Ratcliffe: Iran and Russia Have Obtained Voter Info, Iran Has Tried to ‘Damage President Trump’
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Breitbart ^
During a press conference on Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe stated that Iran and Russia have obtained voter registration information that can be used “to attempt to communicate false information to registered voters that they hope will cause confusion, sow chaos, and undermine your confidence in American democracy.” He
also stated that Iran has sent “spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump.” And has pushed content that makes untrue claims about people casting fraudulent ballots. Ratcliffe also said that while they have not seen the same actions being taken by Russia, they...
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Leaks From The Negotiation Room: Iran, Russia vs. US In Verbal Clash Over Iran's Ballistic Missiles
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Memri ^
| July 10, 2015
Leaks this past week from the negotiation room in Vienna show that the issue of ballistic missiles has been brought up by Iran, with the support of Russia, in the nuclear negotiations. This
is despite that fact that so far, throughout all the months of negotiations, Iran has steadfastly refused to discuss this issue, claiming that it has nothing to do with its nuclear program. Nevertheless, at this time the Iranians have raised the issue of ballistic missiles and have demanded that the sanctions connected to them be lifted. The sanctions were imposed due to the fear that Iran is...
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Zelensky: Israel's neutrality spurred Russia-Iran ties; Putin may help Iran on nukes
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Times Of Israel ^
| 10/24/2022 | TOI Staff
Panning government policy in address to Haaretz event, Ukraine's leader says Israel must decide if it backs democracy or turning blind eye to "Russian terror', hails public support Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday tore into Israel over its stance towards his country and the Russian invasion, charging that Moscow would not
have been collaborating militarily with Iran if Jerusalem had not decided against sending military aid to Kyiv...
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Team Obama set traps for Trump in order to preserve the Iran deal which only benefitted Iran/Russia
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The mind of the Chief | May 5, 2018 | ChiefJayStrongbow
The Iran deal that was negotiated by Kerry/Obama was one sided in favor of Iran (gave them 150 billion in cash, removed certain trade restrictions, allows Iran to continue unfettered development of nuclear weapons and delivery systems whilst the outside world pretends it isn't happening and is precluded from verifying that Iran
is in fact accelerating their development since they are now flush with cash). It almost seems like Team Obama (Clapper, Rice, Jarrett, Kerry, Clinton while she was Sec of State, etc) were bending Uncle Sam over for a good rodgering from one of our staunchest enemies (and one...
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Iran: Missiles Pointed at U.S. Targets; Iran, Russia, Syria, Iraq form joint war room
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The Washington Free Beacon ^
| October 5, 2015 | Adam Kredo
A senior Iranian military leader warned this weekend that “all U.S. military bases in the Middle East are within the range of” Iran’s missiles and emphasized that the Islamic Republic will continue to break international bans on the construction of ballistic missiles. Much
of this missile work, like the details of Iran’s advanced arsenal, remains secret, according to Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force. Hajizadeh dismissed the threat of military action by the United States, warning that all U.S. assets and allies are in range of Iran’s current missile arsenal, according to...
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Iran deal talks on 'pause' after Russia demands relief from sanctions...(Russia upended negotiations)
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Washington Examiner ^
| 3/11/2022 | Emily Jacobs
Talks to 'revive the Iran nuclear deal' paused Friday after Russia upended negotiations with a sudden demand for a decrease in sanctions. Russia,
which is serving as a negotiator on behalf of Iran, brought talks to a standstill this week by tying the outcome of the talks to sanctions Moscow is facing. The top EU negotiator offered no timeline for when the talks, which have been taking place in Vienna, would restart. The Obama administration brokered the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2015. The accord reduced sanctions against Iran in exchange for the country reducing its stockpile of enriched...
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Iran Flaunts Its ‘Deadly’ Missiles That Shot Down US RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone; Prepares To Welcome Su-35 Fighters "(Russia could arm Iran with state-of-art weapons,...the number remains confidential."
