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Jan. 27, 2021
Iranian President Hassan Rohani s chief of staff said Wednesday that the threats made by Israel are nothing but psychological warfare, in reference to the hawkish remarks made by Military Chief of staff Aviv Kochavi the previous day that vigorous action must be taken to guarantee that Teheran does not have a path to nuclear weapons.
On Tuesday, Kochavi told the national conference of Tel Aviv University s Institute for National Security Studies that it would be a mistake for the United States to return to the nuclear deal, and that military action must be on the table.
Why Bibi won t stand up to ultra-Orthodox COVID scofflaws: LISTEN
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Iranian President Hassan Rohani has criticized Iran s judiciary over the prosecution of the country’s telecommunications minister after he allegedly refused to block Instagram and impose restrictions on other foreign social media and messaging platforms.
Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi was summoned for prosecution last week but Rohani, seen as a moderate, challenged the Islamic nation s judiciary during a cabinet meeting on January 27, saying that while a lack of control on content is wrong, the closure of social media is also misguided.
“If you want to try someone, try me,” he said, noting that improving Internet bandwidth in Iran was done on his orders.
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Jan. 21, 2021
WASHINGTON – While U.S. President Joe Biden may not be expected to reenter the Iran nuclear deal in the first days of his administration, experts tell Haaretz that his team will likely begin reengaging and laying the groundwork through direct, bilateral diplomacy – and to expect it sooner rather than later.
Suzanne Maloney, vice president and director of the Brookings Institution’s Foreign Policy program, believes the new administration should begin to de-escalate tensions with Iran as they have tough sledding ahead of them. “Getting locked into an intensely complicated negotiation with Iran, one that’s going to be very polarizing both in the region and at home, is not exactly the way any administration would really choose to begin its foreign policy,” she says.
Outcry Over Power Outages, Smog Forces Iran To Act Against Bitcoin Miners
January 17, 2021 08:54 GMT
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Iranian authorities are blaming power outages and worsening air pollution in cities across the country on the energy drain caused by bitcoin mining operations.
The cryptocurrency farms are a huge energy drain because they use banks of high-powered computers to try to unlock complex numerical puzzles related to international financial transactions.
When successful, bitcoin miners create units of so-called digital coins that can be traded globally without the scrutiny and restrictions of traditional financial markets.
Circumventing Sanctions
In August 2019, facing strangling U.S. economic sanctions, Iran eased its restrictions on cryptocurrencies in an attempt to break economic isolation by circumventing the traditional financial markets Tehran has been blocked from using.
Iran's military has launched short-range naval missile drills in the Gulf of Oman, state media reported, amid heightened tension between Tehran and Washington.