Eye on Iran: Saudi Crown Prince: Iran's Supreme Leader 'Makes Hitler Look Good'

TOP STORIES Saudi Crown Prince: Iran's Supreme Leader 'Makes Hitler Look Good' | Jeffrey Goldberg for the Atlantic The prince, in my conversation with him, divided the Middle East into two warring camps: what he called the "triangle of evil," consisting of Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Sunni terror groups; and an alliance of self-described moderate states that includes Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Oman. About his bête noir, the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Prince Mohammed said, "I believe the Iranian supreme leader makes Hitler look good. Hitler didn't do what the supreme leader is trying to do. Hitler tried to conquer Europe. ... The supreme leader is trying to conquer the world." Trump Might Give Iran An Incalculable Windfall | Max Boot for the Washington Post Withdrawing the 2,000 or so U.S. troops [from Syria] might allow the Islamic State, which today controls less than 7 percent of Syria's territory, to rise again. It would almost certainly allow Iran to gain control of eastern Syria, creating a land bridge from Tehran to Damascus and Beirut that would increase the danger to Israel. Clouds Form over Iran Deal As Trump Deadline Nears | Hill Dark clouds are forming over the Iran nuclear deal as the calendar marches toward a May 12 deadline set by President Trump to improve the accord or see the United States effectively withdraw from it. UANI IN THE NEWS If Trump Walks Away from The Iran Deal, Tehran Will Win | UANI Advisory Board Member Dennis Ross for the Washington Post I was not a fan of the Iran nuclear deal... So the danger in 12 years when some of the deal's provisions end is real, but that does not mean President Trump should walk away from the deal in May. If he withdraws, he withdraws alone. The Europeans will not join him, especially after having been willing to negotiate with the administration and accept a number of concessions... MILITARY/INTELLIGENCE MATTERS & PROXY WARS IRGC Blames 'Enemies' for Economic Problems, Threats Against Iran | Radio Farda The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says that foreign powers are undermining the Iranian economy by suggesting the regime is helpless to fix economic problems.  U.S.-IRAN RELATIONS How Trump Can Strike at Iran through its Neighbors | Steven Boot for the Hill President Trump's new national security team is primed to strike at Iran and its interests. The administration's attacks on the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) have already aroused considerable controversy and apprehension in Europe, Russia, and China, not to mention Iran. But a diplomatic assault on that agreement is by no means the only option open to Washington. GULF STATES, YEMEN, & IRAN Analysis: An Iranian SAM in the Arabian Peninsula | Behnam Ben Taleblu for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Last week, the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington D.C. released a nine-page primer on Iran's continued support to Yemen's Houthi rebels. This document summarized findings from a March 26 press conference that followed a barrage of missile attacks against three Saudi cities on the eve of the third anniversary of the military operation in Yemen. Buried within the same document was photographic evidence of Saudi Arabia's latest charge against Iran: the provision of the Sayyad-2C surface-to-air missile (SAM) to Houthi rebels. HUMAN RIGHTS    Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's Iranian Detention Reaches Two-year Mark | Guardian (U.K.) The husband of a British-Iranian woman being held in an Iranian jail said the case had now gone beyond his worst fears, with the two-year anniversary of her detention due to pass on Tuesday without any sign of her release. Workers Demanding Overdue Wages Detained in Iran | Radio Farda The Islamic Republic's security forces have reportedly arrested several workers on Saturday, March 31, at Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Mill in city of Ahvaz, capital of oil-rich Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran. Earlier on Thursday, five other workers were also detained. Is Iran Ready To Block Telegram? | Al Monitor Influential Iranian parliamentarian Alaeddin Boroujerdi created a stir in Iranian media when he said that by April 20, the popular messaging service Telegram, with tens of millions of users in Iran, would be blocked. IRANIAN REGIONAL AGGRESSION Analysis: The Chemical Threat from Iran's Specialist Training Camps | Tony Duheaume for Al Arabiya If Iran is allowed to gain a solid foothold in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, its main objective will be to project its hegemonic desires further across the region, through the use of loyal militias drafted from each country, a move which the whole world will live to regret. IRAQ & IRAN Limit Iran's Influence in Iraq | Zalmay Khalilzad for the Wall Street Journal As Iraqis go to the polls next month, the U.S. needs to counter Tehran's effort at consolidating its power. FOREIGN AFFAIRS Putin to Visit Ankara This Week for Talks with Turkish, Iranian Leaders | Radio Farda Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to make a two-day visit to Turkey this week for talks with his Turkish and Iranian counterparts... The Kremlin said on April 2 that bilateral trade and economic cooperation would be discussed, along with the implementation of "joint strategic projects, in particular in the energy sector." Eye on Iran is a periodic news summary from United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) a program of the American Coalition Against Nuclear Iran, Inc., a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 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