{"id":7225,"date":"2025-03-12T08:15:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T13:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=7225"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:32:48","slug":"7225","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2025\/03\/12\/7225\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202503\/1329971.shtml\">\u201cChina to hold Beijing meeting between China, Russia, Iran on Iranian nuclear issue,\u201d<\/a> Xinhua, 3-12-25.\u00a0 See also,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/china-to-host-russia-iran-nuclear-talks-in-beijing-this-week\/\">\u201cChina to host Russia-Iran nuclear talks in Beijing this week,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 3-12-25.\u00a0 This follows the UNSC meeting about Iran\u2019s expanded stock of highly enriched uranium.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/03\/12\/trump-khamenei-iran-nuclear-negotiations\">\u201cIran calls Trump&#8217;s offer to negotiate a new nuclear deal &#8220;a deception&#8221;,\u201d<\/a> Axios, 3-12-25.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIranians no longer support the Palestinian cause, and many even cheer for Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump.\u201d\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2025\/03\/iran-protest-zibakalam-palestine\/682006\/\">\u201cThe Iranian Dissident Asking Simple Questions,\u201d<\/a> Atlantic, 3-12-25.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iranhumanrights.org\/2025\/03\/iranian-authorities-are-killing-prisoners-by-denying-lifesaving-medical-care\/\">\u201cIranian Authorities Are Killing Prisoners by Denying Lifesaving Medical Care,\u201d<\/a> Center for Human Rights in Iran, 3-12-25.<\/p>\n<p>Iran and Hezbollah are not happy.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/senior-israeli-official-says-new-talks-with-lebanon-aimed-at-normalizing-ties\/\">\u201cNew talks with Lebanon aimed at normalizing ties, senior Israeli official says,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, 3-12-25.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIsrael and Lebanon do not recognize one other, but did sign a short-lived peace agreement in 1983.\u00a0 \u2026\u00a0 Jerusalem and Beirut negotiated a maritime boundary in 2022 \u2014 an agreement brokered by the US \u2014 but the two countries have yet to adopt an official land border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0047\">\u201cTreasury Sanctions Swedish Gang and Leader Serving Iranian Regime,\u201d<\/a> U.S. Department of Treasury, 3-12-25.<\/p>\n<p>Great example of mismanagement.\u00a0 But also nuclear desire.\u00a0 With all the oil and gas to solve his country\u2019s economic needs, the Supreme Leader won\u2019t give us his nuclear program and lead as a normal leader.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/3\/12\/irans-khamenei-says-nuclear-talks-with-us-wont-lift-sanctions\">\u201cIran\u2019s Khamenei says nuclear talks with US won\u2019t lift sanctions,\u201d<\/a> Al Jazeera, 3-12-25.\u00a0\u00a0Another similar-themed headline, <a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/middle-east\/2025\/03\/12\/khamenei-talks-with-trump-won-t-lift-sanctions-on-iran\">\u201cWithout seeing Trump\u2019s letter, Iran\u2019s Khamenei firmly rejects talks with US,\u201d<\/a> Al Arabiya, 3-12-25.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/12\/us-news\/bumbling-hitman-botched-murder-of-iranian-american-journalist\/\">\u201cBumbling hitman botched murder of Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad in NY: \u2018I was trying to get the easy way to kill her\u2019,\u201d<\/a> NYPost, 3-12-25.\u00a0 Note he was outside her home with an AK-47.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cChina to hold Beijing meeting between China, Russia, Iran on Iranian nuclear issue,\u201d Xinhua, 3-12-25.\u00a0 See also,\u00a0\u201cChina to host Russia-Iran nuclear talks in Beijing this week,\u201d Reuters, 3-12-25.\u00a0 This follows the UNSC meeting about Iran\u2019s expanded stock of highly enriched uranium. \u201cIran calls Trump&#8217;s offer to negotiate a new nuclear deal &#8220;a deception&#8221;,\u201d Axios, 3-12-25. &hellip; 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