{"id":1222,"date":"2020-07-16T16:50:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T21:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2020-07-21T10:38:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T15:38:05","slug":"1222","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2020\/07\/16\/1222\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

A fascinating (and long) article about the lengths to which Iran goes to hide illicit oil and cargo shipments.\u00a0 One moral of the story\u2014it is much more expensive to run a criminal enterprise than to participate in the open market.\u00a0 See \u201cHow a tanker and its crew that ‘disappeared’ for 10 days ended up in Iran,”<\/a> Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, July 16, 2020.<\/p>\n

In multiple Iranian cities during the past two days, there have been protests against the government\u2019s particular use of the death penalty.\u00a0 \u201cIranians Rally In Support Of Protesters Sentenced To Death,\u201d<\/a> RFE\/RL, July 16, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cWill Iranian sea corridor compete with Suez Canal?,\u201d<\/a> Mohammad Hanafi, Al Monitor, July 16, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0Good ideas pick up steam.\u00a0 This idea won\u2019t.\u00a0 The Iranian Chabahar Free Trade Zone Organization announced July 5 that trade connections to Mumbai, Hamburg, and St. Petersburg will be made through Astrakhan (in Russia), Anzali and Chabahar (in Iran), and Nhava Sheva (in India) instead of the Suez Canal.\u00a0 The notion of an Iranian International Transport Corridor dates to 2000 when the three countries signed a joint agreement to start establishing a transport route that includes maritime, land, and rail lines. \u00a0The route, he said, aims to transport goods and shipments from India and Iran to countries surrounding the Caspian Sea, and from there to Russia and Germany and vice versa over 4,660 miles.\u00a0 Transport via this corridor, however, goes through four stages, so the cost is four times that of the Suez Canal. \u00a0And it takes 19 days to directly ship a container from India to Hamburg through Suez, compared to 20 plus days via the Iranian Corridor. \u00a0So, the Suez Canal is cheaper and faster.\u00a0 This idea appears \u201cdead in the water.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBrother Of Anti-Hijab Activist Sentenced To Eight Years In Iran,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, July 16, 2020.<\/p>\n

What do you say?\u00a0 The title and theme are so far removed from reality\u2014So, what do you say?\u00a0 The IRIB has announced it will show a 40-episode documentary starting in August on Quds Force head Qasem Soleimani.\u00a0 The documentary will be titled “Commander of Peace.”\u00a0 See \u201c’Commander of Peace’: Iran produces documentary on Qasem Soleimani,\u201d<\/a> Jerusalem Post, July 16, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cBig Leak Reveals Iran Targeting US Military With Super Speedy Google Account Hacks<\/a>,\u201d Forbes, July 16, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnited Nations\u2019 (UN) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief said \u2018things will be bad\u2019 for Iran inspectors are denied access to suspected nuclear sites by the end of July, i24 News reported.\u201d\u00a0 See\u00a0\u201cIAEA: \u2018Things will be bad\u2019 for Iran if inspectors denied access,\u201d<\/a> Middle East Monitor, July 16, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A fascinating (and long) article about the lengths to which Iran goes to hide illicit oil and cargo shipments.\u00a0 One moral of the story\u2014it is much more expensive to run a criminal enterprise than to participate in the open market.\u00a0 See \u201cHow a tanker and its crew that ‘disappeared’ for 10 days ended up in … <\/p>\n

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