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Thank you Germany.\u00a0 \u201cGermany condemns Iran\u2019s ‘spread of antisemitism’ in a policy reversal,\u201d<\/a> Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, June 11, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201c’Afghan Lives Matter’: Gruesome Deaths Of Afghan Migrants In Iran Unleash Outrage,\u201d<\/a> Frud Bezhan, RFE\/RL, June 11, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cGlobal Peace Study Shows Iran Has Dropped In Rankings,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, June 11, 2020.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the new Iraq PM, Iran does not have as much influence as before.\u00a0 \u201cIraqi militia factions expected the usual cash handout when the new head of Iran\u2019s expeditionary Quds Force made his first visit to Baghdad earlier this year, succeeding the slain Gen. Qassim Soleimani. Instead, to their disappointment, Esmail Ghaani brought them silver rings. For his second visit, Ghaani had to apply for a visa, something unheard of in Soleimani\u2019s time \u2014 a bold step by Baghdad\u2019s new government effectively curtailing Iran\u2019s freedom of movement inside Iraq.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cTroubled Iran struggles to maintain sway over Iraq militias,\u201d<\/a> Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Samya Kullab, AP, June 11, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran ‘imposed its will’ with Venezuela fuel shipment: Top general,\u201d<\/a> Al Jazeera, June 11, 2020.<\/p>\n

The protesters were given an Israeli flag to burn, not an Armenian flag.\u00a0 Iran is careful to hand out the right flag.\u00a0 See \u201cArmenia Tries to Reassure Iran Over Embassy in Israel,\u201d<\/a> Asbarez, June 11, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cReport: Iran Spying on Hamas,\u201d<\/a> Hamodia, June 11, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0In a way this article is really funny, but also deadly serious.\u00a0 It is an example of \u201cyou just can\u2019t trust a fellow terrorist organization.\u201d\u00a0 Iran has been spying on a senior Hamas official–Hamas deputy Moussa Abu Marzouk was under surveillance by an Iranian spy employed on the Marzouk staff. \u00a0He and other men reported back to Iran on Marzouk\u2019s activities.\u00a0 Immediately we assume there are more spies embedded in Hamas.<\/p>\n

\u201cChairman Of Iran-UAE Chamber Denies Reports Of Halt in Trade,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, June 11, 2020.<\/p>\n

Iran on Thursday confirmed 78 deaths form coronavirus.\u00a0 \u201cIran’s death toll from coronavirus surpasses 8,500,\u201d<\/a> Ali Abo Rezeg, AA, June 11, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cWang says he learned an important lesson during his ordeal that he’d like to see other scholars follow \u2014 that it’s not a “good idea” for U.S. nationals to visit Iran until the relationship between the two countries stabilizes.\u201d\u00a0 Absolutely correct!\u00a0 See \u201cReleased From Iranian Prison, U.S. Student Xiyue Wang Says He Was Held As A ‘Hostage’,\u201d<\/a> NPR Morning Edition, June 11, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thank you Germany.\u00a0 \u201cGermany condemns Iran\u2019s ‘spread of antisemitism’ in a policy reversal,\u201d Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, June 11, 2020. \u201c’Afghan Lives Matter’: Gruesome Deaths Of Afghan Migrants In Iran Unleash Outrage,\u201d Frud Bezhan, RFE\/RL, June 11, 2020. \u201cGlobal Peace Study Shows Iran Has Dropped In Rankings,\u201d Radio Farda, June 11, 2020. Thanks to the … <\/p>\n

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