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Iranian President: America Must ‘Bow down Before’ Iran

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani suggested that if a meeting with President Donald Trump were to take place that the United States would have to bow down to Iran and repent from “economic terrorism” against Iran.

“Those who have imposed sanctions on our people, and have carried out economic terrorism – any change in our conduct toward them must start with their repentance,” Rouhani said in a video translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute. “They must return to their obligations, and change the erroneous path they have chosen. They must act in the service of the world’s interests and security, while maintaining respect for the other. They must recognize our revolution, our regime, and the rights of our people, and they must reject their mistakes. With regard to the relations between Iran and America – unless America gives up the sanctions and rejects the erroneous path it has chosen, we will see no positive change.”

“If you lift all the sanctions and bow down before the Iranian people, the circumstances will be different,” Rouhani continued. “We want to resolve the issues and problems in a reasonable manner, but we are not interested in photo-ops. If someone wants to have his photo taken with Hassan Rouhani – well, that’s impossible. It can be done with Photoshop, but a real photo is impossible, unless one day they lift all their unjust sanctions, and respect the rights of the Iranian people. Then we would be talking about new circumstances, and we could reconsider it.”

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Iran Just Told Its ‘Security Apparatuses,’ Aka Terrorists, to Go After an American Think Tank in Washington D.C.

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Just as Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was attending the G7 Summit as a surprise guest of French President Emmanuel Macron over the weekend, he issued a fatwah against the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, an American think tank based in Washington, D.C.

“The Foreign Ministry has announced the sanctions on the FDD and its CEO based on a law titled ‘Countering America’s Human Rights Violation and Adventurous and Terrorist Actions’ passed by the Iranian Parliament in 2017,” MEHR News Agency reported over the weekend. “Accordingly, taking any actions by the judicial and security apparatuses against the FDD and their Iranian and non-Iranian accomplices will be considered legitimate as their actions are against the Iran’s national security and the interests of Iranian people and government.”

Iran is calling their action against FDD “sanctions,” but as the think tank notes, the instruction to “security apparatuses” is a direct safety threat against its CEO, members and employees. . .

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WATCH: Video Shows Iranian Forces Prepping ‘Killer Drone’ Launch Targeting Israel

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The IDF spokesperson’s unit on Sunday released a video of Iranian forces in Syria preparing to launch an explosives-laden drone into northern Israel from Syria last Thursday.

The video, captured by an Israeli field intelligence unit along the border, shows four fighters from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds force carrying the UAV through a field to its planned launch point located in the southern Syrian village of Arneh.

On Saturday around 11pm, Israel Air Force jets struck Iranian targets in the Syrian town of Aqraba, south of Damascus, thwarting the “imminent” UAV attack, the army said. According to war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, five personnel were killed in the strikes, two of whom were operatives for the Iranian proxy terror group Hezbollah and one a member of an Iranian militia. The other two have not been identified. . .

In his own statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “Iran has no immunity anywhere. Our forces operate in every sector against the Iranian aggression. I have directed that our forces be prepared for any scenario. We will continue to take determined and responsible action against Iran and its proxies for the security of Israel.”

The Syrian army said that “the majority of the Israeli missiles were destroyed before reaching their targets,” but Conricus maintained that the damage caused by the Israeli strikes was “significant,” Reuters reported. (Read more from “Watch: Video Shows Iranian Forces Prepping ‘Killer Drone’ Launch Targeting Israel” HERE)

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U.S. Official: Iran Just Fired a Ballistic Missile

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On Wednesday, ratcheting up tension between the United States and Iran, Iran successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile that flew 600 miles.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News, “They continue to engage in malign activity; they continue to build out their missile program; they continue to work on their nuclear systems, and yet they want to tell the world that no, they’re just defensive and they’re just being a normal nation and we all see differently.”

A senior administration commented, “We are aware of reports of a projectile launched from Iran, and have no further comment at this time.”

The Shahab-3 missile flew from southern Iran to a desert near Iran’s capital, Tehran; the nuclear deal which President Trump walked away from did not deal with Iran’s conventional missile program.

