{"id":8217,"date":"2025-11-24T15:51:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T21:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=8217"},"modified":"2025-12-04T05:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:27:09","slug":"8217","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2025\/11\/24\/8217\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cTehran shrouded in thick smog as Iran burns dirty fuel amid energy crisis,\u201d<\/a> Al Jazeerz, 11-24-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran’s Larijani urges direct conflict with Israel after IDF strike kills Hezbollah’s Tabatabai,\u201d<\/a> JPost, 11-24-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cUS Says Iran \u2018Suffocating\u2019 Own People,\u201d<\/a> Newsweek, 11-24-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaps are running dry in Iran.\u00a0 Decades of bade decisions are to blame.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 WPost, 11-24-25.<\/p>\n

This kind of story reminds me of cartel or gang leader comments after a big arrest.\u00a0 Instead of learning from the lesson, and perhaps taking a different line of work, they decided to dig in their heels.\u00a0 This story is also a reminder that the June War between Iran and Israel (and with the U.S. bombing the three nuclear weapons sites in Iran) has not persuaded the Regime to change its stripes.\u00a0 \u201cIran security chief says no path left but direct clash with Israel,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 11-24-25.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan Iran reinvent itself? A fragile charm offensive meets mounting internal strain,\u201d<\/a> Guardian, 11-24-25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cTehran shrouded in thick smog as Iran burns dirty fuel amid energy crisis,\u201d Al Jazeerz, 11-24-25. \u201cIran’s Larijani urges direct conflict with Israel after IDF strike kills Hezbollah’s Tabatabai,\u201d JPost, 11-24-25. \u201cUS Says Iran \u2018Suffocating\u2019 Own People,\u201d Newsweek, 11-24-25. \u201cTaps are running dry in Iran.\u00a0 Decades of bade decisions are to blame.\u201d\u00a0 WPost, 11-24-25. This … <\/p>\n

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