{"id":6854,"date":"2024-12-14T07:59:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T13:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=6854"},"modified":"2024-12-25T22:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T04:57:48","slug":"6854","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2024\/12\/14\/6854\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202412143379\">\u201cProminent Iranian figure threatens to destroy Qatar,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 12-14-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cA former member of Iran\u2019s nuclear negotiating team and a frequent voice on international media defending Tehran\u2019s policies has said Qatar should be bombed if Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities are targeted.\u00a0 Mohammad Marandi, speaking about a possible US attack on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities, tweeted, \u201cSlight problem. The US Al Udeid air base in is tiny Qatar. In case of aggression, the natural gas facilities and infrastructure in Qatar will be totally destroyed. Hence, there will be no natural gas from Doha. Hence, there will be no Qatar. Things won\u2019t end there either\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-833452\">\u201cCould Iran\u2019s new hijab law bring down Khamenei?,\u201d<\/a> JPost, 12-14-24.\u00a0 Not by itself.<\/p>\n<p>This is old news now.\u00a0 Would have been great if the media would have highlighted this dark-themed supply route regularly to the world.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/14\/world\/middleeast\/hezbollah-supply-route-syria.html\">\u201cHezbollah Loses Supply Route Through Syria, in Blow to It and Iran,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 12-14-24.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/nation-world\/iran-sentences-an-iranian-american-journalist-to-10-years-in-prison\/\">\u201cIran sentences an Iranian-American journalist to 10 years in prison,\u201d<\/a> 12-14-24.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202412140884\">\u201cIran postpones implementation of new hijab law following backlash,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 12-14-24.\u00a0\u00a0Surprising.\u00a0 But the Regime is feeling the heat from its people.\u00a0 \u201cThe Islamic Republic has officially postponed the implementation of the controversial hijab law that imposes severe penalties on women and girls who defy veiling requirements, following huge backlash from the public and the international community. Iran&#8217;s Supreme National Security Council, in a letter to the parliament on Saturday, requested that the process of implementing the Hijab and Chastity law be halted so that an amended bill can be submitted to the parliament by the government, said a member of the Parliament&#8217;s presiding board. The &#8216;Law on Protecting the Family through the Promotion of the Culture of Chastity and Hijab,&#8217; comprising 74 articles, was set to take effect yesterday. It imposes severe penalties on women and girls who defy veiling requirements, including exorbitant fines, prison terms, flogging, and even death penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cProminent Iranian figure threatens to destroy Qatar,\u201d Iran International, 12-14-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cA former member of Iran\u2019s nuclear negotiating team and a frequent voice on international media defending Tehran\u2019s policies has said Qatar should be bombed if Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities are targeted.\u00a0 Mohammad Marandi, speaking about a possible US attack on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities, tweeted, \u201cSlight problem. 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