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The EURASIAN Times ^
| March 11, 2023 | Tanmay Kadam
Citing Iran’s mission to the UN in New York, Sputnik said after the end of the Iran-Iraq war in 1988, Iran expressed its interest to buy combat aircraft, and Russia was a willing partner. “The
mission added that the Su-35 combat aircraft are technically acceptable to Iran, so after October 2020, and the end of Iranian restrictions on purchases of conventional weapons (UN Resolution No. 2231), Iran completed the procedures for the acquisition,” the Russian news agency noted... Earlier, a video emerged showing Iran’s Khordad-3 & Mersad air defense systems coming out of what is reportedly an underground tunnel. Interestingly,...
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Here’s Your Russian Collusion: Biden Working with Russia on New Iran Nuke Deal-Why exactly is Biden getting Russian help to appease Iran?
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Frontpagemagazine ^
| Mar 7, 2022 | Robert Spencer
Just when you think the Biden administration couldn’t possibly get worse, it finds a way. Gabriel
Noronha, a former State Department official, tweeted Wednesday that State, NSC, and European Union officials are warning that “what’s happening in Vienna,” where Biden’s handlers are negotiating a new nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran, “is a total disaster,” and that they’re hoping that “Congress will act to stop the capitulation.” It’s about as likely that Congress will stop this, of course, as it is that Biden’s handlers will send Donald J. Trump himself to Vienna to handle the negotiations, but...
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New Iran Agreement Would Let Russia Cash in on $10 Billion Contract To Build Nuclear Sites: Biden admin will waive sanctions so Russia can build contested nuclear plant
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Washington Free Beacon ^
| 03/16/2022 | Adam Kredo
Russia’s top state-controlled energy company is set to cash in on a $10 billion contract to build out one of Iran’s most contested nuclear sites as part of concessions granted in the soon-to-be-announced nuclear agreement that will guarantee sanctions on both countries are lifted. Russian
and Iranian documents translated for the Washington Free Beacon show that Rosatom, Russia’s leading energy company, has a $10 billion contract with Iran’s atomic energy organization to expand Tehran’s Bushehr nuclear plant. Russia and the Biden administration confirmed on Tuesday that the new nuclear agreement includes carveouts that will waive sanctions on both countries so...
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An Iran-Russia Axis
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New York Post ^
| 12/07/2014 | Amir Taheri
What do two nations with a history of over 200 years of enmity and war do when they seek a change of discourse? Find
a common enemy — real or imagined. For Russia and Iran, traditional foes since the 18th century, that common enemy is the United States, according to political circles in Moscow and Tehran. Russian President Vladimir Putin dwelt on the idea last month during a speech in Sochi. He said the United States regards “Russia, because of its military might, China because of its rising economic power and Iran because of its nuclear program” as “enemies...”
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Why Russia Won't Help Trump on Iran
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Foreign Affairs ^
| Feb 2017 | Ilan Berman
In 2005...Putin famously remarked that the collapse of the Soviet Union marked the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the twentieth century.” The
years since have seen Putin pursue a foreign policy centered in large part on recreating a modified version of the old Soviet sphere of influence. In military terms, this has meant creating or supporting security blocs, such as the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, that are tethered to the Kremlin and are designed to further Russian strategic priorities in the Eurasian theater. On the economic front, Putin has put forth an alternative to the EU,...
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Russia and Iran as new axis against the West
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https :// www . freiheit . org / israel - and - palestinian - territories / russia - and - iran - new - axis - against - west ^
While many world leaders clearly condemned the barbaric attack of October 7, Russia demonstratively refrained from doing so. At
the same time, Moscow stepped-up its own rhetoric towards Israel and sees the conflict as a welcomed distraction from its own war of aggression in Ukraine. In the interview, Russia expert Arkady Mil-Man from the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) explains the impact of the attack on Russian-Israeli relations, Russia's role in the Middle East and why the West needs to rethink its policy towards Iran.
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Why Iran Has Decided To Arm Russia, And The Price To Pay
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Worldcrunch ^
So what changed the policy in Tehran? Mikhail Podolyak, the head of the Ukraine Presidential Office, blamed Iran for agreeing to be "directly complicit in the mass murder of Ukrainians." Why?, he asked: "Russia offered something important to Iran in exchange for killer drones and a ballistic missile contract. It
is one of these options: uranium and other materials; nuclear technology; regional guarantees from the Russian Federation."
