“Elon Musk met with Iran’s UN envoy, NYT reports,” CNN, 11-14-24.
This is reality for women in Iran. “A woman was accosted in Tehran. The Iranian police arrested her.” NBC, 11-14-24.
“Joe Biden Tells Trump Iran ‘Most Immediate’ Threat: Report,” Newsweek, 11-14-24.
“Iran-linked group aims malware at aerospace industry through fake job recruiters,” The Record, 11-14-24.
“US military strikes ‘Iranian-backed’ fighters in Syria for a second day,” Al Jazeera, 11-13-24. The U.S. reacted to Iran’s strikes on its forces.
“The Axis of Resilience: Israel Is Underestimating Iran and Its Allies,” Foreign Affairs, 11-13-24.
““100” J-10 Fighters: Iran Examines China’s Vigorous Dragon At Zhuhai Air Show Amid Rising Israel Tensions,” Eurasian Review, 11-13-24.
Pretty outrageous. You can imagine the treatment of females in this type of “clinic.” See “Iran to open hijab clinic, framing defiance as mental health issue,” Iran International, 11-13-24. But the Regime won’t address this from the religious perspective.
“The Axis of Resilience: Israel Is Underestimating Iran and Its Allies,” Foreign Affairs, 11-13-24.
“Iran obsesses over destroying Israel instead of building itself: Netanyahu,” Business Standard, 11-13-24.
A lot of news today on 11-12-24, from kidney donations to the defense budget. We will start with the Israeli PM making news by saying the rest of us think. “Netanyahu says Iran’s government fears its people more than Israel,” Reuters, 11-12-24. See also “Netanyahu says Iran’s government fears its people more than Israel,” Reuters, 11-12-24.
“How Iran’s attacks on Israel backfired, escalating regional conflict – opinion,” JPost 11-12-24.
“NATO chief warns of threat from Russian ties with China, Iran, North Korea,” Reuters, 12-12-24.
It is so hard to win court cases and public opinion cases relying on 100 year old info. “Iran cites 19th century British maps in row over ownership of islands,” Guardian, 11-12-24.
“Iran builds ‘defensive tunnel’ in Tehran to avoid future Israeli attacks,” JPost, 11-12-24.
“Where Asia Meets Europe, Allies Become Rivals in a Tangle of Interests,” NYT, 11-12-24.
“Iranian filmmaker puts kidney up for sale in sign of dire times,” Iran International, 11-12-24.
“Landmark report details half-century of Iran’s systematic persecution of Baha’is,” Iran International, 11-12-24.
“Iran approves premium gasoline import in boon to super rich,” Iran International, 11-12-24.
“Iran to Increase Defense Budget By up to 200 Percent,” Defense Post, 11-12-24.
“Iran prioritizes gas exports despite widespread power outages,” Iran International, 11-12-24.
“UN watchdog chief warns room to maneuver on Iran’s nuclear program is shrinking,” Times of Israel, 11-12-24.
“Iran planned attack against Israelis in Sri Lanka, assassination of Jewish-American businessman,” Ynet, 11-11-24. “FBI indictment reveals Farhad Shakeri, who also was instructed by Iran to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, was ordered by the IRGC to target Israelis in Sri Lanka and to murder two US Jewish businessmen in exchange for up to $1 million.” A real international assassin.
“Iran’s judiciary chief warns of heightened security threats,” Iran International, 11-11-24.
“The ‘Clean’ Son of the Ayatollah Enters Iran’s Succession Battle,” Iran Wire, 11-11-24.
“Iran could give Hamas and Hezbollah chemical weapons, says analyst,” JC, 11-11-24.
“Russia’s Mir payment system to be connected to Iran’s Shetab,” Mehr, 11-11-24. “By connecting the two countries’ local payment systems, Iranian banking cards can be used at automated teller machines (ATMs) in Russia, the CBI said. Therefore, it added, every person with an Iranian banking card can receive his funds in rubles from Russian ATMs. The CBI further said that the second phase of the link-up process will allow Russian nationals to use Iranian ATMs and the third phase will make Iranian Shetab cards acceptable at point-of-sale (POS) terminals installed in Russian stores.” Somehow, I don’t think that U.S. banks will buy in.
“Iran’s Axis of Resistance explained,” Al Jazeera, 11-11-24.
