Grandpa. Ex-expat in UK. Former State Dept.
Washington, DC
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Restoring the JCPOA would not resolve the underlying issue of Iran’s past nuclear weapons work. It would, however, prevent Iran from being able to dash for a weapon now.
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Israel’s attacks on Iran changed everything — or did they? @MarkTFitz @IISS_org
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آژانس بینالمللی انرژی اتمی: ایران میتواند ظرف چند ماه غنیسازی اورانیوم را از سر بگیرد. آیا ایران هنوز یک تهدید هستهای است؟
مارک فیتزپاتریک، پژوهشگر ارشد موسسه بینالمللی مطالعات استراتژیک
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Sad news: former long time NK News author Dennis Halpin died recently
Thanks to @MarkTFitz and @freekorea_us for sharing their memories.
RIP Dennis! 🕯️
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In dark moments like these, I am reminded of Mike Elleman, a colleague at @IISS_org who passed away way too soon.
Mike was the greatest missile expert, and he taught me (a complete amateur in defence matters) a lot about missiles, missile defence and UAVs. Mike was much more than this, a nice man with the biggest heart ever. He would be studying tonight's attacks with "a cool head and a warm heart", able to analyse and explain complex technical matters in simple ways all while remembering the people suffering in the war. We miss you, Mike.
For more, @MarkTFitz wrote this moving tribute iiss.org/online-analysis/onl…
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On S3 E4 of #JapanMemo 'Japan's Approaches to Nuclear Non-Proliferation & Deterrence', Professor @nobu_akiyama rec'd Asia's Latent Nuclear Powers by @MarkTFitz & his own Genshi Ryoku/Kaku Mondai [Atomic Power/Nuclear Issue] in Showa Shi Kogi [Lectures on Show Era History].
I am moving to Threads. (@fitzokuda). If anyone I am following here wants me to follow them there, please let me know.
Thank goodness the USG got @sianamazi and four other Amcit hostages out of Iran before the Hamas attack put diplomacy out of reach.
The right choice at the right time. #WomenLifeFreedom
#Iran's future will be decided by its people and only its people.
Kudos to brave Iranians who carry the torch on the ground, despite efforts by others to hijack their struggle.
A reminder that the former guy knew zilch about making a deal. "Both Trump and Kim were responsible. But Trump left Hanoi first, and he should not have." foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/21……"North Korean Talks Collapsed but Didn’t Fail, by
@jongchoiysu
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I've tried to keep an open mind about this story but this rebuttal and the others I've read are far far more persuasive the accusations themselves.
As @CrisisGroup's head of MENA, I have a pretty good understanding of what we publish, how we conduct research and how our findings are received, including on the Iran file.
This @nytopinion piece by Bret Stephens is shamefully inaccurate: 1/
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I don’t focus much on Iran in my work but Dina was a colleague when I worked at the IISS in London. The attacks against her are ridiculous. She’s a great analyst. Disagreeing with her conclusions or recommendations is fine. Questioning her integrity or spreading falsehoods isn’t.
Exactly. Contradictions and hypocrisy don’t matter when one is engaged in a hit job.
This is a key point. People who distrust everything about Iran's government are now taking the government's internal spin as gospel. They're using that to malign a group of independent researchers, like my colleagues @DEsfandiary & @AliVaez.
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This is a key point. People who distrust everything about Iran's government are now taking the government's internal spin as gospel. They're using that to malign a group of independent researchers, like my colleagues @DEsfandiary & @AliVaez.
A must-read for anyone who came across the campaign against @AliVaez and his colleagues and mistakenly thought there was any truth to the smear.
As @CrisisGroup's head of MENA, I have a pretty good understanding of what we publish, how we conduct research and how our findings are received, including on the Iran file.
This @nytopinion piece by Bret Stephens is shamefully inaccurate: 1/
“Ta’arouf” was also the explanation that came to my mind. I hesitated to put it out there though, lest I be seen as pretending to be a cultural expert. @hmajd is such an expert.
emails that Iran hawks claim are "proof" of guilt show their ignorance of Persian culture and the practice of "ta'arouf": people will flatter each other endlessly, including in emails. Look it up. @AliVaez et al are guilty of nothing other than ta'arouf.
Interesting timing. If the smear story was ready a month ago, was the intention to derail the hostage release and diplomatic progress with Iran?
