Student poisonings have resumed in Iran after approximately three weeks of no reported incidents, indicating that the regime has failed to take the necessary security measures to permanently prevent these attacks.
Iranian media and officials provided conflicting reports on an alleged attempted drone strike on a Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) facility in Esfahan City, Esfahan Province on April 4.
At least seven protests occurred in four cities across four provinces.
Senior regime officials publicly demonstrated their commitment to fulfilling Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s economic and socio-cultural visions articulated in his April 4 speech.
The Iranian rial depreciated from 506,500 rials to one US dollar on April 4 to 511,500 rials to one US dollar.
Iranian media and officials continued to engage with and promote rapprochement with Gulf states.
210 Iranian parliamentarians signed a statement condemning Azerbaijan's newly opened embassy In Israel.
A Hamas delegation led by Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Beirut.
The Eye of Euphrates reported that approximately 25 IRGC missile and air defense specialists arrived in Abu Kamal, Deir ez Zor Province.
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki signaled that he is prepared to use force to consolidate his and his State of Law political coalition's position in Iraqi politics.
Maliki threatened to “take up arms” against those attempting to undermine the Iranian-aligned Shia Coordination Framework's political agenda on April 5.[38] Maliki also called on independent political parties to ally themselves with the Coordination Framework instead of protesting, in reference to anti-Coordination Framework protests that took place from March 20 to 28 likely with support from the Sadrist Movement and Tishreen Movement.[39] Maliki similarly signaled a willingness to use force in the leadup to the August 2022 armed confrontations in Baghdad between his militia and that of Iraqi nationalist Shia cleric Moqtada al Sadr.[40]
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-5-2023
It is new times now; 180-degree change Maliki is the bad and al Sadr the good guy.
“The Iranian rial depreciated from 506,500 rials to one US dollar on April 4 to 511,500 rials to one US dollar.”
A friend predicted it would reach the half million mark by April 1st....no joke
” 180-degree change Maliki is the bad and al Sadr the good guy.”
I think it’s more like the “...Bad and the Ugly” There is no Good.
Iran Update, April 6, 2023
Hamas conducted a large-scale rocket attack from southern Lebanon into Israel on April 6 likely as part of a larger pattern of escalation between Iran and Israel occurring throughout 2023.
At least eight protests occurred in eight cities across six provinces.
Iranian security leaders continued emphasizing the internal security threat that they face in Sistan and Baluchistan Province.
Iranian officials continue to frame the mandatory hijab law as a popular demand.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-6-2023