{"id":2778,"date":"2021-03-15T09:44:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T14:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=2778"},"modified":"2021-03-16T18:58:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T23:58:30","slug":"2778","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2021\/03\/15\/2778\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Another hostage, this one French, arrested in Mashhad some months ago but now coming to light publicly.\u00a0 France already knew.\u00a0 \u201cLawyer: Iran charges detained French tourist with spying,\u201d<\/a> AP, March 15, 2021<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the answer to my question in yesterday’s blog, these are more \u201cpipe dream\u201d projects.\u00a0 The IRI has a history of many projects announced but few finished.\u00a0 Many of those announcements are just show and are designed to induce the public to believe the government is acting in their best interests.\u00a0 \u201cIran Launches Five Projects To Transfer Desalinated Water,\u201d<\/a> Eurasia Review, March 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cSmugglers\u2019 protests: Iran succumbs to trauma and demons,\u201d<\/a> James Dorsey, Modern Diplomacy, March 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

Bashar al-Assad needs to read this article.\u00a0 It is no secret that Iran wants to make Syria into the next Lebanon.\u00a0 Maybe he already knows but thinks it will come after he is no longer in power.\u00a0 \u201cIran Is Trying to Convert Syria to Shiism,\u201d<\/a> Anchal Vohra, FP, March 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new cooperation agreement between Russia and Iran on cybersecurity and information technology is likely to create new hurdles for the United States and its allies in the Middle East.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cThe Iran-Russia Cyber Agreement and U.S. Strategy in the Middle East,\u201d<\/a> Omree Wechsler, Council on Foreign Relations Blog Post, March 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

Iran’s decade in Syria.\u00a0 \u201cSyria\u2019s Civil War Started A Decade Ago. Here\u2019s Where It Stands,\u201d<\/a> Ruth Sherlock and Scott Neuman, NPR, March 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

Another FM Zarif sighting.\u00a0 \u201cIran’s Zarif says time running out for U.S. to revive nuclear deal,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, March 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

Either these have been written, will be written by someone else, or won\u2019t be completed and released.\u00a0 \u201cIran to appoint special rapporteur on sanctions,\u201d<\/a> The Siasat Daily, March 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Keeps Students Illiterate and Teaches Them the Culture of Martyrdom,\u201d<\/a> Pooya Stone, Iran Focus, March 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

Iran is not present in the talks, but Qatar is there apparently on its behalf.\u00a0 \u201cIran backs Turkey-Qatar-Russia talks on Syrian crisis,\u201d<\/a> Bilal Guler, AA, March 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

“No to the Islamic Republic.”\u00a0 See \u201cIran’s Opposition Is Sending Washington a Message,\u201d<\/a> Ilan Berman, op-ed, Newsweek, March 15, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another hostage, this one French, arrested in Mashhad some months ago but now coming to light publicly.\u00a0 France already knew.\u00a0 \u201cLawyer: Iran charges detained French tourist with spying,\u201d AP, March 15, 2021 Here\u2019s the answer to my question in yesterday’s blog, these are more \u201cpipe dream\u201d projects.\u00a0 The IRI has a history of many projects … <\/p>\n

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