{"id":1607,"date":"2020-09-02T00:25:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T05:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=1607"},"modified":"2020-09-04T01:06:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T06:06:33","slug":"1607","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2020\/09\/02\/1607\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2020\/09\/iran-detainees-flogged-sexually-abused-and-given-electric-shocks-in-gruesome-post-protest-crackdown-new-report\">\u201cIran: Detainees flogged, sexually abused and given electric shocks in gruesome post-protest crackdown \u2013 new report,\u201d<\/a> Amnesty International, September 2, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Her life has just about been ruined.\u00a0 Australia needs to get tough with Iran.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/sep\/03\/kylie-moore-gilberts-every-step-being-followed-inside-prison-in-iran\">\u201cKylie Moore-Gilbert&#8217;s every step being followed inside prison in Iran,\u201d<\/a> Ben Doherty, The Guardian, September 2, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>For support of the 1998 terrorist attacks in Kenya and Tanzania by Al Qaida, Iran has been ordered (again) to pay up.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/aerospace\/articles\/1306380\/judge-orders-iran-to-pay-566m-for-terrorist-bombings\">\u201cJudge Orders Iran To Pay $566M For Terrorist Bombings,\u201d<\/a> Law 360, September 2, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/middle-east\/voa-news-iran\/owners-iranian-fuel-seized-us-assert-rights-cargoes\">\u201cOwners of Iranian Fuel Seized by US Assert Rights to Cargoes,\u201d<\/a> VOA, Reuters, September 2, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.radiofarda.com\/a\/iran-looks-to-china-for-development-of-intranet-\/30817282.html\">\u201cIran Looks To China For Development Of Intranet,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, September 2, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2020\/09\/iran-speculation-presidency-larijani-nomination.html\">\u201cSpeculation grows over Larijani nomination for Iran presidency,\u201d<\/a> Al Monitor, September 2, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forward.com\/fast-forward\/453760\/iran-s-khamenei-singles-out-jared-kushner-as-the-jewish-member-of-trump-s\">\u201c\u2018Filthy Zionist agents:\u2019 Iran\u2019s Khamenei singles out Jared Kushner,\u201d<\/a> Marcy Oster, Forward, September 2, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Energy\/Natural-Gas\/Iran-Ramps-Up-Production-At-Supergiant-South-Pars-Gas-Field.html\">\u201cIran Ramps Up Production At Supergiant South Pars Gas Field,\u201d<\/a> Simon Watkins, OilPrice.com, September 2, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/family-us-born-israeli-settler-files-1bn-suit-against-iran-and-syria-west-bank-stabbing\">\u201cFamily of US-born Israeli settler files $1bn lawsuit against Iran and Syria for West Bank stabbing,\u201d<\/a> Sheren Khalel, Middle East Eye, September 2, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe calls for protests in Iran are three times more than they were last year, according to the Head of the Security and Law Enforcement Department at Iran\u2019s Ministry of Interior. Hossein Zolfaghari said Tuesday that that was 1,702 calls for protests since the beginning of the Persian year in March, compared with 519 calls in the same period last year, which is a 227% increase.\u201d\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranfocus.com\/en\/protests\/44411-protests-increase-three-fold-in-iran\">\u201cProtests Increase Three-Fold in Iran,\u201d<\/a> Jubin Katiraie, Iran Focus, September 2, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the picture.\u00a0 Not weatherproof.\u00a0 Most likely another system that does not live up to billing.\u00a0 \u201cBrigadier General Alireza Sabahifard, the commander of the Air Defense Force, attended the unveiling ceremony. Kashef-99 can detect 300 targets simultaneously within a range of 12 kilometers, Tasnim reported. The domestically produced device is a 3D phased-array radar system that is carried on a vehicle, suitable for detecting small aircraft and objects.\u201d\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tehrantimes.com\/news\/451990\/Iran-unveils-new-portable-radar\">\u201cIran unveils new portable radar,\u201d<\/a> Tehran Times, September 2, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Similar story.\u00a0 No proof.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-claims-advances-in-radar-that-it-claims-can-reach-israel-640865\">\u201cIran claims advances in radar that it says can reach Israel,\u201d<\/a> Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, September 2, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/austrian-court-convicts-hezbollah-commander-for-terror-who-trained-in-iran-640773\">\u201cAustrian court convicts Iran-trained Hezbollah commander for terrorism,\u201d<\/a> Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, September 2, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAustria has refused to ban Hezbollah\u2019s entire organization. Germany, the Netherlands, Britain, the US, Canada, Israel, the Arab League, Lithuania and many Latin American countries have designated Hezbollah\u2019s entire movement a terrorist entity. Austria and the EU have merely banned Hezbollah\u2019s \u201cmilitary wing\u201d while allowing its \u201cpolitical arm\u201d to function.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A real pressure against journalists\u2014just do your job, get thrown in jail.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.org\/2020\/09\/mohammad-mosaed-cpj-2020-awardee-sentenced-to-more-than-4-years-in-jail-in-iran\">\u201cMohammad Mosaed, CPJ 2020 awardee, sentenced to more than 4 years in jail in Iran,\u201d<\/a> Committee to Protect Journalists, September 2, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIran: Detainees flogged, sexually abused and given electric shocks in gruesome post-protest crackdown \u2013 new report,\u201d Amnesty International, September 2, 2020. Her life has just about been ruined.\u00a0 Australia needs to get tough with Iran.\u00a0 \u201cKylie Moore-Gilbert&#8217;s every step being followed inside prison in Iran,\u201d Ben Doherty, The Guardian, September 2, 2020. 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