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BTW, and this is the truth, the religious leaders in Qom do not allow Valentine\u2019s Day to be celebrated in Iran.\u00a0 Now, back to the news.\u00a0\u00a0\u201c\u2018Sabotage Attacks\u2019 On Iran\u2019s Gas Pipelines Cause Major Disruptions,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 2-14-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cHours before the explosions, a leaked document from a cyberattack on the parliament revealed that the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council had predicted such incidents in a letter to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi in November. The letter warned about gas shortages resulting from imbalance between production and consumption. He cited dangers such as cyber threats, labor strikes, and sabotage in the energy network as potential risks to energy security amid gas shortages in the winter. Since mid-2020, there have been multiple acts of sabotage in Iran targeting nuclear, energy, military and industrial sites. The Iranian government has blamed Israel and, in some cases, armed opposition groups, but it is almost certain that sophisticated operations are conducted by state actors. As acts of sabotage occurred regularly, Khamenei ordered closer coordination between a hodgepodge of intelligence and security outfits in June 2023. Iran\u2019s natural gas production gradually declines due to lack of investments and technology, even though the country has the second largest reserves in the world. Officials have said in the past that the sector needs an investment of at least $40 billion to install larger production platforms, with stronger pumps, in the Persian Gulf, where Iran shares a huge underwater gas field with Qatar.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHackers Leak Details About Iran’s Shadowy Oil Smuggling Network,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 2-14-24.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018The streets smell like death:\u2019 Iran\u2019s suicide epidemic,\u201d<\/a> Rudaw, 2-14-24.<\/p>\n

Happy Valentine\u2019s Day.\u00a0 \u201cVIDEO: Iran unveils new cruise missile system,\u201d<\/a> Mehr, 2-14-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cU.S. sanctions Iran Central Bank subsidiary for U.S. tech procurement and violating export rules,\u201d<\/a> AP, 2-14-24.<\/p>\n

Insightful interview about Iran from Pahlavi.\u00a0 \u201cExiled Iranian prince: \u2018There are those who believe in death\u2019,\u201d<\/a> JNS, 2-14-24.\u00a0\u00a0The \u201ceye of the octopus,\u201d the Islamic regime in Iran, must be addressed, Reza Pahlavi said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BTW, and this is the truth, the religious leaders in Qom do not allow Valentine\u2019s Day to be celebrated in Iran.\u00a0 Now, back to the news.\u00a0\u00a0\u201c\u2018Sabotage Attacks\u2019 On Iran\u2019s Gas Pipelines Cause Major Disruptions,\u201d Iran International, 2-14-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cHours before the explosions, a leaked document from a cyberattack on the parliament revealed that the Secretary of the … <\/p>\n

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