So missiles in Lebanon, and in Yemen missiles already and now drones.  That looks like a Shia Crescent.  “Iran has apparently sent its Houthi allies in Yemen “suicide drones” capable of reaching Israel or striking other U.S., Saudi or Gulf targets within a 2,000-kilometer (1,240-mile) range, Newsweek reported on Thursday.”  They are called “Shahed-136 loitering munitions, known as “suicide drones,” deployed to the northern Yemeni province of Al-Jawf, which is controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.”  And “The drones are believed to have an effective range of 2,000 to 2,200 kilometers (1,240 to 1,370 miles), putting the Red Sea –  a vital shipping route for oil transit that links the Indian Ocean with the Mediterranean – within striking distance.”  See the article at “Iran Sent Yemen’s Houthi Rebels ‘Suicide Drones’ That Can Reach Israel, Report Says,” Haaertz, January 14, 2021.

This story is shocking but true.  “Khamenei deprives Iranian people of COVID-19 vaccines,” US Embassy in Georgia, January 14, 2021.  And a related story that I missed in November, “Iran’s Khamenei funds terrorism over COVID-19 aid workers,” ShareAmerica, November 16, 2020.

“Iran, Pakistan Discuss Closer Trade Cooperation,” Emad Askarieh, IFP, January 14, 2021.

“Turkey tells UN that drug traffickers were involved in kidnapping of Habib Chaab by Iranian intelligence,” Nrdic Monitor, January 14, 2021.

Good article, but fails to include important point that Iran also uses commercial lines as human shields.  “Year after Ukrainian plane downed by Iran, civilian airliners are still at risk,” Elizabeth Palmer, CBS, January 14, 2021.

A response to the NYT.  “Iran: The Land of Love and Innocence?,” Aylin Sedighi-Gabbaizadeh, Times of Israel, January 14, 2021.