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This is not a matter of \u201creturning\u201d money.\u00a0 The Supreme Leader is not admitting why those funds were frozen, nor is the Chinese press reporting about those past actions by Iran and how countries, in this case the U.S., have responded.\u00a0 See \u201cIran calls on Qatar to return $6 billion funds despite US pressure,\u201d<\/a> Xinhua, 2-20-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran, Azerbaijan stress opposition to foreign forces in South Caucasus,\u201d<\/a> Press TV, 2-20-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cVOA Persian: Iranian authorities raid homes of Baha’i minority, arrest 2,\u201d<\/a> VOA, 2-20-25.\u00a0 “According to the annual report of the Commission on International Religious Freedom last year, the Iranian government’s repression, violence, discrimination and social stigmatization of Baha’i citizens have intensified.”<\/p>\n

\u201cPalestinian Islamic Jihad chief in Tehran calls Iran ‘home of resistance’,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 2-20-25.<\/p>\n

“Iran needs to prove peaceful intent of nuclear program, UN watchdog says,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 2-20-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael will be wiped out in a major attack \u2018at the right time\u2019, IRGC General says,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 2-20-25.<\/p>\n

So, Iran is bombing buses.\u00a0 Israel is fortunate the bombs were mis-timed.\u00a0 \u201cIran believed to be behind central Israel bus bombings, initial security assessment finds,\u201d<\/a> JPost, 2-20-25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is not a matter of \u201creturning\u201d money.\u00a0 The Supreme Leader is not admitting why those funds were frozen, nor is the Chinese press reporting about those past actions by Iran and how countries, in this case the U.S., have responded.\u00a0 See \u201cIran calls on Qatar to return $6 billion funds despite US pressure,\u201d Xinhua, … <\/p>\n

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