{"id":9254,"date":"2026-06-05T11:01:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=9254"},"modified":"2026-06-13T23:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T04:41:59","slug":"9254","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2026\/06\/05\/9254\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

I need to stop reminding, but we sometimes have new readers into this blog.\u00a0 Remember, Hezbollah = Iran.\u00a0 BTW, the ceasefire discussions between Israel and Lebanon don\u2019t involve Hezbollah (which is in southern Lebanon) because Hezbollah refuses to participate.\u00a0 So if you see in the news Israel attacking Hezbollah INSIDE Lebanon, it is not a violation of the ceasefire with Lebanon, and the international media has not made this clear (though it should).\u00a0 See \u201cIran says “no tangible progress” made in talks as Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement,\u201d<\/a> CBS, 6-5-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran declares support for Hezbollah with wider peace deal in doubt,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 6-5-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cTehran has made a ceasefire between \u200cIsrael and Hezbollah a condition for any peace deal with Washington to resolve the regional war, now in its fourth month, and restart shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d\u00a0 Because the conflict between Hezbollah has existed since the time Iran created Hezbollah in the early 1980s, and because Iran tells Hezbollah to keep up the pressure on Israel, there is little chance for a ceasefire there or at Hormuz.<\/p>\n

\u201cTehrangles has a World Cup team to root against,\u201d<\/a> Politico, 6-5-26.\u00a0 Fun story.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran Fired Drones Toward Strait of Hormuz With U.S. Shooting Down at Least 4, U.S. Military Says,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 6-5-26.\u00a0\u00a0Who do you believe?\u00a0 The U.S. has the track record.\u00a0 As recorded by the NYT, \u201cAmerican forces intercepted several Iranian missiles and attack drones fired at Persian Gulf countries and the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, U.S. Central Command said\u2026.\u00a0 Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain \u2014 six were shot down and one fell short \u2014 hours after U.S. forces downed four Iranian one-way attack drones that were launched toward the strait\u2026.\u00a0 Central Command said that the attack drones \u201cposed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic.\u201d U.S. forces subsequently struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island, off the coast of Iran, to thwart more attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIran declares support for Hezbollah with wider peace deal in doubt,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 6-5-26.<\/p>\n

We will believe it when he actually says it.\u00a0 \u201cExclusive: Iran supreme leader\u2019s adviser says talks deadlocked over $24 billion and warns of wider war,\u201d<\/a> CNN, 6-5-26.<\/p>\n

What an impressive yet concise statement against Iran’s foreign policy since 1979.\u00a0\u00a0\u201c’It’s not your country’: Lebanese President Aoun hits out at Hezbollah, Iran,\u201d<\/a> Jerusalem Post, 6-5-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cUS strikes Iran radar sites after Iranian drone launch,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 6-5-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I need to stop reminding, but we sometimes have new readers into this blog.\u00a0 Remember, Hezbollah = Iran.\u00a0 BTW, the ceasefire discussions between Israel and Lebanon don\u2019t involve Hezbollah (which is in southern Lebanon) because Hezbollah refuses to participate.\u00a0 So if you see in the news Israel attacking Hezbollah INSIDE Lebanon, it is not a … <\/p>\n

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