{"id":844,"date":"2020-05-08T06:30:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T11:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=844"},"modified":"2020-05-09T22:13:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T03:13:07","slug":"844","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2020\/05\/08\/844\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Iranian courts since April have sentenced at least 13 people to prison terms solely for peacefully protesting the Iranian forces\u2019 deadly attack on the Ukraine civilian airliner and the government\u2019s initial denial of responsibility.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran: Prosecutions for Protests About Plane-Downing,\u201d<\/a> HRW, May 8, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnbridled Poverty, An Inherent Outcome of Iran’s Systematic Corruption,\u201d<\/a> Pooya Stone, Iran Focus, May 8, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran leaving Syria? Not so fast, says US Syria envoy,\u201d<\/a> Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, May 8, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0U.S. Amb. James Jeffrey said the US has not seen any strategic Iranian changes in Syria when it comes to using the country as a \u201csecond launchpad for long-range weapons against Israel.\u201d\u00a0 In short, the infamous Shia Crescent and the effort to provide Hezballah more lethal and more modern precision-guided missiles to threaten Israel continues.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Urges Europe To Prevent Israel From Attacking Syria, Lebanon,\u201d<\/a> Orkhan Jalilov, Caspian News, May 8, 2020.<\/p>\n

Hackers linked to Iran have targeted staff at U.S. drug-maker Gilead Sciences in recent weeks, according to publicly-available web archives reviewed by Reuters and three cybersecurity researchers, as the company races to deploy a treatment for the COVID-19 virus.\u00a0 Iran wants to steal the research.\u00a0 See \u201cIran-linked hackers targeted Gilead Sciences,\u201d<\/a> Fox, May 8, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran: Prosecutions for Protests About Plane-Downing,\u201d<\/a> HRW, May 8, 2020.<\/p>\n

55 deaths Thursday, reported on Friday.\u00a0 \u201cIran: Death toll from coronavirus rises to 6,541,\u201d<\/a> Ahmet Dursun, AA, May 8, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cSanctioned Businessman Helps Maduro With Iran Oil Scheme,\u201d<\/a> Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com, May 8, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaduro to Tap Snctioned Dealmaker to Ship Gold to Iran,\u201d<\/a> Patricia Laya and Ben Bartenstein, Bloomberg, May 8, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran, Afghanistan scramble to normalize ties after spat,\u201d<\/a> Syed Zafar Mehdi, AA, May 8, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran seeks to benefit off Venezuela boat raid fiasco,\u201d<\/a> Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, May 8, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cTehran Is Contaminated With the Coronavirus \u2013 Top Iranian Official,\u201d<\/a> Iran News, May 8, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cExclusive: Afghan lawmakers say 45 migrants drowned after Iranian guards forced them into river,\u201d<\/a> Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Storay Karimi, Reuters, May 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsraeli water facilities \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> Alex Winston, Jerusalem Post, May 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cBritish-Australian academic has repeatedly attempted suicide in Iranian jail: rights group,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, May 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe covid-19 crisis could strengthen Iran\u2019s \u2018invisible government\u2019,\u201d<\/a> Amir Hossein Mahdavi, Washington Post, May 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

What do you know.\u00a0 The U.S. has 11 Iranians that it is trying to deport for various reasons back to their home country of Iran.\u00a0 Iran refuses to take them, instead saying the U.S. is holding Iranians hostage.\u00a0 Hmm.\u00a0 \u201cUS Eyes Deal to Free American in Iran, Pushes Back on Swap,\u201d<\/a> AP, May 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cFacebook posts from 2012 show early Iranian attempts to manipulate U.S. politics,\u201d<\/a> Kevin Collier, NBC, May 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201c#Iran judiciary admits arresting two elite university students,\u201d<\/a> EU Reporter, May 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran attacks Israeli water infrastructure: report,\u201d<\/a> Esat Firat, Fox, May 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cTehran Parking Lot Turns Into a Drive-In Theater, Lifting Iran\u2019s 41-Year-Old Ban,\u201d<\/a> Zack Sharf, IndieWire, May 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran: Amazing qualities of our new long-range ballistic missiles,\u201d<\/a> Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, May 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran faces further allegations of corruption in coronavirus fallout,\u201d<\/a> Hollie McKay, Fox, May 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Iran Nuclear Deal: What’s Wrong With It And What Can We Do Now?,\u201d<\/a> UANI, May 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow the coronavirus is cementing Iran\u2019s tilt towards China,\u201d<\/a> Ali Dadpay, IranSource, May 7, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Iranian courts since April have sentenced at least 13 people to prison terms solely for peacefully protesting the Iranian forces\u2019 deadly attack on the Ukraine civilian airliner and the government\u2019s initial denial of responsibility.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran: Prosecutions for Protests About Plane-Downing,\u201d HRW, May 8, 2020. \u201cUnbridled Poverty, An Inherent Outcome of Iran’s Systematic Corruption,\u201d Pooya Stone, Iran … <\/p>\n

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