{"id":1407,"date":"2020-08-05T07:38:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T12:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2020-08-10T01:03:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T06:03:58","slug":"1407","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2020\/08\/05\/1407\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If there is any condolence, it is that at the end of the day Russia and China will do what is in their own best interest.\u00a0 Thus, the Iran government\u2019s refusal to join FATF has apparently come home to haunt them as some banking transactions are sometimes being refused.\u00a0 This is what happens when you use your banks to fund or launder terror monies.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.radiofarda.com\/a\/chinese-russian-banks-refuse-transactions-with-iran\/30767647.html\">\u201cChinese, Russian Banks Refuse Transactions With Iran,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, August 5, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to sources in the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), the Islamic Republic has offered the privilege of exploration and exploitation activities to Russia in return for the complete installation of the S-300 anti-aircraft system.\u201d\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/socially\/7278-russia-extracts-gold-from-varzaqan-mine-northwest-iran.html\">\u201cRussia Extracts Gold from Varzaqan Mine, Northwest Iran,\u201d<\/a> Iran News Update, August 5, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOutspoken former lawmaker Ali Motahari on Wednesday said a high-ranking Foreign Ministry official has admitted to him that Iran remains silent about the suppression of Chinese Muslims &#8212; mainly Uyghurs &#8212; because of economic dependence on China.\u201d\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.radiofarda.com\/a\/official-admitted-iran-ignores-suppression-of-chinese-muslims-former-lawmaker-claims\/30768079.html\">\u201cOfficial Admitted Iran Ignores Suppression Of Chinese Muslims, Former Lawmaker Claims,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, August 5, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>What former VP Biden and his advisers don\u2019t say is that the Supreme Leader will never go back to the JCPOA or negotiating with the U.S.\u00a0 He would rather die first.\u00a0 And he is ill anyway.\u00a0 It is beyond his power to convince the IRGC and the ayatollahs to convince them to give up the nuclear weapons program.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/blog\/2020-election\/biden-foreign-policy-advisor-here%E2%80%99s-how-we-would-fix-iran-deal-166323\">\u201cBiden Foreign Policy Advisor: Here\u2019s How We Would Fix the Iran Deal,\u201d<\/a> Matthew Petti, National Interest, August 5, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20200805-iran-massive-fire-breaks-out-in-tehrans-industrial-zone\">\u201cIran: Massive fire breaks out in Tehran\u2019s industrial zone,\u201d<\/a> Middle East Memo, August 5, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there is any condolence, it is that at the end of the day Russia and China will do what is in their own best interest.\u00a0 Thus, the Iran government\u2019s refusal to join FATF has apparently come home to haunt them as some banking transactions are sometimes being refused.\u00a0 This is what happens when you &hellip; 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