‘Hey Bitches, There’s No Need to Spin Using ‘Fact Sheets’ So Early On’: Iran Smacks Down U.S. with Accusations of Lying
Posted: April 2, 2015 Filed under: Diplomacy, War Room, White House | Tags: Adar, Adel al-Jubeir, Ali Khamenei, Cold War, European Union, Iran, John Kerry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran), Nuclear program of Iran, Nuclear weapon, Republican Party (United States), Saudi Arabia, Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 2 Comments
Following the signing of an interim agreement with Iran aimed at scaling back its nuclear work, Iran accused the United States of lying about details of the agreement
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Adam Kredo reports: Just hours after the announcement of what the United States characterized as a historic agreement with Iran over its nuclear program, the country’s leading negotiator lashed out at the Obama administration for lying about the details of a tentative framework.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif accused the Obama administration of misleading the American people and Congress in a fact sheet it released following the culmination of negotiations with the Islamic Republic.
Zarif bragged in an earlier press conference with reporters that the United States had tentatively agreed to let it continue the enrichment of uranium, the key component in a nuclear bomb, as well as key nuclear research.
Zarif additionally said Iran would have all nuclear-related sanctions lifted once a final deal is signed and that the country would not be forced to shut down any of its currently operating nuclear installations.
Following a subsequent press conference by Secretary of State John Kerry—and release of a administration fact sheet on Iranian concessions—Zarif lashed out on Twitter over what he dubbed lies.
“The solutions are good for all, as they stand,” he tweeted. “There is no need to spin using ‘fact sheets’ so early on.”
Zarif went on to push back against claims by Kerry that the sanctions relief would be implemented in a phased fashion—and only after Iran verifies that it is not conducting any work on the nuclear weapons front.
Obama is misplaying our hand with Iran. http://t.co/yF9sKxsbdx pic.twitter.com/5Ci1bYTH89
— Peggy Noonan (@Peggynoonannyc) April 3, 2015
Zarif, echoing previous comments, said the United States has promised an immediate termination of sanctions.
“Iran/5+1 Statement: ‘US will cease the application of ALL nuclear-related secondary economic and financial sanctions.’ Is this gradual?” he wrote on Twitter.
He then suggested a correction: “Iran/P5+1 Statement: ‘The EU will TERMINATE the implementation of ALL nuclear-related economic and financial sanctions’. How about this?”
The pushback from Iran’s chief diplomat follows a pattern of similar accusations by senior Iranian political figures after the announcement of previous agreements. Read the rest of this entry »
Islamic State Fighters Dress as Women in Desperate Attempt to Flee Battlefield
Posted: March 16, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Global, War Room | Tags: Adar, Agence France-Presse, Baghdad, Iraq, Iraqi Army, Islam, Islamic state, Militia, Shia Islam, Tikrit 1 Comment
As Islamic State-driven violence rages on in Iraq, people are using any means possible to escape, and for some that means dressing in drag.
On Monday, the Iraqi army arrested 20 male Islamic State members dressed as women in the northern city of Baquba, according to spokesman Ghalib al-Jubouri.
The arrested used a number of creative ways to pull off a realistic female disguise, as seen in the pictures originally posted on Instagram.
Underneath the robes and veils, the men put on makeup, wore dresses and some even wore women’s bras. Others chose not to shave their facial hair, though still applied eyeliner, eyeshadow and blush.
The men were desperately attempting to flee the fighting in Tikrit, which Iraq’s military only managed to take back from Islamic State six days ago….(read more)
[VIDEO] Wild Motorcycle Pursuit Through Canadian Shopping Mall Goes Viral
Posted: March 13, 2015 Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Adar, British Columbia, British Columbia Highway 16, Canada, Guildford Town Centre, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Security guard, Surrey, The Canadian Press Leave a commentVideo compiled by Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigators of a motorcycle pursuit through a mall in Surrey, British Columbia was accidentally released and subsequently went viral on the internet….(read more)
