{"id":2805,"date":"2021-03-21T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=2805"},"modified":"2021-03-22T23:20:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T04:20:20","slug":"2805","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2021\/03\/21\/2805\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-russia-and-turkey-signal-growing-alliance-662601\">\u201cIran, Russia and Turkey signal growing alliance,\u201d<\/a> Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, March 21, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.aawsat.com\/home\/article\/2872426\/russia-iran-vie-syrian-oil-%E2%80%98leftovers%E2%80%99\">\u201cRussia, Iran Vie for Syrian Oil \u2018Leftovers\u2019,\u201d<\/a> Asharq Al-Awsat, March 21, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.aawsat.com\/home\/article\/2872321\/iran-installs-new-system-sell-crude-sea-oman\">\u201cIran Installs New System to Sell Crude in Sea of Oman,\u201d<\/a> Asharq Al-Awsat, March 21, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theridgefieldpress.com\/news\/article\/State-TV-Explosion-kills-1-wounds-3-in-16041786.php\">&#8220;State TV: Explosion kills 1, wounds 3 in southeastern Iran,\u201d<\/a> Ridgefield Press, March 21, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>It really does feel like Iran owns Lebanon more and more each passing day.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/english.aawsat.com\/home\/article\/2873196\/eyad-abu-shakra\/welcome-iranian-lebanon\">\u201cWelcome to Iranian Lebanon,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Eyad Abu Shakra, op-ed, Asharq Al-Awsat, March 21, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Two words for Eleanor Norton:\u00a0 Caf\u00e9 Milano.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/national-security-iran-only-on-ap-army-1285df40348182e1b74dc403607c5928\">\u201cAP sources: Iran threatens US Army post and top general,\u201d<\/a> James LaPorta, AP, March 21, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfareblog.com\/making-sense-iran-and-al-qaedas-relationship\">\u201cMaking Sense of Iran and al-Qaeda\u2019s Relationship,\u201d<\/a> Asfandyar Mir and Colin Clarke, Lawfare, March 21, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Headline disinformation.\u00a0 The rosy headline doesn\u2019t match the information presented in the story.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.com\/Detail\/2021\/03\/21\/647757\/Iran-domestic-vaccines-a-feather-in-the-nations-cap\">\u201cIran domestic vaccines a feather in the nation&#8217;s cap,\u201d<\/a> Press TV, March 21, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He speaks on both sides of the issue; a master of triangulation.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/middle-east\/iran-in-no-rush-to-see-nuclear-deal-revived-supreme-leader-says-1.666733\">\u201cIran in no rush to see nuclear deal revived, supreme leader says,\u201d<\/a> Arsalan Shahla and Golnar Motevalli, Bloomberg, March 21, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Almost fascinating to watch when you consider the article just posted about Armenia\u2019s neighbor to the east and how Iran tries to have good relations with it also.\u00a0 But these are not arms length tranactions.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ifpnews.com\/iran-armenia-discuss-closer-cooperation-on-all-fronts\">\u201cIran, Armenia Discuss Closer Cooperation on All Fronts,\u201d<\/a> IFP, March 21, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIran, Russia and Turkey signal growing alliance,\u201d Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, March 21, 2021. \u201cRussia, Iran Vie for Syrian Oil \u2018Leftovers\u2019,\u201d Asharq Al-Awsat, March 21, 2021. \u201cIran Installs New System to Sell Crude in Sea of Oman,\u201d Asharq Al-Awsat, March 21, 2021. &#8220;State TV: Explosion kills 1, wounds 3 in southeastern Iran,\u201d Ridgefield Press, March &hellip; 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