{"id":5331,"date":"2023-12-07T22:04:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T04:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=5331"},"modified":"2023-12-18T00:37:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T06:37:46","slug":"5331","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2023\/12\/07\/5331\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202312062449\">\u201cIran&#8217;s Biggest Corruption Case Rattles Ruling Hardliners,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 12-7-23.\u00a0 The ministers of agriculture, industry, and the governors of the Central Bank of Iran and the chiefs of the Iranian Customs Administration are alleged to be involved in the nearly $3.5 billion corruption case.\u00a0 Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, however, \u201cwho has not yet commented on the case, has consistently rejected statements about systematic corruption in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202312074202\">\u201cIranian Paramilitary Commander Repeats Threat To Destroy Israel,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 12-7-23.<\/p>\n<p>This is the Amnesty International report that investigated the 2022 brutality by the Regime\u2019s various organs.\u00a0 Remember, these governmental actors were ordered to do what they did.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/islamic-terrorism\/article-777083\">\u201cIran&#8217;s IRGC, police raped, sexually assaulted protesters \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> Jerusalem Post, 12-7-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.checkpoint.com\/2023\/irans-most-advanced-cyber-attack-yet\">\u201cIran\u2019s Most Advanced Cyber Attack Yet,\u201d<\/a> Check Point Research, 12-7-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-777174\">\u201cIran wants sophisticated Russian military capabilities \u2013 US warns,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 12-7-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/iran-seizes-two-more-vessels-in-persian-gulf-for-fuel-smuggling\/3076211\">\u201cIran seizes two more vessels in Persian Gulf for &#8216;fuel smuggling&#8217;,\u201d<\/a> AA, 12-7-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iranwire.com\/en\/prisoners\/123284-two-decades-of-pressure-against-azeri-activist-in-iran\">\u201cTwo Decades of Pressure Against Azeri Activist in Iran,\u201d<\/a> Iran Wire, 12-7-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/blog\/ai-assault-women-what-irans-tech-enabled-morality-laws-indicate-womens-rights-movements\">\u201cThe AI Assault on Women: What Iran\u2019s Tech Enabled Morality Laws Indicate for Women\u2019s Rights Movements,\u201d<\/a> Council on Foreign Relations, 12-7-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/12\/07\/politics\/us-military-commercial-ships-red-sea-houthi-militants\/index.html\">\u201cUS military in talks to escort commercial ships in Red Sea amid attacks from Iranian-backed militants,\u201d<\/a> CNN, 12-7-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/princeton-professor-investigated-by-house-republicans-for-suspected-ties-to-iran\">\u201cPrinceton professor investigated by House Republicans for suspected ties to Iran,\u201d<\/a> College Fix, 12-7-23.\u00a0 This is a years-long problem.\u00a0 A shill for Iran, always siding with the Regime in his various writings and talks.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it goes without saying, but note the involvement by Iran in the fight against Ukraine and against Israel.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202312074700\">\u201cUS Warns Against Iran, Russia Expanding Military Cooperation,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 12-7-23.\u00a0\u00a0Not surprising Iran would do this.\u00a0 The Houthis have declared they will target any ship associated with or traveling to Israel and does not stop in Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid with attack off the Yemen and in the strait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIran&#8217;s Biggest Corruption Case Rattles Ruling Hardliners,\u201d Iran International, 12-7-23.\u00a0 The ministers of agriculture, industry, and the governors of the Central Bank of Iran and the chiefs of the Iranian Customs Administration are alleged to be involved in the nearly $3.5 billion corruption case.\u00a0 Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, however, \u201cwho has not yet commented on &hellip; 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