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This is the best newspiece I\u2019ve seen today on the Supreme Leader\u2019s funeral, an interview by NPR of Kian Tajbakhsh (teaches IR at NYU).\u00a0 \u201cIranian-American scholar discusses ayatollah’s funeral and country’s future,\u201d<\/a> NPR, 6-6-26.\u00a0 There is little consent in what we are seeing, that maybe only 20% of the country supports the Regime; 60% don’t support the government.\u00a0 And the last time we saw so many in the streets they were brutaly suppressed.\u00a0 The message of “Death to America” (in English) is real.\u00a0 The Regime has not learned its lesson, will refuse to join the community of nations, and will use the Hormuz Strait against the world.\u00a0 They will continue to aim for death, pressure, terror, and revenge.\u00a0 They want long-term Iranian domination in the region.\u00a0 The cease-fire negotiations will continue to struggle.<\/p>\n

Iran International remains a great source.\u00a0 Here are several articles from today.\u00a0 Iran International<\/a>, 7-6-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cANALYSIS:\u00a0 The end of one-man rule? Iran tests life after Khamenei,\u201d \u201cAs Iran adjusts to life after Ali Khamenei, a question once considered unthinkable is moving into the open: is the role of Supreme Leader itself being redefined? For nearly half a century, the Islamic Republic has rested on one central principle: the Supreme Leader has the final word. \u2026 [Now] Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohammad-Jafar Ghaempanah argued that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei\u2019s views were subject to institutional review rather than automatic implementation.\u201d\u00a0 And \u201cQatari LNG tanker among ships hit near Strait of Hormuz \u2013 WSJ.\u201d\u00a0 And \u201cIran’s costly farewell for supreme leader draws backlash.\u201d\u00a0 And \u201cNearly a third of Hormuz vessels take Oman route \u2013 CNN.\u201d\u00a0 And \u201cPezeshkian greeted with ‘death to compromiser’ chants at Khamenei funeral.\u201d\u00a0 And \u201cIraq\u2019s top Shia cleric [Sistani] unable to lead Khamenei funeral prayer due to ill health.\u201d\u00a0 And \u201cGhalibaf says Khamenei\u2019s killers will be punished.\u201d\u00a0 It is this last article that I draw your attention.\u00a0 \u201cIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said those responsible for the killing of Ali Khamenei would be punished, adding that the \u201cfinal step of revenge\u201d would be realized through the \u201cliberation of Jerusalem.\u201d\u00a0 In a message marking Khamenei\u2019s funeral procession in Tehran, Ghalibaf said Iranians had spent the past four months chanting \u201cDeath to America\u201d and \u201cDeath to Israel\u201d and demanding revenge against what he called \u201cthe killers of our martyred imam.\u201d\u00a0 So, terror continues, attacks against the U.S. will continue, and the aim is to capture Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran resumes attacks in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. says,\u201d<\/a> Axios, 7-6-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran\u2019s military fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night.\u201d\u00a0 About 30% of pre-war shipping is getting through daily now.<\/p>\n

You ask \u201cWhat is going on with Iran attacking ships unprovoked?\u00a0 They are moving through Hormuz on the Oman\u00a0side, refusing to set a precedent and later fee to Iran for passing through an international strait.\u00a0 So Iran is letting them have it.\u00a0 It is blackmail, pure and simple.\u00a0 Pass through on my side (and pay me) or I will shoot you.\u00a0 See \u201cUS strikes Iran in retaliation for targeting three commercial vessels in Hormuz | LIVE BLOG,\u201d<\/a> i24, 6-6-26.\u00a0 Wisely, \u201cUS revokes a general license that allowed Iranian oil sales, after calling Iran\u2019s attacks in the Strait of Hormuz \u2018wholly unacceptable\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael fortifies border with Jordan as Iran seeks new terror path,\u201d<\/a> Fox, 7-6-26.\u00a0\u00a0Quote of the day, despite the IRGC\u2019s efforts.\u00a0 \u201cWe have the same agenda as Jordan: To keep the border peaceful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Most Favored Strait of Hormuz Nation Is China,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 7-6-26.\u00a0\u00a0Very concerning that \u201cBeijing will receive a friends-and-family deal in transiting the waterway.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u201cSpeaking in Beijing on Saturday, Iran\u2019s Ambassador to China said his regime \u201cwill definitely charge service fees\u201d to transit the Strait. But China and other Iranian friends may receive \u201cspecial considerations\u201d regarding the level and type of fee. Iranian foreign policy will be the determining factor for global energy flows.\u201d\u00a0 Here are my thoughts, again\u2014the strait has to be open or blackmail and piracy overtake international affairs.\u00a0 We see that smart vessels are taking the Oman route, turning off transponders, using U-turns, and relying on U.S. protection.\u00a0 Look at this statement from the WSJ\u2014\u201cIran\u2019s grant of favored passage to China underscores that the axis of U.S. adversaries continues to work together to the detriment of U.S. interests. \u00a0Tehran depends on Beijing to buy its oil and reconstitute its missile program. \u00a0Moscow sends military hardware and intelligence in exchange for mass-produced Iranian drones and munitions. \u00a0An Iranian-owned Strait could well grant free passage\u2014for them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the best newspiece I\u2019ve seen today on the Supreme Leader\u2019s funeral, an interview by NPR of Kian Tajbakhsh (teaches IR at NYU).\u00a0 \u201cIranian-American scholar discusses ayatollah’s funeral and country’s future,\u201d NPR, 6-6-26.\u00a0 There is little consent in what we are seeing, that maybe only 20% of the country supports the Regime; 60% don’t … <\/p>\n

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