Report: Muslim Obama Spied on Israel, Prepared to Destroy Israeli Bombers to Protect Iran

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Iran Arrests Another Iranian-American - Thomas Erdbrink
Siamak Namazi, an Iranian-American scholar and consultant who has advocated improved relations between the U.S. and Iran, has been arrested in Tehran. Intelligence officers came to his mother's house and took him to Evin Prison in Tehran around Oct. 15. Namazi is at least the fourth American of Iranian descent to be incarcerated by the Iranian authorities and the first since the July nuclear agreement was completed. The political atmosphere in Iran is again taking a turn toward the strident anti-Americanism that prevailed before the talks.
The arrest coincided with increasingly shrill accusations by some members of Iran's Parliament that one of the other imprisoned Iranian-Americans, Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post's Tehran correspondent, heads a network of spies. Iranian authorities have also imprisoned Saeed Abedini, a Christian pastor, and Amir Hekmati, a Marine veteran. "It's not a good sign for those who want to open Iran to the West and the United States," said Alireza Nader, an Iran specialist at the RAND Corporation. (New York Times)

 

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Ya'alon: Despite the Nuclear Agreement, Iran Continues to View America as the Great Satan
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon held a joint news conference at the Pentagon on Wednesday. Ya'alon said: "These are especially turbulent years in our region - with states collapsing and being replaced by various entities and terror organizations, many affiliated with global Jihad and the Islamic State, one fighting against the other, glorifying death and destruction and challenging the entire U.S.-led Western world. Some of these terror entities are funded, armed and trained by Iran - who, despite the nuclear agreement, continues to view America as the Great Satan, and Israel as the small Satan."
"Iran makes non-stop attempts at harming Israel and its citizens by means of terror along our borders, from north to south and even across oceans. Iran also challenges U.S. interests in the Middle East both directly and by undermining pro-Western Sunni regimes." (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

 

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Khamenei Orders Blocking of Imports from U.S.
Iran's Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, said Saturday, "We will implement the blockade on imports of American goods" in line with a directive from Ayatollah Khamenei to develop an "economy of resistance." (Press TV-Iran)


Khamenei: Talks with U.S. on Regional Issues Are Pointless
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has dismissed the idea of Iran-U.S. negotiations on regional issues, saying the totally contrasting policies of the two countries make such talks pointless. The Supreme Leader dismissed as a Western illusion the notion that Iran's foreign policy has undergone a change. (Tehran Times-Iran)


Iran Not to Implement Nuclear Deal until Sanctions Repealed, Iranian Lawmakers Say
In a letter to President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday, 213 Iranian lawmakers said no practical measure should be taken with regard to the implementation of the nuclear agreement before the U.S. and EU officially declare the lifting of all financial and economic sanctions against Tehran. (Press TV-Iran)

 

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[h=1]Israel’s nuclear energy authority said to endorse Iran deal[/h] [h=2]Atomic energy panel reportedly considers accord capable of preventing Islamic Republic from getting a bomb[/h] By Raoul Wootliff October 23, 2015, 6:15 am 4







IAEA inspectors at Iran's nuclear power plant in Natanz on January 20, 2014. (IRNA/AFP Kazem Ghane)

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Raoul Wootliff Raoul Wootliff is a breaking news editor at The Times of Israel.



Running counter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vehement opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission has endorsed the controversial deal which aims to curb the Islamic Republic’s nuclear aspirations, according to a Haaretz report published Thursday.

Unnamed sources “familiar with the commission” told the paper that the panel was convinced the accord reached in July between world powers and Iran will keep Tehran from developing nuclear weapons, and that the agreement contains sufficient limitations on the country’s nuclear program.

The IAEC is Israel’s highest authority on atomic energy, advising the government in all matters concerning nuclear policy and nuclear research and development. The commission represents Israel in all global nuclear organizations, including the International Atomic Energy Agency, the watchdog group overseeing the nuclear deal.

The commission’s conclusions — based solely on the technical aspects of the agreement as opposed to its strategic or geopolitical ramifications — were reportedly presented to the government at top-level meetings.

The prime minister and the vast majority of Israeli officials have been outspoken opponents of the nuclear accord, warning that it paves the way to Iran’s acquisition of nuclear arms, entrenches the regime, and will enable Tehran to pump money into terrorism and other destabilizing activities across the Middle East.
Weeks before the final deal was singed, members of the IAEC traveled to Washington along with members of the prime minister’s security council, the Foreign Ministry, various defense groups to be briefed by US officials on the details of the deal.

There is a range of nuanced opinions in the Israeli defense establishment about the merits of the deal. While many, including Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and former prime minister Ehud Barak have roundly denounced the deal, some urged the government to come to terms with the accord.
In August, dozens of former high-ranking Shin Bet, Mossad and IDF officials signed a petition calling for Netanyahu to accept the deal and shift his energies towards other areas of preserving Israel’s security.