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For many years Iran was silent on its arming of Hezbollah.\u00a0 Now it is blatant.\u00a0 \u201cBrigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, the chief of the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, had told Hizbullah\u2019s al-Manar TV on Saturday that \u201call the missile capabilities that Gaza and Lebanon possess were achieved through Iran\u2019s support.\u201d \u201cThey are the frontline for the confrontation\u201d against Israel, he added.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cAoun Responds to Iranian General’s Remarks about Lebanon,\u201d<\/a> Naharnet, January 3, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran, Siemens Bring First of Several New Gas-Fired Plants Online,\u201d<\/a> Darrell Proctor, Powermag, January 3, 2021.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t read something this funny about the Quds Force too often.\u00a0 \u201cFormer Mossad director Shabtai Shavit told the Post that, \u201cthe Iranians\u2019 patience is never-ending.\u201d Shavit said that the killing of Soleimani in January 2020 along with the assassination of Iran military nuclear program chief Mohsen Fakrhizadeh in November was \u201ca double blow against its military activity in the Middle East\u201d which it has not recovered from. The Mossad chief between 1989-1996 said that Esmail Ghaani who replaced Soleimani \u201cisn\u2019t at a level even close to the same capabilities and importance and managerial ability.\u201d Whereas Shavit said there is a continuous debate about whether assassinations make sense, he said in the cases of Soleimani and Fakrhrizadeh, there was no doubt. \u201cSome say they are not useful because one goes and the next one comes into line and replaces him\u2026the level of talent of the one who entered his [Soleimani\u2019s] shoes disproves that argument,\u201d said the former spymaster.\u201d Shavit\u2019s comments about Ghanni are consistent with other reports.\u00a0 See \u201cMossad chiefs: Iran may avenge Soleimani killing after Biden inauguration,\u201d<\/a> Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, January 3, 2021.<\/p>\n

Two comments.\u00a0 First, isn\u2019t Nasrallah still hiding underground in Tehran?\u00a0 Second, notice this paragraph, and that the Supreme Leader doesn\u2019t want to attack Jerusalem.\u00a0 \u201cA top Iranian commander said Saturday that Khamenei had given an order for Tehran-backed terror groups to destroy Haifa and Tel Aviv if \u201cany foolishness is committed against Iran,\u201d warning that the Islamic Republic has been working for years on developing the capabilities of its proxies in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cA year on, Hezbollah says Iran \u2018doesn\u2019t need help\u2019 avenging its top general,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, January 3, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Cabinet Passes Bill on Preventing Violence against Women,\u201d<\/a> IFP, January 3, 2021.<\/p>\n

Here is the latest quote I\u2019ve seen that the ballistic missile attacks in Iraq were supposed to be the retaliation for the killing of Soleimani, this one from Mahmoud Vaezi, the Iran president\u2019s chief of staff.\u00a0 \u201c\u201cIn terms of the military response, you definitely know that the Islamic Republic of Iran poured missiles down on the American base involved in the assassination of martyr Soleimani. This targeted attack sent a clear message to the Americans that attacking the Islamic Republic of Iran and crossing its red lines will certainly not pass without a response,\u201d Vaezi said in an interview with Al-Ahed News.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cFull pullout of U.S. from the region is main response to Soleimani assassination: Iran\u2019s Vaezi,\u201d<\/a> Tehran Times, January 3, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For many years Iran was silent on its arming of Hezbollah.\u00a0 Now it is blatant.\u00a0 \u201cBrigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, the chief of the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, had told Hizbullah\u2019s al-Manar TV on Saturday that \u201call the missile capabilities that Gaza and Lebanon possess were achieved through Iran\u2019s support.\u201d … <\/p>\n

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