U.S. Congress investigates deception in Iran nuclear deal – report

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The United States Congress is investigating whether the Obama administration misled lawmakers last summer about the extent of concessions granted to Iran's regime under the nuclear deal, as well as if administration officials have been quietly rewriting the deal’s terms in the aftermath of the agreement, the Washington Free Beacon reported, quoting sources and a formal notice sent to the State Department.

The concerns come after statements from top U.S. officials last week suggesting that Iran's regime is set to receive greater weapons and sanctions relief, moves that the administration had promised Congress would never take place as White House officials promoted the deal last summer.

“When multiple officials—including Secretary Kerry, Secretary Lew, and Ambassador Mull—testify in front of Members of Congress, we are inclined to believe them,” Rep. Mike Pompeo (R., Kan.) told the Washington Free Beacon.

Iran Increases Funding to Hezbollah Following Nuclear Deal

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Iran has increased funding to terror group Hezbollah following the nuclear agreement brokered with the P5 +1 in July, The Washington Times reporte.

Since the deal was signed, Iran has significantly increased its financial

support for Hezbollah, one of the largest terror groups in the region. ... This support, for example, has enabled Hezbollah to obtain highly developed new armaments, including advanced technologies that many militaries around the world would envy. Al-Rai, a Kuwaiti newspaper, reported Saturday that Hezbollah has received all the advanced weaponry that Syria has obtained from the Russians. ... As regards the Palestinians, in the past two months.

The funding boost indicates that Iran assumes crippling international sanctions will be lifted following the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) investigation of Tehran's past nuclear program.

Iran: University graduates resort to street peddling

With the face of poverty turning  in Iran, a considerable number of women turn to peddling to compensate for their financial straits. Among these peddlers are educated women who have finished high level college education.

Leila, 45 with two children, is a graduate of Computer Sciences. She says she is satisfied with her income from peddling in underground metro stations but complains about the "not-proper" approaches of some passers by.

Maryam, 27, has a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. "I have very low income and cannot support my family," she says. "Since I could not find a job in my area of education, I had to resort to peddling."

Iran - Khamenei and IRGC Business Empire Boosted by Iran Deal

One of the key points absent from the discussion on the deal with Iran is the

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direct benefit it confers on the financial empire of Ali Khamenei and his fascist regime in Iran.

A 2013 report by Reuters uncovered the vast financial empire of Khamenei. According to the report, which was based on a 6 month investigation, Khamenei “controls a business empire worth around $95 billion - a sum exceeding the value of his oil-rich nation's current annual petroleum exports.”

Khamenei uses the business front known as “Setad” to extend his influence into every corner of the Iranian economy, including: “finance, oil, telecommunications, the production of birth-control pills and even ostrich farming.”

The report details Khamanei’s use of the Iranian state apparatus to systematically confiscate property from ordinary Iranians, including “members of religious minorities, Shi'ite Muslims, business people and Iranians living abroad.” Under the pretense of operating under the Supreme Leader, Setad has used the country's judiciary as a tool to consolidate financial resources for its own benefit.