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Iran and Hezbollah trained and funded planned attacks by a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine cell, which were prevented by Shin Bet it was announced today.\u00a0 It is a very detailed article.\u00a0 See \u201cShin Bet thwarts attacks by Iranian-backed PFLP cell in the West Bank,\u201d<\/a> Anna Ahroneheim, Jerusalem Post, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

From the top\u2014the ballistic missle attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq were not enough, despite what Iran said at the time.\u00a0 The Leader has spoken, more attacks are required.\u00a0 \u201cKhameni: Iran to strike reciprocal blow against US for killing Soleimani,\u201d<\/a> Jerusalem Post, Reuters, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

The Sanctions Club.\u00a0 The world\u2019s newest international organization.\u00a0 By invitation only.\u00a0 Of course, there are other words that could be inserted for \u201cSanctions.\u201d\u00a0 Wouldn\u2019t it be nice if the rest of the world\u2019s countries called out bad actors?\u00a0 Well, Iran gets credit for the idea of this club.\u00a0 See \u201cIran Diplomat Proposes Sanctions Club With Russia, China, to Resist U.S.,\u201d<\/a> David Brennan, Newsweek, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

Numbers are from those who died on Monday.\u00a0 \u201cIran Hits Record 229 Deaths From Coronavirus in Past 24 Hours,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Reuters, Haaretz, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

The newly-proposed 25-year deal between Iran and China threatens promises made to India and Pakistan, and the associated billions of dollars of investment for the future.\u00a0 Which Arabian Sea port will be the winner\u2014Jask (Iran), Chabahar (India), or Gwadar (Pakistan)?\u00a0 \u201cChina-Iran deal overshadows Pakistan Belt and Road project,\u201d<\/a> Adnan Aamir, Nikkei Asian Review, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

This article does not mean the courts have ruled on the appeal.\u00a0 It records the \u201cdismissive\u201d comments by the court\u2019s spokesman.\u00a0 \u201cIran’s Judiciary Dismisses Online Campaign To Stop Executions,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

A good reminder about why the Regime fights in Yemen.\u00a0 \u201cIran Sets Its Sights on Mecca,\u201d<\/a> Irina Tsukerman, Algemeiner, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether Mansouri\u2019s death was a suicide or a murder [by falling out his hotel window] is not immediately clear. Given the Islamic Republic of Iran\u2019s history of extraterritorial assassinations and the weight of Mansouri\u2019s secrets, a targeted killing by the Iranian state is not beyond the realm of possibility.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cThe defenestration of Bucharest: How Europe can help Iranian survivors of rights abuses,\u201d<\/a> Gissou Nia and Amanda Ghahremani, Atlantic Council, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cFormer diplomat says Iran-China partnership will threaten U.S. hegemony,\u201d<\/a> Tehran Tims, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell-Connected Suspects In Large Corruption Cases In Iran Are Often Off The Hook,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

So, the 20-year agreement with Russia?\u00a0 This goes along with the proposed 25-year agreement with China.\u00a0 Iran is trying to line up powerful friends for cover.\u00a0 And to keep on it current \u201cRevolutionary\u201d trajectory.\u00a0 What are the terms?\u00a0 What are the unwritten terms?\u00a0 \u201cIran’s Zarif Offers A New Long-Term Cooperation Agreement To Russia,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

PM Kadhimi is more than the Supreme Leader bargained for.\u00a0 He wants sovereignty.\u00a0 “The people of Iraq want good relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran based on the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of both countries,” he told the news conference, carried live by Iranian state television.\u00a0 See \u201cIraq PM vows he ‘won’t allow threats’ to Iran from Iraqi soil,\u201d<\/a> Al Jazeera, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

According to Mission Network News, \u201cthe new law makes online ministry or Christianity in nearly every conceivable form illegal. Online church services, teaching seminars, discipleship chat sessions, or distributing Christian material are all considered psychological manipulation. It\u2019s not just creators of this kind of content; anyone downloading or viewing these materials could face legal action, too. If it\u2019s Christian and digital, it\u2019s criminal.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cNew law leads to wave of arrests of Iranian Christians,\u201d<\/a> Alex Anhalt, Mission Network News, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

Another power struggle in Iran, this one between the Guardian Council and the Parliament.\u00a0 \u201cIran’s Hardliner Watchdog Aims To Expand Power Over Parliament,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, July 21, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0The main player in the Guardian Council, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, has announced expanding the body’s authority, for the Council to draft laws and have the authority to remove “wrong-doing” lawmakers from Majles.\u00a0 Ouch.\u00a0 What is Parliament for?\u00a0 And not only will the GC select persons for the election ballot, it could remove members later!<\/p>\n

\u201cUS Allows Iran To Use Financial Channel For International Humanitarian Aid,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

The background conversations and threats between the advisers of both countries before this meeting, and the actual conversation between the Leader and the Iraq PM must have been fascinating.\u00a0 Iran continues on its dangerous quest of trying to control Iraq and must rid the region of the U.S.\u00a0 But Iraq wants to be a sovereign state, so it is a balancing act by the Leader when the PM is before him.\u00a0 \u201cIran will strike a reciprocal blow against America for killing of top commander Soleimani: Iran supreme leader,\u201d<\/a> KFGO, Thomson Reuters, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n

Another Quote of the Day, several of these recently.\u00a0 \u201cReacting to more than 11 million tweets calling for an end to executions in Iran, the Islamic Republic Judiciary spokesman has said, “We are not obliged to listen to the counter-revolutionaries, aggressive opposition movements and the media empire.” Furthermore, Gholam Hossein Esmaeili dismissed the record-breaking and unprecedented online campaign as \u201cproduced by robots.” The hashtag, “No to Death Penalty,” launched July 14 was initially used to stop the execution of three young men who were arrested during last November\u2019s protests in Iran. But the hashtag quickly turned into a call to abolish capital punishment. \u2026 The trio sentenced to death are in their twenties and identified as Mohammad Rajabi, Amirhossein Moradi, and Saeed Tamjidi. They were arrested for taking part in the nationwide protests in November 2019, triggered by economic hardship and anti-regime sentiments.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran’s Judiciary Dismisses Online Campaign To Stop Executions,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, July 21, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Iran and Hezbollah trained and funded planned attacks by a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine cell, which were prevented by Shin Bet it was announced today.\u00a0 It is a very detailed article.\u00a0 See \u201cShin Bet thwarts attacks by Iranian-backed PFLP cell in the West Bank,\u201d Anna Ahroneheim, Jerusalem Post, July 21, 2020. From … <\/p>\n

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