The NY Times reports that China and Iran have prepared a far-reaching commercial agreement that would offer Iran $400-billion in investment over 25 years in return for selling China a large proportion of the oil it produces over the same period (at a sharply discounted rate): The partnership…would vastly expand Chinese presence in banking, telecommunications, […]
ADL Publishes Anti-Iran Incitement, Falsely Claiming Iranian Jewish Tomb was “Set Afire”
Disturbing reports from #Iran that the tomb of Esther & Mordechai, a holy Jewish site, was set afire overnight. We hope that the the authorities bring the perpetrators of this #antisemitic act to justice & commit to protecting the holy sites of all religious minorities in Iran. — Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) May 15, 2020 A […]
Saudi Arabian Nuclear Reactor Nears Completion, Bringing Prospect of Saudi WMD
Bloomberg reported last week that Saudi Arabia’s first nuclear reactor is nearing completion. It purchased the reactor from the Argentinian company, INVAP. But construction and installation of the plant has proven a huge payday for companies in several European countries and the U.S. After the Obama administration hesitated to support the project, Trump offered full-throated […]
Iran: Graphic Art Confronts the Virus
As the Trump administration turns the screws ever tighter on the Iranian people with worsening sanctions, it’s critical to remember Iran and its people are as human as we are; that they are suffering as much or more than we are with the Covid19 epidemic; and that they deserve all the compassion that any nation […]
