Introduction Since Iran's April 4, 2024 drone and missile attack on Israel, named "True Promise," by the Iranian regime, and against the backdrop of statements by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Grossi that Iran is "weeks rather than months" away from having enough enriched uranium to develop a nuclear bomb, [1] Iranian regime officials,
The evidence that Iranian officials ran an influence operation that penetrated the State and Defense departments is damning. Not only did Iranian American academics and think tankers meet with Iranian officials, but leaked emails suggest they also took direction from them. Not only financial gain motivates espionage; ideological solidarity motivated some of the most damaging spies in American history.
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Only time will tell whether the agreement on the unfrozen Iranian assets can be perceived as the first step toward normalization of relations between Tehran and Washington, experts told Sputnik.
A push by some GOP lawmakers for new sanctions against Russia and Iran would be “meaningless,” and are really nothing more than a complex political game in Washington where one party tries to outdo the other, an expert has said.