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\u201cIran stations warship in Red Sea as US aircraft carrier leaves Middle East \u2013 analysis,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, Jerusalem Post, 1-1-24.\u00a0 So, as the Ford goes home from the Med (the Eisenhower is in the Gulf of Aden, responding to Iran’s Houthi attacks in the Red Sea), what is Iran’s Alborz warship?\u00a0 It is a frigate, dating from the time of the Shah, built by Great Britain, and launched in 1969.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran sends 2nd notice to US over Gen. Soleimani assassination,\u201d<\/a> Mehr, 1-1-24.\u00a0 Hey Iran, get new lawyers.\u00a0 Since I\u2019m one, it isn\u2019t hard for me (or anyone else) to look up the Protection of Diplomats Convention, a 1973 UN anti-terrorism treaty to prevent and punish crimes against internationally protected persons including diplomatic agents.\u00a0 Go see https:\/\/legal.un.org\/ilc\/texts\/instruments\/english\/conventions\/9_4_1973.pdf\u00a0\u00a0Soleimani (the head of the Quds Force) was anything but a diplomat, and in fact tried to kill diplomats.\u00a0 And thousands of other persons.\u00a0 He was a marked man, and for many years stayed low key.\u00a0 As the main person for the Supreme Leader trying to increase the Shia revolution\u2019s breadth to proxies in multiple countries, and targeting U.S. and other states\u2019 soldiers who stood in his way, and leading the charge against Saudi Arabia and to eliminate Israel, Soleimani\u2019s removal by the President Trump was not a surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran stations warship in Red Sea as US aircraft carrier leaves Middle East \u2013 analysis,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 1-1-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s security chief meets senior Ansarullah official,\u201d<\/a> Mehr, 1-1-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Escalating Nuclear Program is A Threat to Regional and Global Security,\u201d<\/a> Iran News Update, 1-1-24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIran stations warship in Red Sea as US aircraft carrier leaves Middle East \u2013 analysis,\u201d Reuters, Jerusalem Post, 1-1-24.\u00a0 So, as the Ford goes home from the Med (the Eisenhower is in the Gulf of Aden, responding to Iran’s Houthi attacks in the Red Sea), what is Iran’s Alborz warship?\u00a0 It is a frigate, dating … <\/p>\n

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