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The Middle East [with one exception] Runs out of Water

MIDDLE EAST FORUM by Daniel Pipes May 8, 2015 A ranking Iranian political figure, Issa Kalantari, recently warned that past mistakes leave Iran with water supplies so insufficient that up to 70 percent, or 55 million out of 78 million … Continue reading

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The odds of an Iran nuclear deal just got higher

Ed Lasky: Jan Schakowsky-led effort will make a (bad) Iran deal more likely; it all but gives the Iranian regime and the White House an all-clear WASHINGTON POST by Greg Sargent May 7, 2015 One hundred and fifty House Democrats have … Continue reading

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Dr. Zarif or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Iranian bomb

WASHINGTON TIMES by Clifford May May 6, 2015 …International law requires the United States to live up to the terms of an agreement that this government enters into.” Just so we’re clear: “This government” means President Obama who is planning to … Continue reading

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Obama’s New Answers on Iran Fall Flat

BLOOMBERG by Josh Rogin May 4, 2015 Top Obama administration officials have released new details about how they would lift most sanctions against Iran. Those are unnerving some experts, who doubt the administration’s claims about the sanctions will hold up. … Continue reading

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AP Reporter to State Dept: If Iran ‘Routinely Screws’ Other Western Countries, Why is Nuke Deal Any Different

ALGEMEINER by David Daoud May 3, 2015 In a testy exchange on Friday between Associated Press reporter Matt Lee and the State Department’s Acting Deputy Spokesman, Jeff Rathke, Lee questioned whether the Iranian regime can be trusted to adhere to … Continue reading

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The Marshall Islands’ cautionary tale

CAROLINEGLICK.COM May 1, 2015 On Tuesday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps forcibly commandeered the Maersk Tigris as navigated its way through the Straits of Hormuz. Iran controls the strategic waterway through which 40 percent of seaborne oil and a quarter … Continue reading

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Clever new Rubio amendment to Corker’s Iran bill: The final deal must match this month’s WH “fact sheet”

HOT AIR by AllahPundit April 30, 2015 You remember the “fact sheet,” don’t you? That’s the document the White House released on April 2nd, the day it reached a “framework” deal with Iran, describing the terms that Iran had allegedly … Continue reading

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Marshall Islands ship seizure shows perils of an unrestrained Iran

WASHINGTON POST by Jennifer Rubin April 29, 2015 The New York Sun editorial board tells us: “The Gods of Irony certainly were on their game when they had the Iranians interrupt their plot to acquire an atomic bomb so they … Continue reading

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‘Party’ to showcase 1000 Hangings in Iran Held at NYU by Human Rights Group

OBSERVER by Paul Miller April 29, 2015 The scene outside New York University this morning is of a celebratory and sarcastic nature. A “massive party” is taking place to bring awareness to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s recent milestone of … Continue reading

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Boehner: Congress Doesn’t Have Votes to Stop Iran Deal

BLOOMBERG by Eli Lake April 27, 2015 The top ranking Republican in Congress privately acknowledged this weekend that his party doesn’t have enough votes to overcome a veto of any resolution disapproving the nuclear-weapons deal President Barack Obama hopes to reach with Iran. Speaking … Continue reading

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