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Authoritarianism does not work.\u00a0 The government of Iran is no doubt watching their brother Cuba, surprised by the mass protests across the country this weekend.\u00a0 The people have reached the point of not being afraid of the country.\u00a0 \u201cThe order \u2018To combat\u2019 has been given,\u201d said the President of Cuba Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel, trying to scare the hundreds of thousands of protesters home with the threat of police arrests.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cCuba\u2019s Unrest Frames World\u2019s Big Struggle: Dictators vs. Democracies,\u201d<\/a> Gerald Seib, Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cChess champ Garry Kasparov speaks out against Iranian regime,\u201d<\/a> Christopher Hamill-Steward, Arab News, July 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

Another way for the Regime to spy on their own citizens, from cradle to marriage to grave.\u00a0 \u201cIran unveils state-approved Islamic dating app to boost marriage,\u201d<\/a> AFP, Guardian, July 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

They need to vote for a new Leader.\u00a0 \u201cWater inflow into Iranian dams declines 47% yr\/yr,\u201d<\/a> Tehran Times, Payvand, July 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

Elliot Abrams is right.\u00a0 \u201cIran’s reserves fell in 2020 to a startlingly low $4 billion, suggesting that the “maximum pressure” campaign was succeeding.\u201d\u00a0 They had fallen some 90%.\u00a0 See \u201cDid the \u201cMaximum Pressure\u201d Campaign Against Iran Fail?,\u201d<\/a> Elliott Abrams, blog post, Council on Foreign Relations, July 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIranian Oil Executive Removed From U.S. Blacklist Holds Roles Linked to Iran\u2019s Government,\u201d<\/a> Ian Taylor, WSJ, July 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cArmenia changes vaccination policy as Iranian vaccine tourists flock,\u201d<\/a> Karine Ghazaryan, Eurasian.net, July 12, 2021.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIranians have been flooding into Armenia to get COVID vaccines, causing Tehran to complain and Yerevan to tighten the rules.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Remains \u2018A Stumbling Block\u2019 To Cooperation On The Caspian,\u201d<\/a> Paul Goble, op-ed, Eurasia Review, July 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran fumes over American, European support for opposition group at Berlin rally,\u201d<\/a> AP, Times of Israel, July 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIraq Accuses Iran of Violation by Cutting Off Water from Vital Rivers,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, July 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIranian woman’s suitcase sparked evacuation of Brussels airport,\u201d<\/a> Tzvi Joffre, Jerusalem Post, July 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cBedouin Israeli millionaire charged with spying for Iran,\u201d<\/a> Judah Ari Gross, Times of Israel, July 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

Surprised it got this far under the ayatollahs.\u00a0 \u201cIranian astronomers fear their ambitious observatory could become a \u2018Third World telescope\u2019,\u201d<\/a> Richard Stone, Science Magazine, July 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

All other dating platforms except Hamdam (run by the government) are illegal.\u00a0 See \u201cIran unveils Islamic dating app to encourage marriage,\u201d<\/a> Al Jazeera, July 12, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Authoritarianism does not work.\u00a0 The government of Iran is no doubt watching their brother Cuba, surprised by the mass protests across the country this weekend.\u00a0 The people have reached the point of not being afraid of the country.\u00a0 \u201cThe order \u2018To combat\u2019 has been given,\u201d said the President of Cuba Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel, trying to scare … <\/p>\n

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