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\u201cIraq Foreign Minister:\u00a0 We Need an Apology from Iran and Proof about \u2018Mossad Base’,\u201d<\/a> MENA, 2-21-24.<\/p>\n

Quote of the Day:\u00a0 \u201cWith today\u2019s extradition of Omarov, we have taken a significant step forward to hold Iranian actors accountable for their brazen plot to assassinate a U.S. citizen on American soil.\u201d \u00a0Director of the F.B.I. Christopher Wray.\u00a0 Second Quote of the Day:\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m joyful first for having been given a second life and I rejoice in the humiliation of Islamic Republic.\u00a0 My adopted country has once again saved me from the murderous regime of my birth country Iran.\u201d\u00a0 Masih Alinejad, an American human rights activist from Brooklyn and critic of Iran.\u00a0 See \u201cMan Extradited to U.S. in Suspected Iranian Plot to Kill Activist,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 5-21-24.\u00a0\u00a0They tried to assassinate Ms. Alinejad with an AK-47.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran created a Frankenstein\u2019s monster in the Middle East,\u201d<\/a> The Hill, 2-21-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Reformist Camp In Disarray Over Sham Elections,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 2-21-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Invites IAEA Chief To Attend Conference In May,\u201d<\/a> AFP, 2-21-24.<\/p>\n

That Iran identifies Israel and prepares further to attack it is because of the leaks from \u201cWestern\u201d security officials reported several days ago.\u00a0 As I wrote then on this blog, if this was the USG that authorized the leak to blame Israel, shame on us.\u00a0 Israel has taken a beating and are being asked to do more in the war on terror than any country.\u00a0 See \u201cIran says Israel is behind ‘plot’ against gas pipelines \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> i24NEWS, 2-21-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran and Sri Lanka commit to deepening bilateral relations,\u201d<\/a> JPost, 2-21-24.\u00a0 Iran continues to try to find support from any country (including small ones).<\/p>\n

This story will send shivers up the spine of those fearing a wider war, and is also a clear signal of what Israel may do because of Iran\u2019s quest for nuclear weapons.\u00a0 When last week Ali-Akbar Salehi (past head of Iran\u2019s nuclear agency) said Iran now has everything needed to make a nuclear bomb, the IAF now releases this story that it is preparing its F-35s for possible attacks on Iran\u2019s nuke sites.\u00a0 See \u201cIsrael prepares F-35s for potential mission in Iran,\u201d<\/a> Shephard, 2-21-24.<\/p>\n

The one person most likely not to be taken hostage when visiting Iran\u2014the IAEA head.\u00a0 \u201cIran dismisses plan by U.N. nuclear watchdog head to visit next month,\u201d<\/a> Thomson Reuters, 2-21-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran sends Russia hundreds of ballistic missiles, sources say,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 2-21-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIntelBrief: Iran\u2019s Battles are Fought Out in Syria,\u201d<\/a> Soufan Center, 2-21-24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIraq Foreign Minister:\u00a0 We Need an Apology from Iran and Proof about \u2018Mossad Base’,\u201d MENA, 2-21-24. Quote of the Day:\u00a0 \u201cWith today\u2019s extradition of Omarov, we have taken a significant step forward to hold Iranian actors accountable for their brazen plot to assassinate a U.S. citizen on American soil.\u201d \u00a0Director of the F.B.I. Christopher Wray.\u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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