A mass murderer with “an easy smile”

Iranian dictator Ayatollah Ali Khameini, the leader of the most notorious terrorist regime on earth, had “an easy smile” and was “fond of Persian poetry and classic Western novels,” the Washington Post wrote in its obituary of him.

Mr. Putin Goes to Tehran

Iran and Russia further bind their ties—one an authoritarian regime claiming Divine sanction, the other an authoritarian regime promoting nationalist chauvinism, both of them sworn enemies of Western democracy.

Will a Microbe Seal the Fate of Iran’s Virulent Regime?

At least 9,000 have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, and 429 have died. Unofficial estimates suggest a figure of 1 million who have been affected by it. And yet, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called the virus “a blessing.”

Precautionary Steps

Last week, the US deployed an aircraft carrier – the USS Abraham Lincoln – to the Persian Gulf in a move Iran characterized as “psychological warfare.” The US decision was reportedly made after Israel’s Mossad intelligence services warned about a possible plot by Iran to attack US interests in the Gulf.