Iran Seeking Swedish Technology for Nuclear Weapons

Sweden’s Security Service disclosed in its 2020 intelligence report that Iran is seeking Swedish technology for its nuclear weapons program, according to the Jerusalem Post.
The report stated that Iran also
is conducting industrial espionage, which is mainly targeted against the
Swedish hi-tech industry and Swedish products that can be used in nuclear
weapons programs.
"Iran is investing heavy resources in this area
and some of the resources are used in Sweden."
The Swedish report was released
after a German intelligence document declared last week that Iran’s regime had
not ceased its drive to obtain weapons of mass destruction in 2020.
The German and Swedish
intelligence findings establish that the regime still seeks a nuclear weapons
program.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA) is only a temporary restriction on Iran’s drive to become a
nation with atomic weapons, argue critics of the 2015 nuclear deal.
The Iranian regime is using its
intelligence apparatus to engage in espionage activities, targeting dissident
elements in Sweden, and in Swedish industries.
“Several countries engage in various forms of
espionage and security-threatening activities against Sweden. Russia, China,
and Iran make up the biggest threat,” wrote the Swedish Security Service.
The Post reported in 2012 that the
Swedish government sought to block EU sanctions on Tehran in order to protect a
business deal between Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson and Tehran.
Meanwhile, a senior Iranian
commander announced that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the
army are officially monitoring all “enemy” movements and ships that enter the Gulf
waters.
Navy commander, Rear Admiral
Alireza Tangsiri told Iranian Press TV that every ship that enters the Gulf,
according to the law on bandit control in the Strait of Hormuz, is monitored
and has to introduce itself.
Iran plays a prominent role in the
geopolitical and strategic region of the Gulf and Makran coast, he said.
The presence of Iran in this
region is not only in the military field but "also a strategic presence in
various economic, political and even cultural sectors in the national and
international arenas."
The Gulf is the "engine of
economic development and growth of Asian and European countries and the
important and strategic axis of the sea, air, and commercial transportation
between different countries,” the commander noted.
Tangsiri noted that the strategic and geopolitical significance of the Gulf has attracted the illegitimate deployment of Western powers and foreign forces in the region.