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Classic.\u00a0 IRGC speedboats order a South Korean tanker (MT Hankuk Chemi) out of the Strait of Hormuz and into Iranian waters to hold it hostage, as a SK diplomat was due to arrive in Iran to negotiate over billions of dollars in \u00a0assets frozen in Seoul.\u00a0 \u201cIran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes tanker in strait,\u201d<\/a> Jon Gambrell and Isabel Debre, AP, January 4, 2021.<\/p>\n

But remember, Iran must be bluffing, right?\u00a0 20% enrichment is more than needed for electricity and cancer isotopes, and they\u2019ve always said their program is peaceful and not aiming for nuclear weapons.\u00a0 \u201cIran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions,\u201d<\/a> AP, Fox, January 4, 2021.<\/p>\n

With thousands of Israel citizens pouring into UAE for tourism and business, UAE intel have arrested an Iranian squad preparing to kill some of them.\u00a0 See \u201cIranian investigated in UAE for suspected terror plot against Israelis,\u201d<\/a> Jerusalem Post, January 4, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s railway ambitions go beyond Afghanistan,\u201d<\/a> Maysam Bizaer, Atlantic Council, January 4, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cLebanese Bristle Over Iran Commander\u2019s Comments Regarding Hezbollah Missile Capabilities,\u201d<\/a> Dale Gavlak, VOA, January 4, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cS.Korea says reviewing planned diplomat visit to Tehran after Iran seizes tanker,\u201d<\/a> Sangmi Cha and Josh Smith, Reuters, January 4, 2021.<\/p>\n

Drills can be pretenses for attacks on other countries, especially when 100s of drones are involved over a wide area.\u00a0 \u201cIran Army Announces Large-Scale Drone Drill,\u201d<\/a> The Defense Post, January 4, 2021.<\/p>\n

According to the Iran Foreign Ministry–only if SA changes, not IRI.\u00a0 \u201cIran expresses readiness to restore ties with Saudi Arabia,\u201d<\/a> Tehran Times, January 4, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Classic.\u00a0 IRGC speedboats order a South Korean tanker (MT Hankuk Chemi) out of the Strait of Hormuz and into Iranian waters to hold it hostage, as a SK diplomat was due to arrive in Iran to negotiate over billions of dollars in \u00a0assets frozen in Seoul.\u00a0 \u201cIran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes tanker in strait,\u201d … <\/p>\n

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