MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : NEVER TRUST BIDEN/OBAMA ! Israeli officials decry ‘complete American capitulation’ in nuclear talks with Iran
According to information received by Israel, the six world powers will not require Iran to destroy the new advanced centrifuges it has built, rather just disconnect them.
By Ariel Kahana , Shahar Klaiman and Neta Bar – ISRAEL HAYOM – Published on Last modified: 04-18-2021
Delegation members from the parties to the Iran nuclear deal attend a meeting at the Grand Hotel of Vienna, Saturday April 17, 2021 | Unnamed Israeli diplomats over the weekend unofficially expressed disappointment over what they called “complete American capitulation” in nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna. Learning the lessons from the Obama administration’s clashes with Israel in 2015, the Biden administration is trying to avoid any surprises and is keeping Israel abreast of developments. With that, the two allies remain at considerable odds over Iran and its nuclear ambitions.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : AID & CRIME – OXFAM IN IRAQ OR CONGO / SEX SELLS ! FINANCED BY GEORGE SOROS
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15 April 2021 -EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblowers detail new Oxfam misconduct allegations in Iraq – ‘What happens in Iraq, stays in Iraq.’ – Paisley Dodds – Investigations Editor
Iraqis displaced after fighting in 2017. Oxfam whistleblowers say they were bullied and threatened by managers in Iraq from 2015 to 2020, a period that included forces battling militants from the so-called Islamic State group.
LONDON – Unaddressed claims of misconduct by Oxfam staff weren’t confined to the Democratic Republic of Congo, five whistleblowers have told The New Humanitarian, revealing that complaints also piled up in Iraq before 12 workers finally filed a joint grievance last year.
The Iraq claims, coming hot on the heels of misconduct allegations in Congo earlier this month, point to persistent and enduring questions around the transparency of Oxfam’s dealings with its staff, the whistleblowers said.
The revelations also raise questions about the extent to which Oxfam made changes after its 2010 sexual exploitation scandal in Haiti: The Charity Commission for England and Wales called for a 100-point action plan a year after the Haiti scandal was uncovered in 2018, noting bullying and a “failure to consistently hold people to account for poor behaviour”.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : REGIONAL MID-EAST COUNTRIES CONTRA BIDEN
MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 9287 – Criticism In Saudi Arabia: The Biden Administration Is Determined To Renew Nuclear Talks With Iran – While Ignoring The Apprehensions Of The Countries In The Region
On April 6, 2021, indirect talks began in Vienna between Iran and representatives of the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, with European mediation, with the aim of reviving the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 – the U.S., U.K., France, Russia, and China plus Germany – from which the Trump administration withdrew in 2018. The U.S. participation in the talks angered many in Saudi Arabia, who complained about the administration’s insistence on renewing nuclear negotiations with Iran while ignoring the apprehensions of the countries in the region with regard to the danger Iran poses.
MESOPOTAMIA NEW BACKGROUNDER : IRAN AND ISRAEL’S UNDECLARED WAR AT SEA (PART 2): THE POTENTIAL FOR MILITARY ESCALATION
by Farzin Nadimi – PolicyWatch 3470 – April 13, 2021
Although both sides have sought to keep their tit-for-tat maritime attacks under control, they pose a substantial risk of miscalculation and escalation that could jeopardize international shipping.
On April 13, explosions rocked the Israeli-owned car-carrier ship Hyperion Ray near Fujairah. A week earlier, explosions badly damaged the Saviz, a converted cargo ship that Iran permanently moored in the Red Sea to serve as a suspected intelligence collection outpost and floating armory. Together, the two attacks appear to be the latest ripostes in Iran and Israel’s long-running, low-intensity shadow war.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : NUCLEAR MULLAH’s A WORLD THREAT
Iran to start 60 percent uranium enrichment, deputy FM tells state media – 13 April 2021
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Iran will increase its nuclear enrichment to 60 percent on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi as saying on Tuesday.
