Iran – Page 33 – Blazingcatfur

Will Congress Save Itself by Stopping the Iran Deal and Biden’s Imperial Presidency?

The United States, rather than maintaining its status as a republic, has been backsliding toward a monarchy, according to a 2020 report by then-Cato Institute Constitutional researcher Trevor Burrus. The continuing trend of broad expansions of presidential powers, Burrus notes, is eroding the powers of the legislative branch. Two examples are the Obama Administration’s 2016 “Dear Colleague” letter that had the effect of changing the definition of gender for choosing what bathroom one wished, and President Donald Trump’s 2018 imposition of steel tariffs in the name of national security, a decision that was upheld in court.

by Blazingcatfur•August 13, 2023August 13, 2023•0•Iran, Israeli - Islam Conflict, USA

Biden Administration Abandoning Israel for Ruling Mullahs of Iran?

The Biden administration’s appeasement policies towards the ruling mullahs of Iran are empowering their Islamist and radical regime in the region, all while undermining America’s democratic ally in the Middle East, Israel.

As the Iranian regime continues to sponsor, fund and arm terror groups on the borders of Israel, the Biden Administration is carefully looking the other way.

According to Brig. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi, a former deputy commander of the Israel Defense Forces’ Gaza Division, “For the last year and a half, Iran stated clearly that its main strategy is to make the Samaria region another Gaza.” The Iranians, he added, are “pouring money and smuggling weapons into the region. They are supporting Hamas and the PIJ [Palestinian Islamic Jihad] and other factions within the Palestinian Authority.”

by Blazingcatfur•August 12, 2023August 12, 2023•0•Iran, USA

The Critical Flaws in Biden’s Hostage Deal with Iran

On Thursday, the New York Times reported that the administration of President Joe Biden is allowing the Islamic Republic of Iran access to $6 billion of its frozen assets and releasing a number of imprisoned Iranians in exchange for the release of five American hostages. In the battle between the government’s responsibility to national interest and individuals, individuals appear to have triumphed.

by Blazingcatfur•August 12, 2023August 11, 2023•0•"Joe Sleazebag Biden", Iran

U.S. Reaches Deal With Iran to Free Americans for Jailed Iranians and Funds

The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to win the freedom of five imprisoned Americans in exchange for several jailed Iranians and eventual access to about $6 billion in Iranian oil revenue, according to several people familiar with the deal.

As a first step in the agreement, which comes after more than two years of quiet negotiations, Iran has released five Iranian American dual citizens into house arrest, according to officials at the State Department and the National Security Council.

“This is just the beginning of a process that I hope and expect will lead to their return home to the United States,” Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on Thursday. “There’s more work to be done to actually bring them home. My belief is that this is the beginning of the end of their nightmare.”

by Blazingcatfur•August 11, 2023August 10, 2023•0•Iran, USA, WTF?

Uproar Follows Video Of Ex-Iranian Minister In Canada

A former Iranian minister has been spotted in Montreal, leading to uproar about Canada’s loose immigration controls in allowing entry to regime’s officials.

The footage circulating on social media captured Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, the former Health Minister in President Hassan Rouhani’s administration, strolling through the streets of Montreal, accompanied by his family. The video is part of promotional materials for Quebec’s tourism industry.

by Blazingcatfur•August 10, 2023August 10, 2023•0•Canada, Iran, WTF?

What a gay sex tape scandal says about the state of Iran

The revelation that an Iranian official in charge of Islamic values has been caught on video having sex with another man will have come as no surprise to much of the Iranian population.

Few care about the individual’s sexual preferences but many have contempt for the hypocrisy that is emblematic of the ruling class. Reza Saghati, the local representative of the ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Gilan province, appears to have been imprudent (or hubristic) enough to video his escapades. One of those videos then found its way, courtesy of local activists, onto a local social media channel. This was swiftly followed by another leak which suggested that a local cleric in charge of maintaining good Islamic morals was also indulging in behavior contrary to his beliefs.

by Blazingcatfur•August 9, 2023August 8, 2023•0•Iran, WTF?

‘There’s no other option but to fight’: Iranian women defiant as ‘morality police’ return

The return of Iran’s infamous Gasht-e-Irshad (“morality police”) has been greeted with dismay, but protesters who spoke to the Guardian said they would not be dissuaded from taking to streets again.

