{"id":326988,"date":"2024-12-24T07:53:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T06:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=326988"},"modified":"2024-12-24T17:23:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T16:23:48","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-24-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-24-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 24, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Supporters of the Iranian Resistance gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, to raise awareness about the human rights violations in Iran- December 21, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

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Iran Oil Tycoon \u2018Hector\u2019 Plays Key Role in Arms Sales to Russia<\/h3>\r\n

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An Iranian oil tycoon who\u2019s managed to quietly embed himself in the heart of the Western financial system is among a cadre of businessmen handling weapons deliveries across the Caspian Sea to Russia, helping Moscow in its war in Ukraine. Hossein Shamkhani, through a web of firms he oversees that include Dubai-based Crios Shipping LLC, began moving missiles, drone components, and dual-use goods across the Caspian Sea on at least two ships last year, according to more than a dozen US, UK, and European officials as well as people with direct knowledge of his dealings. They spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the information.<\/p>\r\n

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General Jack Keane: Iran\u2019s Regime at Its Weakest Point in 44 Years<\/h3>\r\n

On December 23, 2023, General Jack Keane, a senior strategic analyst for Fox News<\/a>, described the Iranian regime as being at its weakest since the establishment of the Islamic Republic 44 years ago. In a televised interview, General Keane assessed the regime\u2019s internal and regional challenges and highlighted the vulnerabilities of its nuclear program.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cIran is back on its heels in a way it hasn’t been in 44 years since the Supreme Leader and the radicals took over the country,\u201d Keane stated. \u201cBoth of their proxies, their main proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, have been decimated, and it lots its strategic platforms in Syria, which was the main platform for them to be dominant and control the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

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Gen. Jack Keane: Iran is very, very vulnerable and they know it<\/div><\/div>
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