A large anti-government protest erupted in Izeh, Iran on Friday Nov 18 at the funeral for 9-year-old Kian who was killed in a shooting that his mother blamed on security forces. These demonstrations have staying power despite the brutal clampdown by the Theocracy. Maybe the Mullahs should text Putin for military help? More to come, previous blog linked below.
Nov 20, 2022
Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon, is trying to distance his group from Iran, but the Gulf states who have given millions to Lebanon in financial support; and received little in return are not buying it.
Dec 12, 2022
The European Parliament suspended the powers and duties of one of its vice presidents, Greek socialist, Eva Kaili, in light of a Belgian investigation of a Gulf state's purchasing influence on decisions in the European Parliament. Furthermore, it may delay a proposal to extend visa-free travel to the EU for Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Ecuador.
Jan 5, 2023
Iran is whining about France again! This time it's alleging cartoons in a contest ran by the Charlie Hebdo magazine are insulting. One of the entries depicts a turbaned cleric reaching for a hangman’s noose as he drowns in blood.
Feb 7, 2023
Perhaps Iran's cops were too busy killing unarmed protestors around the country to stop an attacker who broke through the Azerbaijan's embassy guard post in Tehran, killing the head of Azeri security with a Kalashnikov assault rifle.
Feb 25, 2023
From Michigan to eastern Europe to Iran: Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi, 58, a Lebanese and Belgian citizen who is considered a key financier of the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah, was arrested Friday in Bucharest, Romania.
It's alleged that Bazzi convinced some folks to liquidate their interests in real estate assets in Michigan and covertly transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars in proceeds from the USA to accounts in Lebanon.
May 19,2023
Iran warns Afghanistan's Taliban rulers not to violate what it claims is it water rights on the Helmand River. This tiff could be noteworthy.
May 30, 2023
Iran may want to be buddies with Egypt, but let's look back.
Anwar Sadat cut ties to Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Sadat welcomed Reza Pahlavi, to Egypt just before his death and hosted his state funeral in 1980. Also, the shah's remains are entombed at Cairo's Al-Rifai Mosque.
Aug 22, 2023
Folks in southern Syria protesting against Assad chant: we only kneel to God. Is Putin taking Assad's calls?
Aug 28, 2023
Iran claims Iraq has agreed to disarm and relocate Kurdistan "militants" in the autonomous northern Kurdish region. Easier said than done!
Nov 11, 2023
Palestine/Israel war, and Syria remains the world's proxy playground. Assad 😵
Dec 13, 2023
Arab energy leaders-oil here to stay so will COP28 fossil fuel reduction be effective?
They also stressed developing countries should be allowed to exploit their fossil fuel reserves.
Dec 18, 2023
We consider any armed action originating from Lebanese territory as an attack on national sovereignty,” Gebran Bassil, the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, a predominantly Christian party, said, rejecting the creation of what he called a “Hamas-land”.
Dec 18, 2023
“Fatahland” returning? Hamas recruits in Lebanon.
(PLO) under Arafat operated as a state within a state in southern Lebanon from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. The PLO used southern Lebanon to launch attacks against Israel and became an active in Lebanon’s civil war in 1975.
Jan 4, 2023
84 people killed and 284 injured after explosions occurred near the grave of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani yesterday, the anniversary of his killing,
Source of the explosions: two bags carrying bombs that were likely set off by remote control. No one has claimed responsibility, so far.
Jan 16, 2023
Iran extends Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi prison sentence. Memo to all the pro Hamas/Palestine protesters.
Feb 3, 2024
Syria's 1-0 win against India and sealed its first ever spot in the knockout rounds of the Asian Cup(Soccer). Maybe the players want more time away from the endless strife at home.
April 23, 2024
Same day Iran struck Israel: Clerical rulers in Iran cranked up arrests of women accused of flouting its strict Islamic dress code.
May 1, 2024
MSC Orion, a Portuguese flagged ship, sustained minor damage from a Houthis' drone hit far into the reaches of the Arabian Sea. Iran!
May 26, 2024
Lebanese MPs threaten to reject the EU bloc’s 1B euro package which it views as a “bribe” to keep Syrian refugees in limbo in Lebanon. So it expects Europe to keep them or send them back home to Syria?
May 27, 2024
Cheers to the British government for saying the ICJ(UN) ruling over Israel's actions in Rafah will strengthen Hamas.
July 13, 2024
Hague district court rejects a claim to order the Netherlands to block all exports of F-35 fighter jet parts which could end up in Israel. It says the NGO claim is too broad.
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