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\u201cIran is increasingly desperate, retired US general says,\u201d<\/a> Politico, 10-6-24.\u00a0\u00a0And the former CENTCOM commander Frank McKenzie \u201csaid he found it entirely believable that Iran\u2019s leaders, driven by \u201cdesperation\u201d as they seek to stay in power, could be targeting former President Donald Trump as he seeks to regain the presidency. \u201cThey view the election of President Trump as a direct threat to that regime preservation,\u201d he said.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIran’s Quds Force leader missing after Israeli strike in Beirut: Reports,\u201d<\/a> India Today, 10-6-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAccording to reports, the Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburb Dahiyeh were targeted at Hashem Safieddine, the successor to slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Esmail Qaani was also reportedly present in Dahiyeh at the time.\u201d\u00a0 This begs the question\u2014Why in the world would the Leader allow Quds Force leader Qaani to be in a place where Israel would attack?\u00a0 That is very poor military judgment.\u00a0 See also\u00a0\u201cIran’s Quds Force chief out of contact since Beirut strikes, Iranian officials say,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 10-6-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran’s Khamenei decorates commander for Israel attack,\u201d<\/a> AFP, VOA, 10-6-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cMurder for hire: Inside Iran\u2019s proxy war with Israel in the West,\u201d<\/a> USA Today, 10-6-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cSince 2020, there have been at least 33 assassination or abduction attempts in the West in which local or Israeli authorities allege an Iran link, Reuters found in an examination of court documents and public statements by government officials.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIran is increasingly desperate, retired US general says,\u201d Politico, 10-6-24.\u00a0\u00a0And the former CENTCOM commander Frank McKenzie \u201csaid he found it entirely believable that Iran\u2019s leaders, driven by \u201cdesperation\u201d as they seek to stay in power, could be targeting former President Donald Trump as he seeks to regain the presidency. \u201cThey view the election of President … <\/p>\n

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