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\u201c[M]uch depends on how Hezbollah\u2019s bosses in Tehran proceed.\u201d\u00a0 Correct.\u00a0 Over and over we see the point of this news blog on Iran, that it is up to the country\u2019s leaders to decide whether they wish to be a normal country or if they wish to be a revolutionary cause.\u00a0 See \u201cTrump\u2019s effect on the Middle East,\u201d<\/a> Politico, 11-28-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Trump Returning and Hezbollah Weakened, Iran Strikes a Conciliatory Tone,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 11-28-24.<\/p>\n

Interesting that OPCW decided to hold this meeting with Iran\u2019s chemical weapons official and talk so much about it.\u00a0 \u201cDeputy Foreign Minister and the Director-General discussed a range of issues related to the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Both sides underscored the importance of upholding the global norm against chemical weapons and the role of multilateralism in addressing contemporary challenges in chemical disarmament and non-proliferation.\u201d\u00a0 Let\u2019s hope that Iran complies.\u00a0 See \u201cOPCW Director-General meets Iran\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs,\u201d<\/a> OPCW, 11-28-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael warns Syria of \u2018direct price\u2019 to pay if it helps Hezbollah rearm,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, 11-28-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cA series of Israeli strikes on border crossings between Lebanon and Syria just before a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect Wednesday morning were intended to set back the terror group\u2019s smuggling efforts, while driving home as a stark warning to Damascus that Israel will take severe action to prevent attempts to rearm Hezbollah with Iranian weapons via Syrian territory. The Israel Defense Forces has said that amid the truce it would continue to act to prevent all weapon deliveries to the Lebanese terror group, including by striking shipments anywhere in Lebanon or Syria. \u201cWe struck on Syrian soil all attempts to transfer weapons to Hezbollah. If we detect intentions to transfer weapons to the organization \u2014 we will act,\u201d IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a press conference Wednesday night.\u201d\u00a0 …\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAccording to the Israeli military, Unit 4400 was established in 2000 and built numerous \u201cstrategic routes\u201d along the Syria-Lebanon border with Tehran\u2019s support to deliver weapons from Iran and its proxies to the terror group in Lebanon. Thousands of trucks and hundreds of planes carrying missiles and other components for Hezbollah have traveled from Iran to Syria, and later to Lebanon, in recent years, the IDF said.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201c[M]uch depends on how Hezbollah\u2019s bosses in Tehran proceed.\u201d\u00a0 Correct.\u00a0 Over and over we see the point of this news blog on Iran, that it is up to the country\u2019s leaders to decide whether they wish to be a normal country or if they wish to be a revolutionary cause.\u00a0 See \u201cTrump\u2019s effect on the … <\/p>\n

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