{"id":3276,"date":"2021-06-14T06:13:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T11:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=3276"},"modified":"2021-06-15T16:08:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T21:08:12","slug":"3276","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2021\/06\/14\/3276\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cKhamenei Backed Paper Tries To Secure Presidential Frontrunner\u2019s Win,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

CNN has this story right.\u00a0 \u201cRaisi has played a decades-long role in a bloody crackdown on Iranian dissidents.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIran’s hardline presidential frontrunner could take the country back to a dark past, just as Iranians are itching for change,\u201d<\/a> CNN, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cResistance in Iran\u2019s holiest city where live music is banned,\u201d<\/a> The Irish Times, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow dangerous is the new alleged Russia-Iran high resolution satellite?,\u201d<\/a> Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cNATO summit statement: ‘We call on Iran to stop all ballistic missile activities’,\u201d<\/a> Arab Times, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Times just ran a story about the miracle of Israel\u2019s democracy in the dangerous region of the Middle East, and there is no greater threat than Iran.\u00a0 And with all the markers of Iran, it is hard to call it glorious.\u00a0 But hey, FM Zarif makes an appearance.\u00a0 \u201cFM Zarif:\u00a0 Israel\u2019s Tyrant Falls as Iran Continues March of Glory,\u201d<\/a> Kashmir Observer, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

No details have been announced.\u00a0 This may be bluster.\u00a0 \u201cIran says outline agreed with U.S. to lift energy sanctions,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Arsalan Shahla, Bloomberg, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

A destroyer Dena and a minesweeper.\u00a0 \u201cIran’s navy receives two new warships,\u201d<\/a> The Economic Times, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Misery and the Miserable State of the Iranian Rial,\u201d<\/a> Steve Hanke, National Review, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cRevelation by Ex-Intelligence Minister Sheds Light Iran Election Process,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith So Much Of The Debate Hampered Ahead Of Presidential Vote, Iranians Turn To Clubhouse,\u201d<\/a> Golnaz Esfandiari, RFE\/RL, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if the Guardian Council ran their own poll before announcing the seven finalists so they could make sure their candidate, Raisi, would win.\u00a0 Yes, polls are rare and unreliable in the Iran, but can be conducted.\u00a0 \u201cExclusive:\u00a0 Poll Finds Raeesi Easily Leading Iran- Vote,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran approves first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine,\u201d<\/a> Olafimihan Oshin, The Hill, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran says it has broad agreement with the US on lifting sanctions,\u201d<\/a> Arsalan ShahlaBloomberg, Bloomberg, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrial of activists in Iran delayed by 10 days over access to lawyers,\u201d<\/a> Paul Peachey, The National, June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cKhamenei Backed Paper Tries To Secure Presidential Frontrunner\u2019s Win,\u201d Iran International, June 14, 2021. CNN has this story right.\u00a0 \u201cRaisi has played a decades-long role in a bloody crackdown on Iranian dissidents.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIran’s hardline presidential frontrunner could take the country back to a dark past, just as Iranians are itching for change,\u201d CNN, June … <\/p>\n

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