“The Russia-brokered pact is yet another blow to Iran’s self-image as a regional hegemon” and will limit the revolutionary impulse and ability.  Russia has drawn lines, Iran could only watch their being announced.  A reminder that Russia can be an enabler or a restricter.  “Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal a strategic disaster for Iran,” Dnyanesh Kamat, op-ed, Asia Times, November 23, 2020.

In addition to the Nov. 22 news, here is more information.  “Baha’i Homes Reportedly Raided In Cities Across Iran,” RFE/RL, November 23, 2020.  “Simin Fahandej, a spokesperson for the Baha’i International Community, told the BBC that the homes of at least 20 Baha’is in the cities of Tehran, Karaj, Kerman, Isfahan, and Mashhad had been targeted. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that the homes of 30 to 50 Baha’is had been searched. Reports say security forces confiscated cellphones, laptops, and religious books.”

“H.R. McMaster: ‘Disaster’ for Biden to Return to Iran Deal,” WTMA, November 23, 2020.