{"id":3199,"date":"2021-05-29T08:12:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T13:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=3199"},"modified":"2021-05-30T22:50:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T03:50:54","slug":"3199","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2021\/05\/29\/3199\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is not normal for a country to do this.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/iran-praises-hamas-for-missile-barrages-commemorates-key-missile-maker-669540\">\u201cIran praises Hamas for missile barrages, commemorates key missile maker,\u201d<\/a> Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, May 29, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/iraq-militia-drones-threat\/2021\/05\/28\/864e44d0-bc8f-11eb-922a-c40c9774bc48_story.html\">\u201cIran-backed militias turn to drone attacks, alarming U.S. forces in Iraq,\u201d<\/a> Louisa Loveluck and John Hudson, Washington Post, May 29, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Seven years and counting, thank you Iran.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1866826\/middle-east\">\u201cYemen FM says Iran\u2019s support for Houthis is prolonging war,\u201d<\/a> Arab News, May 29, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iranian-media-say-tanker-seized-indonesia-is-released-2021-05-29\">\u201cIranian tanker seized by Indonesia is released after 4 months,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, May 29, 2021.\u00a0\u00a0The \u201cIranian-flagged tanker, the MT Horse, was released on Friday after a court decision earlier in the week.\u00a0The court ruled the vessel could leave Indonesia, while the captain would be subject to a two-year probation without any fine.\u201d He was also released.<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear from this news how this is related to U.S. sanctions, which do not prohibit medicine and other essential aid.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/iran-iraq-funds\/iran-says-iraq-to-release-125-mln-of-frozen-funds-for-vaccines-idUSL2N2NG060\">\u201cIran says Iraq to release $125 million of frozen funds for vaccines,&#8221;<\/a> Reuters, May 29, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/05\/29\/iranian-warships-venezuela-491414\">\u201cU.S. monitoring Iranian warships that may be headed to Venezuela,\u201d<\/a> Betsy Woodruff Swan, Lara Seligman, Andrew Desiderio, and Nahal Toosi, Politico, May 29, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wionews.com\/world\/israelis-should-go-back-to-europe-us-irans-quds-force-commander-388271\">\u201cIsraelis should &#8216;go back&#8217; to Europe, US: Iran&#8217;s Quds Force commander,\u201d<\/a> WION News, May 29, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most important stories during May, and which many intelligence agencies may have been aware during the 11 day conflict.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/iran-hamas-and-hezbollah-coordinated-gaza-fighting-in-joint-war-room-report\">\u201cIran, Hamas and Hezbollah coordinated Gaza fighting in joint war room \u2014 report,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, May 29, 2021.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran\u2019s IRGC and Hezbollah coordinated with Hamas on the recent fighting in Gaza between Palestinian terrorists and Israel, according to the editor-in-chief of a Lebanese daily affiliated with Hezbollah. \u2026 [O]fficers from the IRGC, Hamas and Hezbollah set up a joint military operations center in Beirut. The commander of the IRGC\u2019s overseas Quds Force, Esmail Ghaani, visited the operations center twice during the military hostilities, according to Al-Amine. The newspaper editor claimed Hezbollah sent weapons and ammunition to Gaza and \u201cmoved a number of Palestinian resistance officers out of the Strip during the aggression,\u201d according to Al-Manar.\u201d\u00a0 How did these personnel move and this support occur?<\/p>\n<p>It is not normal in most countries for the military to back a candidate and take steps to ensure he wins.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/iranintl.com\/en\/iran-in-brief\/iran-guards-say-not-supporting-any-candidate-educating-voters\">\u201cIran Guards Say Not Supporting Any Candidate But \u2018Educating\u2019 Voters,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, May 29, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is not normal for a country to do this.\u00a0 \u201cIran praises Hamas for missile barrages, commemorates key missile maker,\u201d Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, May 29, 2021. \u201cIran-backed militias turn to drone attacks, alarming U.S. forces in Iraq,\u201d Louisa Loveluck and John Hudson, Washington Post, May 29, 2021. 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