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\u201c[D]ue to the horrific conditions they are subjected to in prison\u201d at the Urmia Central Prison.\u00a0 See \u201cTwenty Iranian Inmates Attempt Suicide in Only Two Weeks,\u201d<\/a> Iran Focus, September 28, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday unveiled a new naval ballistic missile with a potential range of over 700 kilometres (430 miles), local media reported, following months of tensions with the arch-enemy United States. The missile, dubbed \u201cZolfaghar Basir\u201d, is a naval variant of the surface-to-surface Zolfaghar ballistic missile, according to Tasnim news agency.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIran Unveils New Naval Ballistic Missile,\u201d<\/a> Kashmir Observer, September 28, 2020.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let the title of this story fool you.\u00a0 It\u2019s about Iran.\u00a0 Thanks to Iran\u2019s powerful Shi’ite armed movements in Iraq, \u201cRockets regularly fly across the Tigris towards the heavily fortified U.S. diplomatic compound, constructed to be the biggest U.S. embassy in the world in central Baghdad’s so-called Green Zone during the U.S. occupation after a 2003 invasion. In recent weeks rocket attacks near the embassy have increased and roadside bombs targeted convoys carrying equipment to the U.S.-led military coalition.\u201d\u00a0 See \u00a0\u201cUS threatens to close its massive embassy in Baghdad,\u201d<\/a> John Davison, Reuters, September 28, 2020.<\/p>\n

And in the process not just violate internationally recognized authorities, but also support the use of terror.\u00a0 \u201cIran Admits To Forging Oil Documents To Skirt U.S. Sanctions,\u201d<\/a> Josh Owens, OilPrice.com, September 28, 2020.<\/p>\n

First the honor killing, then the math textbook cover.\u00a0 \u201cIn Iran, outrage over patriarchy spurs change,\u201d<\/a> Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, September 28, 2020.<\/p>\n

A wide-ranging story.\u00a0 \u201c[W]orkers cannot afford things like mobile phones or laptops, which would allow their children to access online learning made essential because of the coronavirus pandemic, but that\u2019s far from the only barrier between Iranian children and education. Hamidreza Imam Gholi Tabar, Inspector of the Supreme Assembly of Workers\u2019 Representatives, told the state-run Tasnim news agency on Friday: \u201cIn recent years, the people, especially the workers, have been affected by the most severe economic pressures such as rampant inflation, declining incomes, and declining purchasing power, increasing poverty, and recently, coronavirus, an uninvited guest has been added to this list. These problems have overshadowed the management and normal life of the workers and have led them to a dead-end in covering their daily expenses.\u201d Indeed, the cost of tuition fees, registration fees, uniforms, accessories, and stationery, all adds up, even in normal times, and the people can barely afford to pay for food and bills, let alone schooling when 80% of the population live below the poverty line.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIran Children Cannot Afford School,\u201d<\/a> Iran Focus, September 28, 2020.<\/p>\n

Iran has not yet reigned in its proxy gangsters\/militas in Iraq.\u00a0 \u201cU.S. weighs closing embassy in Iraq as threats raise spectre of Benghazi,”<\/a> Nahal Toosi, Lara Seligman, and Natasha Bertrand, Politico, September 28, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran won\u2019t negotiate with U.S.: spokesman,\u201d<\/a> Tehran Times, September 28, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran has obtained gold from Caracas in return for the fuel loads it sent to Venezuela, Iranian chief commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced yesterday. Yahya Safavi explained that the gold was transferred to Tehran by \u201cairplanes to prevent any accident during transit\u201d.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIran received ‘gold bullion’ from Venezuela in return for oil, says official,\u201d<\/a> Middle East Monitor, September 28, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Welcomes Kuwait\u2019s Proposal for Regional Dialogue,\u201d<\/a> Tasnim News Agency, September, 28, 2020.<\/p>\n

Where were the items stolen from?\u00a0 \u201cAncient Gold Antiquities Seized in Western Iran,\u201d<\/a> IFP, September 28, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201c[D]ue to the horrific conditions they are subjected to in prison\u201d at the Urmia Central Prison.\u00a0 See \u201cTwenty Iranian Inmates Attempt Suicide in Only Two Weeks,\u201d Iran Focus, September 28, 2020. \u201cIran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday unveiled a new naval ballistic missile with a potential range of over 700 kilometres (430 miles), local media reported, … <\/p>\n

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