with Iran is being negotiated. Continue Reading »

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| November 29, 2013
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‘Washington Post’: White House isn’t telling all on Iran nuclear deal

 

Apparently Israel’s PM Netanyahu was right all along: ‘The Deal reduces the pressure on Iran without them giving anything tangible in return. The Iranians who are laughing all the way to the bank, are themselves saying that this deal has saved them.’

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The White House is omitting key facts about the nuclear deal signed with Iran, which makes a number of important concessions to the Islamic Republic, The Washington Post argued in its editorial Friday.

US President Barack Obama - Photo: REUTERS/Pete Souza/The White House/Handout via Reu

US President Barack Obama – Photo: REUTERS/Pete Souza/The White House/Handout via Reu

Sunday’s accord is a six-month agreement with an option to extend, meant to limit the Iranian nuclear program as the P5+1 – the US, UK, Russia, China, France and Germany – try to hammer out a comprehensive accord with Iran. Continue Reading »

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| November 29, 2013
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Israeli experts: Iran Could Have a Nuclear Device in 5 Weeks

Israeli experts: P5+1 deal leaves Iran capable of producing nuclear weapon within 36 days.

US also allows Tehran to keep building the Arak heavy water & nuclear plant.

By Tova Dvorin

 

Iran could be armed with a nuclear weapon within just over a month, Maariv reports Thursday. The report was forwarded to diplomats and international experts this week.

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Mark 7 nuclear bomb: Photo: National Museum of the United States Air Force

Israeli experts have estimated that Tehran’s schedule for nuclear enrichment has only been delayed for up to two weeks, according to the report, less than one week after a deal has been reached between Western powers and the Iranian government regarding the nuclear program. Continue Reading »

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| November 29, 2013
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Iran’s Sunni neighbors seeking assurances P5+1 nuclear deal not danger to them

 

Bahrain’s Interior Minister Sheikh al-Khalifa says Iran’s Arab neighbors are still very concerned about Islamic republic’s nuclear program and want assurance that the West’s nuclear deal will indeed enhance regional security in the Gulf.

By Reuters

 

Iran’s Arab neighbors, deeply worried about Iran’s nuclear program, want assurances that Tehran’s deal with world powers will indeed enhance regional security, Bahrain’s interior minister said on Thursday.

Bahrain’s Interior Minister al-Khalifa – Photo: AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

US-allied Gulf Arab states, led by top oil exporter Saudi Arabia, have cautiously welcomed the November 24 interim accord as a step towards curbing what they fear is a secret Iranian program to develop nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran denies. Continue Reading »

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| November 27, 2013
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Teheran Reports its Construction Will Continue at Arak Nuclear Site

Referring to loophole in deal with West, Iran’s FM Zarif says “no new nuclear fuel will be produced,” and no new components will be installed, but Islamic Republic will continue building the heavy-water reactor.

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DUBAI – Iran will press on with construction at a nuclear reactor site at Arak, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said on Wednesday, despite an agreement with Western powers to halt activity.

A general view of the Arak heavy-water project, 190 km (120 miles) southwest of Tehran

A general view of the Arak heavy-water project, 190 km (120 miles) southwest of Tehran – Photo: REUTERS

The uncompleted heavy-water research reactor emerged as one of several crucial issues in negotiations in Geneva last week, when Iran agreed with six world powers to curb Tehran’s nuclear program for six months in return for limited sanctions relief. Continue Reading »

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| November 27, 2013
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Obama’s Agenda & the goal of the White House’s foreign policy

 

The administration’s goal is not to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power. The goal of Obama’s foreign policy is to weaken the State of Israel.

By CAROLINE B. GLICK

 

 

It isn’t surprising that the US and the other five powers signed a deal with Iran on Saturday. Over the past few weeks, US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry made it clear that they were committed to signing a deal with Iran as quickly as possible.

US President Barack Obama - Photo Alexei Danichev, Host Photo Agency via Getty Images

US President Barack Obama – Photo: Alexei Danichev, Host Photo Agency via Getty Images

And it isn’t surprising that the deal these overeager leaders signed with the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism makes the world a much more dangerous place than it was before the agreement was concluded. Continue Reading »

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| November 26, 2013
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Hezbollah applauds nuclear deal as ‘major victory’ for Teheran

Hezbollah announcement reports interim deal that Western leaders struck with Iran in Geneva is a ‘defeat for the enemies’ of the region.

By Reuters

 

 

Lebanon‘s Hezbollah on Monday hailed a nuclear deal between its patron Iran and world powers as “a major victory” for Tehran.

Nasrallah, Assad and Ahmadinejad

Feb. 25, 2010 file photo of Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah speaking with Syrian President Bashar Assad, and Iran’s then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. – Photo: AP

The agreement, struck over the weekend, will see some sanctions that were imposed on Iran over its nuclear program eased in exchange for Tehran halting some of its most sensitive atomic work. Continue Reading »

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| November 24, 2013
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Report: Behind the scene ‘Secret US-Iran Talks’ that made the deal

 

Le Figaro reports the U.S. had a secret channel of talks with Iran held in Oman, that began in September.

It was after Obama informed him of the talks, Netanyahu gave his scathing U.N. speech.

