{"id":5393,"date":"2023-12-23T11:59:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T17:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=5393"},"modified":"2023-12-30T01:53:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T07:53:44","slug":"5393","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2023\/12\/23\/5393\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

The Administration’s refusal to perform real self-defense against attacks directly out of Iran against the U.S. (Syria, Iraq, etc.) has now led to this result, the attack by Iran against Israel-related (and thus other countries) shipping, off the coast of India today.\u00a0 \u00a0“India drone strike: Cargo ship attacked off Gujarat coast,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 12-23-23.<\/p>\n

And ditto for \u201cIran threatens to shut Strait of Gibraltar as tensions ramp up,\u201d<\/a> Yahoo News, 12-23-23.\u00a0 Part of me says \u201cWhat is Iran thinking?\u00a0 It seems like it is starting a war with the world\u2014everyone uses the seas and these straits.\u201d\u00a0 Another part of me says \u201cFreedom is not free.\u201d<\/p>\n

And this goes to the very top of the Regime.\u00a0 \u201cIran’s Khamenei calls on Muslim nations to block shipping to Israel,\u201d<\/a> UPI, 12-23-23.<\/p>\n

The humor continues.\u00a0 \u201cIran\u2019s Ruler Says Elections Needed Against \u2018Dictatorship\u2019,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 12-23-23.\u00a0\u00a0They are a dictatorship, cloaked in claims of some sort of democracy.<\/p>\n

It is also funny to read (as is always the case when these events occur) Iran categorically deny the evidence presented by others of its bad deeds, but never able to enunciate alternative facts.\u00a0 \u201cIran Dismisses US Intelligence Tying It to Red Sea Attacks,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 12-23-23.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Comprehensive View of Iran\u2019s Corruption Crisis,\u201d<\/a> Iran News Update, 12-23-23.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran: Swedish citizen to be executed ‘shortly’ says UN,\u201d<\/a> MEE, 12-23-23.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran to host international conference on Palestine in Tehran,\u201d<\/a> Ynet, 12-23-23.<\/p>\n

\u201cOfficial: Up to 10k best nurses of Iran have migrated,”<\/a> IFP, 12-23-23.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran’s Hardliners Threaten Renewed War On Man’s Best Friend,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 12-23-23.\u00a0\u00a0The Regime opposes dog ownership.\u00a0 Not normal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran, Azerbaijan agree to open transit passage at border,\u201d<\/a> Xinhua, 12-23-23.\u00a0 Maybe normal.<\/p>\n

\u201cEgyptian, Iranian presidents discuss Gaza developments, restoring ties,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 12-23-23.\u00a0 Pres. Sisi is being careful, but following the lead of the Saudis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Administration’s refusal to perform real self-defense against attacks directly out of Iran against the U.S. (Syria, Iraq, etc.) has now led to this result, the attack by Iran against Israel-related (and thus other countries) shipping, off the coast of India today.\u00a0 \u00a0“India drone strike: Cargo ship attacked off Gujarat coast,\u201d BBC, 12-23-23. And ditto … <\/p>\n

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