The arms were from the Quds Force arm of the IRGC and headed for militant groups in Yemen.  “US touts largest ever seizure of Iranian oil and weapons,” Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood, CNN, October 29, 2020.

415 died on Oct. 28.  “Iran records highest Covid-19 deaths for 2nd consecutive day,” IANS, Mangalorean, October 29, 2020.

Two quotes to consider from this story.  “Macron has defended secular values following the killing of 47-year-old schoolteacher Samuel Paty, who was beheaded after showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in his classroom after allowing any students who might be offended to leave. Macron has paid tribute to Paty, saying he was “killed because he was teaching students about freedom of speech, the freedom to believe and to not believe.””  And, “Khamenei’s tweets were met with criticism, including by Jonathan Greensblatt, the national director and chief executive officer of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), who said, “Holocaust denialism is hate, pure & simple.” “Why is Khamenei allowed to consistently espouse anti-Semitism that clearly violates Twitter policy on hate speech?” added Greensblatt, who is the grandson of a Holocaust survivor who escaped Nazi Germany.”  See “Iran’s Supreme Leader Criticized For Equating Cartoons Of Prophet Muhammad With Holocaust Denial,” Golnaz Esfandiari, RFE/RL, October 29, 2020.

“Iran Amends Law to Allow Imports to Be Funded With Cryptocurrency,” Coindesk, October 29, 2020.

Announced as planned for the port city of Jask–remember that many announced projects to not come to fruition.  “Iran proposes building largest commercial port east of Strait of Hormuz,” Middle East Memo, October 29, 2020.

“Iran tries to mediate cease-fire between Azerbaijan, Armenia,” Al Monitor, October 29, 2020.