{"id":5163,"date":"2023-11-02T08:58:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T13:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=5163"},"modified":"2023-11-03T02:57:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T07:57:00","slug":"5163","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2023\/11\/02\/5163\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quote of the Day:\u00a0 \u201cThis is like granting Bin Laden a Nobel Peace Prize.\u201d \u00a0Naftali Bennett, Israel\u2019s former PM.\u00a0 \u201cWhy did the United Nations hand a human rights job to Iran\u2019s ambassador?,\u201d Spectator, 11-2-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/originals\/2023\/11\/iran-limiting-jailed-nobel-winners-medical-care-over-hijab-refusal-family\">\u201cIran limiting jailed Nobel winner&#8217;s medical care over hijab refusal: family,\u201d<\/a> AFP, 11-2-23.\u00a0 So cruel.<\/p>\n<p>Why, if Iran is not involved with Hamas\u2019 actions, were these talks held in Iran?\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/thailand-held-direct-hostage-talks-with-hamas-in-iran\">\u201cThailand held direct hostage talks with Hamas in Iran,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, 11-2-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2023\/11\/irans-muddywater-targets-israel-in-new.html\">\u201cIran&#8217;s MuddyWater Targets Israel in New Spear-Phishing Cyber Campaign,\u201d<\/a> Hacker News, 11-2-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-771265\">\u201cIranian commander in Lebanon to coordinate with Hezbollah \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> Jerusalem Post, 11-2-23.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, visited Lebanon to coordinate with Hezbollah concerning the conflict with Israel on Wednesday, the Lebanese al-Jadeed news reported on Wednesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Yazdani family has had their lives ruined by the Regime.\u00a0 First, the son is shot.\u00a0 Then his mother is unfairly sentenced to more than a decade behind bars.\u00a0 For nothing.\u00a0 \u201cIranian mother jailed for 13 years after denouncing death of son shot at protest,\u201d Guardian, 11-2-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/israel-warns-elite-iran-backed-unit-now-lebanon-join-war-1840453\">\u201cIsrael Warns An Elite Iran-Backed Unit is Now in Lebanon to Join War,\u201d<\/a> Newsweek, 11-2-23.\u00a0\u00a0The Imam Hossein Division has arrived in southern Lebanon to aid Hezbollah.\u00a0 It is overseen by the Quds Force (of the IRGC), and is considered Iran\u2019s \u201cmost elite fighting force in Syria.\u201d\u00a0 The group has precision-guided munitions and both armed and surveillance drones. \u00a0It is comprised of combat, special forces and logistics departments, with a force of thousands of fighters, mostly Syrians, but from Afghanistan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Sudan, and Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>Good article.\u00a0 One additional point that should be made\u2014Iran is really a proxy for Russia.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/iran-russia-ukraine-israel-hamas-vladimir-putin-military-aid-6b9ed2f5\">\u201cThe Iran-Russia Military Axis,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 11-2-23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quote of the Day:\u00a0 \u201cThis is like granting Bin Laden a Nobel Peace Prize.\u201d \u00a0Naftali Bennett, Israel\u2019s former PM.\u00a0 \u201cWhy did the United Nations hand a human rights job to Iran\u2019s ambassador?,\u201d Spectator, 11-2-23. \u201cIran limiting jailed Nobel winner&#8217;s medical care over hijab refusal: family,\u201d AFP, 11-2-23.\u00a0 So cruel. 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