{"id":9075,"date":"2026-04-11T06:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T11:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=9075"},"modified":"2026-04-14T04:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:59:16","slug":"9075","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2026\/04\/11\/9075\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cChina reportedly preparing air defense shipment to Iran within weeks, says US intel,\u201d<\/a> i24, 4-11-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAccording to US intelligence sources cited by CNN, Beijing is expected to deliver man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) in the coming weeks, should the truce hold long enough to allow such transfers. These shoulder-fired missiles pose a significant threat to low-flying aircraft and were already used during the war.\u201d\u00a0 Is this what brought down the F-15?<\/p>\n

Waiting for that first interview.\u00a0 \u201cMojtaba active in Iran’s decision-making despite severe disfiguring injuries from airstrike \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> i24, 4-11-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cU.S.-Iran Peace Talks Move to Technical Stage After Face-to-Face Meetings,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 4-11-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cUS intel said to assess Iran can recover underground launchers, fire thousands of missiles,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, 4-11-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cSaudi Arabia condemns Iran’s drone attacks on key facilities in Kuwait,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 4-11-26.<\/p>\n

Manpads.\u00a0 \u201cU.S. Intelligence Shows China Taking a More Active Role in Iran War,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 4-11-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cU.S. warships cross Strait of Hormuz for first time since Iran war began,\u201d<\/a> Axios, 4-11-26.\u00a0\u00a0Two guided-missile destroyers, USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy, \u201ccrossed the strait from east to west to the Gulf, and then made their way back through the strait to the Arabian Sea.\u201d<\/p>\n

Look at the picture.\u00a0 Why are Araghchi and Ghalibaf dressed as twins in shiny black suits?\u00a0 \u201cIran brings unusually broad team to US talks to blunt future blame,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 4-11-26.<\/p>\n

Maybe he is alive.\u00a0 Did Reuters ask to interview him?\u00a0 \u201cIranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei continues to recover from severe facial and leg injuries that he sustained in the February 28 strike on the supreme leader\u2019s compound in Tehran Province. Three unspecified individuals close to Mojtaba\u2019s inner circle told Reuters on April 11 that the strike disfigured Mojtaba\u2019s face and injured one or both of his legs.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIran Update Special Report, April 11, 2026,\u201d<\/a> ISW, 4-11-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cChina reportedly preparing air defense shipment to Iran within weeks, says US intel,\u201d i24, 4-11-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAccording to US intelligence sources cited by CNN, Beijing is expected to deliver man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) in the coming weeks, should the truce hold long enough to allow such transfers. These shoulder-fired missiles pose a significant threat to low-flying … <\/p>\n

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