“US forces strike Iran-backed targets in Syria after attacks on Americans,” The Hill, 11-11-24.
Anti-Semitism comes from what source, and “calls on social media to target Jewish people.” “Israel issues fan warning ahead of France game; Macron to attend,” ESPN, 11-10-24.
“Hezbollah sources say organization ready to withdraw north of Litani River | LIVE BLOG,” I24, 11-10-24.
“Iran concerned about Trump’s return,” Israel National News, 11-10-24.
“Power outages begin in Iran due to fuel shortage,” Iran International, 11-10-24.
Don’t blame Trump’s election by Americans, blame the Regime for self-selecting this path. “Why Iran May Dash for the Bomb,” WSJ, 11-10-24.
“Iran’s invisible empire: Khamenei’s global network, jihad, and the hope for Iranian democracy,” JPost, 11-10-24.
Who is not mentioned, but is implicit? Iran. “Officials say Qatar has decided to suspend its mediation efforts on Gaza,” AP, 11-9-24.
Interesting. This is one of the few Regime attempts to explain away allegations. They usually say something like “baseless.” Here they try to weave reasons why these assassination attempts cannot be backed by Iran. But when you read carefully, and of course when you consider what the FBI has (even if you only know from open sources), then the Iran claims fall apart. “What is the truth behind U.S. accusations of Iran’s role in terror plot?,” Tehran Times, 11-9-24.
“Iran’s Empty Threat to Close The Most Important Oil Shipping Lane,” OilPrice.com, 11-9-24.
It is really dangerous, and close to an act of war, for Iran to do this. In addition, I’m not aware of any assassination order/fatwa every issued by Iran that they’ve rescinded, so Donald Trump as citizen and as president will continue to be threatened. Which means Iran is threatening the U.S. “Iran ordered an operative to assassinate Trump before the election, federal prosecutors say,” Politico, 11-8-24. The Iranian government ordered an operative, Farhad Shakeri, to assassinate Donald Trump before the 2024 election, Manhattan federal prosecutors said Friday. This is an indictment for murder-for-hire and providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Shakeri is in Iran and remains at large. The IRGC made the order, which might mean Quds Force, I can’t determine from the news article. “One month later, on Oct. 7, according to prosecutors, the IRGC ordered Shakeri to put forward a plan to assassinate Trump within one week and, if that proved impossible, to pause the plan until after Election Day, because the IRGC assumed Trump would lose, making him easier to kill.” … “Shakeri as having developed and used a network of criminal associates during his time in prison “to supply the IRGC with operatives to conduct surveillance and assassinations of IRGC targets.” … “Trump has been a target of Iran since January 2020, when, as president, Trump ordered a drone strike killing Qassem Soleimani, then Iran’s most powerful military general. Since then, Tehran has issued statements promising revenge for the drone strike as well as published videos depicting the death of Trump and others connected to the attack.”
So funny because it is so untrue. “Iran’s Pezeshkian says Tehran indifferent to US election result,” DH 11-7-24.
“Trump’s Win Means It Isn’t Iran’s Middle East Anymore,” WSJ, 11-7-24.
“IAEA chief says may visit Iran soon for nuclear talks,” JNS, 11-7-24.
“Iran: Education International denounces new detention of teacher unionist Mohammad Habibi for defending female students,” Education International, 11-7-24.
“Iran ‘terrified’ of Trump presidency as Iranian currency falls to an all-time low,” Fox, 11-7-24.
“Iran-affiliated Telegram account posts video threatening to assassinate Trump,” Washington Examiner, 11-6-24.
“Iran’s Currency Plummets Amid Prospect of Trump Presidency,” Newsweek, 11-6-24.
“China’s cheap Iranian oil supply at risk from tighter Trump sanctions,” Reuters, 11-6-24.
“Iranian-German Sharmahd died before his execution, Iran judiciary says,” Reuters, 11-5-24. They provided no proof, only a statement.
“Federal agencies say Russia and Iran are ramping up influence campaigns targeting US voters,” AP, 11-5-24.
“Iran-backed Iraqi militia attacks Haifa, Israel with drones,” Fox, 11-5-24.
“Russian rocket takes Iranian satellites into orbit as ties grow closer,” Al Jazeera, 11-5-2.
