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New Quds Force head Esmail Ghaani does not want al-Zurfi to be the next Iraq prime minister.\u00a0 Wonder why?\u00a0 Iran can\u2019t control him.\u00a0 \u201cIran General Visits Baghdad, Tries to Forge Political Unity,”<\/a> AP, Haaretz, April 2, 2020.<\/p>\n

Ghaani makes the news again, as a target.\u00a0 This is amazing, and may be a result of the U.S. targeting Gen. Soleimani when he was planning attacks on Americans.\u00a0 Thus, Israel may have used the same justification\u2014that he was planning attacks against Israel.\u00a0 Israel planes shot from Lebanon to target Iranian military transport aircraft and a meeting of IRGC and Lebanese Hezbollah commanders, as well as the chief of al-Quds Force Esmail Ghaani.\u00a0 \u201cIsrael Targets Iranian Commanders in Syrian Base Near Homs,\u201d<\/a> Asharq Al-Awsat,\u00a0 April 2, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cExclusive: Hackers linked to Iran target WHO staff emails during coronavirus \u2013 sources,\u201d<\/a> Joseph Menn, Christopher Bing, Raphael Satter, and Jack Stubbs, Reuters, April 2, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Parliament Speaker Larijani Quarantined With Coronavirus,\u201d<\/a> Yasna Haghdoost, Bloomberg, April 2, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIranian resistance group, citing documents, says regime knew of coronavirus cases in January,\u201d<\/a> Adam Shaw, Fox News, April 2, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0The opposition group NCRI published documents that Iran had multiple cases in late January, weeks earlier than stated by authorities.\u00a0 The documents are mission reports from the government’s National Emergency Organization, and with the emblem of the country’s Health Ministry, that describe multiple suspected cases (with symptoms) of the virus, all from the Chinese Embassy in Tehran.\u00a0 One document was dated Jan 28.\u00a0 This is in contrast with claims by Iranian officials in early February that there were no coronavirus cases in Iran.\u00a0 The allegations include that the Regime suppressed the information to ensure participation by the public in the national anniversary of their coming to power on February 11 and the parliament election on February 21.<\/p>\n

\u201c124 deaths (\u201cofficially\u201d) on Wednesday,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, Algemeiner, April 2, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore Evidence Suggests Iran\u2019s Nuclear Shopping Sprees Persist,\u201d<\/a> Andrea Stricker and Behnam Ben Taleblu, Radio Farda, April 2, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Quds Force head Esmail Ghaani does not want al-Zurfi to be the next Iraq prime minister.\u00a0 Wonder why?\u00a0 Iran can\u2019t control him.\u00a0 \u201cIran General Visits Baghdad, Tries to Forge Political Unity,” AP, Haaretz, April 2, 2020. Ghaani makes the news again, as a target.\u00a0 This is amazing, and may be a result of the … <\/p>\n

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