As this blog has pointed out several times over several months, the reporting of cases has been at least three times too small when numbers from cities are considered—combined they are much higher than the overall numbers reported by the national government. “Iran’s Covid death toll may be four times the government’s official tally, says top doctor,” Dan De Luce and Leila Gharagozlou, NBC, October 28, 2020.
No surprise. Having it above ground made the plant susceptible to criticism, opposition,sabotage, and attack. “Beware of Iran’s underground nuclear facility – analysis,” Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, 28, 2020.
What did the plane carry? “Iranian plane sanctioned by US lands in Venezuela,” Al Monitor, October 28, 2020.
“Satellite photos show construction at Iran nuclear site,” Jon Gambrell, AP, October 28, 2020.
“Iran has begun construction at its Natanz nuclear facility, satellite images released Wednesday show, just as the U.N. nuclear agency acknowledged Tehran is building an underground advanced centrifuge assembly plant after its last one exploded in a reported sabotage attack last summer.”
“Iran’s Khamenei says pictures of Muhammad same as Holocaust denial,” Times of Israel, AFP, October 28, 2020.
“The head of the Iran-South Korea Chamber of Commerce, Hossein Tanhaei, has said that Iran’s blocked money in South Korea amounts to “$8.5 billion” and the release of the money “depends on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.”” See “Billions Of Iran’s Frozen Assets Await US Presidential Election,” Radio Farda, October 28, 2020.
Iran sends emails directly to participants to trick them into giving personal information. “Microsoft warns that Iranian hackers are targeting the Munich Security Conference,” Duncan Riley, Silicon Angle, October 28, 2020.
Because Iran has no claim on the land where Israel is, this threat is very concerning. “Iran vows to liberate Golan Heights from Israel,” Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, October 28, 2020.
“Beware of Iran’s underground nuclear facility – analysis,” Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, October 28, 2020.