{"id":1749,"date":"2020-09-29T17:21:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T22:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=1749"},"modified":"2020-10-03T23:51:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T04:51:36","slug":"1749","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2020\/09\/29\/1749\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Notice the opposite nature of these two stories.\u00a0 First, \u201cIran\u2019s foreign ministry on Tuesday denied reports about transferring weapons and military equipment to Armenia.\u201d\u00a0 Reassuring since Iran says it is not in the business of arms dealing.\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/azerbaijan-front-line\/iran-denies-transferring-military-equipment-to-armenia\/1989383\">\u201cIran denies transferring military equipment to Armenia,\u201d<\/a> AA, September 29, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0Second, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellinews.com\/iran-denies-allowing-passage-of-weapons-into-armenia-after-video-emerges-on-social-media-192945\/?source=iran\">\u201cIran denies allowing passage of weapons into Armenia after video emerges on social media,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0bne IntelIiNews, September 29, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0The video showed \u201ctanks and military personnel carriers apparently heading for, or being transferred over, the Norduz border crossing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not just cooperation, but cooperation against the West and against the U.S.\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/ifpnews.com\/iran-sees-bright-prospect-for-strategic-cooperation-with-china-zarif\">\u201cIran Sees \u2018Bright Prospect\u2019 for Strategic Cooperation with China: Zarif,\u201d<\/a> IFP, September 29, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thearabweekly.com\/iran-trained-terrorist-cell-dismantled-saudi-arabia\">\u201cIran-trained \u2018terrorist cell\u2019 dismantled in Saudi Arabia,\u201d<\/a> The Arab Weekly, September 29, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0Three of ten detained members received training in Iran by the IRGC in October 2017 on manufacturing explosives.<\/p>\n<p>An opportunity for Iran, if only the Regime will.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1582180\/us-invites-iran-to-afghan-peace-talks\">\u201cUS invites Iran to Afghan peace talks,\u201d<\/a> Anwar Iqbal, Dawn, September 29, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/fire-explosive-hits-iranian-court-where-wrestler-sentenced-to-death-643786\">\u201cFire bomb hits Iranian court where wrestler was sentenced to death,\u201d<\/a> Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, September 29, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejc.com\/news\/uk\/top-female-chess-referee-who-fled-iran-reveals-her-jewish-roots-1.507061\">\u201cTop female chess referee who fled Iran reveals her Jewish roots,\u201d<\/a> Lee Harpin, The JC, September 29, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranfocus.com\/en\/protests\/44696-iranian-media-warns-over-uprising\">\u201cIranian Media Warns Over Uprising,\u201d<\/a> Jubin Katiraie, Iran Focus, September 29, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0Iranian state-run media on Sunday warned officials of looming protests by people in poverty.\u00a0 It was also a warning to the people not to protest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/asiatimes.com\/2020\/09\/caucasus-crisis-puts-iran-on-high-alert\">\u201cCaucasus crisis puts Iran on high alert,\u201d<\/a> Kaveh Afrasiabi, Asia Times, September 29, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/world\/middleeast\/2020\/09\/29\/iran-state-media-gunmen-kill-3-revolutionary-guard-members.html\">\u201cIran state media: Gunmen kill 3 Revolutionary Guard members,\u201d<\/a> AP, The Star, September 29, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Notice the opposite nature of these two stories.\u00a0 First, \u201cIran\u2019s foreign ministry on Tuesday denied reports about transferring weapons and military equipment to Armenia.\u201d\u00a0 Reassuring since Iran says it is not in the business of arms dealing.\u00a0 See \u201cIran denies transferring military equipment to Armenia,\u201d AA, September 29, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0Second, \u201cIran denies allowing passage of weapons &hellip; 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