#IRAN

Heshmat Alavi

HeshmatAlavi

THREAD1)@washingtonpost pushes #Iran’s talking points on US sanctionsArticle itself is contradictory:"Iran has received a U.S. government exemption to procure vaccines""experts" include @yarbatman, a known Iran apologi

Heshmat Alavi

HeshmatAlavi

THREAD1)This is your periodic reminder that Sen. @BernieSanders has very fond ties with @NIACouncil, #Iran’s main lobby group.Iranians have long criticized NIAC & used this hashtag:#NIACLobbies4Mullahs 2)But don’t be surprised.Berni

Daniel Jasper

DJasper_

In the latest defense bill/NDAA, conferees rejected an amendment by @TulsiGabbard that would’ve conducted impact assessments on sanctions. Instead, Congress will continue to use these tools at increasing rates w

Heshmat Alavi

HeshmatAlavi

#BREAKINGJuly 2—Natanz, central #Iran"Burrow damaged" at the Natanz nuclear facilityBehrouz Kamalvandi, spox of Iran's Atomic Energy Org: There are no casualties, no damages in active areas & no concern of

Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

yarbatman

1. I believe that advancing human rights in Iran requires space for the advancement of economic opportunity and economic welfare. In countries like Iran, the business community often acts as

Barnett "Anarchy Dweller" Rubin

BRRubin

I apologize for creating needless strife with my comments on Mawlana Jalaluddin Balkhi. He is part of the heritage of Afghanistan because he was born in Balkh and wrote in

Amos Yadlin

YadlinAmos

The widespread attacks in Syria suggest that the assessment that the Iranians are leaving Syria was wishful thinking.An attack in the Sweida area indicates the expansion of Iranian entrenchment into

Martin “Black Lives Matter” Pfeiffer 🏳️‍🌈

NuclearAnthro

Iranians almost certainly have info & skills to make a nuclear weapon. Scientists come & go but the half life of U-235 is 700+ million years. This seems more about

Dalia Dassa Kaye

dassakaye

A thread here with some thoughts on the explosions in #Iran in the past week or so, keeping in mind that reporting from within Iran is not terribly reliable. I

Lahib Higel لهيب هيجل

LahibHigel

The recent days quarrel between the #Iraqi gov. and resistance groups reflects an internal Iraqi power struggle more than a US-Iran showdown. With the upcoming anniversary of the killings of

Stephen Walt

stephenWalt

A short thread on the significance on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the UAE and Israel. My take: It’s not meaningless, but neither is it a transformative, landmark event.

Hamdi Malik, PhD.

HamdiAMalik

1. Hassan al-Sari, Secretary General of al-Jihad and al-Bina movement and leader of Saraya al-Jihad (PMF brigade 17) gave a speech on Tuesday on the anniversary of the death of

Leah McElrath 🏳️‍🌈

leahmcelrath

Iranian Foreign Minister publicly points to Israel as being responsible for the assassination of Iran’s head of nuclear weapon development:https://twitter.com/jzarif/status/1332345633425022976 For context, the Israeli government has been

ayatrollah

javahali

This really isn’t a fight between “neocons” and “progressives.” It’s between people who understand post-JCPOA Iran, and people who still think Khatami is president and/or the Green Movement is still

ProTip: Right Matters 🍑🍑

alt_localgov

Tonight I’m reading that as Trump tries to light the constitution on fire, and his minions brought napalm to actually light the Capitol on fire, @MaricopaGOP and @AZGOP want to

Heshmat Alavi

HeshmatAlavi

THREAD1)The Chinese Communist Party plans to transform #Iran into a client state of #China. Tehran will use the rendered funds to further its malign initiatives, including fueling terrorismThis poses a

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