{"id":5971,"date":"2024-04-18T07:01:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T12:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=5971"},"modified":"2024-04-19T06:02:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T11:02:01","slug":"5971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2024\/04\/18\/5971\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/nearly-50-nations-condemn-iran-s-attack-on-israel-call-for-de-escalation\/7574906.html\">\u201cNearly 50 nations condemn Iran\u2019s attack on Israel, call for de-escalation,\u201d<\/a> VOA, 4-18-24.<\/p>\n<p>NBC says \u201cSuspected\u201d when it knows (read the story) otherwise.\u00a0 Pinocchio.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/iran-spy-ship-mv-behshad-sails-home-israel-attack-threats-rcna148368\">\u201cSuspected Iran spy ship sails home as the world awaits a new Israeli attack,\u201d<\/a> NBC, 4-18-24.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/explainer-how-close-is-iran-having-nuclear-weapons-2024-04-18\/\">\u201cHow close is Iran to having nuclear weapons?,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 4-18-24.<\/p>\n<p>What the BAS doesn\u2019t say is that Israel is the only country in the world to attack another country\u2019s nuclear program (Iraq, Syria).\u00a0 It was also praised for this because both of those were proliferation efforts and were dangerous for the world.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/thebulletin.org\/2024\/04\/the-enormous-risks-and-uncertain-benefits-of-an-israeli-strike-against-irans-nuclear-facilities\/\">\u201cThe enormous risks and uncertain benefits of an Israeli strike against Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities,\u201d<\/a> Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 4-18-24.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/c73b99ec-cd3f-49be-8024-6faf369b58e1\">\u201cIran warns of shift in nuclear stance if Israel threatens atomic sites,\u201d<\/a> Financial Times, 4-18-24.<\/p>\n<p>We will see if Iran keeps its promise.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/18\/middleeast\/iran-foreign-minister-israel-warning-intl-hnk\/index.html\">\u201cIran\u2019s military response will be \u2018immediate and at a maximum level\u2019 if Israel attacks, foreign minister says,\u201d<\/a> CNN, 4-18-24.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s see if the press follows up on his claim.<\/p>\n<p>More bad news for the Regime.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/news\/israel\/diplomacy\/artc-biden-makes-new-push-for-historic-israeli-saudi-normalization-deal-report\">\u201cBiden makes new push for historic Israeli-Saudi normalization deal \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> i24NEWS, 4-18-24.\u00a0 And the right move by Pres. Biden (really Jake Sullivan), but the recognition of a Palestinian state has to be done in the right way in order for that part to work for Israel, SA, and the Middle East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNearly 50 nations condemn Iran\u2019s attack on Israel, call for de-escalation,\u201d VOA, 4-18-24. NBC says \u201cSuspected\u201d when it knows (read the story) otherwise.\u00a0 Pinocchio.\u00a0 \u201cSuspected Iran spy ship sails home as the world awaits a new Israeli attack,\u201d NBC, 4-18-24. \u201cHow close is Iran to having nuclear weapons?,\u201d Reuters, 4-18-24. 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