A police spokesperson confirmed last week that they had started patrolling the streets to deal with civilians who “ignore the consequences of not wearing the proper hijab and insist on disobeying the norms”.

by Blazingcatfur•July 24, 2023July 24, 2023•0•"Islamophobia", Iran, Islam, Islam and violence

Iran’s Mullahs Escalating Aggression in Latin America, Middle East

Thanks to the appeasement policies of the Biden and Obama Administrations, the ruling mullahs of Iran, called by the US State Department the top state sponsor of terrorism, have now also emerged as a major arms exporter. Moreover, coupled with imminent nuclear bombs, they appear determined to ramp up their exports even further.

by Blazingcatfur•July 22, 2023July 22, 2023•0•Iran

Iran: The Greenback Curse

Is Iran heading towards hyperinflation?

Until a few months ago, decision-makers in Tehran would have dismissed the question as another “Zionist conspiracy” against the regime in Iran. Now, however, as the annual inflation curve heads towards the 100 mark, even the “Supreme Guide”, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is forced to show concern and demand that “someone do something about it”. The question is: who is that someone who is supposed to act and what is the something that must be done?

by Blazingcatfur•July 16, 2023July 16, 2023•0•Iran

Iran: Morality police return to enforce dress code in cities

Iranian police announced they were resuming patrols to enforce a strict dress code that requires women to cover their hair in public. In Tehran, male and female morality police officers could be seen patrolling the streets in marked vans on Sunday.

“The police will launch car and foot patrols to warn, take legal measures, and refer to the judiciary those who disobey police orders and disregard consequences of dressing against the norms,” said police spokesman Saeed Montazer Almehdi, according to the official news agency IRNA.

This is Iran today and this is how the morality police arrested a teenager for not wearing a hijab. Mahsa Zhina Amini was taken away like this, then killed. Where are those journalists who excitedly reported the cancellation of those morality police? #WomanLifeFreedom pic.twitter.com/xndXlnnkSB

— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) July 15, 2023

by Blazingcatfur•July 16, 2023July 16, 2023•0•Iran

Biden Administration Funding Iran’s Nuclear Bomb Tests, Threatening Israel for Trying to Prevent Them?

Thanks to the Biden Administration’s appeasement of the Iranian regime, the mullahs have apparently become more emboldened than ever to test their nuclear bomb. Secret attempts by the Administration to reach an interim deal with the mullahs threaten not only to add an estimated $100 billion into the treasury of the Iranian regime’s struggling economy, but, worse, catapult an Iranian nuclear menace onto the world.

by Blazingcatfur•July 15, 2023July 15, 2023•0•Iran, USA

Iran’s Plan To Drive Jews Out of ‘Palestine’

Iran’s mullahs are seeking to create a situation where Jews no longer feel safe in their own country and are forced to leave Israel. To achieve this goal, the mullahs have instructed their Palestinian terror proxies, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), to step up their campaign of terrorism against Israel and Jews.

The mullahs have also succeeded in recruiting to their Jihad (holy war) to destroy Israel members of the Palestinians’ ruling faction, Fatah, headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2023July 10, 2023•0•Iran, Israeli - Islam Conflict

Any Deal with Iran Requires Congressional Approval

Iran is pretty much a nuclear threshold state, having enriched enough uranium to build multiple nuclear bombs within a few weeks while hard at work weaponising them in a timeframe that is so far unknown but probably under a year.

Much of this came to pass during Joe Biden’s presidency. When President Donald Trump pulled out of President Barack Obama’s flawed JCPOA nuclear deal, Iran’s uranium enrichment was under 5% and Trump kept it there with his “maximum pressure” campaign of sanctions. The ayatollahs were also running scared of Trump and didn’t want to tempt him to kinetic action, a fear reinforced by his targeted killing of the international terrorist and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leader Qasem Soleimani in 2020

by Blazingcatfur•July 9, 2023July 9, 2023•0•Iran, USA

Iranian Threat in America’s Backyard, Thanks to The Biden Administration

Thanks to the Biden Administration’s apparently lack of policy towards Latin America as well as the Administration’s policy of appeasement towards Iran’s Islamist regime, the ruling mullahs have been freely violating sanctions and increasing their influence in America’s backyard without facing any consequences.

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2023July 8, 2023•0•Cuba, Iran, South America, USA

Biden Admin Allowed Pro-Iran Figure Accused of Mishandling Classified Info to Remain as ‘Special Envoy’ to Iran

You may remember Rob Malley from Islamic terrorism scandals such as these.

During the 2008 election, the Obama campaign dropped Robert Malley as an adviser over his work with Hamas on behalf of George Soros’ International Crisis Group. Once in office, Obama brought back his old buddy into the National Security Council.

Malley then became the lead negotiator for the sellout deal to legitimize Iran’s nuclear program.

by Blazingcatfur•July 2, 2023July 1, 2023•0•Iran, USA