“UN Committee Passes Resolution Calling on Iran to Eliminate Religious Discrimination,” Globe News, November 18, 2021.

“Observers: Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite Militias Threaten Iraq’s Sovereignty,” Dale Gavlak, VOA, November 18, 2021.

Rhetorically, why are Hezbollah in Yemen?  “Arab coalition strikes Iran Revolutionary Guard, Hezbollah experts in Yemen,” Arab News, November 18, 2021.

“Why negotiate with an actor who does bad deeds?  “US says Iran government behind ransomware attacks,” AFP, November 18, 2021.

An outstanding piece of reporting.  “A Sign That Iran Is Still Pursuing Nukes,” The Dispatch, FDD, November 18, 2021.  “Iranian media have reported on the identity of the new head of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear research institute.”  …  “The name of SPND’s new chief, Reza Mozaffarinia, was not trumpeted in a formal press release, but rather relayed in passing amid a story unrelated to Iran’s nuclear program first detected by open-source analysts. The reason for the lackluster press is understandable. Mozaffarinia’s predecessor was targeted and killed last November in what many assume to be an Israeli attempt to stymie Tehran’s nuclear weapons efforts. In the years leading up to his death, Fakhrizadeh’s name appeared in International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports, books, articles, and even the atomic archive that Israel exposed in 2018, all of which put Fakhrizadeh at the nexus of Iran’s nuclear and military aspirations.”