{"id":2728,"date":"2021-03-07T08:21:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T14:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=2728"},"modified":"2021-03-14T08:30:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T13:30:07","slug":"2728","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2021\/03\/07\/2728\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is noteworthy\u2014what has caused seemingly more strife over 40 years?\u00a0 Saddam?\u00a0 ISIS?\u00a0 The PLO?\u00a0 From Lebanon to Yemen, this author writes that Syria is key to Iran\u2019s Crescent.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/besacenter.org\/perspectives-papers\/shiite-crescent-crisis\">\u201cThe Shiite \u201cCrescent: The Middle East\u2019s Arc of Crisis,\u201d<\/a> Reza Parchizadeh, BESA, March 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>A number of aspects, not all, of the Trump Administration deterrence against Iran are continuing under Pres. Biden.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/biden-sends-b-52-heavy-bomber-over-persian-gulf-in-signal-to-iran-661210\">\u201cBiden sends B-52 heavy bomber over Persian Gulf in signal to Iran,\u201d<\/a> Jerusalem Post, March 7, 2021.\u00a0 \u201cIt was the seventh mission into CENTCOM\u2019s area of operation in the last four months and the second deployment of the heavy bomber since Joe Biden became president on January 20.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Madurai\/bring-back-nine-fishermen-jailed-in-iran\/article34013533.ece\">\u201c\u2018Bring back nine fishermen jailed in Iran\u2019,\u201d<\/a> The Hindu, March 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Not a fair justice system, and this is one more reminder\u2014do your sentence, but you\u2019re not free.\u00a0 It would be nice if the NYT regularly complained of such.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/07\/world\/europe\/uk-nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe.html\">\u201cNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Is Freed by Iran but Not Yet Cleared to Return to U.K.,\u201d<\/a> Megan Specia, New York Times, March 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Iran is also cracking down on Kurdish activists, particularly women.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/hijacking-riots-and-explosions-irans-regime-tested-amid-tensions-661194\">\u201cHijacking, riots and explosions: Iran\u2019s regime tested amid tensions,\u201d<\/a> Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, March 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.israelhayom.com\/2021\/03\/07\/iran-is-a-main-destination-for-uranium-smuggling-from-venezuela\">\u201c&#8217;Iran is a main destination for uranium smuggling from Venezuela&#8217;,\u201d<\/a> Damian Pachter, Israel Hayom, March 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/besacenter.org\/perspectives-papers\/fbi-iran-espionage\">\u201cThe FBI and Iranian Espionage,\u201d<\/a> Erfan Fard, BESA, March 7, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is noteworthy\u2014what has caused seemingly more strife over 40 years?\u00a0 Saddam?\u00a0 ISIS?\u00a0 The PLO?\u00a0 From Lebanon to Yemen, this author writes that Syria is key to Iran\u2019s Crescent.\u00a0 \u201cThe Shiite \u201cCrescent: The Middle East\u2019s Arc of Crisis,\u201d Reza Parchizadeh, BESA, March 7, 2021. 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