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Special Issue - Iran Deal 2.0

Twenty years after 9/11 and 7 years after the first Iran deal, the U.S. government is about to sign a deal that will bring Iran closer to its goal of acquiring nuclear weapons.

Dear ,

In 2012, Clarion Project produced [ Iranium ]( [link removed] ), a feature documentary exposing how incredibly dangerous it would be to allow Iran to possess nuclear weapons.

It is astonishing how relevant the film still is 10 years later, as the current U.S. administration is on the cusp of announcing a new agreement that would pave the way for this catastrophe. The personalities are different, but the same radical forces are still in control of Iran. The only difference is that Iran is now far better equipped to deliver nuclear weapons anywhere in the Middle East and to parts of Europe.

This special newsletter includes short and still very relevant clips from [ Iranium ]( [link removed] ) as well as a selection of the most important and insightful articles on the current deal and why it’s even worse and more dangerous than the Obama-sponsored agreement of seven years ago.

Please forward this important email to others and help us expose this dangerous new agreement.

 Iran's Leaders Guided by Apocalypstic Beliefs
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In Islam, there is an end-of-times scenario in which the Mahdi, a descendant of the prophet Mohammed, returns and leads the forces of the true believers in the final battle with the infidels. What is particularly alarming are the repeated pronouncements of Iran's leaders indicating their belief that the time for this apocalyptic struggle is now.  Since the 1950s, the threat of nuclear apocalypse and mutually assured destruction has helped deter the use of nuclear weapons.  For Iran's leaders, that threat is an incentive rather than a deterrent.  




A History of U.S. Delusions About Iran's Goals
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The Biden administration's delusions about Iran have a long history.  Multiple American administrations have made the mistake of believing that there was some package of benefits that could be offered to Iran to dissuade it from developing nuclear weapons. For more than 40 years, the Iranian leaders have shown a single-minded determination to acquire these weapons, and there is no carrot that the U.S. can offer them to give this up. 




Sponsoring Terror is Integral to Iran's Regime
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From its beginning in 1979, the Islamist regime in Iran has viewed terrorism as an essential component of its foreign policy and a tool for waging war against its enemies and spreading Islamic revolution. Iran works with and supports nearly every militant Islamist organization in the world and is the leading sponsor of terrorism worldwide.




Netanyahu’s Powerful and Desperate Appeal
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been among the most powerful and influential voices of opposition to the original JCPOA and to its new and even worse incarnation. His [ one-minute video ]( [link removed] )is well worth watching:




Essential Details of the New Iran Deal




Iran is Getting Much More Than it Expected
In an [ interview with Iran’s ]( [link removed] ) official news agency IRNA, Mikhail Ulyanov said, “Iran got much more than it could expect. … Realistically speaking, Iran got more than frankly I expected, others expected.”
The Obama-era agreement sought to keep Iran a year away from a nuclear weapon for 13 years. The new deal appears to leave Iran with [ half the breakout time ]( [link removed] ) (six months) for half as long (seven years).
Iran continues enriching more uranium and installing more [ advanced centrifuges ]( [link removed] ), further shrinking its breakout window.
The administration will [ lift sanctions ]( [link removed] )on a host of Iranian banks and companies involved in terrorism. This will give Tehran immediate access to an estimated $86.1 billion to $130.5 billion in foreign assets to be used for funding its many terrorist proxies around the world.
The new deal will lift sanctions on nearly all of the 112 people and entities sanctioned under [ Supreme Leader’s Office Executive Order ]( [link removed] ). These are some of the most evil and dangerous terrorist leaders and sponsors in the world today. It would also lift sanctions on Khamenei’s personal slush funds.
One of the [ primary beneficiaries ]( [link removed] ) of the new deal will be Hezbollah - Iran’s largest and most dangerous terrorist proxy.
The new deal also includes a record-breaking $7 billion ransom payment for the release of four Americans from an Iranian jail. Other sources indicate that the [ ransom payment ]( [link removed] ) will be $11 billion.
As part of the deal, the Biden administration is considering removing Iran's [ Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ]( [link removed] ) (IRGC) from the foreign terrorist organization list, just after the IGRC launched missiles at U.S. targets in Iraq and [ continues to threaten ]( [link removed] ) the U.S., Israel, and other Western Nations with further missile attacks.


Iranian Plot to Assassinate John Bolton Exposed
A U.S. Justice Department official recently exposed the IRGC’s [ plot to assassinate ]( [link removed] ) former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton.

New Deal is Brokered by Russia and Subject to its Demands
While President Joe Biden has promoted strong sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. [ has been relying ]( [link removed] )on Russia to help broker the new agreement with Iran.
Russia is using the deal to garner [ sanction relief ]( [link removed] ) over their involvement in the invasion of Ukraine.
The Biden Administration has [ already waived ]( [link removed] ) sanctions on Russia’s state-run nuclear energy company Rosatom to allow a $10 billion contract to expand Iran’s nuclear power plant at Bushehr.

Iran’s Ballistic Missile Arsenal Has Grown in Size, Reach and Accuracy
Since the original JCPOA was signed seven years ago, Iran has made substantial progress in its ballistic missile program and can now [ deliver more missiles ]( [link removed] )with greater accuracy to much farther distances. All U.S. bases and allies in the Middle East and parts of Europe are now within range.
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