No longer in a hospital bed, at least for the moment.  “Iran’s Supreme Leader reappears in public, hits out at U.S.,” Parisa Hafezi, Reuters, December 16, 2020.

So, now he will be in public.  And an interesting choice of event—“The media reports said Khamenei would meet organizers of events to mark the first anniversary of the killing of Iran’s top commander Qassem Soleimani in a US drone attack in Iraq.”  See “Iran’s Supreme Leader to hold first function since health rumors – report,” Reuters, Jerusalem Post, December 16, 2020.

Another enabler of Iran, which causes one to not act normal.  “US refuses to share intel with Qatar due to its support for Iran,” Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, December 16, 2020.

“MPs urge UK to designate Iran’s IRGC a terrorist group,” Arab News, December 16, 2020.

Sweden is very patient; it takes a lot to get the Swedes to complain publicly.  And this is another person snatched from Turkey.  “Sweden says Iran has denied access to detained dissident,” AFP, December 16, 2020.

“US Blacklists Chinese, UAE-based Companies Over Sale of Iranian Petrochemicals,” Reuters, VOA, December 16, 2020.