Written by Mahmoud Hakamian
An article published by Radio Farda on Thursday highlighted some of the responses issued by the Trump administration this week to the latest European Union efforts to bolster the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in the wake of the US withdrawal in May.
By INU Staff
INU - Earlier this week, John Kerry, the former United States Secretary of State during the Obama administration, admitted that he had met with top officials from the Iranian regime with the aim of trying to save the 2015 nuclear deal that current President Donald Trump has decided to scrap.
By INU Staff
INU - The speaker of Iran’s parliament, Ali Larijani, announced on Wednesday that Iran has between 3,000 and 4,000 active centrifuges, which are the machines used to enrich uranium for nuclear.
By Mahmoud Hakamian
Since it became clear that US sanctions on the Islamic Republic would be returning as a result of President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, Tehran has been steadily been stepping up its threatening and belligerent statements and actions as part of an effort to project strength in the face of rising pressure both at home and abroad. On July 31, new domestic protests emerged as further expressions of the Iranian people’s economic discontent, just days before the first of two packages of sanctions went back into effect. The second package, targeting Iran’s oil exports and banking sector, is set to be implemented at the beginning of November.
By Mahmoud Hakamian
The Iran lobby continues its criticism of the Trump administration for de-certifying the Iran nuclear agreement and re-imposing economic sanctions. Perhaps they should instead blame Tehran, not the U.S.
The National Iranian American Council argues that the nuclear deal was, as they said, “working.” However, there are notable omissions in the agreement:
By INU Staff
INU - On Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported upon the announcement by the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran that operations had begun at a factory tasked with producing rotors for as many as 60 uranium enrichment centrifuges per day. The announcement follows upon months of prior warnings that Iran would greatly ramp up its nuclear activities in response to any actual or perceived loss in the benefits that Iran enjoyed as a result of the implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
