This is not a meeting with the Red Cross. “Iran’s foreign minister lands in China amid regional and domestic turmoil,” Al Monitor, 12-28-24.
Israel has tried for years to warn Syria and diminish ties between this proxy and Iran’s bad use of its territory. “Mossad chief was set to meet Assad in 2019 in bid to cut Syria-Iran ties — report,” Times of Israel, 12-28-24.
This blog will always read Iranian government media mouthpieces (or foreign empowering sources), and occasionally post their reports. They provide crucial evidence, when contrasted against the free press that we rely on, of deception and what we prefer, reality. “Iran seeks calm rather than chaos in Syria: FM,” Xinhua, 12-28-24.
To silence opponents. Also, to raise some ransom cash (although this would be after three or four or five years in Evin Prison). “Report: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard plotted to lure and kidnap Israeli journalist,” Ynet, 12-28-24. “IranWire reported Saturday that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) planned to kidnap Babak Eshaghi, an Israeli journalist working for the Saudi-funded opposition channel Iran International.”
This is part of the ongoing efforts for independence in SE Iran. “Suicide bomber kills police commander in southern Iran – media reports,” Reuters, 12-28-24.
I don’t normally have cause for citing news from Ireland regarding this blog’s purpose. But with the public spat between Ireland and Israel, when you see the story below it starts to dawn that a longer issue has been happening out of known view. It is important to encourage, in appropriate ways, autocratic regimes to move to openness. Certainly not to implicitly back the world’s leader in terror and center of the Shia Crescent. Ireland’s leadership needs to choose not to empower. “Cost of reopening Irish Embassy in Iran tops €1.6m,” The Irish Times, 12-28-24.
“Power Outages Halt 50% of Iran’s Industrial Parks, Sparking Economic Concerns,” Iran Focus, 12-28-24.
“Analysis: Iran’s waning influence in the Arab world,” FDD’s Long War Journal, 12-28-24.
“Half of Iran’s industrial capacity halted by energy crisis,” Iran International, 12-28-24.
“Analysis: Iran’s waning influence in the Arab world,” Long War Journal, 12-28-24.