Take a look at this poster that Iran has hanging alongside highways in Iraq, and ask yourself what other country has the audacity to assert itself over another like that (not many). It is the Shia Crescent. “One year after US killed Iran general Qasem Soleimani, Iraq tensions boil,” Ammar Karim and Maya Gebeily, Times of Israel, December 31, 2020.
Take a look at this poster that Iran has hanging alongside highways in Iraq, and ask yourself what other country has the audacity to assert itself over another like that. The Shia Crescent. “One year after US killed Iran general Qasem Soleimani, Iraq tensions boil,” Ammar Karim and Maya Gebeily, Times of Israel, December 31, 2020.
“US to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension,” Robert Burns, AP, December 31, 2020.
Iran apparently used the group Ansar Allah, the Zaidi Shiite Muslim. “Yemen Claims ‘Iranian Experts’ Present at Airport Attack, Iran Blames Saudis,” Tom O’Connor, Newsweek, December 31, 2020.
Compare this story to the long article in Middle East Eye on January 2. One seems to be clear-eyed, the other fawning. Which was he? “Iran honours ‘martyr’ Soleimani, killed a year ago by US,” Ahmad Parhizi and Karim Abou Merhi, Jordan Times, December 31, 2020.
“New Iran-Pakistan border crossing has implications beyond trade,” Sabena Siddiqui, Al Monitor, December 31, 2020.
This sheds light on attempts to erase opponents of the Regime. “Kidnapping the Dead, Attacking the Graves; Islamic Republic Not Letting Go of Its Opponents’ Afterlife,” Radio Farda, December 31, 2020.
“Canadian man who lost family in Iran plane crash calls compensation ‘a slap in the face’,” Amy Judd, Global News, December 31, 2020.
“Iran’s Foreign Ministry Again Acknowledges Constant Coordination With the Terrorist Quds Force,” Mahmoud Hakamian, NCR, December 31, 2020.
He was 16. “‘There are deeply troubling allegations that forced confessions extracted through torture were used’: UN spokesperson.” See “UN denounces Iran’s execution of child offender,” Arab News, December 31, 2020.