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Recently published satellite images show a previously undisclosed facility near Shahrud that could be used for testing ballistic missiles. It appears to have been developed in the past three years. Russia’s state nuclear regulator is handing over operations at the Bushehr plant; Russian nuclear specialists have been working at the plant, which is now “operating […]

A letter purportedly signed by over 50 prominent political prisoners, most of whom are currently incarcerated, was sent to President Obama urging him to seek dialogue with new president Rouhani, to remove sanctions, and to seek a “dignified” solution to the issue of Iran’s nuclear program. Two days ago, in his first press conference, President […]

Hassan Rouhani, a cleric and former nuclear negotiator for Iran, officially replaced Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has endorsed the election of Rouhani, who was an Islamic activist prior to the 1979 revolution. Two days before his inauguration, Rouhani reportedly said that Israel “is a wound … on the body of […]

President-elect Rowhani said Iran’s economy has contracted for the first time since the 1980s and that inflation is now at 42 percent. Israel is urging the US to intensify its sanctions against Iran. Russia, backed by China, has blocked a UN report that accused Iran of violating UN sanctions by conducting missile tests and shipping […]