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\u201cIran\u2019s First Successful Military Space Launch Should Worry Israel,\u201d<\/a> Yossi Melman\u00a0 Haaretz, April 25, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0Here are some excerpts from the Haaretz story about the very concerning military program to place a satellite by Iran.\u00a0 \u201cBut it is the second stage that highlights the Islamic Republic\u2019s technological progress \u2013 and military ambitions. It uses a solid propellant, the process of making which is more advanced than a liquid propellant. Its advantage lies in the fueling process. Like a car\u2019s gas tank, it can take time to fill a rocket with liquid propellant. Within that time, enemy intelligence agencies could take notice. Solid propellant allows for quicker, more covert fueling.\u201d\u00a0 Also, \u201cThere is also the notable fact that because the launcher was a mobile Shahab-3 adapted for a longer rocket, there was no launch umbilical tower \u2013 the tower of scaffolding frequently used to service a spacecraft on the launchpad \u2013 setting it apart from Iran’s past \u201ccivilian\u201d launches.\u201d\u00a0 Finally, a notable quote in the story from a missile expert.\u00a0 \u201cThe very act of launching a military satellite in the midst of the coronavirus crisis is a statement of self-confidence and perseverance by the Ayatollahs.\u201d<\/p>\n

As an example of \u201cfake news\u201d the Regime puts out, notice the headline then read the article.\u00a0 The Mayor of London did not say anything comparing the UK and Iran\u2019s response to Covid-19, let alone that Iran is responding better than the UK.\u00a0 See \u201cLondon Mayor Says Iran More Successful Than UK in Battling COVID-19,\u201d<\/a> IFP Media Wire, April 25, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0Acting under official license from Iran\u2019s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Iran Front Page touts that it is one of the only private and independent Iranian news websites with English-speaking audiences.\u00a0 See https:\/\/ifpnews.com\/about-us.\u00a0 IFP claims \u201cThis media group belongs to the private sector and works independently from all political parties and movements.\u00a0 By and large, IFP is trying to say that in Iran life goes on as normally as it can.\u201d<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t know that a story about Saudi Arabia solely would make my blog today.\u00a0 But of two countries that still use the barbaric and Sharia-based penalty of flogging, Saudi Arabia has announced it will cast it aside, and Iran continues to use it.\u00a0 See \u201cSaudi Arabia abolishes flogging as punishment,\u201d<\/a> Al Jazeera, April 25, 2020.\u00a0 See also,\u00a0\u201cIran imposes flogging on Christian convert for peaceful protest,\u201d<\/a> Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, April 23, 2020.<\/p>\n

76 persons died officially in Iran on Friday.\u00a0 \u201cIran says coronavirus death toll rises by 76 to 5,650 – health ministry,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, Jerusalem Post, April 25, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201c40 years since the U.S. military fiasco in Iranian desert,\u201d<\/a> Tehran Times, April 25, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIran\u2019s First Successful Military Space Launch Should Worry Israel,\u201d Yossi Melman\u00a0 Haaretz, April 25, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0Here are some excerpts from the Haaretz story about the very concerning military program to place a satellite by Iran.\u00a0 \u201cBut it is the second stage that highlights the Islamic Republic\u2019s technological progress \u2013 and military ambitions. It uses a solid … <\/p>\n

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