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\u201cCoronavirus: Iran has no plans to quarantine cities, Rouhani says,\u201d<\/a> BBC, February 26, 2020.<\/p>\n

“A Utah business leader writes that Iran\u2019s people must forge a path to a constitutional democracy,”<\/a> Khosrow Semnani and Amir Soltani, UtahPolicy.com, February 26, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Iran, an Electoral Flop,\u201d<\/a> Ilan Berman, National Review, February 26, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran to Sentence Citizens Who ‘Spreads Rumors’ about Coronavirus to Flogging, Three Years in Prison,\u201d<\/a> Zachary Evans, National Review, February 26, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cRights Group Calls On UN To Take ‘Urgent Action’ For ‘Brutal Crackdown’ By Iran,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, February 26, 2020.<\/p>\n

Iran will be emboldened to read op-eds like this one by Von Rennenkampff which presents Pres. Rouhani as the political authority in Iran.\u00a0 No, the Supreme Leader is.\u00a0 Let\u2019s don\u2019t shield the Leader from the constructive criticism that his decisions and actions deserve.\u00a0 Rouhani is not even \u201csecond in command\u201d\u2014he is sixth or seventh.\u00a0 See \u201cWhat Reagan and Chamberlain can teach Trump about Iran and North Korea,\u201d<\/a> Mark Von Rennenkampff, op-ed, The Hill, February 26, 2020.<\/p>\n

This blog usually focuses on news from Iran indicating the Regime\u2019s trajectory, and whether it will change its policies and join the nations of the world.\u00a0 This entry highlights two observations, op-eds, by outsiders.\u00a0 The first item comes from the Post, offering Iran a possible path forward, and to demonstrate it doesn\u2019t want nuclear weapons.\u00a0 The second op-ed evaluates the recent election and its low turnout and the intense disenchantment, and predicts that hard-liner will be the next president because of the successful manipulation of the electoral process by the government.\u00a0 The two op-eds are complimentary in the sense that the West can see what is coming, and that Iran can see what is coming, and its people.\u00a0 Coronavirus of a different form is capturing the Regime, and the citizens of the country will react, and the government has an opportunity to act for itself before it becomes a very sick country.\u00a0 See \u201cTwo Senate Iran hawks are pushing a new nuclear deal,\u201d<\/a> Josh Rogin, op-ed, Washington Post, , February 25, 2020, and\u00a0\u201cWhat Does the Iranian Election Tell Us?,\u201d<\/a> Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, op-ed, New York Times, February 25, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Recipe for a massive viral outbreak\u2019: Iran emerges as a worldwide threat,\u201d<\/a> David Kirkpatrick, Farnaz Fassihi, and Mujib Mashal, New York Times, February 25, 2020.<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s inability to prepare for and address the virus is shown in what the country chooses to report (in a heavily state-influenced outlet).\u00a0 See \u201cRouhani gives required directives for fighting coronavirus,\u201d<\/a> Mehr News, February 24, 2020.\u00a0 See also \u201cRouhani: Coronavirus outbreak will be reined in soon,\u201d<\/a> Tehran Times, February 25, 2020.<\/p>\n

Other countries are concerned by reports and information the Regime suppressed details about the outbreak in Iran.\u00a0 \u201cPompeo accuses China and Iran of hiding coronavirus outbreak,\u201d<\/a> Laura Kelly, The Hill, February 25, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Supreme Leader Faces Some Supreme Problems,\u201d<\/a> Bobby Ghosh, Bloomberg, February 24, 2020.<\/p>\n

Well, somebody is telling the truth.\u00a0 Either the FATF, or Iran.\u00a0 Rouhani says Iran\u2014\u201c[the country] is forerunner in fighting terrorism and money laundering.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cIran does not deserve to be blacklisted by FATF: Rouhani,\u201d<\/a> Tehran Times, February 24, 2020.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCoronavirus: Iran has no plans to quarantine cities, Rouhani says,\u201d BBC, February 26, 2020. “A Utah business leader writes that Iran\u2019s people must forge a path to a constitutional democracy,” Khosrow Semnani and Amir Soltani, UtahPolicy.com, February 26, 2020. \u201cIn Iran, an Electoral Flop,\u201d Ilan Berman, National Review, February 26, 2020. \u201cIran to Sentence Citizens … <\/p>\n

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