 By Boaz Bismuth, Israel Hayom Staff & The Associated Press

 

 

The United States and Iran secretly engaged in a series of high-level, face-to-face talks over the past year, in a high-stakes diplomatic gamble by the Obama administration that paved the way for the historic deal sealed early Sunday in Geneva aimed at slowing Tehran’s nuclear program, The Associated Press has learned.

U.S. diplomat William Burns – Photo: AP

The discussions were kept hidden even from America’s closest friends, including its negotiating partners and Israel, until two months ago, and that may explain how the nuclear accord appeared to come together so quickly after years of stalemate and fierce hostility between Iran and the West.

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| November 24, 2013
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White House releases details of nuclear deal with Iran

Complete document: ‘1st Step Understandings Regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Nuclear Program.’

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Shortly after the announcement of the deal, the White House released a ‘fact sheet’ explaining the agreement and the rationals that directed the U.S. in its negotiating efforts. Included is the full text:

US President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House Saturday November 23, 2013, in Washington about the nuclear deal between six world powers and Iran (photo credit: AP/Susan Walsh)

US President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House Saturday November 23, 2013, about the nuclear deal between six world powers and Iran – Photo: AP/Susan Walsh

 

Fact Sheet: First Step Understandings Regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Nuclear Program

The P5+1 (the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, and China, facilitated by the European Union) has been engaged in serious and substantive negotiations with Iran with the goal of reaching a verifiable diplomatic resolution that would prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Continue Reading »

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| November 24, 2013
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BREAKING NEWS – EU Announces: P5+1 Struck Deal with Iran

BREAKING NEWS

Iran & 6 world powers have reached an agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear program.

Still no details of deal.

By Elad Benari

 

Iran and six world powers have reached a deal regarding Iran’s nuclear program, after hours of talks in Geneva.

Iranian, P5+1 delegations in Geneva October 15, 2013 – Reuters

The European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief, Catherine Ashton, announced early Sunday morning that an agreement has been reached between Iran and the group known as the P5+1.

France’s Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, confirmed as well that a deal has been reached. Details of the agreement have not yet been made public. Continue Reading »

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| November 24, 2013
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Iran announces plans for 2 more nuclear power plants

Fars news agency reports, new construction declaration made by top nuclear official at Tehran conference.

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Iran’s atomic agency is planning to construct two more nuclear plants, a top official at the agency said in a conference in Tehran on Saturday.

Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran

The Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran.- Photo: AP

“The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has put construction of the second and third (nuclear) power stations on its agenda due to the government’s programs and the emphasis laid by the President (Hassan Rouhani),” said AEOI Deputy Chief Hossein Khalfi, according to the Iranian Fars news agency. Continue Reading »

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| November 23, 2013
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Rouhani tells the West: Ignore Israel, Make the Deal

Iran’s President Rouhani tweeted Israel is only concerned about its own interests when it warns against a deal over Iran’s nuclear program.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

As world powers and Iran continued talks in Geneva in hopes of reaching a deal about Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s president on Friday called on the West to ignore Israel and reach a deal with his country.

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani – Reuters

“The world powers should reach an independent decision that is disconnected from Israel’s position,” President Hassan Rouhani tweeted.

“Israel is only concerned about its own interests, and it does not think about the interests of the world,” he charged. Continue Reading »

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| November 22, 2013
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U.S. General: United States in Greatest Danger Since 1930’s

Senior American military analyst Gen. McInerney warns that the U.S. is in comparable danger to the pre-WWII era, specifically from Russian & Iranian hegemonies.

By Ari Yashar& Orli Harari

Senior military analyst Lt. Gen. Thomas G. McInerney spoke to Arutz Sheva on Tuesday, warning that rising Russian and Iranian influence, coupled with America’s waning Middle East presence, has put the US in the most dangerous situation it has been in since the 1930s just prior to World War II.

General Thomas McInerney – Screenshot

McInerney addressed the global security situation following the “EMPact” conference in Washington DC, in which analysts warned that the US is unprepared for an Iranian “Electromagnetic Pulse” attack. Continue Reading »

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| November 22, 2013
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American mainstream media bias & Iran’s ‘right’ to continue enriching uranium

How did so much of mainstream media get it wrong & reach the conclusion that Iran had “slowed down” or “frozen” its nuclear program when in actuality, not only has Iran been enriching more uranium, it has also been quietly working on the next big expansion of its Natanz facility?

By Dore Gold

 

Last weekend, the International Atomic Energy Agency published one of its regular reports on the status of the Iranian nuclear program. This report was particularly important because it was coming out right before this week’s critical meetings in Geneva between Iran and the P5+1, where it would be decided whether sanctions against Iran would be reduced in exchange for concessions on the Iranian nuclear program. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2013
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World powers set to sign nuclear deal, despite Israeli efforts to stop it

 

Israel sure that France & Russia will join in despite Hollande’s words.

Netanyahu off to visit Moscow.

Obama asks Congress to refrain from tightening sanctions against Iran while talks continue in Geneva.

By Attila Somfalvi

Against the backdrop of Israel’s attempts to prevent an accord between Iran and world powers, Jerusalem sources have already conceded that at the end of the day there will be an agreement. Even if it takes a few more days, Iran will eventually sign an agreement with the P5+1.

The previous round of talks in Geneva (Photo: AP)

The previous round of talks in Geneva – Photo: AP

Following French President Francois Hollande‘s visit, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to fly Wednesday to Moscow, where he is expected to try to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to attempt to delay and weaken the potential nuclear accord. Continue Reading »

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