{"id":2788,"date":"2021-03-17T16:18:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T21:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=2788"},"modified":"2021-03-21T14:54:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T19:54:27","slug":"2788","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2021\/03\/17\/2788\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m glad Graeme Wood wrote this article, but it lacks one thing\u2014recognition and acknowledgement that Xiyue Wang is correct in his assessment of Iran.\u00a0 Maybe Wood\u2019s insinuates that, but it needs to be stated clearly.\u00a0 Either Wang is correct, or the Supreme Leader is correct.\u00a0 It is okay to take sides in international relations, as the question of how to treat people is of paramount importance for a government.\u00a0 See \u201cThe Princeton Historian Mugged by Reality,\u201d<\/a> Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, March 17, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran blames air defense operator’s error for downing of Ukraine jet in final report,\u201d<\/a> Justine Coleman, The Hill, March 17, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran convicts 5 newspaper and news agency employees on false news charges,\u201d<\/a> Committee to Protect Journalists, March 17, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael Concerned as Iran Provides Its Mideast Proxies With Better Weapons,\u201d<\/a> Amos Harel, Haaertz, March 17, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat It Will Take to Break the U.S.-Iran Impasse: A Q&A With Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif,\u201d<\/a> Negar Mortazavi, Politico, March 17, 2021.<\/p>\n

An impressive story in its description.\u00a0 The weakness of\u00a0 Esmail Qaani, who succeeded Soleimani as leader of the Quds Force, is seen in the situation where now multiple Iranian agencies oversee the Shia, etc. groups in Iraq.\u00a0 While creating chaos is part of Iran’s success in the Middle East, part of the indecision about policy\/where to compete is laid at the feet of the Leader.\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cFour Iranian intelligence agencies are giving contradictory commands to Tehran’s Iraqi proxies,\u201d<\/a> Suadad al-Salhy, Middle East Eye, March 17, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran has built new ballistic missile launch positions, satellite images show,\u201d<\/a> Yonat Friling and Trey Yingst, Fox, March 17, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael Concerned as Iran Provides Its Mideast Proxies With Better Weapons,\u201d<\/a> Amos Harel, Haaertz, March 17, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m glad Graeme Wood wrote this article, but it lacks one thing\u2014recognition and acknowledgement that Xiyue Wang is correct in his assessment of Iran.\u00a0 Maybe Wood\u2019s insinuates that, but it needs to be stated clearly.\u00a0 Either Wang is correct, or the Supreme Leader is correct.\u00a0 It is okay to take sides in international relations, as … <\/p>\n

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