Deputy FM Araghchi told Press TV that Iran informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of the step up in enrichment. Araghchi’s comment came a few days after the beginning of Vienna talks between Iran and Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia to revive the 2015 nuclear deal birthed by the administration of Barack Obama. Araghchi is in the Austrian capital as a negotiator at the talks.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : Iran threatens revenge on ‘the Zionists’ for Natanz blackout
Israeli cabinet member: Leaks hurt Israel’s interests, the policy should be ambiguity.
By Eran Itzkovitch , Damian Pachter and Ariel Kahana ISRAEL HAYOM – Published on 04-12-2021 07:22 Last modified: 04-12-2021 11:52
Iran on Monday blamed Israel for a sabotage attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged the centrifuges it uses to enrich uranium there, warning that it would take revenge for the assault.Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Natanz would be reconstructed with more advanced machines, something that could imperil ongoing talks in Vienna with world powers about saving Tehran’s tattered atomic accord.
“The Zionists wanted to take revenge against the Iranian people for their success on the path of lifting sanctions,” Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted Zairf as saying. “But we do not allow (it) and we will take revenge for this action against the Zionists.”
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : HELLO GRAND HOTEL VIENNA – WE DID IT !
‘Mossad behind cyber attack against Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility’
Security cabinet set to meet next week amid growing tensions between Israel and Iran. By YONAH JEREMY BOB, LAHAV HARKOV, TZVI JOFFRE – JERUSALM POST –
APRIL 11, 2021 22:03 – The Mossad was reportedly behind the cyberattack at the Natanz nuclear plant on Sunday that caused extensive damage to Iran’s main uranium enrichment facility.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS MOSSAD IN ACTION!”
Incident at Natanz not an accident, damage worse than Iran revealing
Natanz has in the past been targeted by Israeli cyber operations. In 2010, Stuxnet attacked the facility, destroying 1,000 centrifuges.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB, TZVI JOFFRE 11 April 2021 – JERUSALEM POST
The incident at Natanz on Sunday morning was not an “accident” and the damage is much graver than what Iran is presenting to the public, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
An “accident” occurred on Sunday morning in the electricity distribution network at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, the country’s main uranium enrichment facility, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi told the Iranian Fars News Agency.
Based on reports, it seems that the so-called accident was caused by a cyberattack, possibly by Israel. Natanz has in the past been targeted by Israeli cyber operations, according to foreign reports. In 2010, the Stuxnet virus attacked the facility in a joint operation with the United States, destroying over 1,000 centrifuges.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS FOCUS : Pentagon confirms – No major change in US troop presence in Iraq, after latest round of Strategic Dialogue
US Defence Department spokesperson John Kirby speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Feb. 8, 2021. – WASHINGTON DC (Kurdistan 24) – Addressing reporters on Friday, John Kirby, Pentagon Press Secretary, confirmed that the recent session of the US-Iraq Strategic Dialogue had resulted in no significant change to the US military presence in Iraq.
Kirby was pressed repeatedly on that question on Wednesday, following the meeting between US and Iraqi officials, which was held virtually.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : RED CHINA’S TAKE-OVER IN MID-EAST !
CHINA’S FOREIGN MINISTER TOURS THE MIDDLE EAST: OUTCOMES AND IMPLICATIONS
by Ilari Papa – PolicyWatch 3468 – April 9, 2021
The trip echoed Beijing’s strategy of stringing together initiatives that seem insubstantial on their own but cumulatively threaten to undermine U.S. and regional interests.
In the last week of March, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi embarked on a weeklong visit to six Middle Eastern countries: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Iran, Bahrain, and Oman. The trip aimed to highlight the region’s growing importance in China’s foreign policy and bolster Beijing’s local appeal—not coincidentally, at a time when the United States is seeking to pivot away from the Middle East and focus on strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific.
Key Outcomes
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