I’ve been writing a weekly(ish) FDD flash brief on #Iran ’s nuclear program for context and analysis of breaking news.

Find them at fdd.org > Analysis > Category: Flash Briefs > Issues: Iran nuclear

Few things infuriate me more than the world’s silence as our Coptic Christian brothers and sisters continue being attacked by jihadists in Egypt. The global silence is shameful. Mariam Wahba

“U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that Putin likely didn’t order Navalny to be killed at the notoriously brutal prison camp…people familiar with the matter said, a finding that deepens the mystery about the circumstances of his death.” wsj.com/world/russia/a…

Tensions are high. There will be more islamists attacks of Christians in Egypt in the coming days.

Orthodox Easter is next week…

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The Recording Academy — they award the Grammys among many other things — has issued a statement in support of Iranian rapper Toomaj who was just sentenced to death for his music which advocates for freedom for all Iranians.

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UAE planning a second suite of nuclear reactors, opening bids not only to South Korea, which built the first plant, but to U.S., Russia, China.
reuters.com/business/energ…

90-Day Clock For Iran Sanctions Begins Pursuant to New U.S. Laws

Analysis by Richard Goldberg, Tyler Stapleton, and Nick Stewart: fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

Next Wednesday at 11 AM, I'll sit down with Sima Shine and Karim Sadjadpour -- two of the finest analysts of Iran -- to discuss escalating tensions with Israel and prospects for regional war.

Tune in: bit.ly/3WflVHp

#Israel just took out another Hezbollah military commander in #Lebanon . Had Hamas not embedded itself with Gazans, casualties and destruction of Gaza War would have been a fraction of what it is today.

But this conversation is irrelevant to U.S. colleges where students want…

Toomaj Salehi, a vocal critic of the Iranian regime, was sentenced to death this week.

The international community must continue to advocate for the release of prisoners of conscience suffering under the Ayatollah and for basic freedoms in Iran. #ExpressionNotOppression

'The Israelis clearly warned Assad that if #Syria was used against them they would destroy his regime,' said a Western diplomat who requested anonymity because he is not allowed to speak to the media.

france24.com/en/live-news/2…

BREAKING: Israel made it clear to Egypt on Friday that it it is ready to give one last chance to reach a hostage deal with Hamas, but if no progress is reached soon it will move forward with a ground invasion of Rafah, two senior Israeli officials told me

Lebanese Hezbollah is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans, destroyed Lebanon, and played a leading role in campaigns that killed thousands of Arabs. Those who display its flag may seem to be no more than useful idiots for Tehran’s propaganda machine, but their…

The United States is risking the security of our military personnel to provide aid to Gaza,

Gaza’s terrorists are trying to blow up the pier that would deliver that aid.

This is a thankless fool’s errand.

The United States is imposing sanctions on 16 entities and 8 individuals, as well as identifying as blocked property 5 vessels and 1 aircraft, that have facilitated illicit trade and the sale of UAVs in support of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics.

Most Americans want the US to support Israel against Hamas. Most Americans want US to help allies around the world who are under threat from dictators, thugs, terrorists. People will respond to principled leadership. They get painfully little these days. cnn.com/2024/04/23/opi…

From the Goldberg-Polin family: 'We don't have the right words to describe these past couple of days. But we do want to say thank you. Thank you for keeping Hersh and the hostages in the news, on social media, at your tables and in your conversations. Thank you for not moving on…

Good stuff 🇬🇧 - new Iran sanctions from the UK on Iranian drone & missile programs.

Plus the UK has a 'plan to expand trade sanctions against the regime by introducing new bans on the export of components used in drone and missile production to Iran.'
gov.uk/government/new…