Iran

03

Jul

blast, cyber attack, Iran, natanz nuclear, nuclear site

Iran’s National Security Council’s Spokesman: The cause for incident on Thursday morning in Natanz nuclear site has been determined

Keyvan Khosravi, spokesman for the Secretariat of Iran’s the Supreme National Security Council, said: "Technical and security investigations, carried out by the relevant agencies, have accurately determined the cause of the accident at the Shahid Ahmadi Roshan Nuclear Complex in Natanz, which took place on the morning of Thursday, July 12." Referring to the presence and activity of experts from different departments responsible for evaluating and investigating the incident in Natanz nuclear site, started from the first hours of the incident, he noted: "Different hypotheses about the cause of this incident with careful analysis of the works, manner and extent…

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01

Jul

Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Security Council, UN

Iran FM Zarif’s addressed UNSC ( Full Text ):

Mr. President, I wish to begin my statement with words Prime Minister Mosaddegh used in this Council 59 years ago. “The Security Council was established so that large and small nations alike might sit around the same table and cooperate for the maintenance of peace in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations. The Council cannot perform its great task … unless big powers respect the principles which it was created to embody.” Two years later, he was overthrown in a CIA coup. Mr. President, If this Council falters again, it will be a generational setback for…

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30

Jun

Iran, JCPOA, Russia, Security Council, UN

Russian representative to the Security Council:

In Pompeo's remarks, at least I did not hear a word of cooperation or dialogue. We are following with concern the developments of the policy of maximum suffocation against Iran. The US goal is to change Iran regime or create a situation where Iran is literally unable to breathe. It's like putting your knee on someone's neck. This crisis has been caused by the United States.

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30

Jun

Iran, JCPOA, Security Council, UK, UN

British Representative to the Security Council:

We have worked tirelessly to maintain JCPOA . We regret the withdrawal of the United States from JCPOA and, in parallel, Iran's actions that are contrary to JCPOA’s commitments. The automatic return of sanctions against Iran is not compatible with JCPOA.

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30

Jun

GERMANY, Iran, JCPOA, UN

German representative to the UN Security Council:

Germany opposes US use of dispute resolution mechanism in JCPOA to restore international sanctions against Iran.

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30

Jun

Iran, Israel, USA

Netanyahu: Thank you to the United States

Iran is blocking the entry of IAEA inspectors into its nuclear facilities, increasing its hostility and helping many countries. Thank you to the United States for taking action against Iran.

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27

Jun

COVID19, Iran, lock down, PANDEMIC

Asia Times: Why Iran won’t be broken

BY:  PEPE ESCOBAR PEJOURNAL - So what’s going on in Iran? How did the Islamic Republic really respond to Covid-19? How is it coping with Washington’s relentless “maximum pressure”? These questions were the subject of a long phone call I placed to Prof. Mohammad Marandi of the University of Tehran – one of Iran’s premier, globally recognized analysts. As Marandi explains, “Iran after the revolution was all about social justice. It set up a very elaborate health care network, similar to Cuba’s, but with more funding. A large hospital network. When the coronavirus hit, the US was even preventing Iran…

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26

Jun

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Political Economy Journal: Escalating tensions with Iran and China; Trump’s final solution

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - Growing concerns about re-election of Donald Trump have made republicans and their supporters to find a different pass to re-election. Due to different incidents the long show of economic well-being has been changed recently; the killing of George Floyd also impacted the polls greatly specially in eyes of minorities and people of color. There have been a lengthy discussion about how to impact general public opinion and marginalize effects of these grave incidents. In this article we will point out two main alternatives, our focus will be on foreign policy and important issues that could…

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24

Jun

Iran, nournews, pejournal, TRUMP, USA, VENEZUELA

NOURNEWS: Trump’s Sudden Turn towards Venezuela

PEJOURNAL - Trump is so concerned about Iran's influence in Latin America that he has abandoned his puppet (Juan Guido) in Venezuela and, despite previous stances and hostilities, he has announced his tacit readiness to negotiate with President Nicolas Maduro, which Trump tried to oust him with a coup. NOURNEWS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he is ready to meet with Trump. Last winter, however, the United States formally opposed the legitimate government in Venezuela following a US-backed coup d'etat by Juan Guido. In an interview with the Axios website on Monday morning, Trump also noted Maduro's readiness…

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24

Jun

Bushehr, Electricity, Iran, nuclear power plant, pejournal

Bushehr nuclear power plant connected to Iran national electricity network

PEJOURNAL - Reza Banazadeh stated that for the first time, the operation of replacing annual fuel and periodic repairs of the main equipment of Bushehr nuclear power plant has been carried out by capable specialists of this advanced nuclear center: "The plant was reconnected to the country's national electricity grid after successful tests." This national achievement was achieved by considering the current special conditions and in order to prevent the outbreak of coronavirus in this vital center of the country and to use the necessary measures and health protocols, with the minimal use of the employees of contractors, the activities…

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