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\u201cIran regime-backed Hezbollah builds stronghold in France \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> Benjamin Weinthal and Sarah Chemla, Jerusalem Post, June 16, 2021.<\/p>\n

As you will read here, by \u201cfake\u201d it is meant nothing as compared to fair democratic elections\u2014they are \u201cshow\u201d elections, common in authoritarian socieities.\u00a0 \u201cIran Officials Admit That Elections Are Fake,\u201d<\/a> Pooya Stone, Iran Focus, June 16, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran is draining its aquifers dry,\u201d<\/a> Nature, June 16, 2021.\u00a0 Mismanagement and corruption are depleting ground and surface waters across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cBiden urged to secure release of Americans left behind in Iran,\u201d<\/a> Elizabeth Hagedorn, Al Monitor, June 16, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cEbrahim Raisi poised to sweep into Iranian presidency despite weak religious credentials,\u201d<\/a> Joseph Hammond, Washington Post, Religion News Service, June 16, 2021.<\/p>\n

Will Putin follow through?\u00a0 \u201cBiden Says He and Putin Agreed to Work to Keep Iran From Getting Nuclear Weapons,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, June 16, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cFour wild Iran nuclear standoff developments,\u201d<\/a> Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, June 16, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuspected Iranian hackers exploit VPN, Telegram to monitor dissidents,\u201d<\/a> Cyberscoop, June 16, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Rigged Election:\u00a0 A Handpicked President Won\u2019t Stand in the Supreme Leader\u2019s Way,\u201d<\/a> Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, June 16, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cFour wild Iran nuclear standoff developments,\u201d<\/a> Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, June 16, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIran regime-backed Hezbollah builds stronghold in France \u2013 report,\u201d Benjamin Weinthal and Sarah Chemla, Jerusalem Post, June 16, 2021. As you will read here, by \u201cfake\u201d it is meant nothing as compared to fair democratic elections\u2014they are \u201cshow\u201d elections, common in authoritarian socieities.\u00a0 \u201cIran Officials Admit That Elections Are Fake,\u201d Pooya Stone, Iran Focus, June … <\/p>\n

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