Interesting headline.  Story doesn’t do a great job of supporting it.  For example, one word–Fakhrizadeh.  While we’re on the topic of examining words, notice the quote at the end of the article about Iran, that it is a “martyr-fostering nation.”  “Intelligence forces thwart all plots of enemies waged on Iran,” Mehr, April 4, 2021.

“Iran Sends Oil Shipment to Syria,” Asharq Al-Awsat, April 4, 2021.

Notice that “Iran has so far imported only 785,000 doses of Russian, Indian and Chinese vaccines, with a vague plan for the vaccination of 83 million Iranians.”  Woefully insufficient.  And remember they’ve got money in their sovereign fund.  See “Covid-19: Iran’s rich go abroad for vaccines, while the poor are stuck in limbo,” Middle East Eye, April 4, 2021.

“Iran’s ayatollahs and the June election bogeyman,” Salem al-Ketbi, Israel Hayom, April 4, 2021.

“The China-Iran deal and the lack of transparency,” Tridivesh Singh Maini, Modern Diplomacy, April 4, 2021.

“Iran: Executions Resumed in New Iranian Year; Three Prisoners Hanged in Urmia,” NCRI, April 4, 2021.

“Coronavirus Daily Death Toll in Iran Stands at 161,” Tasnim, April 4, 2021.