“Iran may purge its intelligence community,” Ardavan Khoshnood, JNS, May 13, 2021.
But again, only if Saudi Arabia does what Syria and Iran want. “Syria, Iran set to reestablish relations with Saudi Arabia,” Prensa Latina, May 13, 2021.
“Iran Election: Guardian Council Flexes Muscle, Unlawfully Imposes More Qualification Requirements,” Center for Human Rights in Iran, May 13, 2021.
“Iran’s government orders central bank to bolster stock market,” Ben Margulies, Central Banking, May 13, 2021.
“Iranian press review: Pro-government media celebrates Hamas rocket strikes,” Middle East Eye, May 13, 2021.
“’Serious questions’ remain about John Kerry’s conversations with Iran: Pavlich,” Fox, May 13, 2021. The questions about what former Sec. Kerry told FM Zarif have not yet been answered.
“Iran Urged To Stop Jailing, Harassing Kurdish Journalists,” RFE/RL, May 13, 2021.
“Canada slams ‘unconscionable’ Iran conduct since airliner shootdown,” Reuters, May 13, 2021.
They went to the black market or to State officials. “Lawmaker says Iran missing 200,000 vaccines,” Al Monitor, May 13, 2021.
Classic blackmail. “Iran To Saudi Arabia: Sell Our Oil And We Will Reduce Houthi Attacks,” Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com, May 13, 2021.
A very comprehensive article on this subject. And hey, used car dealer and gas station attendant Manssor Arbabsiar (convicted of conspiring with Iranian officials to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the U.S. in 2011, near the White House) makes an appearance in the news. “US Could Free These Iranians in Prisoner Swap,” Michael Lipin, VOA, May 13, 2021.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken used the release of the State Department’s annual International Religious Freedom Report on May 12 to name and shame the most egregious violators of religious freedom, which he defined as a universal human right. “Iran continues to intimidate, harass, and arrest members of minority faith groups, including Baha’i, Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, Sunni and Sufi Muslims,” Blinken said. See “U.S. Names Russia, Iran Among Worst Abusers Of Religious Rights, Slams ‘Genocide’ Against Uyghurs In China,” RFE/RL, May 13, 2021.