{"id":5454,"date":"2024-01-02T09:34:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T15:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=5454"},"modified":"2024-01-05T16:26:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T22:26:21","slug":"5454","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2024\/01\/02\/5454\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

So, let\u2019s see if Iran\u2019s Alborz interdicts those pirates from Yemen.\u00a0 Or if Iran’s real goal is to intimidate other navies from keeping the oceans free.\u00a0 \u201cIran Deploys Destroyer To Red Sea,\u201d<\/a> Tasnim, 1-2-24.<\/p>\n

Thanks Supreme Leader.\u00a0 After Maersk (the world\u2019s largest shipping company) decides to run ships through the Canal and Red Sea again, you allowed the Houthis to attack and try to take hostage a Maersk cargo ship the Hangzhou, but the U.S. Navy sank 3 of the Houthi pirate boats.\u00a0 Now, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have halted trade.\u00a0 \u201cMaersk Decides the Red Sea Is Too Unsafe for Its Ships for Now,\u201d Bloomberg, 1-2-24.<\/p>\n

So, here are the Supreme Leader\u2019s terms, incredibly high, conveyed today through Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.\u00a0 In exchange for the Israeli hostages, Iran wants a complete ceasefire, a unity government in Gaza including Hamas, creation of a Palestinian state with capital in Jerusalem, and right of return for Palestinians to Israel (which means acquisition of land and payments).\u00a0\u00a0\u201cHamas leader to intermediaries: no hostage release without full ceasefire,\u201d<\/a> I24, 1-2-24.<\/p>\n

With hostage negotiations with Hamas (Iran) going nowhere, and those hostages coming closer to death every day, Israel has made the decision to target one of the major Hamas leaders, the first killed since the Oct. 7 attack.\u00a0 This is a big deal.\u00a0 \u201cTop Hamas Leader Killed in Suspected Israeli Strike in Beirut,\u201d<\/a> Wall Street Journal, 1-2-24.\u00a0 And can you say Rafic Hariri?\u00a0 Massive truck bomb by Hezbollah blew up PM Hariri in 2005.\u00a0 No one held responsible.\u00a0 It is ironic that Hezbollah\/Iran is now insisting that Israel be held responsible for this most recent act.<\/p>\n

See also \u201cCEP Brief:\u00a0 Hamas Leader Saleh Al-Arouri Killed in Alleged Israeli Strike in Lebanon,\u201d<\/a> Counter Extremism Project, 1-2-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cOn January 2nd, Hamas military leader and financier Saleh al-Arouri was killed in an alleged Israeli strike in the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, according to reports from the Hezbollah-linked al Mayadeen and confirmed by Hezbollah. Arouri had been elected deputy leader of Hamas\u2019s political bureau in October 2017. He was a key Hamas financier, a founding member of the al-Qassam brigades, and head of Hamas\u2019s military wing in the West Bank.\u00a0 Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace stated:\u00a0\u00a0\u201cSaleh al-Arouri was a mass murderer and U.S.-designated terrorist who operated freely from the safe havens provided by Turkey and Qatar. Justice for the perpetrators of the October 7 atrocities should be the responsibility of all U.S. and Israeli allies. It cannot be confined by international borders.\u201d\u00a0 CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler added: \u201cArouri has been responsible for planning attacks and financing Hamas\u2019s activities from Syria, Turkey, Qatar, and Lebanon since he left Israel in 2010. He moved to Syria in 2012 and was expelled from Turkey in 2015 and Qatar in 2017. In Lebanon, Arouri operated as Hamas\u2019s quasi-ambassador to Hezbollah. He was also a major link between Hamas and the Iranian regime, working closely with former IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani and attending meetings with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Arouri has been facilitating money and weapons transfers to Hamas since the 1980s. In 2014, he claimed responsibility from Turkey for the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens, sparking that summer\u2019s conflict between Israel and Hamas. In 2015, he was expelled from Turkey and designated by the U.S. Treasury for his role as a \u201ckey financier and financial facilitator for Hamas military cells planning attacks and fomenting unrest.\u201d\u00a0 In 2018, the U.S. Department of State offered a $5 million dollar reward for information leading to his arrest. Despite being expelled from Turkey and Qatar in 2015 and 2017 respectively, Arouri enjoyed free movement between Turkey, Lebanon, and Qatar. In March of 2023, Israel\u2019s Shin Bet reported that Arouri, along with other Hamas leaders in Istanbul, had recruited four young students from the West Bank for weapons and explosives training in order to carry out terror attacks in Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c’God Spoke Through Me,’ Khamenei Claims, Stirring Controversy,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 1-2-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Internet Price Hike Sparks Concerns of Censorship,\u201d<\/a> Iran News Update, 1-2-24.<\/p>\n

And news from Canada, from Niagara Falls.\u00a0 \u201cIranian with terrorist ties apprehended at northern border,\u201d<\/a> Washington Examiner, 1-2-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Major Escalation, Drones Target Key Kurdish Power Base Near Irbil,\u201d<\/a> VOA, 1-2-24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So, let\u2019s see if Iran\u2019s Alborz interdicts those pirates from Yemen.\u00a0 Or if Iran’s real goal is to intimidate other navies from keeping the oceans free.\u00a0 \u201cIran Deploys Destroyer To Red Sea,\u201d Tasnim, 1-2-24. Thanks Supreme Leader.\u00a0 After Maersk (the world\u2019s largest shipping company) decides to run ships through the Canal and Red Sea again, … <\/p>\n

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