Supposedly “Iraq owes Iran about $5-6 billion for use of electricity.”  See “Report: US approves release of Iranian assets frozen in Iraqi banks,” Ami Rojkes Dombe, Israel Defense, April 19, 2021.

“Iran: Rouhani urges generals to stay away from politics,” Middle East Monitor, April 19, 2021.

Cool detective story.  Who says non-profits can’t make a difference in international security and peace?  “United Against Nuclear Iran publishes list of 115 tankers exploiting regulatory loopholes to ship Iranian crude.”  “Iran’s ‘rogue armada’ of sanctions-skirting tankers revealed,” Lloyd’s List, April 19, 2021.

“Iranian political prisoner under pressure after being sent into exile,” Iran HRM, April 19, 2021.

Why won’t Iran use the S300?  Interesting.  “Iran unveils long-range air defence system,” Middle East Monitor, April 19, 2021.

“Iran looms large on the oil radar,” Daniel Graeber, Houston Chronicle, April 19, 2021.

It is hard to know what is accurate.  Tehran Times spins so much, and there are so many stories that carry information about Iran’s immunization preparations different than this story, that the story below cannot be taken on face value.  But it does list the names of various meds as we try to make sense of this within the country.  “Iran jointly producing COVID-19 vaccines with three countries,” Tehran Times, April 19, 2021.