This week, Iran took a significant new step toward possible nuclear weapons production, starting work on an assembly line to manufacture a key material used at the core of nuclear warheads.
This follows last week’s announcement that the regime will further enrich uranium to 20 percent purity—significantly reducing Iran’s breakout time to a nuclear weapon.
Iran has chosen escalation over negotiation. The United States must not succumb to Iran’s nuclear blackmail.
An AIPAC Memowas sent to congressional offices about Iran's latest escalations.
Included below are additional stories affecting our work together.
Brian Shankman
Director of Regional Affairs and Development
Israel is a world leader in medical innovation and a key American partner in fighting COVID.
Three weeks after its initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Israel has distributed the vaccine to over 20% of its population—the fastest vaccine rollout in the world.
Israel’s rapid deployment strategy has been embraced by other countries.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began year 17 of his 4-year term this week.
For the past six years, Abbas has refused to negotiate with Israel.
Under his leadership, the Palestinian Authority has diverted over $1 billion from building a sustainable Palestinian economy to paying terrorists and their families.
The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) admitted this week that the group's educational materials are filled with hate and encouragement to jihad, violence and martyrdom, and entirely devoid of any material that promotes peace and peace-making.
UNRWA's inefficiencies, resistance to reform, and misguided definition of refugees help protract the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Congress should require changes and reforms that can effectively and appropriately deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinians.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department designated two organizations, along with their leaders and subsidiaries, controlled by Iran's Supreme Leader, the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order (EIKO), and Astan Quds Razavi (AQR).
EIKO and AQR control large swaths of the Iranian economy to the benefit of the Supreme Leader and senior Iranian government officials.
"These institutions enable Iran’s elite to sustain a corrupt system of ownership over large parts of Iran’s economy," said Secretary Steven Mnuchin. "The United States will continue to target those who enrich themselves while claiming to help the Iranian people."
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