Tensions between Iran and the West have been rising steadily for weeks; in mid-June, two tankers, the Kokuka Courageous and the Norwegian-owned Front Altair, were attacked in the Gulf of Oman, and according to Commander Sean Kido, mines used in the attack bore “a striking resemblance” to those used by Iran. He said, “The limpet mine that was used in the attack is distinguishable and also strikingly bearing a resemblance to Iranian mines that have already been publicly displayed in Iranian military parades.” The U.S. Navy displayed pieces of debris and a magnet which they believed came from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. (Read more from “U.S. Official: Iran Just Fired a Ballistic Missile” HERE)

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Iran Seizes Multiple Oil Tankers Near Persian Gulf

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Iran — the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism — has captured a British-flagged and a Liberian-flagged oil tanker on Friday in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. officials.

“Iran has also seized a second tanker, the Liberian-flagged MV Mesdar, according to a US official,” CNN reported. “Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced earlier that its navy has captured a British-flagged tanker ‘Stena Impero’ in the Strait of Hormuz.”

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is designated by the U.S. State Department as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and has “engaged in terrorist activity since its inception 40 years ago.”

President Donald Trump responded to the developments on the White House lawn before departing the White House.

“So, we’re going to be speaking with the U.K.,” Trump said. “And this only goes to show what I am saying about Iran. Trouble. Nothing but trouble. And remember this, the ridiculous agreement made by President Obama expires in a very short period of time, it was a short term agreement.”

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President Trump: We’ve Shot Down an Iranian Drone Threating U.S. Marines

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Speaking from the White House Thursday afternoon, President Trump announced the United States shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after it approached the USS Boxer carrying 2,000 Marines. The USS Boxer is an amphibious assault ship.

“The Boxer took defense action against the drone which had closed into a very close distance, approximately a thousand yards, ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship’s crew. The drone was immediately destroyed,” Trump said from the East Room. “This is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by Iran against vessels operating in international waters. The United States reserves the right to defend our personnel, facilities, and interests, and calls upon all nations to condemn Iran’s attempt to disrupt freedom of navigation and global commerce. I also call on other nations to protect their ships as they go through the Strait of Hormuz and to work with us in the future.”

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Iran Gives World Powers an Ultimatum to Avoid a Nuclear War

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Iran announced on Sunday they were hours away from breaching another aspect of the 2015 nuclear deal that was established. The country is planning to increase its amount of uranium enrichment, putting them over the cap established cap. This puts Iran closer to establishing a nuclear bomb, although they still have a ways to go, the New York Times reported.

The move is part of a bigger plan. According to Deputy Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, Iran will continue to increase accord limits over 60-day intervals until their country receives sanction relief. . .

In violating the limits on uranium enrichment, Tehran still remains far from producing a nuclear weapon. It would take a major production surge, and enrichment to far higher levels, for Iran to develop a bomb’s worth of highly enriched uranium, experts say. It would take even longer to manufacture that material into a nuclear weapon.

But for Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, who signaled in May that he would order the country’s engineers to cross both thresholds if Europe did not compensate Iran for American sanctions, the breach of the enrichment limit would be a watershed. He is betting that the United States will back away from crushing sanctions or that he can split European nations from the Trump administration, which the Europeans blame for setting off the crisis.

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Effort to ‘Hamstring’ President Trump’s War Powers Against Iran Fails in Senate

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An amendment designed to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to use military force against Iran failed in the Senate on Friday after failing to meet the 60-vote threshold for legislation.

After a lengthy 10-hour vote, the resolution fell short of the necessary 60-vote threshold for passage.

The amendment was authored and put forward by Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., who said on the Senate floor Thursday that the president’s “reckless diplomacy” amid recent tensions with the Islamic dictatorship “is dangerously reminiscent of the run up to the war with Iraq.”

Voting on the amendment — which would have required President Trump to seek congressional approval before taking military action against Iran — began at 5 a.m. and was held open through the afternoon in order to allow for some senators with early flights to leave for their weeklong Independence Day recess and others to return from this week’s Democratic debates in Miami. This ended up setting a record for longest Senate vote in modern history.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., warned on the floor Thursday that the “timing couldn’t be worse” for the amendment, given the current state of affairs, adding that the amendment was redundant to the provisions in the Constitution and would send the wrong message.

“The redundancy is actually damaging,” Rubio explained. “It’s only going to reinforce this belief among some in the regime that they can go further than they can.”

