{"id":3041,"date":"2021-05-06T08:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T13:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=3041"},"modified":"2021-05-12T14:55:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T19:55:11","slug":"3041","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2021\/05\/06\/3041\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

When you lose three years as a hostage, and see up close how Iran is an abusive nation-state, it leads you to speak out like no one else can.\u00a0 \u201cNo Ransom Payment for Iran,\u201d<\/a> Wang Xiyue, op-ed, Newsweek, May 6, 2021.<\/p>\n

Remember, Iran is the only country in the world regularly calling for the destruction of another country\u2014annually at Quds Day, the last Friday of Ramadan.\u00a0 \u201cIran Guards chief threatens to disrupt Israeli maritime trade operations,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, May 6, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cDanish high court upholds conviction of Norwegian man in Iran spy case,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, May 6, 2021.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to see the UN Secretary General call out Iran for a violation of the UN Charter for threatening another country.\u00a0 \u201cTop 10 ways Iran has claimed attack on Israel, MidEast region \u2013 IRGC,\u201d<\/a> Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, May 6, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cBaghdad residents celebrate removal of Iran\u2019s Khomeini, Soleimani billboards,\u201d<\/a> Al Arabiya, May 6, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cUS says Iran sanctions relief is possible,\u201d<\/a> Argus, May 6, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIranian press review: Scandal as budget for police and propaganda covertly boosted,\u201d<\/a> Middle East Eye, May 6, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cTurkey and Iran: Parallel Islam imperialist ambitions for the Middle East,\u201d<\/a> Jonathan Spyer, Jerusalem Post, May 6, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cU.S. official: Reviving Iran nuclear deal ‘absolutely’ possible by mid-June,\u201d<\/a> Darryl Coote, UPI, May 6, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you lose three years as a hostage, and see up close how Iran is an abusive nation-state, it leads you to speak out like no one else can.\u00a0 \u201cNo Ransom Payment for Iran,\u201d Wang Xiyue, op-ed, Newsweek, May 6, 2021. Remember, Iran is the only country in the world regularly calling for the destruction … <\/p>\n

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