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Will there be a war to the north?\u00a0 How far will Iran go?\u00a0 Is the proxy Hezbollah willing?\u00a0 \u201cExplainer: Is the Hezbollah-Israel conflict about to spiral?,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 6-5-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cUN nuclear agency\u2019s board votes to censure Iran,\u201d<\/a> Politico, 6-5-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran was rebuked for failing to cooperate with the watchdog.\u00a0 \u2026\u00a0 The censure followed a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency a week ago that said Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, the latest in Tehran\u2019s attempts to steadily exert pressure on the international community.\u00a0 \u2026\u00a0 Twenty members voted for the resolution, while Russia and China opposed it, 12 abstained and one did not vote, according to diplomats. They spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the outcome of the closed-doors vote. The resolution was put forward by France, Germany and Britain.\u00a0 \u2026\u00a0 Censure resolutions by the IAEA board are not legally binding but send a strong political and diplomatic message.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIran, Russia, China issue joint statement on JCPOA,\u201d<\/a> Mehr, 6-5-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran-Backed Hezbollah Raises the Stakes in Its War Against Israel,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 6-5-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cUN nuclear agency\u2019s board votes to censure Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the watchdog,\u201d<\/a> AP, 6-5-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cJordanian officials, like their Western allies, say that Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group and pro-Iranian militias who control much of southern Syria are behind a surge in the multi-billion-dollar drugs and weapons trade. Iran and Hezbollah deny the allegations. U.N. experts and U.S. and European officials say the illicit drug trade finances a proliferation of pro-Iranian militias and Syrian pro-government paramilitary forces, after more than a decade of conflict in Syria.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cJordan makes biggest drugs bust in years at border with Saudi Arabia,\u201d<\/a> VOA, 6-5-24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Will there be a war to the north?\u00a0 How far will Iran go?\u00a0 Is the proxy Hezbollah willing?\u00a0 \u201cExplainer: Is the Hezbollah-Israel conflict about to spiral?,\u201d Reuters, 6-5-24. \u201cUN nuclear agency\u2019s board votes to censure Iran,\u201d Politico, 6-5-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran was rebuked for failing to cooperate with the watchdog.\u00a0 \u2026\u00a0 The censure followed a report by the … <\/p>\n

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