A good sign, and in Israel no less. In fact, surprising. “Iran’s participation in the event represents a stark departure from its traditional policy regarding international competitions with Israeli teams.” See “Iran to send gamers to Israel for international e-sports competition,” Aaron Reich, Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2020.
A good sign, and in Israel no less. In fact, surprising. “Iran’s participation in the event represents a stark departure from its traditional policy regarding international competitions with Israeli teams.” See “Iran to send gamers to Israel for international e-sports competition,” Aaron Reich, Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2020.
“US recently conducted cyber operation against Iran to protect election from foreign interference,” Zachary Cohen, CNN, November 3, 2020.
“Iran’s supreme leader breaks silence on US election,” Al Monitor, November 3, 2020. Supreme Leader Khamenei defended his position toward the U.S. as a “calculated” policy that will not change based on “who enters or leaves” the presidency.
France has joined (again) the list of bad countries. “Iran’s traditional Student Day march, which marks the anniversary of the Iranian seizure of the United States Embassy in 1979, will not be held for the first time in 40 years, due to coronavirus concerns, the London-based Iran International reported on Monday. Iran, which has recently seen another major surge in coronavirus cases, has also been dealing with the financial fallout of the ever-expanding list of US sanctions on the country. However, one official from the student section of the Basij militia organization is getting creative with his methods of protesting the US regime. While talking to a local television news station, Mojtaba Bastan, Acting Head of the Student Basij Organization announced a new campaign, titled ‘Everyone together [says] down with the USA.” Bastan said that on Tuesday morning at 9 a.m., parents and students should come together to “trample on and set fire” to flags of the US, Israel and France at home, where they can safely play with fire without worrying about catching a deadly virus.” See “Iran official to students: Burn Israeli flags at home this year due to COVID,” Idan Zonshine, Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2020.
“Iran Uses Bomber Drones for First Time in Military Drills,” Patrick Sykes, Bloomberg, November 3, 2020.
On Monday, Iran announced its highest number of COVID deaths from Sunday of 440 fatalities. “Iran registers record COVID-19 deaths, imposes partial travel ban,” November 3, 2020.