...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan.The abbreviation
IRGCis the same idea as
Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term
Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either
Duceor
Führeror maybe both. They hate
has sent some 16 million barrels of oil to Syria in violation of sanctions over the last six months, the Haaretz daily reports.
The report, based on an analysis of satellite photos, shows Iranian tankers docking at Latakia port 17 times during that period.
The report values the oil at more than $1 billion.
The deliveries violate both US oil sanctions on Iran and sanctions on the regime of Syrian dictator Basher Assad.
Haaretz says the deliveries are done by "ghost ships" that sail without proper identification.