Four wild Iran nuclear standoff developments

Jerusalem Post ^ | 6/16/21 | YONAH JEREMY BOB

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There have been four wild developments on Wednesday and in recent days which will have major impacts on the future of the Iranian nuclear standoff.

1. Ahmedinejad ‘reveals’ who Mossad recruited within Iranian intelligence to steal nuclear secrets

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told Iran International that the Mossad recruited the highest-ranking Iranian counter-intelligence official in charge of catching Israeli spies in order to steal the Islamic Republic’s nuclear secrets.

The January 31, 2018, raid altered the region’s geopolitics, leading to the US withdrawing from the JCPOA nuclear deal and setting the International Atomic Energy Agency into a years-long conflict with the Islamic Republic that lasts to this day.

Even earlier this month, Iran was nervous that a new condemnation from the IAEA could undermine its chances of reaching a deal with the US to lift sanctions.

Ahmadinejad did not give any specific names, details or proof, seemingly suggesting that there was no way the Israeli spy agency could have succeeded in such an audacious operation without high-up inside help from Tehran’s own spy agencies. Analysts have long speculated about who in Iran the Mossad recruited in order to find out where the nuclear files were held, exactly how to thwart the security measures that were in place and exactly how to burn into the tough file cabinets to procure the files. Though without evidence, Ahmadinejad’s statement is one of the first semi-specific theories offered by any senior officials.

Iran’s intelligence service dismissed Ahmadinejad as deranged and thought such a characterization to be self-serving, because the former president does have an ax to grind against the agency and the ruling class.

Not only did Ahmadinejad fall out of favor with Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after a dispute with Iran’s intelligence agency, but the ruling class then disqualified him from running in the last two elections, including one scheduled for June 18. Ahmadinejad’s interview could be a way to get revenge as well as being an attempt to present himself to the Iranian public as a patriot who is being silenced from telling the truth.

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2. Impact of Biden-Putin summit on Iran-Israel nuclear standoff

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3. Delusional and bizarre Khamenei speech

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4. IAEA chief says no nuclear deal until after June 18 election

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For the record, yesterday there was an article about strikes and labor unrest in Iranian refineries. The strikes are disrupting production

There was a sideways mention of the CIA.

It would seem that the mullahs are under siege by Mossad and maybe the CIA. And, I wouldn't rule out Saudi involvement at some level as well.

For those that like to see the USAF make things go boom!!

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/805145/defensive-precision-airstrikes-iraq-syria-border-region

Meanwhile in Syria, Iranian surrogates are getting blown up.

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