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\u201cTrump says Iran has been asking if US sanctions can be lifted,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 11-7-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cIranian capital faces water rationing and evacuations if it doesn’t rain soon, president warns,\u201d<\/a> AP, 11-7-25.\u00a0\u00a0This also threatens electricity generation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran plotted to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, U.S. officials say,\u201d<\/a> Axios, 11-7-25.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) planned to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, Einat Kranz-Neiger, but the plot was foiled last summer by Mexican security services, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.\u00a0 Why it matters: U.S. officials claim this is further evidence that Iran has an extensive overseas network plotting against American and Israeli targets, including in Latin America. Behind the scenes: The plan was hatched by the same Quds Force unit of the IRGC \u2014 the shadowy Unit 11000 \u2014 that in recent months allegedly tried to conduct attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets in Australia and Europe, according to sources familiar with the matter. It was initiated at the end of 2024 and led by a Unit 11000 operative who spent several years handling and recruiting Iranian agents across Latin America out of the Iranian Embassy in Venezuela, a source with knowledge said. By the time the plan was in motion, the operative had returned to Quds Force headquarters in Tehran. A U.S. official said the assassination plot was active through the first half of 2025 before being thwarted over the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUS extends national emergency declaration on Iran for 46th time,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 11-7-25.\u00a0\u00a0One of the few things Donald Trump and Jimmy Carter have in common as president.\u00a0 \u201cIn addition to the 1979 declaration, a separate national emergency was declared on March 15, 1995, addressing Iran’s actions related to terrorism and weapons proliferation. This emergency has also been renewed annually, with the 30th extension made by the Trump administration on March 7, 2025.\u201d \u2026 \u201cLast month, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei described negotiations with the United States as \u201cuseless and harmful\u201d and declared any talks with Washington forbidden. In a speech this week he praised the 1979 hostage taking as a formative moment in the Islamic Revolution and its mission to eject the United States military from the region and defeat its ally Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cTrump says Iran has been asking if US sanctions can be lifted,\u201d Reuters, 11-7-25. \u201cIranian capital faces water rationing and evacuations if it doesn’t rain soon, president warns,\u201d AP, 11-7-25.\u00a0\u00a0This also threatens electricity generation. \u201cIran plotted to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, U.S. officials say,\u201d Axios, 11-7-25.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) planned to assassinate … <\/p>\n

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