“Iran’s mullahs and their deadly serious plan: The total annihilation of Israel and the United States,” JNS, 8-18-24.
Second straight day in the international media to have a story about Iran and nurses. “Iranian Nurses’ Exodus: A Crisis in Healthcare,” Iran News Update, 8-18-24.
Considering the positive statements by the U.S., Qatar, and Egypt prior to the most recent talks, the blame for rejection lies solely with Hamas and its overseer. “Hamas rejects new U.S. proposal for Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal,” Axios, 8-18-24.
“Iran’s Intelligence Minister claims Iran has identified ‘Mossad spies in 28 countries’,” JPost, 8-18-24.
“Yearning for electricity, Lebanese blame Hezbollah, Iran for national power outage,” Ynet, 8-18-24.
Misplaced priorities, chasing nuclear power, poor oversite of massive gas and oil reserves, fixation on U.S. and Israel and Saudi Arabia and Iraq, and incompetence, and dedication to Shia Revolution spreading are all reasons. “Iran struggles with power outages blamed on ‘incompetence’,” Iran International, 8-18-24.
He has part of it right, that Iranian overthrew their own government in 1953. “Pezeshkian: Internal division behind US success in 1953 coup in Iran,” 8-18-24.
“Turkey seeks Iran’s involvement in Syria normalization efforts: envoy,” Tehran Times, 8-18-24.
“The Leader of the Islamic Revolution has explicitly said that our priority is to neutralize sanctions” [not reconstitute the JCPOA], this is the Quote of the Day from Abbas Araqchi, nominated to become Iran’s FM. See “Araqchi maps out diplomatic plans if confirmed as Iran’s foreign minister,” Tehran Times, 8-18-24.
“Iran’s barbarity has no modern equal, and it goes largely unpunished – opinion,” JPost, 8-18-24.
“House Intelligence Committee chairman says Iran could “declare itself a nuclear weapons state by the end of the year”,” CBS, 8-18-24.
This made worldwide news. “Iran coerces confession from woman shot by police over hijab,” Iran International, 8-18-24.
The Martyr Complex on full display. “Intelligence apparatuses of 53 states have Iran desk: Proposed min.,” IRNA, 5-18-24.