The main Iran-sponsored groups in Iraq are Kataib Hezbollah, Hashd al-Shaabi, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, and the Badr Corps. See “Rockets fired by pro-Iranian group target Kurdistan region Iraq,” Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, October 1, 2020.
“Russia is responsible for most nation-state cyberattacks, followed by Iran, North Korea, and China, according to a new Microsoft report,” Ben Gilbert, Business Insider, October 1, 2020.
“Honour killings and violence against women in Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Bijan Pirnia, Fariborz Pirnia, and Kambiz Pirnia, The Lancet, October 1, 2020. There were 8,000 honor killings between 2010 and 2014.
“US election 2020: Twitter removes Iranian accounts disrupting debate,” Shayan Sardarizadeh, BBC, October 1, 2020.
These stories are easy to corroborate, unless the Regime blocks journalists from border crossings and roads leading to such. “Tehran Denies Sending Russian Arms To Armenia Via Iran,” Radio Farda, October 1, 2020.
“Iran’s rial weakened to a new low, breaching 300,000 to a dollar for the first time on the unregulated market in Tehran, three currency traders said. It has now lost more than 46% of its value since January as the Middle East’s worst coronavirus outbreak compounded the impact of U.S. sanctions on critical oil exports. The deteriorating outlook triggered panic buying of euros and dollars on the open market.” See “Iran’s Rial Weakens to New Record Low Against the Dollar,” Golnar Motevalli, Bloomberg, October 1, 2020.
“Turkey’s Halkbank must face U.S. indictment over Iran sanctions violations, judge rules,” Jonathan Stempel, Reuters, October 1, 2020.
Look at what appears in this story’s photograph to be a 3-D geographic map of Kurdish positions used for targeting by Iran. “Turkey, Iran deploy ‘game-changing’ drones in north Iraq,” Shwan Mohammed with Maya Gebeily, AFP, October 1, 2020.
“Iranian terror in Bahrain to rise to stop deal with Israel – intel center,” Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, October 1, 2020.
“Two Iranian fuel tankers reach Venezuelan territory,” Al Monitor, October 1, 2020.
“Iran-backed militias reportedly launch rockets targeting US troops in Iraq,” Ali Sultan and Jamal Badrani, Reuters, October 1, 2020.
“Revealed: How Iran smuggles weapons to the Houthis,” Saeed Al-Batati, Arab News, October 1, 2020.
Iran and the U.S. can cooperate, although this is a minor issue described in this story. “NASA Invites Iran to Join Online Observation of Moon,” IFP, October 1, 2020.