{"id":8832,"date":"2026-03-13T02:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=8832"},"modified":"2026-03-30T04:50:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:50:50","slug":"8832","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2026\/03\/13\/8832\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Perhaps the most bizarre story in the eight years I\u2019ve been doing this blog.\u00a0 The media and other countries need to be running with this story, it shows how radical and unnatural the Regime is.\u00a0 And how much it dissembles.\u00a0 \u201cReports: Iran\u2019s new supreme leader is in a coma after Israeli airstrike,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, 3-13-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cSources say the successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is reportedly unaware of the ongoing war and his own appointment.\u201d\u00a0 This story does beg one important question\u2014if MK is so injured, why did the Assembly of Experts vote him in?\u00a0 Were they told of his disability?\u00a0 Did they actually select him, or was this really the three-headed council\u2019s decision?\u00a0 With the input of the IRGC?\u00a0 Fascinating.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnkara stresses Turkish ownership of key air base amid missile scare and Iran tensions,\u201d<\/a> Nordic Monitor, 3-13-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cBREAKING: US refuelling plane goes down over Iraq,\u201d<\/a> Sky News, 3-13-26.\u00a0 Probably a tragic accident.<\/p>\n

\u201cDay 13 of Middle East conflict \u2014 global economy disruptions, Iranian attacks spread to sea,\u201d<\/a> CNN, 3-13-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cCounter Extremism Project Condemns Antisemitic Islamic Republic of Iran Regime-inspired Al-Quds Day Marches Around the World, Calls to Ban Marches and Demonstrations Outright,\u201d<\/a> Counter Extremism Project, 3-13-26.\u00a0\u00a0Remember that Quds Day at its inception and even its claims now has nothing to do with Palestinians.\u00a0 It is for the slaughter of all Israelis (even those not Jews).\u00a0 London and other cities should ban this annual call to genocide.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the Regime thinks that if Israel will hit the protesters in the streets, it won\u2019t have to.\u00a0 \u201cIran raises \u2018human shield\u2019 fears by rallying supporters to the streets,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-13-26.<\/p>\n

And you ask why hasn\u2019t the Lebanese government disarmed Hezbollah yet?\u00a0 Here\u2019s an additional reason.\u00a0 \u201cIran pays Lebanon parliament speaker $500,000 a month to maintain influence,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-13-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cLebanon\u2019s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri receives more than $500,000 per month from the Islamic Republic in order to support Tehran’s interests and those of its allied group Hezbollah in Lebanon, informed sources told Iran International. Officials in Tehran say the sums are meant to \u201cbuy\u201d unity among Lebanon\u2019s Shiite leadership to ensure that they \u201cact in accordance with Iran\u2019s interests, not Lebanon\u2019s interests.\u201d\u00a0 I would imagine he uses that money to buy other persons\u2019 loyalty also. \u2026 The sources said Berri has been unwilling to support efforts by the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah because, in exchange for receiving large sums from Tehran, he must \u201cadvance measures in the Lebanese parliament that align with Tehran\u2019s interests.\u201d\u00a0 …\u00a0 In recent months, Lebanon\u2019s President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam have tried to pressure Hezbollah to disarm in order to reduce tensions with Israel and the international community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sounds like the U.S. needs to file these cases before the same court.\u00a0 This also begs the question about seizing the Iranian ships leaving Hormuz.\u00a0 \u201cThe Oil Tankers Trump Seized Are Costing the U.S. Millions of Dollars,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 3-13-26.<\/p>\n

To possibly seize Kharg Island.\u00a0 \u201cMore Marines and Warships Being Sent to Middle East, U.S. Officials Say,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 3-13-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Perhaps the most bizarre story in the eight years I\u2019ve been doing this blog.\u00a0 The media and other countries need to be running with this story, it shows how radical and unnatural the Regime is.\u00a0 And how much it dissembles.\u00a0 \u201cReports: Iran\u2019s new supreme leader is in a coma after Israeli airstrike,\u201d Times of Israel, … <\/p>\n

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