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\u201cThe ship\u2019s 14 crew members were detained.\u201d\u00a0 For intelligence.\u00a0 \u201cMilitary ends rescue search for Navy SEALs lost in raid on ship with Iranian weapons,\u201d<\/a> Politico, AP, 1-21-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cHouthis seek more Iranian weapons to step up Red Sea attacks, intel shows,\u201d<\/a> Politico, 1-21-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe shipments are a sign that Tehran is playing a direct role in fueling the crisis in the Red Sea \u2026. \u201cIn addition to escalating against America in Iraq and Syria via militia groups to put pressure on America to end Israel\u2019s war against Hamas, Iran also has a more localized logic at play,\u201d said Behnam Ben Taleblu, with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. \u201cIt is trying to create a cycle of violence that leads to the eviction of U.S. forces from the region, beginning with Iraq.\u201d \u2026 As of Friday, Iran-backed militia groups had attacked U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria 140 times since October, according to the Pentagon. The attacks have typically been small-scale, using a combination of drones and rockets and causing little damage to infrastructure. But on Saturday, militants in Western Iraq launched a major attack on al Asad airbase, injuring a number of U.S. personnel. \u2026 Still, officials and experts maintain that Iran does not seek open war with the West. It\u2019s significant that neither Iran nor Lebanese Hezbollah, a more sophisticated militant group than the Houthis also funded by Tehran, has gotten more involved in the fight in Gaza, said retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, the head of all U.S. forces in the Middle East until 2022. Tehran\u2019s three objectives are: preservation of the regime, destruction of Israel, and ending the U.S. presence in the region, McKenzie said. \u201cBased on that, they do not seek large-scale war with the United States because they know the regime would be threatened by it,\u201d he said.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIranian Soldier Kills 5 Comrades Where IS Attack Killed Dozens,\u201d<\/a> AP, VOA, 1-21-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran appears to spread misinformation to justify attacks on Erbil,\u201d<\/a> Rudaw, 1-21-24.<\/p>\n

Red Alert.\u00a0 \u201cIran has almost enough uranium for nuclear bomb, US expert reports,\u201d<\/a> Jerusalem Post, 1-21-24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe ship\u2019s 14 crew members were detained.\u201d\u00a0 For intelligence.\u00a0 \u201cMilitary ends rescue search for Navy SEALs lost in raid on ship with Iranian weapons,\u201d Politico, AP, 1-21-24. \u201cHouthis seek more Iranian weapons to step up Red Sea attacks, intel shows,\u201d Politico, 1-21-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe shipments are a sign that Tehran is playing a direct role in fueling … <\/p>\n

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