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\u201cIran, European powers agree to resume nuclear, sanctions talks next week,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 8-22-25.\u00a0 Iran had no choice but to continue (or face snapback devastating sanctions), but the Regime will drag out these talks based on its historical record.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump delivered strategic blow to Iran regime with bold Azerbaijan-Armenia pact,\u201d<\/a> Fox, 8-22-25.\u00a0 Will this be followed through on?<\/p>\n

A fascinating \u201ccounting\u201d story.\u00a0 \u201cNinety Percent Of The Time, The Missile Works Every Time: Iranian Missile Failure Rates During True Promise II,\u201d<\/a> Arms Control Wonk, 8-22-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran seeks Belarus help to restore air defense systems, Ukraine’s intelligence says,\u201d<\/a> Kyiv Independent, 8-22-25. Which means help from the Soviets, er, the Russians.<\/p>\n

\u201cNarrative Intelligence:\u00a0 Decoding Iran\u2019s Influence Campaigns in Iraq,\u201d<\/a> FPRI, 8-22-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran’s Water Crisis Worsened By Taliban Dam,\u201d<\/a> RFE\/RL, 8-22-25.\u00a0 The Taliban hydroelectric power station at the Pashdan Dam on the Hari River in NW Afghanistan looks like it will cut the main water supply to Mashhad, Iran\u2019s second-largest city with 3.5 million.\u00a0 The Taliban began filling the dam in 2024 and started the station August 14.\u00a0 \u201cIranian media say that with the diversion of the Hari River toward the Pashdan Dam, the Doosti Dam downstream — which supplies Mashhad — has nearly “dried up.”\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIran, European powers agree to resume nuclear, sanctions talks next week,\u201d Reuters, 8-22-25.\u00a0 Iran had no choice but to continue (or face snapback devastating sanctions), but the Regime will drag out these talks based on its historical record. \u201cTrump delivered strategic blow to Iran regime with bold Azerbaijan-Armenia pact,\u201d Fox, 8-22-25.\u00a0 Will this be followed … <\/p>\n

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