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WHY YOU CAN'T BE AN IRAN HAWK AND A RUSSIA DOVE
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Institute for the Study of War ^
A Russian victory is an Iranian victory. Moscow
and Tehran have formed a military bloc with the aim of defeating the United States and its allies in the Middle East, Europe, and around the world. Russian and Iranian military forces have been fighting alongside one another in Syria for nearly a decade.
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Russia Keeps Up Airstrikes on Syria From Iran
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Wall Street "Journal" ^
| August 18, 2016 | Nathan Hodge and Alan Cullison
The Russian military said Wednesday it launched a second round of airstrikes in Syria from a base in western Iran, as top officials rejected a U.S. contention that the assaults could violate a United Nations resolution. The
second day of strikes extends a new phase in Moscow’s air campaign, suggesting it plans to keep up its strong support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The U.S., which wants Mr. Assad out, has expressed concerns about Moscow and Tehran’s stepped-up military coordination. Su-34 tactical bombers took off from an air base in Hamedan, Iran, to strike Islamic State targets in the vicinity...
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Russia And Iran Are Trading Places
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rferl.org ^
| July 14, 2015 | Brian Whitmore
After decades as an isolated rogue state, Iran appears to be finally coming in from the cold. And
after decades of pretending to be a partner to the West, Russia has gone rogue. Tehran and Moscow are essentially swapping places. The symmetry is hard to miss. And so are the geopolitical implications of the agreement reached in Vienna to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of crippling international sanctions. Vladimir Putin said Moscow "welcomes" the agreement, adding that "the world can breathe a sigh of relief." The Kremlin, however, may soon be heaving a sigh of despair....
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Nobody understands why we're dealing with Iran through Russia
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Hot Air ^
| 03/15/2022 | JAZZ SHAW
As Ed pointed out earlier today, it’s already obvious how insane it is (the appropriate word) for the United States to be offering sanctions relief to Russia in the middle of a war in exchange for getting Iran to sign off on a meaningless and largely unenforceable deal. That’s
particularly true when you consider that Iran just dropped a number of missiles around one of our facilities in Iraq. But it’s not just pundits and foreign leaders who are confused by the Biden strategy (to put it charitably) in these negotiations. ---SNIP--- You’ll notice that she repeats variations of the...
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Why the Iran protests have Russia on edge
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The Moscow Times ^
| 1/4/2018 | Vladimir Frolov
For the Kremlin, instability in Iran carries a widening range of existential threats An overhaul in Iran would impact the politics of the Middle East, the wars in Syria and Yemen, oil markets and relations between Russia and the United States. Tough words are already flying between Moscow and Washington over charges
of foreign interference in Iran’s domestic troubles, with Russia accusing the United States of fostering “regime change.” Given that protesters demand a halt to Iran’s spending on foreign adventures in the region, Moscow might start to worry about its own nation-building project in Syria. Moscow brags about its...
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Iran and Russia Playing in the Fire
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The American Spectator ^
| 6 Feb 17 | Jed Babbin
Early Friday morning, President Trump tweeted, “Iran is playing with fire — they don’t appreciate how ‘kind’ President Obama was to them. Not
me!” Earlier in the week, both the president and National Security Advisor Mike Flynn said they were putting Iran “on notice,” without defining what that notice meant. Mr. Trump likes to keep our adversaries guessing, and that’s a good thing, if he actually does it. More definitively, a statement by Flynn said, “The days of turning a blind eye to Iran’s hostile and belligerent actions toward the United States and the world community are over.” For the...
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Iran, Russia Hold Wargames
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Washington Free Beacon ^
| August 11, 2015 | Adam Kredo
Iranian and Russian warships team up for war drills Iranian and Russian naval forces on Tuesday staged a series of war drills in the waters near northern Iran, in another joint show of force meant to display the two nations’ control of nearby waterways.An Iranian destroyer and team of Russian warships staged
a series of war drills and engaged in joint training exercises, according to reports in Iran’s state-controlled press.Two Russian warships docked over the weekend in Iran’s northern Anzali port in anticipation of the wargames.The military exercises come just weeks after Iran and global powers signed a nuclear accord...
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