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\u201cSatellite photos show Israeli strike likely hit important Iran Revolutionary Guard missile base,\u201d<\/a> AP, 10-29-24.\u00a0\u00a0Israel\u2019s brilliant retaliation strikes are showing the significant damage to Iranian air defenses as well as missile launch facilities.\u00a0 Iran appears to be naked to air attack, and unable to add to its solid fuel missile stock.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran plans to increase military budget by 200 percent,\u201d<\/a> Al Jazeera, 10-29-24.\u00a0\u00a0Iran\u2019s military spending in 2023 was $10 billion.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we know about Israel\u2019s attack on Iran,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 10-29-24.\u00a0\u00a0Targets comprised Iran\u2019s air defences, missile and drone production, and launch facilities. Two researchers, analysing satellite imagery, told Reuters news agency that Israel had struck buildings in Parchin, a military complex near Tehran, and may have “significantly hampered Iran’s ability to mass produce missiles”.\u00a0\u00a0So, who\u2019s telling the truth?\u00a0 (there is a long track of history on this)\u2014\u201cIran has largely played down the impact of the strikes – which hit sites in Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam provinces – saying most missiles were intercepted and those that were not caused “limited damage”.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran has selected another proxy and short-term Hezbollah leader.\u00a0 \u201cHezbollah names Naim Qassem as new leader, Israel says he won’t last long,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 10-29-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cSatellite Images Suggest Israel Struck a Major Iranian Missile Plant,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 10-29-24.\u00a0\u00a0Analysts said the Shahroud Space Center was likely used to produce intermediate-range ballistic missiles that could be used to target Israel.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cFabian Hinz, a research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies who has been tracking that site since 2017, said it was used to build solid-propellant rocket motors that can be used in space technology, but which are also commonly used for ballistic missiles. \u2026 Solid propellant is useful for weapons systems because it can be stored longer, and because rockets that use it can be launched more quickly than ones that rely on liquid propellant.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIran officially denies upcoming delivery of Su-35 fighters,\u201d<\/a> BulgarianMilitary.com, 10-29-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran plans to raise military budget by around 200%, government spokesperson says,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 10-29-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cNorth Korea Is a Surprisingly Valuable Wartime Ally to Russia and Iran,\u201d<\/a> Newsweek, 10-29-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cElon Musk\u2019s X blocks Khamenei\u2019s account after Iran supreme leader\u2019s message in Hebrew,\u201d<\/a> NYPost, 10-29-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cGermany recalls ambassador from Iran, protesting execution of Iranian-German prisoner,\u201d<\/a> AP, 10-29-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Covert War for American Minds:\u00a0 How Russia, China, and Iran Seek to Spread Disinformation and Chaos in the United States,\u201d<\/a> Foreign Affairs, 10-29-24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cSatellite photos show Israeli strike likely hit important Iran Revolutionary Guard missile base,\u201d AP, 10-29-24.\u00a0\u00a0Israel\u2019s brilliant retaliation strikes are showing the significant damage to Iranian air defenses as well as missile launch facilities.\u00a0 Iran appears to be naked to air attack, and unable to add to its solid fuel missile stock. \u201cIran plans to increase … <\/p>\n

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