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Considering the \u201cdiplomatic\u201d status of Iran\u2019s former \u201cconsulate\u201d in Damascus, it is unlikely the consulate in Aleppo is anything other than an IRGC\/Quds Force facility.\u00a0 \u201cIran Says ‘Terrorist Elements’ Attacked Its Consulate In Aleppo,\u201d<\/a> AFP, 11-30-24.<\/p>\n

Remember, the Regime is not using this to boost agriculture or better plan water projects or anticipate where to build new highways.\u00a0 This technology is instead dedicated to the expansion of the Shia Crescent.\u00a0 \u201cIran achieves \u2018super resolution\u2019 satellite imaging technology,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 Mehr, 11-30-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst two Su-35E fighters were delivered to Iran in pieces,\u201d<\/a> BulgarianMilitary.com, 11-30-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cFlugrevue also notes that while the initial IRIAF plan was to use the Su-35SE to replace its aging fleet of Grumman F-14A Tomcats stationed in Isfahan, the order for the Su-35SE has reportedly been expanded from 25 to 50 aircraft. This adjustment suggests a broader role for the Su-35SE in Iran\u2019s air force, potentially supporting the phase-out of its aging McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II fighters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c750,000 Students Out of School in Iran,\u201d<\/a> Iran Focus, 11-30-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran, Russia foreign ministers say they support Syria in confronting rebels, Iran state media reports,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 11-3-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran’s Abbas Araqchi told Russia’s Sergei Lavrov in a phone call that the attacks were part of an Israeli-U.S. plan to destabilise the region, state media said.\u201d\u00a0 This is the type of statement that is blatantly false over the many years of U.S. and Israel presence in the entire Middle East.\u00a0 Let\u2019s see if Reuters or\u00a0her news services has the courage to follow this line of statements over time.\u00a0 It is part of accurate reporting and not passive regurgitation of what some FM spokesman says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran calls for expulsion of Israel from UN Commission on Status of Women,\u201d<\/a> IFP, 11-30-24.\u00a0\u00a0Iran is such an authority on the treatment of women\u2014the reporter should have delved into how Iran treats women.<\/p>\n

\u201cAssad\u2019s humiliating retreat is a blow to Iran,\u201d<\/a> Telegraph, 11-30-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cSetbacks for Russia, Iran and Hezbollah Turn Into a Catastrophe for Syria\u2019s Assad,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 11-30-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cBut, in October last year, Hezbollah\u2019s leader Hassan Nasrallah made a strategic mistake, joining the war against Israel that was kicked off by Hamas. As the Lebanese militia redeployed its weapons and forces from Syria to fight Israel, in what it believed would be a carefully calibrated campaign, it suffered nothing short of a military catastrophe. \u2026 In recent months, Israel killed most of Hezbollah\u2019s senior leadership, including Nasrallah himself, decimated the militia\u2019s ranks and destroyed its weapons caches in southern Lebanon and south Beirut. Following a ground invasion, Israel has forced Hezbollah, which had pledged to keep fighting until a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, into a separate cease-fire. \u2026 Since the Gaza war began, Iran, too, has lost some of its top Revolutionary Guard commanders in Syria and Lebanon to Israeli airstrikes. Instead of projecting strength, Iran\u2019s retaliation against Israel\u2014the first direct missile exchange between the two countries\u2014resulted in the Israeli bombing of Iranian air defenses and weapons-production facilities. This was a blow to Tehran\u2019s military power and political prestige alike. \u2026 The current rebel offensive in Aleppo was led by the Hayat Tahrir al Sham, or HTS, an Islamist militia coalition that enjoys Turkish backing. Its key leaders include Islamist fighters once associated with the Nusra Front, a one-time Syrian affiliate of al Qaeda. Though the HTS leadership has publicly disavowed al Qaeda, the group remains classified as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Considering the \u201cdiplomatic\u201d status of Iran\u2019s former \u201cconsulate\u201d in Damascus, it is unlikely the consulate in Aleppo is anything other than an IRGC\/Quds Force facility.\u00a0 \u201cIran Says ‘Terrorist Elements’ Attacked Its Consulate In Aleppo,\u201d AFP, 11-30-24. Remember, the Regime is not using this to boost agriculture or better plan water projects or anticipate where to … <\/p>\n

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