Iran staggers into 2021 with its many vulnerabilities exposedMISSOURI, US: Iran’s woes during 2020 proved worse than most. Afkari was only one of many executed by the regime in 2020 for what most viewed as political crimes. Referring back to the protests at the end of 2019, Amnesty International completed research concluding that the Iranian state killed 304 people, including children, during the protests and arrested thousands more. Under such circumstances Iran’s 2020 launch of its first military satellite, the unveiling of new missiles, and holding annual war games only looked like so much bravado. All these difficulties highlight a central, inescapable reality for 2020: The Iranian state saw itself significantly weakened and incapable of protecting, much less securing, its principal interests.

Source: Ethiopian News December 31, 2020 13:18 UTC