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May 31, 2018 12 tweets 13 min read Read on X
(1)
In their @WashingtonPost piece, @McFaul & @milaniabbas criticize Trump exiting the #IranDeal based on it not bringing calm & peace.
washingtonpost.com/news/global-op…
We probably have to thank #Obama for signing the deal & allowing #Iran further open the gates of hell across the region.
(2)
@McFaul & @milaniabbas claim Trump's new #Iran policy is “vague.”
That is because these Iran apologists know that @SecPompeo’s logical 12 conditions will support the Iranian people & the region, while bringing the regime to its knees.
And the two writers aim to prevent that.
(3)
@McFaul & @milaniabbas base their entire piece on the old pretext of anything other than the #IranDeal will lead to war.
They, of course, don't care to raise the fact that #Iran actually used the #JCPOA to further its wars & deadly influence in Syria, Yemen, Lebanon & Iraq.
(4)
“Tough rhetoric doesn’t always translate into effective policy.”
We saw the result of Obama & Kerry’s appeasement with #Iran.

So, no thanks. Despite your claims, the new U.S. administration supporting the Iranian people is resulting in massive problems for this regime.
(5)
The ridiculous “rally around the flag” theory in #Iran raised by @McFaul & @milaniabbas has been debunked in the Dec/Jan uprising in over 140 cities, the massive #Kazerun protests & the truckers’ ongoing nationwide strike sweeping in nearly 300 cities.
(6)
While @McFaul & @milaniabbas claim #Iran’s “theocratic regime finds itself in the unusual position of enjoying good standing with the international community,” multinational firms such as Siemens, Maersk Line, Total, Eni, Reliance & … are calling it quits in Iran.
(7)
“…those fighting for democratic change inside Iran welcomed the nuclear deal” because they are all puppets of the mullahs’ own masquerade.
And the likes of @McFaul & @milaniabbas are missioned to canvas them as “reformists” or “moderates.”
(8)
This old scheme, dictated by #Iran's regime, may have worked with @brhodes in the White House & his "echo chamber."

No more.
(9)
@McFaul & @milaniabbas claim:
“Initial signs suggest that they oppose the Trump administration’s new confrontational moves.”
#ThankYouTrump & #IranRegimeChange, launched by Iranians after Trump’s #IranDeal exit & Pompeo’s 12-condition speech, respectively, debunk their claims
(10)
@McFaul & @milaniabbas claim:
“Many also worry that the new policy will further push Iran into even closer ties to Russia and China...”
Then why is Russia’s Lukoil putting #Iran plans on hold?
reuters.com/article/us-rus…
(11)
And here’s China’s response to US sanctions against #Iran:
wsj.com/articles/u-s-s…
(12)
@McFaul & @milaniabbas blow their cover by mentioning “regime change” regarding #Iran.
They conclude the regime should remain as is, a firm policy won’t work & we should just sit back allowing the mullahs destroy #Iran & the entire region.

My answer: NO!
#IranRegimeChange

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#BREAKING
U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted the resignation of Nikki Haley as UN Ambassador.

My gut tells me an even bigger story will develop.

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Add this to the long list linking #Iran's regime with international terrorism.

This time, the al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab militant group of Somalia.

More reason why a firm policy is needed against Tehran.
#WalkAway
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Sources say "hardliners" are voicing threats about the signing of this bill.

(File Photo)
2)
#BreakingNews
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Read more about Iran & the FATF here:
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3)
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Oct 6, 2018
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1)
#Iran's #FakeNews machine at work:

"It did not say where Zahedifar was arrested. In a video carried by state broadcaster IRIB, a blindfolded man who identified himself as Zahedifar denied he had fled Iran."
uk.reuters.com/article/uk-ira…
2)
Here's the video.

#Iran
#FakeNews
3)
What a coincidence (!), all of this developing just "a week after Tehran sentenced three people to death in a drive against economic crimes."

#Iran
#FakeNews
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