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High quality article on Iran\u2019s involvement with Syria in producing the drug Captagon.\u00a0 \u201cHow Syria and Iran fuel regional instability through illicit drug trade,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 8-19-24.<\/p>\n

Too much evidence the other way.\u00a0 \u201cCeasefire in Gaza ‘unrelated’ to Iran’s retaliation plans, says Tehran,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 8-19-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolice, Shin Bet said to believe Iran, Hezbollah may be behind failed Tel Aviv attack,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, 8-19-24.<\/p>\n

Mismanagement abounds in dictatorships.\u00a0 \u201cNatural and Man-Made Disasters in Iran: A Costly Challenge,\u201d<\/a> Iran News Update, 8-19-24.<\/p>\n

One word, Yes.\u00a0 \u201cWill Iran Risk Sanctions by Selling Missiles to Russia?,\u201d<\/a> OilPrice.com, RFE\/RL, 8-19-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran’s Nuclear Weapon Plan: What We Know,\u201d<\/a> Newsweek, 8-19-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Update, August 19, 2024,\u201d<\/a> Institute for the Study of War, 8-19-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran hacked Trump campaign, US intelligence confirms,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 8-19-24.\u00a0\u00a0See also, \u201cFBI concludes Iran was behind Trump campaign hack,\u201d<\/a> The Hill, 8-19-24.<\/p>\n

Just pause and think about this\u2014a country is not just trying to hack into a campaign website or officials\u2019 emails, but they are also trying to kill a candidate who is a former president.\u00a0 Shouldn\u2019t our response be stronger?\u00a0 This is just plain wrong in international relations.\u00a0 And unique in U.S. history.\u00a0 \u201cIranian hackers \u2014 and hitmen \u2014 eye Trump,\u201d<\/a> Politico, 8-19-24.<\/p>\n

Great article about how ideology thwarts agency efficiency.\u00a0 \u201cPezeshkian\u2019s Cabinet Reflects Iran\u2019s Institutional Stagnation,\u201d<\/a> Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 8-19-24.<\/p>\n

Lots of news on 8-19-24.\u00a0 \u201cIranian Universities Open Doors to Foreign Paramilitary Forces, Raising Concerns,\u201d<\/a> Iran News Update, 8-19-24.<\/p>\n

Fascinating the two-faced approach.\u00a0 Quote of the Day\u2014\u201cIranian analysts estimate the profits from the IRGC’s censorship and sale of technology to bypass censorship can net the group upwards of $3 billion annually.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cBreak the Revolutionary Guard’s Monopoly over VPNs in Iran, The Middle East Forum Observer,\u201d<\/a> 8-19-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement on Iranian Election Influence Efforts,\u201d<\/a> CISA Press Release, 8-19-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cNorth Korea and Iran: A nuclear proliferation nightmare,\u201d<\/a> Washington Times, 8-19-24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

High quality article on Iran\u2019s involvement with Syria in producing the drug Captagon.\u00a0 \u201cHow Syria and Iran fuel regional instability through illicit drug trade,\u201d Iran International, 8-19-24. Too much evidence the other way.\u00a0 \u201cCeasefire in Gaza ‘unrelated’ to Iran’s retaliation plans, says Tehran,\u201d Iran International, 8-19-24. \u201cPolice, Shin Bet said to believe Iran, Hezbollah may … <\/p>\n

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