{"id":8805,"date":"2026-03-10T09:37:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=8805"},"modified":"2026-03-18T05:54:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:54:34","slug":"8805","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2026\/03\/10\/8805\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Good article by NYT.\u00a0 This is not your father\u2019s Oldsmobile.\u00a0 This is not your typical president or prime minister\u2019s office and powers.\u00a0 SETAD and Quds and control of the economy and the IRGC and other factors make this a radical regime run directly by 4,000 persons in Khamenei’s Office.\u00a0 \u201cNew Supreme Leader Inherits Sprawling, Secretive Office That Dominates Iran,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 3-10-26.\u00a0\u00a0And here\u2019s a good quote from the article, \u201cIran has already moved from a theocratic regime to the theocratic security system under Khamenei, and now it is moving toward a more complete security state under Mojtaba.\u201d<\/p>\n

Will any type of media award be given to Iran International for this story?\u00a0 Compare it to bunkers other despots have.\u00a0 Think of the violations of international law.\u00a0 And, please consider the financial cost and what was taken instead from the people of Iran to build this unneeded monstrosity.\u00a0 \u201cKhamenei\u2019s Tehran bunker: 5 kilometers of tunnels under schools and clinics,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n

Ali Larijani, Iran\u2019s top national security official, warned President Trump to \u201ctake care of yourself, so that you are not eliminated,\u201d in a social media post responding to the president\u2019s comments yesterday that the United States would hit Iran \u201ctwenty times harder\u201d if it tried to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. \u201cIran is not afraid of your pointless threats,\u201d Mr. Larijani wrote.\u00a0 \u201cLive Updates: Hegseth Says Tuesday Will Be \u2018Most Intense\u2019 for U.S. Strikes on Iran,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIranian cyber suspect wanted by FBI killed in US-Israeli strikes,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n

Axios writes that \u201c20 countries are now militarily involved \u2014 shooting, shielding or quietly supplying.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cA world at war: Iran conflict goes global,\u201d<\/a> Axios, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n

The failure to yet disarm Hezbollah is now before us.\u00a0 700,000 have left their homes.\u00a0 \u201cLebanese officials and aid groups warn of a growing humanitarian crisis amid mass displacement,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIranian barrages target Israel and Gulf countries as US warns Iran of \u2018most intense day of strikes\u2019,\u201d<\/a> AP, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s threats on U.S. soil: sleeper cells, lone wolves, cyberattacks and eerie numbers code,\u201d<\/a> LA Times, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n

Israel media is usually pretty good about this, but this article does not mention a critical element:\u00a0 Hezbollah is Iran.\u00a0 Founded, funded, supplied, trained, directed.\u00a0 See \u201cIsrael prepares for extended Hezbollah campaign that could surpass Iran war \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> i24, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n

Notice the jewelry worn by Badfar in the photo.\u00a0 Well, there are people celebrating in the streets over his passing.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cBasij chief at Iran armed forces general staff killed in US-Israeli strikes,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n

All those persons out there who want to follow international law (even at the expense of national self interest) need to immediately denounce what Iran has done, as mining international straits is illegal (i.e., Corfu Channel case) and against national self interest–of all countries.\u00a0 \u201cIran lays mines in Strait of Hormuz, threatening global oil flow \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> i24, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cHalf of Iranian missiles fired at Israel had cluster bomb warheads, IDF assesses,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cA leader no one has seen: The unusual debut of Mojtaba Khamenei,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cSatire spreads online as Iranians await new leader unveiling,\u2019\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran war threatens Board of Peace,\u201d<\/a> Politico, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Control of Hormuz Means It\u2019s Exporting More Oil Today Than Before the War,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 3-10-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Good article by NYT.\u00a0 This is not your father\u2019s Oldsmobile.\u00a0 This is not your typical president or prime minister\u2019s office and powers.\u00a0 SETAD and Quds and control of the economy and the IRGC and other factors make this a radical regime run directly by 4,000 persons in Khamenei’s Office.\u00a0 \u201cNew Supreme Leader Inherits Sprawling, Secretive … <\/p>\n

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