{"id":952,"date":"2020-05-28T14:57:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T19:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=952"},"modified":"2020-05-30T08:26:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T13:26:16","slug":"952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2020\/05\/28\/952\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Again, this blog exists to measure whether Iran government behavior changes toward normalcy within international relations.\u00a0 This article immediately below is one piece of evidence about how Russia encourages Iran to maintain its trajectory toward proliferation and bad behavior among world countries.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a quote\u2014\u201cThe United States&#8217; decision to end sanctions waivers that had allowed some work to proceed at Iranian nuclear sites will only provoke Tehran into developing nuclear weapons, Interfax cited Russian Senator Vladimir Dzhabarov as saying on Thursday.\u00a0 &#8220;The U.S. is pushing them and in the end they are provoking Iran to create a nuclear bomb, unequivocally,&#8221; said Dzhabarov, adding that Russia would continue to cooperate with Iran.\u201d\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unionleader.com\/news\/politics\/national\/russian-senator-criticizes-us-for-ending-sanctions-waivers-on-iran-nuclear-sites\/article_e639ed01-62e2-5aec-a415-eebd0e89d421.html\">\u201cRussian senator criticizes US for ending sanctions waivers on Iran nuclear sites,\u201d<\/a> New Hampshire Union Leader, May 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/irans-revolutionary-guards-warn-us-after-receiving-over-100-new-combat-vessels-2236848\">\u201cIran Guards Warn US After Receiving Over 100 New Combat Vessels,\u201d<\/a> WorldAgence France-Presse, NDTV, May 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2020\/05\/iran-parliament-speaker-larijani-next-president-rouhani.html\">\u201cSpeculation grows in Iran about outgoing parliament speaker&#8217;s possible presidential bid,\u201d<\/a> Sarbas Nazari, Al Monitor, May 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are taking these actions now because the regime continues to use its nuclear program to extort the international community,&#8221; Hook told reporters and added: &#8220;The Iranian regime\u2019s threats are designed to intimidate nations into accepting Iran\u2019s usual violent behavior for fear of something worse. We refuse to play by Iran\u2019s rules&#8221;.\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.radiofarda.com\/a\/brian-hook-to-iran-negotiate-or-manage-economic-collapse-\/30639161.html\">\u201cBrian Hook To Iran: Negotiate Or Manage Economic Collapse,\u201d<\/a> Maryam Sinaiee, Radio Farda, May 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday deaths were 63.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak\/iran-records-63-new-virus-deaths-2-258-more-cases\/1856327\">\u201cIran records 63 new virus deaths, 2,258 more cases,\u201d<\/a> Ahmet Dursun, AA, May 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/besacenter.org\/perspectives-papers\/michel-foucault-iran\">\u201cMichel Foucault and Iran\u2019s Ayatollahs,\u201d<\/a> Reza Parchizadeh, May 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/berlin-plans-to-ban-pro-iran-anitsemitic-al-quds-rally-in-2021-629625?utm_source=iterable&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=1252850_\">\u201cBerlin plans to ban pro-Iran, anitsemitic al-Quds rally in 2021,\u201d<\/a> Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, May 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/05\/28\/victims-iran-afghan-border-drowning-deserve-justice\">\u201cVictims of Iran-Afghan Border Drowning Deserve Justice,\u201d<\/a> Tara Sepehri Far, HRW, May 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/middle-east\/voa-news-iran\/iran-rejects-us-cancellation-nuclear-sanctions-waivers\">\u201cIran Rejects US Cancellation of Nuclear Sanctions Waivers,\u201d<\/a> VOA, May 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ifpnews.com\/iran-unveils-four-mega-projects-to-boost-digital-economy\">\u201cIran Unveils\u201d Four Mega Projects to Boost Digital Economy,\u201d<\/a> Iran Front Page, May 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[W]hen an Iranian admiral says Tehran wants to prevent \u201cany foreign agent\u201d from playing a role there [in the Caspian], some in Moscow clearly fear he is speaking about the Russian Federation and not only the West.\u201d\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/jamestown.org\/program\/iran-expanding-its-naval-presence-in-the-caspian\">\u201cIran Expanding Its Naval Presence in the Caspian,\u201d<\/a> Paul Goble, Eurasia Daily Monitor, May 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2020-05-28\/Former-Guards-air-force-commander-elected-as-Iran-s-speaker-QRvmiZef6M\/index.html\">\u201cFormer Revolutionary Guards air force commander elected as Iran&#8217;s parliament speaker,\u201d<\/a> CGTN, May 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Energy\/Crude-Oil\/Huge-Oil-Fields-Could-Help-Iran-To-Seize-Saudi-Market-Share-In-China.html\">\u201cHuge Oil Fields Could Help Iran To Seize Saudi Market Share In China,\u201d<\/a> Simon Watkins, OilPrice.com, May 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/iranian-press-review-corruption-bookseller-crackdown-birth-rate\">\u201cIranian press review: Public unimpressed with car dealers sentenced to death,\u201d<\/a> Middle East Eye, May 28, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Again, this blog exists to measure whether Iran government behavior changes toward normalcy within international relations.\u00a0 This article immediately below is one piece of evidence about how Russia encourages Iran to maintain its trajectory toward proliferation and bad behavior among world countries.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a quote\u2014\u201cThe United States&#8217; 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