No One Knows What Iran is Thinking | The Iranian Nuclear Showdown

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Volume 14, Issue 27

“There are moments when nations have to use force to protect the world from evil.”

-Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid
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No One Knows What Iran is Thinking


** By Hussein Aboubakr Mansour | October 15, 2021
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The last few days saw mounting drama in the ongoing tension between Iran and the western hemisphere. With no clear agenda in sight, Enrique Mora, the European negotiator mediating between the United States and Iran, landed in Tehran this week to inquire about the meaning of “soon,” which is when Iran would like to resume the Vienna negotiations. At the same time, patience is running thin in Washington as the Biden administration signals it is starting to prepare for Plan B. This state of confusion and uncertainty might be exactly what Iran wants.

This week and prior to Mora’s visit Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saied Khatibzadeh expanded the scope of the expected talks to include Afghanistan and relations between Iran and Brussels. Interestingly enough, the European envoy is coming with only one item in mind: an actual date for the new round of the Vienna negotiations instead of the Middle Eastern “soon” Iranian officials keep giving.

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ACTION ALERT

October 15, 2021
Naomi Grant, Director of Communications
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Nearly 400 Amazon and Google employees signed an Oct. 12 open letter ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) in The Guardian slamming a $1.2 billion contract selling cloud services to the Israeli military and government, and demanding that Amazon and Google cancel this contract.

EMET condemns these Amazon and Google employees in the strongest terms.

The open letter regarding Project Nimbus refers to Israel’s fictional “systematic discrimination and displacement,” while completely ignoring very real human rights abuses such as Iran’s arbitrary imprisonment, torture and abuse of prisoners ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) , including children, frequently to the point of death, on trumped up charges; China imprisoning its Muslim Uyghurs ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) ; and the systemic detention and arbitrary imprisonment and torture ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) of individuals and use of chemical weapons on groups in Syria.

This move by Amazon and Google employees - who cowardly signed the letter anonymously - is meant to demonize and delegitimize the state of Israel by using a double standard to judge the sole Jewish state that would be impossible for any nation to live up to.

These characteristics are at the root of antisemitism, particularly in the 21st century.

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Anti-Boycott compliance, Part II of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, “The anti-boycott provisions of the EAR [Export Administration Regulations] encourage, and in specific cases, require US persons to refuse to participate in unsanctioned foreign boycotts. They have the effect of preventing U.S. persons from advancing foreign policies of other nations that run counter to U.S. policy.”

Should Google or Amazon take heed of its misguided employees, they could be violating U.S. law and complicit in corporate antisemitism.

Said EMET president and founder Sarah Stern, “These 400 people are either uninformed or chose to ignore the facts. There would be no Palestinian-Israeli conflict had the Palestinians accepted any one of Israel’s very generous offers: the 1947 UN Partition Plan, Camp David in 2000 and the even more generous plan presented to PA President Mahmoud Abbas by then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at Sharm al Sheik in 2007.”

The letter by these employees of Amazon and Google mentions that they feel “morally obligated to speak out,” saying, “This contract was signed the same week that the Israeli military attacked Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.” Israel did not ask for this war, nor did they initiate this war. They, as opposed to Hamas, do not indiscriminately fire any rockets at anyone. This was a pure and simple war of self-defense on the part of the Israelis.

Continued Ms. Stern, “I was in Israel during the May war when approximately 4,340 missiles were fired from Gaza into Israeli residential communities. We had fewer than 60 seconds to get into our sealed rooms. How would these Amazon and Google employees feel if a terrorist organization fired missiles into their homes and workplaces in California from Mexico, or New York from Canada?

These self-righteous employees of Amazon and Google do not distinguish the arsonist from the firefighter. It is was past time to put an end to this sort of sacrosanct ‘virtue signaling’ based on illusions, distortions and lies, once and for all.”

Please contact Amazon and Google to let them know that denying Israel a contract – Project Nimbus - is unacceptable and potentially illegal. Email Amazon at [email protected]

For Google:
1. Do a search on Google on any work.

2. Scroll down to the bottom of the results page.

3. Hit 'Send Feedback.'

4. Enter your complaint. Feel free to include links to articles.

5. If you want, you can include a screenshot of an article.

6. Hit Send.


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Last month, David Albright, renowned and prominent physicist, stated “Iran is one month away from enough highly enriched uranium for at least one nuclear bomb.” Where does that place us now? How far away is Iran from attaching it to a nuclear warhead or a drone? And what are our options?

