{"id":5389,"date":"2023-12-20T23:27:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T05:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=5389"},"modified":"2023-12-30T01:51:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T07:51:25","slug":"5389","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2023\/12\/20\/5389\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/cyprus-foils-alleged-iranian-plot-to-kill-israelis-in-joint-operation-with-mossad\">\u201cCyprus foils alleged Iranian plot to kill Israelis, in joint operation with Mossad,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, 12-20-23.\u00a0 \u201cCypriot authorities said the suspects\u2019 Iranian handler moved in and out of Cyprus through the ethnically divided island nation\u2019s breakaway Turkish Cypriot north and would cross a UN-controlled buffer zone into the internationally recognized south to establish contact with the two. His identity and whereabouts were not revealed but the official said he worked for Iran\u2019s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. \u2026 This is the third such alleged Iranian plot to target Israelis in Cyprus in more than a year. In July, Cyprus authorities broke up an alleged plot involving an Iranian-backed hit squad that planned to kill Israelis and other Jews.\u201d\u00a0 Turkey is not stopping these Iranian killers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-67771532\">\u201cLeaked Iran hijab documents call for mobile courts and jail terms for celebrities,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 12-20-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/even-without-russian-jets-irans-001701097.html\">\u201cEven without new Russian jets, Iran&#8217;s aging air force could still win home-field advantage in a regional war,\u201d<\/a> Yahoo News, 12-20-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/originals\/2023\/12\/iran-launches-new-naval-unit-red-sea-attacks-intensify\">\u201cIran launches new naval unit as Red Sea attacks intensify,\u201d<\/a> Al Monitor, 12-20-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/khameneis-priorities-and-the-struggle-of-the-iranian-people\">\u201cKhamenei\u2019s Priorities and the Struggle of the Iranian People,\u201d<\/a> Iran News, 12-20-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/feature\/why-iran-sent-houthis-war-against-israel-208082\">\u201cWhy Iran Sent the Houthis to War Against Israel,\u201d<\/a> National Interest, 12-20-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202312208203\">\u201cIran\u2019s Currency Rises After Accessing Unblocked Funds In Oman,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 12-20-23.\u00a0 The brave stories keep coming from II, regardless of the Regime\u2019s attempts to assassinate two of its top newscasters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/originals\/2023\/12\/iranian-journalist-sara-massoumi-sentenced-prison-over-tweet-lawyer\">\u201cIranian journalist Sara Massoumi sentenced to prison over tweet: lawyer,\u201d<\/a> Al Monitor, 12-20-23.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tehrantimes.com\/news\/492736\/Accusations-against-Tehran-baseless-Iran-s-nuclear-chief\">\u201cAccusations against Tehran baseless: Iran&#8217;s nuclear chief,\u201d<\/a> Tehran Times, 12-20-23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cCyprus foils alleged Iranian plot to kill Israelis, in joint operation with Mossad,\u201d Times of Israel, 12-20-23.\u00a0 \u201cCypriot authorities said the suspects\u2019 Iranian handler moved in and out of Cyprus through the ethnically divided island nation\u2019s breakaway Turkish Cypriot north and would cross a UN-controlled buffer zone into the internationally recognized south to establish contact &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2023\/12\/20\/5389\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2819,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2532],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-update"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2819"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5389"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5427,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5389\/revisions\/5427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}