{"id":8595,"date":"2026-01-28T02:17:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T08:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=8595"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T17:33:43","slug":"8595","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2026\/01\/28\/8595\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe it should.\u00a0 Time is drawing short.\u00a0 The U.S. has communicated its position.\u00a0 Will the Regime tell us its response?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-says-it-didnt-request-negotiations-with-us-foreign-minister-says-2026-01-28\/\">\u201cIran says it did not request negotiations with the U.S.\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 1-28-26.<\/p>\n<p>I think the BBC knows the answer to its question.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cly5pd98z87o\">\u201cIs the US preparing to strike Iran again?,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 1-28-26.\u00a0\u00a0The real question is what happens next.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps you know of the Long War Journal.\u00a0 Really good.\u00a0 And, correct, it is a long view that we have to take to operate properly.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longwarjournal.org\/archives\/2026\/01\/iran-and-its-proxies-threaten-retaliation-against-us-and-israel-amid-us-military-buildup.php\">\u201cIran and its proxies threaten retaliation against US and Israel amid US military buildup,\u201d<\/a> FDD Long War Journal, 1-28-26.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Sen. John Cornyn asked Sec. Rubio what step the Supreme Leader may take next.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w1XykBpWkCo\">\u201cCornyn Questions Sec. Rubio on Potential Fall of Iranian Regime, Middle East Posture,\u201d<\/a> YouTube, 1-28-26.\u00a0\u00a0The thousands of UAVs and short-range ballistic missiles are a real threat to the 8-9 U.S. bases in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/en\/international\/article\/2026\/01\/28\/after-the-crackdown-iran-is-in-a-state-of-collective-shock_6749876_4.html#\">\u201cIran in collective shock after bloody crackdown,\u201d<\/a> LeMonde, 1-28-26.<\/p>\n<p>This really is a good opportunity for the reporter or news outlet to challenge the statements being made by the Regime operatives.\u00a0 If they truly have complete control, how does this IRGC commander explain the two U.S. warships sitting in the strait?\u00a0 If these outlets won\u2019t ask, then they shouldn\u2019t run with these stories, or should include in the stories the reality of the situation.\u00a0 See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20260128-iran-says-it-has-complete-control-of-strait-of-hormuz-as-threat-of-war-with-us-looms\/\">\u201cIran says it has \u2018complete control\u2019 of Strait of Hormuz as threat of war with US looms,\u201d<\/a> MEMO, 1-28-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe it should.\u00a0 Time is drawing short.\u00a0 The U.S. has communicated its position.\u00a0 Will the Regime tell us its response?\u00a0 \u201cIran says it did not request negotiations with the U.S.\u201d Reuters, 1-28-26. 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