No surprise with this statement.  “Iran President Says Western Democracy “Fragile” After US Capitol Siege,” WorldAgence France-Presse, NDTV, January 7, 2021.

“Iran in Africa: Ideology comes at the expense of diplomacy and business,” Sara Saïdi, The Africa Report, January 7, 2021.

A reminder that Iran said they had performed retribution for the killing of Soleimani when they shot 15 missiles at U.S. troops at Iraqi bases—10 missiles hit al-Asad base, one hit Erbil International Airport, and four failed in flight.  “Exclusive: How the Space Force foiled an Iranian missile attack with a critical early warning,” Nathan Strout, C4ISRNET, January 7, 2021.  And a year ago, “Iran signaled Tuesday night that there will be no more strikes targeting U.S. troops unless the U.S retaliates.”  So why I am stressing this?  Because a year later in January 2021 Iran is talking again about retaliation for Soleimani.  They can’t keep their word on killing!  See “No US casualties in Iran missile strike, preliminary reports say,” Shawn Snow and Howard Altman, Military Times, January 7, 2020.

Wednesday 103 died.  “103 deaths, 6,360 infections in 24h,” Mehr, January 7, 2021.

“Iran Hasn’t Said a Word About Its New Warship. That’s Suspicious,” Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, January 7, 2021.

“Iranian ship arrives at Venezuelan port, data shows,” KFGO, Thomson Reuters, January 7, 2021.

“Iran can “easily” enrich uranium to 90 pct purity: nuke spokesman,” Xinhua, January 7, 2021.

“Iran Refuses To Negotiate Korean Fuel Tanker Release,” Irina Slav, OilPrice.com, January 7, 2021.