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\u201c[E]xtreme internal and external pressure\u201d\u2014that is the phrase that bears repeating.\u00a0 \u201cKarim Sadjadpour, a senior fellow at Washington-based think tank the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told the newspaper [Times of Israel] that the latest attacks had led to \u201cextreme internal and external pressure\u201d on Iran as it grapples with an economic crisis and punishing US sanctions.\u201d\u00a0 Undoubtedly this is because Iran\u2019s intelligence services cannot determine who committed the sabotage related to the Natanz and other explosions in the past two weeks.\u00a0 Iran suddenly seems unable to defend itself.\u00a0 See \u201cIsrael\u2019s alleged Natanz strike \u2018as complex as Stuxnet,\u2019 a major blow to Iran,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, July 10, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran government squeezed over \u2018secretive\u2019 deal with China,\u201d<\/a> Al Monitor, July 10, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cProbe reveals Pakistani crime boss spied for Iran in 2014,\u201d<\/a> Naimat Khan, Arab News, July 10, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Executes Man For Drinking Alcohol – Rights Monitor,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, July 10, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael Will Never Let Iran Improve Syria\u2019s Decrepit Air Defenses,\u201d<\/a> Paul Iddon, op-ed, Forbes, July 10, 2020.<\/p>\n

A 31% increase in trade.\u00a0 Russia is a facilitator, or if you prefer an enabler.\u00a0 \u201cRussian Exports To Iran Continue To Grow Despite Decline In Tehran’s Trade,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, July 10, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe annual report of the German Federal Intelligence Service warned against Iran\u2019s increasing use of IT infrastructures to access sensitive information with the aim to circumvent sanctions. \u2026 The intelligence report also spoke of widespread activity by Iranian intelligence and the Revolutionary Guards\u2019 Quds Force within German soil, adding that espionage operations were conducted against Jewish, pro-Jewish and Israeli targets. \u2026 It \u201cpointed to the Islamic Center in Hamburg, which is considered \u201cthe most important representation of Iran in Germany\u201d, in addition to the Iranian embassy. The report said that the center has established a national network of contacts within many Shiite mosques and societies and exerts a significant influence on them.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cGerman Intelligence Warns of Iranian Cyber Spying,\u201d<\/a> Raghida Bahnam, Asharq Al-Awsat, July 10, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201c[E]xtreme internal and external pressure\u201d\u2014that is the phrase that bears repeating.\u00a0 \u201cKarim Sadjadpour, a senior fellow at Washington-based think tank the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told the newspaper [Times of Israel] that the latest attacks had led to \u201cextreme internal and external pressure\u201d on Iran as it grapples with an economic crisis and punishing … <\/p>\n

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