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No casualties again.\u00a0 How can these explosions be managed so that no deaths are occurring?\u00a0 In addition to this one at a power plant, a second fire occurred at a cellophane factory in Sheikh Hassan.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cBlast at power plant in Iran\u2019s central Isfahan province \u2013 IRNA,\u201d<\/a> Jerusalem Post, Reuters, July 19, 2020.<\/p>\n

Zarif probably laid a wreath at the site of the killing of the Quds Force head terrorist.\u00a0 The article does say, \u201cUpon his arrival, Zarif paid a visit to the site where Soleimani was killed.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIran FM visits Baghdad ahead of Iraq PM trip to Saudi Arabia,\u201d<\/a> Samya Kullab and Qassim Abdul-zahra, AP, July 19, 2020.<\/p>\n

This op-ed explains self-defense that is allowed under international law in response to Iran\u2019s nuclear weapons program.\u00a0 \u201cActing against Iran,\u201d<\/a> Michael Calvo, op-ed, Israel Hayom, July 19, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran’s Zarif in Iraq on his first visit since Soleimani’s killing,\u201d<\/a> Al Jazeera, July 19, 2020.<\/p>\n

Great logic.\u00a0 \u201cUS Concern over Tehran-Beijing Deal Shows It\u2019s Right Thing to Do: Iran,\u201d<\/a> IFP Editorial Staff, July 19, 2020.<\/p>\n

Another candidate for Quote of the Day.\u00a0 The Taliban has no office in Iran, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.\u00a0 Taliban “may have established a council” in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, “but this does not concern us,” he told Press TV.\u00a0 So I guess a council is not an office.\u00a0 Let\u2019s ask the Taliban.\u00a0 See \u201cTaliban has no office in Iran: Iranian Foreign Ministry,\u201d<\/a> Xinhua, July 19, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran suspends execution of three men linked to protests, lawyer says,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, July 19, 2020. \u201cRights activists had said the death sentences were aimed at intimidating future protesters. With hardship mounting because of U.S. sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic, Iran\u2019s clerical rulers have been trying to prevent a revival of anti-government protests that took place in November last year, when hundreds are believed to have been killed in the worst street violence since the 1979 revolution. Last Thursday, security forces fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in the southwestern city of Behbahan, witnesses said, who were protesting against the economic problems but also the death sentences against the three men. The Farsi hashtag \u201cDon\u2019t execute\u201d was tweeted millions of times last week. In a rare acknowledgement of popular dissent, government spokesman Ali Rabiei wrote a commentary in Saturday\u2019s Iran newspaper, saying that the tweets were \u201ca civil action by citizens (trying) to be heard\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLawmaker Says Giving Control Of Iran Islands To China Scrapped After Popular Outcry,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, July 19, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cFather Of Slain Protester Opposing Deal With China Taken To Jail In Southern Iran,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, July 19, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No casualties again.\u00a0 How can these explosions be managed so that no deaths are occurring?\u00a0 In addition to this one at a power plant, a second fire occurred at a cellophane factory in Sheikh Hassan.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cBlast at power plant in Iran\u2019s central Isfahan province \u2013 IRNA,\u201d Jerusalem Post, Reuters, July 19, 2020. Zarif probably laid a … <\/p>\n

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