{"id":1699,"date":"2020-09-19T06:30:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T11:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2020-09-24T23:18:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T04:18:52","slug":"1699","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2020\/09\/19\/1699\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

At the time in January, multiple accounts of Iran had high level personnel including the Leader the that revenge had been taken against the U.S. for the killing of Gen. Soleimani.\u00a0 They used ballistic missiles against U.S. bases\/personnel in Iraq.\u00a0 But, as often with the Regime it is unclear where lines are, and now the pressure of the UAE and Bahrain agreements are making them issue more threats (and plans, such as threats to kill the SA Ambassador).\u00a0 Today\u2019s statement is from IRGC Gen. Salami.\u00a0 BTW, an aside, this article (from AP) like so many does not identify the AP reporter\u2014for several years major news sources have attempted to protect their reporters from Iran.\u00a0 This practice is worthy of reporting about itself.\u00a0 See \u201cIran vows \u2018hit\u2019 on all involved in US killing of top general,\u201d<\/a> AP, September 19, 2020.<\/p>\n

So, for its continued movement of the Shia Crescent and continued threats to the region, growing missile threats, and support of terrorism, and unrelenting nuclear program, Iran\u2019s refusal to change its overall behavior despite membership in the JCPOA led the U.S. under Pres. Trump to withdraw from that agreement.\u00a0 Now we have arrived at the moment of snapback, as Iran has violated the JCPOA multiple times, but the European parties to the agreement refuse to enforce penalities\/sanctions.\u00a0 Iran continues to threaten them.\u00a0 Russia and China want Iran\u2019s actions to continue.\u00a0 So the U.S. will lead on this issue and insist that sanctions are warranted.\u00a0 Here\u2019s one of many stories on this.\u00a0 Note also that the reporter is identified because the story is about the U.S., not Iran, and the U.S. doesn\u2019t threaten or imprison reporters or harass their families.\u00a0 \u201cU.S. says U.N. sanctions on Iran to be reimposed Saturday. What does that mean?,\u201d<\/a> Michelle Nichols, AP, September 19, 2020.<\/p>\n

On any one day, cherry-picking can result in an interpretation such as the NYT.\u00a0 But note the second article\u2014the real threats continue unabated.\u00a0 \u201cAs U.S. Increases Pressure, Iran Adheres to Toned-Down Approach,\u201d<\/a> Julian Barnes, David Sanger, Ronen Bergman, and Lara Jakes, New York Times, Jazeera, September 19, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIranian commander vows to avenge US assassination of top general,\u201d<\/a> Al Jazeera, September 19, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cDevelopment projects properly underway at Imam Khomeini Port,\u201d<\/a> Mahnaz Abdi, Tehran Times, September 19, 2020.<\/p>\n

Notice that the ammonium nitrate is stored by Hezbollah throughout Europe and has been used by past terror attacks\u2014Hezbollah isn\u2019t storing it for fertilizer for farming.\u00a0 \u201cBombing in Bulgaria: Turning the Tide on Hezbollah,\u201d<\/a> Toby Dershowitz and Dylan Gresik, op-ed, Newsweek, September 19, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions,\u201d<\/a> J. Edward Moreno, The Hill, September 19, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At the time in January, multiple accounts of Iran had high level personnel including the Leader the that revenge had been taken against the U.S. for the killing of Gen. Soleimani.\u00a0 They used ballistic missiles against U.S. bases\/personnel in Iraq.\u00a0 But, as often with the Regime it is unclear where lines are, and now the … <\/p>\n

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