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Mysterious Explosions Escalate Israel, Iran Tensions

Several days after the massive July 2 explosion that destroyed the upper level of Iran’s centrifuge upgrading and uranium enrichment plant in Natanz, reports emerged in Israel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had asked Mossad Director Yossi Cohen to stay on an additional year once his five-year term expires at the end of the year. However, "the head,” as the spy agency director is known, only agreed to a six-month extension.

Link to the article on Al Monitor.

  • On The JCPOA’s Fifth Anniversary, Its Flaws Are More Apparent Than Ever

    July 13, 2020
    UANI Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released a statement on the fifth anniversary of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Tuesday, July 14.

  • Iran And China Angle For Broad Partnership To Offset U.S. Pressure

    July 13, 2020
    TOP STORIES Iran And China Angle For Broad Partnership To Offset U.S. Pressure | The Wall Street Journal Iran and China are seeking to cement a wide-ranging partnership that would deflect U.S. economic pressure and ease Tehran’s global isolation. An initial draft of the Iran-China deal, which still requires Iranian...

  • Major Explosion Rocks Iran Again, The 3rd Blast In 3 Weeks

    July 10, 2020
    TOP STORIES Major Explosion Rocks Iran Again, The 3rd Blast In 3 Weeks | The New York Times An explosion rocked western Tehran early Friday, state media reported, causing widespread power failures in two residential areas and unnerving Iranians awakened for the third consecutive week by an early-morning blast. The...

  • Pompeo Says U.S. Seized Iranian Weapons On Way To Houthi Rebels In Yemen

    July 9, 2020
    TOP STORIES Pompeo Says U.S. Seized Iranian Weapons On Way To Houthi Rebels In Yemen | Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that U.S. and partner forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen as he renewed his call for...

  • Mysterious Explosions Escalate Israel, Iran Tensions

    July 8, 2020
    TOP STORIES Mysterious Explosions Escalate Israel, Iran Tensions | Al Monitor Several days after the massive July 2 explosion that destroyed the upper level of Iran’s centrifuge upgrading and uranium enrichment plant in Natanz, reports emerged in Israel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had asked Mossad Director Yossi Cohen to...

  • Signs Increasingly Point To Sabotage In Fiery Explosion At Iranian Nuclear Complex

    July 7, 2020
    TOP STORIES Signs Increasingly Point To Sabotage In Fiery Explosion At Iranian Nuclear Complex | The Washington Post A massive explosion and fire at a highly sensitive Iranian nuclear facility last week was likely an act of sabotage, intelligence officials and weapons experts said Monday, but analysts were divided over...

  • U.S. To Seek UN Vote On Iran Arms Embargo This Month, Craft Says

    July 2, 2020
    **NOTE: UANI’s Eye on Iran will be suspended on Friday, July 3 and Monday, July 6 in observance of Independence Day. It will resume Tuesday, July 7.** TOP STORIES U.S. To Seek UN Vote On Iran Arms Embargo This Month, Craft Says | Bloomberg The U.S. will press the United...

  • ICYMI: Ambassador Nikki Haley Warns IMF Loan To Iran Undermines U.S. Sanctions

    July 1, 2020
    UANI Senior Advisor Ambassador Nikki Haley authored an op-ed arguing that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is enabling one of the world’s most dangerous nations and undermining U.S. sanctions by considering a multibillion-dollar loan to the Iranian regime. She asserts that Iran does not need or require economic assistance from...

  • Pompeo Pushes Iran Arms Embargo At U.N., Russia Says U.S. Knee On Iran's Neck

    July 1, 2020
    TOP STORIES Pompeo Pushes Iran Arms Embargo At U.N., Russia Says U.S. Knee On Iran's Neck | Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October, prompting Russia to slam Washington’s policy toward...

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