Schlagwort: Iran

„A group of women has reportedly been arrested for riding bicycles in Iran and made to sign pledges not to repeat the ‚violation‘. They were planning to participate in a cycling event in the north-western city of Marivan when police told them a new government directive had barred women riding…

„The Iranian regime has executed dozens of opposition activists across the country by hanging them to death in public squares, local sources reported on Sunday. Iranian security forces last week arrested over 40 young activists, and executed at least 27 of them. ‚The authorities did not announce the real reason behind…

„Das Bundesamt ist diesbezüglich ja schon sehr deutlich geworden: 2015 lagen die festgestellten illegalen Beschaffungsversuche weiterhin auf quantitativ hohem Niveau. Und das übrigens auch im internationalen Vergleich. Einerseits gilt das vor allem für Güter, die im Bereich Nukleartechnik eingesetzt werden können. Andererseits haben die Landesämter in ihren jeweiligen Berichten auch…

„Iran’s behavior over the past year makes it clear that rather than embracing a more cooperative approach toward the international community, Iran is persisting with its abusive rhetoric and aggressive policies. With the P5+1 wary of anything that might endanger the deal, Iran feels emboldened, and, with the deal, is…

„It was just after 1 a.m. in Tehran when a truck in the southern French city of Nice rammed into crowds on Promenade des Anglais, killing more than 80 people. Many Iranians continued to stay up as news of the attack emerged, following the latest developments on news channels, the…

„President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran has a sunset clause, with almost every restriction on the mullahs’ nuclear program expiring in 15 years. So it’s worth paying attention to what the next generation of Iranians are being taught about their country’s mission in the world. Our best look so far…

„Iran’s foreign minister on Tuesday defended a nuclear deal provision that allows Tehran to begin ramping up its nuclear program after 10 years, a day after the secret document was revealed, leading to concerns over the effectiveness of the landmark nuclear deal. Mohammad Javad Zarif said the document, submitted by…

Dan Schueftan: „Wenn jemand so blöd wäre, die Europäer ernst zu nehmen, dann wäre die Existenz Israels in Gefahr.“

„Doch die Aussichten sind derzeit schlecht. Iran setze seine feindliche Politik gegenüber Ländern der Region fort, schreibt der Botschafter [der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate]. So habe erst kürzlich ein iranischer General wieder damit gedroht, sein Nachbarland Bahrain zu annektieren. Iran rüstet weiter auf, gerade erst erwarb das Regime für viele Milliarden…

„Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) announced Wednesday that the country’s experts are testing a new generation of centrifuges, the Islamic Republic’s semi-official state news agency Fars reported. AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi was referring to the centrifuges Iran unveiled in January, which, it claimed, are 15 times more powerful than the ones already in its possession.…

„A German government quality control agency and a private certification agency that works with it both violated EU sanctions and the federal agency’s policy by providing certificates to Iranian banks, constructions companies and energy firms, a joint investigation by The Jerusalem Post and the Federal Republic’s largest daily, Bild, reveals.…

„Iran’s proliferation activities span eight German states and involve a range of activities to advance its chemical and biological warfare capabilities, as well as its nuclear and missile programs. The vast scale of the Islamic Republic’s network to obtain nuclear and missile technology goes beyond what was disclosed in recent…

„Teilweise schweigend, teilweise nichtssagend hatte die Bundesregierung auf die Berichte des Verfassungsschutzes zum iranischen Atomwaffenprogramm reagiert. Doch nun hat Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel zumindest teilweise bestätigt, was das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) und die Landesbehörde in Nordrhein-Westfalen kürzlich in ihren Jahresberichten 2015 angeprangert hatten. ‚In eindeutigem Widerspruch zu den einschlägigen Bestimmungen…

„The United States had a top-secret operation that gave it the ability to shut down much of Iran’s infrastructure ahead of a full-scale war, without a single bomb being dropped. The incredible insight into a highly-classified cyber operation called Nitro Zeus was first exposed in the film ‚Zero Days‘ and…

„Angesichts der massiven Versuche des Iran, in Deutschland Material für den Bau von Atomwaffen und Trägerraketen zu beschaffen, gerät die Bundesregierung in Erklärungsnot. Obwohl dem Verfassungsschutz viele illegale Aktivitäten der Iraner bekannt sind, hat sich das Bundeswirtschaftsministerium noch im Juni unwissend gezeigt. (…) Die Verschleierungstaktik der Regierung beim Thema Iran…