On October 13^th, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, while discussing the Iranian nuclear program with visiting Israeli officials, said Iran was refusing to negotiate in good faith and that if diplomatic talks break down, the United States will be looking at “other options.” Yet, on that very same day, the U.S. special envoy to Iran Robert Malley said at a talk in the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, “the United States and the world must prepare for a nuclear Iran." Which is the real policy of the Biden administration? Will Israel be forced to act alone against this existential threat to their existence, and if so, are they capable of doing this, on their own?

Here to answer these questions and more is David Albright.
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Earlier this fall, after a protracted period of political infighting, Lebanon finally settled on a new government. How much of this government does Hezbollah control? To what degree is French President Emmanuel Macron going along with a Hezbollah- controlled government, despite his statement last year that he was “ashamed of Lebanon’s political leaders” because of their domination of, submission to and control by Hezbollah?

How much of the Lebanese Armed Forces does Hezbollah control? Why is the United States continuing to pour more taxpayer dollars into the Hezbollah-dominated Lebanese Armed Forces? What is happening to the reconstruction of the part of Beirut, blown up in August of 2020, and how does it relate to Hezbollah’s control of Lebanon’s commercial infrastructure?

To answer these questions and more, EMET was proud to host Tony Badran.

About the speaker: Tony Badran is a research fellow at FDD, where he focuses on Lebanon, Hezbollah, Syria, and the geopolitics of the Levant. Born and raised in Lebanon, Tony has testified to the House of Representatives on several occasions regarding U.S. policy toward Iran, Syria, and Lebanon. His research currently focuses on the relationship between Iran’s Hezbollah model and regional states, as well as the history of and future scenarios for Israel-Hezbollah wars. His writings have appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The New York Post, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, and The Weekly Standard. He is a columnist and Levant analyst for Tablet magazine.
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** Israelis secretly evacuated 167 Afghans ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post
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** Guatemala names 27 streets after Jerusalem 'the capital of Israel' ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Ynet News
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** Lapid: Israel can act against Iran at any moment, in any way ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post
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** IDF troops preparing for the next round with Gaza ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post
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Israel ‘must continue mowing the lawn,’ disrupt Iranian weapons-smuggling ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post
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** Why Palestinians Prefer to Work in Israel ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Free Beacon
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Israel still fears US approach to Iran ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Al-Monitor
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** Ethnic-studies legislation in Massachusetts raises alarm from Jewish, watchdog groups ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - JNS
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** Walker cancels fundraiser with supporter who had swastika in her Twitter profile ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Cobb school board passes ‘Antisemitism and Racism’ resolution ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - East Cobb News
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** Social Media Spread of COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Exposing New Generation to Antisemitic Lies, Report Warns ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Algemeiner
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A 26-year-old woman is exposing abuse in Iranian prisons ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Yahoo! News
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** Moments when nations must use force: US and allies mull military options as Iran nuclear talks fade ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Yahoo! News
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** The Iran deal is dead. Where is Biden’s Plan B? ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Washington Post
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** Microsoft Reports Iranian Hackers Behind Attacks on US and Israeli Defense Companies ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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** Preventing an accidental nuclear crisis in Iran and beyond ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Middle East (#Middle East)
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** Lebanon left without power for days after state-run grid collapses ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Times of Israel
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** Populist Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr dominates Iraqi elections marked by low turnout ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Washington Post
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** What the Arab Gulf is Thinking After the Afghanistan Withdrawal ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Atlantic Council
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** Shots fired in Lebanon as Hezbollah supporters protest Beirut port explosion judge ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - The New Arab
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E.U. Pledges $1.15 Billion in Afghan Aid as U.S. Talks to Taliban ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - New York Times

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** European Union envoy on nuclear talks meets Iran deputy minister in Tehran ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Washington Post
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** U.S., EU, Israel adopt tough tone on Iran, mull options ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Reuters
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** DC City Council Member Who Claimed Jews Control the Weather Announces Run for Mayor ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Algemeiner
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** AIPAC Compares Rand Paul to Ilhan Omar, Slams Him Over Iron Dome Vote ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Algemeiner
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** Opinion: Biden is tacitly endorsing Assad’s normalization ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Washington Post
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Biden Special Envoy Warns US Must Prepare for Fully Nuclear Iran ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Free Beacon

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** U.S. to give extra $67 mln to Lebanon's army, says senior U.S. official ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=7784ab2a5f&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Reuters
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