Tag Archives: Iran

“Hawks feared that the U.S. would allow Iran access to the global financial communications system, Swift. They were wrong”

BLOOMBERG Trump Bank Sanctions Will Hit Iran Where It Hurts by Eli Lake November 2, 2018 For the last month, it looked as though President Donald Trump’s campaign of maximum pressure against Iran would include a loophole. Sanctions on Iran’s … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

“Tehran strategic networks attacked, Hadashot TV says, hours after Israel revealed it tipped off Denmark about Iran murder plot, and days after Rouhani’s phone was found bugged”

TIMES OF ISRAEL TV report: Israel silent as Iran hit by computer virus more violent than Stuxnet by Staff October 31, 2018 Iranian infrastructure and strategic networks have come under attack in the last few days by a computer virus … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

“Iran was closer to developing nuclear weapons than previously thought, according to a think tank report issued late Tuesday”

JERUSALEM POST Think Tank: Iran was closer to nukes than we thought by Yonah Jeremy Bob October 24, 2018 A report by the Institute for Science and International Security said that combining new information produced by the Mossad during its January … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Today’s Fun Fact: Iran’s leaders call for America’s destruction but they send their kids here to study and work

WASHINGTON TIMES ‘America is not the enemy, the enemy is right here’ by Tzvi Kahn October 15, 2018 Ali Larijani, speaker of the Iranian parliament, has described the United States as a “threat to the entire world.” But his daughter … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

#IranAction Group “Whatever you might say about the president and his rhetoric, the people running this file know what they’re doing”

BLOOMBERG The Iran Action Group Puts Muscle Behind Trump’s Iran Bluster by Nick Wadhams and Javier Blas October 4, 2018 During a press conference at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 26, President Trump made clear how he feels … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Germany: “BILD commentary is believed to be first instance in the best-selling paper of a call for the complete end of business deals with the Islamic Republic of Iran”

JERUSALEM POST Germany’s best-selling paper calls for end of Iran trade to protect Israel by Benjamin Weinthal October 2, 2018 In an eye-popping commentary on Monday, Germany’s top-selling paper BILD urged businesses to stop trade with the Islamic Republic of … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Trump, SWIFT and Iran

NEW YORK POST What Trump must do to stop Europe from end-running his Iran sanctions by Richard Goldberg September 26, 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this week refused to meet with President Trump at the United Nations. One of the big reasons: … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

At the UN: Even with “observer” status #Palestinians are now handed leadership role

i24NEWS Abbas airs Palestinian grievances at UN General Assembly Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas opened his speech to the UN General Assembly on Thursday with a declaration: “Jerusalem is not for sale.” “The Palestinian people’s rights are not up for bargaining,” … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

“Why Germany seeks to increase trade with a murderous theocracy bent on Israel’s destruction”

TABLET MAG Angela Merkel’s Ugly Romance With the Iranian Regime by Benjamin Weinthal September 25, 2018 …The moral and economic danger represented by Merkel’s emergence as Iran’s major champion in Europe has been a kind of secret that dare not … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

“Remarkably, no European company in the Global 500 plans to defy #Iran sanctions”

REAL CLEAR WORLD Europe’s Leading Companies Are Bowing to U.S. Sanctions By David Adesnik & Saeed Ghasseminejad September 19, 2018 Corporate Europe is bowing to the pressure of Washington’s unilateral sanctions on Iran. The continent’s leading multinational firms, such as … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment