{"id":2703,"date":"2021-03-01T08:55:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T14:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=2703"},"modified":"2021-03-06T00:22:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T06:22:10","slug":"2703","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2021\/03\/01\/2703\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Two things to note here while Iran heats up the Middle East as negotiations for the JCPOA are offered.\u00a0 First, the very large blue and white ship is a symbol of Israel (and belongs to an Israeli).\u00a0 Iran by attacking this ship was attacking Israel.\u00a0 Here\u2019s what the PM has now said. \u00a0\u201cIran is the greatest enemy of Israel, I am determined to halt it. We are hitting it in the entire region.\u201d\u00a0 Second, Israel will respond.\u00a0 Overnight it attacked targets in Syria.\u00a0 There will be more.\u00a0 See \u201cNetanyahu accuses Iran of attacking Israeli-owned cargo ship,\u201d<\/a> Ilan Ben Zion, AP, March 1, 2021.\u00a0 It is not normal when one country (Iran) wants negotiations that it (Iran) responds with attacks, thinking that the use of violence and the threat of more drives other countries to bargain.\u00a0 This is the twisted state of logic and violence that is often seen in IRI foreign affairs.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s earlier agreement with the IAEA to allow snap inspections cannot be withdrawn and used as a negotiating tool.\u00a0 \u201cWith Iran and U.S. at loggerheads over deal, U.N. nuclear agency chief warns inspections should not be used as a \u2018bargaining chip\u2019,\u201d<\/a> Loveday Morris, Washington Post, March 1, 2021.<\/p>\n

While not a surprise, it is still noteworthy to see that Iran is watching targets.\u00a0 That is offensive, not defensive, use of technology.\u00a0 \u201cThe 60 Minutes report revealed new details about the timing of the evacuation, and how Iran tried to use commercially available satellite imagery to monitor the base.\u201d\u00a0 \u2026\u00a0 \u201cThey would have seen airplanes on the ground and people working,\u201d said McKenzie. \u201cI think they expected to destroy a number of U.S. aircraft and to kill a number of U.S. service members.\u201d\u00a0 In other words, when you target people with ballistic missiles, that is not a warning.\u00a0 See \u201cReport: Iran used commercial satellite images to monitor US forces before attack,\u201d<\/a> Nathan Strout, C4ISR.NET, March 1, 2021.<\/p>\n

Note what the story doesn\u2019t say\u2014Who says Iran and Turkey have authority to assert themselves over part of Iraq?\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran and Turkey appear to be on collision course in Iraq \u2013 analysis,\u201d<\/a> Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, March 1, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two things to note here while Iran heats up the Middle East as negotiations for the JCPOA are offered.\u00a0 First, the very large blue and white ship is a symbol of Israel (and belongs to an Israeli).\u00a0 Iran by attacking this ship was attacking Israel.\u00a0 Here\u2019s what the PM has now said. \u00a0\u201cIran is the … <\/p>\n

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