{"id":8818,"date":"2026-03-11T02:37:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=8818"},"modified":"2026-03-30T04:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:52:16","slug":"8818","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2026\/03\/11\/8818\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cUS says 16 Iranian mine-laying ships ‘eliminated’, as Iran launches attacks across region,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 3-11-26.<\/p>\n

The genocidal Quds Day is about to happen, and in London at least there is finally some semblance of lucidity on this topic, with the announcement today that the annual parade will be barred due to the extreme risks to the public.\u00a0 This event, created by the Iran Regime, is the stated desire to erase Israel from the map and kill all Jews \u201cFrom the River to the Sea\u201d (from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean) and take over Jerusalem.\u00a0 See \u201cAl Quds march banned in London to prevent ‘serious public disorder’,\u201d<\/a> Sky News, 3-11-26.\u00a0 Remember, this is the only holiday in the world in which one country calls for the destruction of another country (I wish that I was making this up, but I’m not).<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Sea Mines Are One of Its Most Powerful Weapons,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 3-11-26<\/p>\n

\u201cFormer CENTCOM chief outlines challenges of recovering Iran\u2019s uranium stockpile,\u201d<\/a> CNN, 3-11-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cKharg Island: Iran\u2019s \u2018untouchable\u2019 oil artery?\u201d<\/a> France 24, 3-11-26.\u00a0\u00a0So if the U.S. doesn\u2019t want to impact the use of oil in a new government and to aid the people of Iran, we doesn\u2019t allow Iranian tankers to fill but to corral them in the Sea of Oman?\u00a0 Iran would quickly turn off the valve, right?\u00a0 But then Kharg is not damaged.<\/p>\n

\u201cPace of Iran\u2019s Retaliatory Strikes Appears to Be Slowing,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 3-11-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAcross the Gulf countries alone, Iran has launched more than 2,100 drones, 500 ballistic missiles and 20 cruise missiles since the war began on Feb. 28, according to a New York Times tally of reports from defense ministries and regional officials. More strikes have hit Israel, but the government is not sharing data about the quantity of weapons coming in.<\/p>\n

\u201cIRGC says attack on Israel tonight a \u2018joint and integrated operation\u2019 with Hezbollah,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, 3-11-26.<\/p>\n

Right call by the U.S.\u00a0 \u201cTrump will welcome Iran at World Cup \u2013 Infantino,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 3-11-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIRGC says attack on Israel tonight a \u2018joint and integrated operation\u2019 with Hezbollah,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, 3-11-26.\u00a0\u00a0The headline announces what has always beneath the waves for years.<\/p>\n

\u201cTurkish Bank Accused of Laundering Billions for Iran Gets a Reprieve,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 3-11-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe government, which revealed the agreement with the bank in court papers made public on Monday, said Turkey deserved leniency because of the critical help it had provided in negotiating the release of hostages from the Hamas-led attack against Israel in 2023 and in bringing about a cease-fire in the war that followed.\u00a0 \u2026\u00a0 At the heart of the indictment against Halkbank was the accusation that it had helped Iran gain access to some $20 billion in oil and gas revenue while evading U.S. sanctions \u2014 part of an alleged multiyear scheme that included tens of millions of dollars in bribes paid to high-ranking government officials in Iran and Turkey and collaboration with a flamboyant gold trader, Reza Zarrab.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cUS says 16 Iranian mine-laying ships ‘eliminated’, as Iran launches attacks across region,\u201d BBC, 3-11-26. The genocidal Quds Day is about to happen, and in London at least there is finally some semblance of lucidity on this topic, with the announcement today that the annual parade will be barred due to the extreme risks to … <\/p>\n

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