{"id":730,"date":"2020-04-20T09:59:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T14:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=730"},"modified":"2020-04-22T22:48:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T03:48:49","slug":"730","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2020\/04\/20\/730\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>91 died Sunday per the IRI Health Ministry.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/worldNews\/idAFKBN22216H\">\u201cIran death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rises by 91 to 5,209 &#8211; health ministry official,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, April 20, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Personal visits between Iran representatives and Syrian are always interesting to watch in the context of regional affairs and the current plans of Iran, particularly since the removal of Soleimani.\u00a0 Today FM Zarif carries direction from Ayatollah Khamenei to Pres. Assad.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.radiofarda.com\/a\/iran-zarif-to-meet-syrian-leader-in-damascus\/30564612.html\">&#8220;Iran\u2019s Zarif To Meet Syrian Leader In Damascus,\u201d<\/a> RFE\/RL, April 20, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>How did Syria get coronavirus?\u00a0 \u201cThe presence of thousands of Iranian militias fighting alongside Assad\u2019s forces in Syria and Iranian pilgrims have been cited by some medics and humanitarian workers as a main source of the contagion in Syria.\u201d\u00a0 Thank you Iran.\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-syria-iran\/wearing-face-masks-syrias-assad-and-irans-zarif-condemn-west-at-damascus-meeting-idUSKBN2222LG\">\u201cWearing face masks, Syria&#8217;s Assad and Iran&#8217;s Zarif condemn West at Damascus meeting,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, April 20, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.radiofarda.com\/a\/iran-responds-to-trump-no-talks-under-economic-continues-even-with-biden\/30565771.html\">\u201cIran Responds To Trump: No Talks Under Economic Sanctions, Even With Biden,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, April 20, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-ibk-new-york\/industrial-bank-of-korea-settles-us-new-york-criminal-probes-over-1-billion-iran-transfer-idUSKBN2221ZB\">\u201cIndustrial Bank of Korea settles U.S., New York criminal probes over $1 billion Iran transfer,\u201d<\/a> Jonathan Stempel, Reuters, April 20, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/ex-mossad-official-iran-nuke-submarine-idea-cover-for-uranium-enrichment-625246\">\u201cEx-Mossad official: Iran nuke submarine idea cover for uranium enrichment,\u201d<\/a> Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, April 20, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.radiofarda.com\/a\/rouhani-aide-attacks-watchdog-saying-no-money-disappeared-from-iran-s-budget\/30565592.html\">\u201cRouhani Aide Attacks Watchdog Saying No Money Disappeared From Iran&#8217;s Budget,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, April 20, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/d90c19811765843e0115d33415afab4c\">\u201cIran\u2019s Guard says it has higher range anti-warship missiles,\u201d<\/a> Nasser Karimi, AP, April 20, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>91 died Sunday per the IRI Health Ministry.\u00a0 \u201cIran death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rises by 91 to 5,209 &#8211; health ministry official,\u201d Reuters, April 20, 2020. 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