The senator went on to say that the amendment “increases the chance of war” because it could encourage the Iranian regime to “miscalculate” and attack thinking that the United States is constrained.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called the amendment “dangerous” Friday, saying that it would “hamstring the executive branch from reacting quickly in a crisis and prevent the U.S. from taking decisive action.”

“We don’t want war with Iran,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., in a statement. “I agree with the president’s restraint, but if Iran threatens to attack again, we should leave all options open.”

The only Senate Republicans who voted for the measures were Mike Lee, Utah; Rand Paul, Ky.; Jerry Moran, Kan.; and Susan Collins, Maine. Paul and Lee are longtime proponents of reclaiming Congress’ constitutional war powers from the executive branch. Last year, Lee was one of the key sponsors of a high-profile Senate amendment to restrict the U.S. involvement in the ongoing conflict in Yemen over constitutional concerns.

“The Constitution is clear: Only Congress can declare war,” said Paul in a statement about the amendment. “For too long, Congress has largely ceded the most important of its responsibilities to presidents of both parties.”

On Monday, President Trump hit Iran with new sanctions in response to Iran’s shooting down an American drone last week.

“The Supreme Leader of Iran is one who ultimately is responsible for the hostile conduct of the regime. He’s respected within his country,” the president said of Monday’s sanctions. “Sanctions imposed through the executive order that I’m about to sign will deny the Supreme Leader and the Supreme Leader’s Office, and those closely affiliated with him and the office, access to key financial resources and support.”

Trump signed off on the sanctions days after he said he called off a retaliatory airstrike against Iranian assets in response to the drone being shot down. (For more from the author of “Effort to ‘Hamstring’ President Trump’s War Powers Against Iran Fails in Senate” please click HERE)

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Iran Calls Trump ‘Mentally Retarded.’ Trump Gives Them a Friendly Reminder.

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On Tuesday, after Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani attacked President Trump, saying the White House’s actions show that Trump is “mentally retarded,” Trump fired back with a series of tweets warning Iran that if they attack anything American, that action would be met with “great and overwhelming force. In some areas, overwhelming will mean obliteration. No more John Kerry & Obama!”

Trump’s series of tweets slammed the Iranian regime, warning it not to mess with American power, as he wrote, “Iran leadership doesn’t understand the words “nice” or “compassion,” they never have. Sadly, the thing they do understand is Strength and Power, and the USA is by far the most powerful Military Force in the world, with 1.5 Trillion Dollars invested over the last two years alone.”

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Pompeo Arrives in Middle East to Build ‘Global Coalition’ Against Iran

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By Breitbart. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the Middle East this week to build a “global coalition” against Iran amid intensified tensions between Washington and Tehran.

The likelihood of a military confrontation between Iran and the United States has increased in recent days, notably after Iranian troops shot down an American drone last week. . .

Before leaving the U.S. capital for the Middle East, Pompeo told reporters that he would talk with the two U.S. Sunni Arab allies Saudi Arabia and the UAE:

[A]bout how to make sure that we are all strategically aligned and how we can build out a global coalition, a coalition not only throughout the Gulf states but in Asia and in Europe that…is prepared to push back against the world’s largest state sponsor of terror.

Echoing President Trump, Pompeo noted that the United States is willing to negotiate with Iran without preconditions to ease tensions between the two longtime rivals. Iran, however, has indicated it is not interested in dialogue. (Read more from “Pompeo Arrives in Middle East to Build ‘Global Coalition’ Against Iran” HERE)

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Iran Says Latest US Sanctions Ends ‘Channel of Diplomacy Forever’

By Fox News. A spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a tweet Tuesday that the new U.S. sanctions that target Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials permanently end any chance of diplomacy between countries.

The U.S. and Iran have seen tensions increase exponentially in the past few weeks after an initial U.S. sanctions squeeze that Washington said led to the attacks on two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. The situation became increasingly dire last week after Tehran admitted to downing a $100 million U.S. Navy drone.

Abbas Mousavi took to Twitter to call out President Trump’s latest decision to impose additional sanctions and said the sanctions means “closing channel of diplomacy forever,” according to Reuters.

“Trump’s desperate administration is destroying the established international mechanisms for maintaining world peace and security,” the tweet read. (Read more from “Iran Says Latest US Sanctions Ends ‘Channel of Diplomacy Forever'” HERE)

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