Iran
Most parties to the original accord have signed off on the new one, but the United States has not yet responded, says E.U. foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell.
“The U.S. is acting as if the IRGC is a separate entity from the regime, but it isn’t,” says Bar-Ilan University lecturer Eyal Pinko.
The U.S. administration has reportedly sought to reassure Israel that a new accord would not include major concessions by Washington.
A central tenet of Iran’s response to the latest draft proposal is that guarantees be put in place if the United States attempts to again withdraw from the deal.
A former member of Iran’s national judo team was threatened by the Iran Judo Federation for having a friendly meeting with Israeli judoka Sagi Muki.
“As Iran increases its nuclear and ballistic-missile threats in the Middle East, the United States should not make it easier for the regime to continue its malign behavior,” said Sen. Bill Hagerty.
“In this regard, no one can blame the Islamic Republic of Iran,” said Nasser Kanaani, spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry. “We believe that the insults made and the support he received was an insult against followers of all religions.”
“With low-flying satellites” and other miniature devices, “you might break their hold—their monopoly on information. That begins to challenge them,” says the former Israeli prime minister.
“Like Washington, we have our own ‘Plan B’ if the talks fail,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.
A State Department spokesperson tells JNS that the United States is bound by its agreement with the United Nations to issue visas to member states, despite recent threats the regime has made towards American leaders.
Sources say it is “clear” that at some point before the attack, Hadi Matar had been in contact with “people either directly involved with or adjacent to the” IRGC Quds Force.
A “fatwa” (religious edict) was placed on the author by Iran in the late 1980s; it has since been upgraded to a $3.3 million bounty.
