“Are Iran’s Gold Mines Under China’s Control? – OpEd,” Iran News Wire, April 10, 2021.

“Tehran’s famous bazaar to shut due to Covid,” MENAFN, April 10, 2021.

The NYT Editorial Board is wrong, by definition.  The sanctions were designed to get Iran back to the negotiating table.  And they have.  Not because Biden is in office (otherwise would have happened in January, just like releasing the hostages was put off until Reagan’s inauguration) but because the economic pressure and the lack of funding for the terror/Shia Arc pressure).  “‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran Has Failed,” Editorial Board, Opinion, New York Times, April 10, 2021.

“Official tells Iranian state TV that ‘accident’ strikes electrical distribution grid of Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility,” AP, April 10, 2021.

Reassuring news—the FM spokesman said ““extensive investigations” suggest that the Iranian-flagged oil tanker has not committed any violations.”  “Efforts Underway For Release Of Iranian Tanker Seized By Indonesia,” Tasnim, April 10, 2021.