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It is not wise to declare something didn\u2019t happen when you can\u2019t control the video taken, evidence seized (including weapons with Iranian markings), the crew\u2019s statements, and the existence of a third state at the seizure.\u00a0 \u201cTehran Denies Seizure Of Iranian Weapons Shipment To Yemeni Rebels,\u201d<\/a> RFE\/RL, July 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201c”It takes a special kind of intellectual dishonesty to issue a report condemning the United States for acting in self-defense while whitewashing General Soleimani’s notorious past as one of the world’s deadliest terrorists,” State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said.\u201d\u00a0 This quote from the article below is a story related to what I recently posted about the UN\u2019s special investigator not fully understanding international relations and international law, and not taking into account Iran\u2019s terrorist actions.\u00a0 See \u201cUS: UN Report Critical Of Drone Strike ‘Whitewashing’ Iran’s Soleimani,\u201d<\/a> AFP, July 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s hope this sticks.\u00a0 \u201cLebanon not planning to negotiate with Iran on fuel imports: minister,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, July 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Hits Record One-Day Virus Death Toll of 221,\u201d<\/a> Bourse & Bazaar, July 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite previous promises to pay compensation for downing Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 in January, Iran now refuses to even discuss the matter \u2026.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cForeign Ministry: Iran avoids discussing compensation for downed Ukrainian airliner,\u201d<\/a> Ekaterina Shengeliya, Kyiv Post, July 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Oil Storage Ready To Burst,\u201d<\/a> Julianne Geiger, OilPrice.com, July 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

The State Department has released its annual Country Reports on Terrorism late in June, here\u2019s an article about it.\u00a0 No surprises.\u00a0 \u201cIran Again Ranks as Top International Terrorism Supporter,\u201d<\/a> Eric Rozenman, Jewish Policy Center, July 9, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is not wise to declare something didn\u2019t happen when you can\u2019t control the video taken, evidence seized (including weapons with Iranian markings), the crew\u2019s statements, and the existence of a third state at the seizure.\u00a0 \u201cTehran Denies Seizure Of Iranian Weapons Shipment To Yemeni Rebels,\u201d RFE\/RL, July 9, 2020. \u201c”It takes a special kind … <\/p>\n

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