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It is irresponsible and misleading for Reuters to put out this type of headline.\u00a0 Rarely, whether in wartime or otherwise, does a terror leader give a recordable order to attack.\u00a0 The headline is \u201cNo direct Iran order for proxies to attack US troops, Pentagon says,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 10-23-23.\u00a0 Instead, we see a statement such as the first sentence, \u201cThe United States has not seen a direct order from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to attack U.S. troops in the region, the Pentagon said on Monday following a rise in attacks in Iraq and Syria by suspected Iran-backed groups.\u201d\u00a0 Thank you Sherlock Reuters.<\/p>\n

Give credit when it is due\u2014Reuters got this headline right.\u00a0 \u201cWhite House says Iran ‘actively facilitating’ some attacks on US military bases,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 10-23-23.<\/p>\n

\u201cUS Government Issues Iran Ballistic Missile Procurement Advisory,\u201d<\/a> Sanctions News, 10-23-23.<\/p>\n

Remember that Hamas didn\u2019t invent tunnels.\u00a0 Nor do they plan and operate them by themselves.\u00a0 \u201c’It’s like being underwater’: What Israeli soldiers will face inside the labyrinth of Hamas tunnels,\u201d<\/a> NBC, 10-23-23.<\/p>\n

\u201cIntelligence shows Iranian-backed militias are ready to ramp up their attacks against US forces in the Middle East,\u201d<\/a> CNN, 10-23-23.<\/p>\n

222 hostages, 4 have been freed.\u00a0 No one in the media is asking yet who told Hamas to release the 4.\u00a0 \u201cHamas frees 2 Israeli women as U.S. advises delaying ground war to allow talks on captives,\u201d<\/a> AP, Politico, 10-23-23.<\/p>\n

Three minutes!\u00a0 \u201cAmnesty International earlier this month called for an independent investigation into what happened to Geravand, saying there was “mounting evidence of a cover-up by the authorities.”\u00a0 Amnesty said it had analyzed footage published by Iranian media that purportedly shows there was no altercation and found that the footage has been edited, the frame rate increased and over three minutes of footage is missing.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIranian teen Armita Geravand has “no hope of recovery” after controversial train incident, her family says,\u201d<\/a> CBS, 10-23-23.<\/p>\n

Russia again facilitates.\u00a0 Wouldn\u2019t it be great if the UN Sec. Gen. calls Russia and China out for assisting Iran?\u00a0 \u201cRussia, Iran strengthen ties in ‘trusting’ atmosphere -Russian foreign ministry,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 10-23-23.<\/p>\n

It is more a question of the fewer number of border crossings.\u00a0 \u201cChina Leaves Iran Out Of Major Investment Projects,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 10-23-23.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s ayatollahs play the Middle East\u2019s most dangerous game,\u201d<\/a> Economist, 10-23-23.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThey want to escalate without triggering full-blown war.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHamas\u2019 online infrastructure reveals ties to Iran APT, researchers say,\u201d<\/a> CSO, 10-23-23.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Seeks Silent Burial Of Injured Teen To Avoid Protests,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 10-23-23.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran must safeguard basic freedoms and protect human rights: UN expert,\u201d<\/a> UN HRC, 10-23-23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is irresponsible and misleading for Reuters to put out this type of headline.\u00a0 Rarely, whether in wartime or otherwise, does a terror leader give a recordable order to attack.\u00a0 The headline is \u201cNo direct Iran order for proxies to attack US troops, Pentagon says,\u201d Reuters, 10-23-23.\u00a0 Instead, we see a statement such as the … <\/p>\n

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