[link removed]

FAIR
View article on FAIR's website ([link removed])
ACTION ALERT: False NYT Spy Claim on Iran Nukes Needs Correction Jim Naureckas ([link removed])
NYT: Iranian Insider and British Spy: How a Double Life Ended on the Gallows

The New York Times (5/1/23 ([link removed]) ) claims an Iranian who spied for Britain delivered "valuable information"—but its description of what he supposedly revealed is disinformation.

The New York Times (5/1/23 ([link removed]) ), reporting on Iran's execution of British spy Alireza Akbari, reported:

The spy had provided valuable information — and would continue to do so for years — intelligence that would prove critical in eliminating any doubt in Western capitals that Iran was pursuing nuclear weapons.

This is not correct; as FAIR has often pointed out (FAIR.org, 10/17/17 ([link removed]) , 9/9/15 ([link removed]) , 9/24/13 ([link removed]) ; 1/31/13 ([link removed]) ; Extra!, 3–4/08 ([link removed]) ), the position of US intelligence is that it has no proof Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon. As the US State Department reiterated in April 2022 ([link removed]) :

The United States continues to assess that Iran is not currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons–development activities it judge necessary to produce a nuclear device.

This is a serious error that deserves prompt correction.
------------------------------------------------------------

ACTION:

Please tell the New York Times to correct its false claim that there is no doubt that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons.

CONTACT:

Letters: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Readers Center: Feedback ([link removed])

Twitter: @NYTimes ([link removed])

Please remember that respectful communication is the most effective. Feel free to leave a copy of your communication in the comments thread.


Read more ([link removed])

Share this post: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="[link removed]" title="Twitter"><img border="0" height="15" width="15" src="[link removed]" title="Twitter" alt="Twitter" class="mc-share"></a>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="[link removed]" title="Facebook"><img border="0" height="15" width="15" src="[link removed]" title="Facebook" alt="Facebook" class="mc-share"></a>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="[link removed]" title="Pinterest"><img border="0" height="15" width="15" src="[link removed]" title="Pinterest" alt="Pinterest" class="mc-share"></a>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="[link removed]" title="LinkedIn"><img border="0" height="15" width="15" src="[link removed]" title="LinkedIn" alt="LinkedIn" class="mc-share"></a>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="[link removed]" title="Google Plus"><img border="0" height="15" width="15" src="[link removed]" title="Google Plus" alt="Google Plus" class="mc-share"></a>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="[link removed]" title="Instapaper"><img border="0" height="15" width="15" src="[link removed]" title="Instapaper" alt="Instapaper" class="mc-share"></a>
​

© 2021 Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting. All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you signed up for email alerts from
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting

Our mailing address is:
FAIRNESS & ACCURACY IN REPORTING
124 W. 30th Street, Suite 201
New York, NY 10001

FAIR's Website ([link removed])

FAIR counts on your support to do this work — please donate today ([link removed]) .

Follow us on Twitter ([link removed]) | Friend us on Facebook ([link removed])

change your preferences ([link removed])
Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp
[link removed]
unsubscribe ([link removed]) .