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I suppose this means that Iran will give Belarus advice and support regarding the large protests of the recent stolen election.\u00a0 Other countries condemned the actions by Lukashenko.\u00a0 \u201cIran, Belarus vow to deepen economic, political ties,\u201d<\/a> Trend, November 4, 2020.<\/p>\n

And this story is immediately followed by an almost identical topic.\u00a0 Why isn\u2019t the FM visiting countries which have a trajectory toward more freedom and human rights and respect for law?\u00a0 \u201cIran, Venezuela Look To ‘Deepen’ Ties,”<\/a> RFE\/RL, November 4, 2020.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure at this point how this IRGC automated system launches multiple long-range ballistic missiles.\u00a0 See \u201cIran unveils homemade ballistic missile launcher,\u201d<\/a> Xinhua, November 4, 2020.<\/p>\n

Now I understand.\u00a0 The news didn\u2019t explain fully\u2014the automated ready-to-launch ballistic missiles is on a railway-type system in a large underground area.\u00a0 See “Iran Now Has Mobile Ballistic Missile Launching ‘Magazines’ For Its Underground Bases,”<\/a> Thomas Newdick, The War Zone, November 4, 2020.\u00a0 But when you watch the video of their being loaded onto the track system in into their vertical system, each missile is about 12-15 feet apart.\u00a0 Are they going to launch a missile from underground (a hatch opens) with other missiles stored for launch just a few feet away?\u00a0 Sound likes a massive underground explosion to me.<\/p>\n

So the Supreme Leader has spoken, has taken a side.\u00a0 Iran is not neutral, and apparently is feeling the heat of the large group of Azeris living in Iran.\u00a0 See \u201cTerritories Under Armenian Occupation Must Be ‘Liberated’,\u201d<\/a> Orkhan Jalilov, Caspian News, November 4, 2020.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure at this point how this IRGC automated system launches multiple long-range ballistic missiles.\u00a0 See \u201cIran unveils homemade ballistic missile launcher,\u201d<\/a> Xinhua, November 4, 2020.<\/p>\n

Now I understand.\u00a0 The news didn\u2019t explain fully\u2014the automated ready-to-launch ballistic missiles is on a railway-type system in a large underground area.\u00a0 See \u201cIran Now Has Mobile Ballistic Missile Launching “Magazines” For Its Underground Bases,\u201d<\/a> Thomas Newdick, The War Zone, November 4, 2020.<\/p>\n

Iran on Monday reported a record 440 COVID deaths during Sunday.\u00a0 \u201cIran reports record high COVID-19 death toll as travel bans go into force,\u201d<\/a> Gulf News, November 4, 2020.<\/p>\n

So the Supreme Leader has spoken, has taken a side.\u00a0 Iran is not neutral, and apparently is feeling the heat of the large group of Azeris living in Iran.\u00a0 See \u201cTerritories Under Armenian Occupation Must Be ‘Liberated’,\u201d<\/a> Orkhan Jalilov, Caspian News, November 4, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran foreign minister arrives in Venezuela to start Latin America tour,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, November 4, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I suppose this means that Iran will give Belarus advice and support regarding the large protests of the recent stolen election.\u00a0 Other countries condemned the actions by Lukashenko.\u00a0 \u201cIran, Belarus vow to deepen economic, political ties,\u201d Trend, November 4, 2020. And this story is immediately followed by an almost identical topic.\u00a0 Why isn\u2019t the FM … <\/p>\n

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