Protest in Iran have now spread to at least 50 Iranian cities, were triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish Iranian woman who was arrested for allegedly breaking Iran’s strict rules on wearing the hijab. Videos showing women burning their headscarves and crowds chanting “death to the dictator” amid burning cars are …
The US State Department is waiving sanctions on Iran’s civilian nuclear program. The waiver allows other countries and companies to participate in Iran’s civilian nuclear program without triggering US sanctions. The State Department claims that this waiver is needed so that other countries can check the status of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles and proliferation activities …
Iran can have enough weapon-grade uranium for a nuclear weapon in as little as three weeks per the Institute for Science and International Security. Per ISIS – As of November 2021, Iran had enough enriched uranium hexafluoride (UF6) in the form of near 20 and 60 percent enriched uranium to produce enough weapon-grade uranium (WGU), …
Iran and Venezuela have been kept out of the regular oil markets for years with US and European sanctions. Iran and Venezuela, each used to export a couple million barrels of oil per day or more if you look further back in time. Venezuela had a longer twenty-year decline because they wrecked their economy and …
Economic sanctions have cut Iran’s oil production in half and dropped oil exports to less than 20% of normal. Iran’s oil production is currently below 2 million barrels per day and Iran has about 300,000 barrels per day of oil exports. source: tradingeconomics.com Biden is expected to lift sanctions if Iran returns to strict compliance …
Morocco joins Bahrain, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates in joining peace deals and economic normalization with Israel. Morocco has a population of over 37 million people and is a member of the Arab League. The Arab League has 22 member states. It was founded in Cairo in March 1945 with six members. Oman, Comoros, …
A top Iranian nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was killed by five gunmen. There have been successful assassinations of leading Iranian nuclear scientists since 2010. This is the first successful assassination since 2012. The Iranian government has difficulty recruiting scientists for nuclear research. Arms Control Report on Iran’s Nuclear Program The IAEA concluded that Iran’s uranium …
Iran should give up the mistaken belief that they will be allowed to get a nuclear bomb. The countries that oppose Iran developing nuclear weapons have strengthened their alliance. Iran hopes that Biden wins the election and that Joe restores looser terms and lifts sanctions. Israel Can Hit Iran Without Midair Refueling if Basing From …
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel have normalized relations. As part of the deal, Israel has suspended the annexation of the West Bank. The UAE is one of six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The members are the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. The GCC issued a …
A missile from an Iranian Navy frigate struck another Iranian frigate during a military exercise in the Sea of Oman. One frigate sank and at least 19 sailors died. Above is the image of the Kenarak on fire after it was hit by a missile. In January, Iran accidentally shot down a commercial Ukrainian passenger …
South Korea now has over 4000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and Italy is almost at 1700 and Iran is nearing 1000 confirmed cases. Iran has 54 confirmed deaths, 34 in Italy and 26 in South Korea. The reversal of confirmed cases with confirmed deaths in Iran would suggest that Iran and Italy are undercounting confirmed …
