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'Kudlow' host on escalating tensions in the Middle East, Russia's threat on US and commodity prices rising

Kudlow host Larry Kudlow criticized Biden's "sloppy week or two," which has seen a cyber hack on the Colonial Pipeline causing fuel shortages throughout the United States, and increased tensions between Israel and Hamas.

LARRY KUDLOW: After coasting for four months on Donald Trump's coattails - meaning the Operation Warp Speed vaccination success, and the low tax minimal regulation, and energy independence economy, now all of a sudden, President Biden is starting to feel some pain. The guy's had kindof a sloppy week or two, hasn't he? Jobs numbers didn't pan out, a bunch of people don't want to go back to work because Uncle Sam is paying them much more to stay home, no matter how much he throws at them, the teachers' unions sill won't teach in these urban schools. And all of a sudden, we got a big fat consumer price report today. that blew stocks down over 500 points. They're still coming across the border down in droves in Mexico. And John Kerry - I love this - John Kerry up and left a House committee meeting today because he had to catch a commercial plane.

But there are even larger, more important, problems facing Mr. Biden. And I think they're coming from Russia. And I think the Russians are testing to see what a rookie president is going to do. First, a bunch of Russian cyber hackers slam into the huge colonial east coast pipeline shutting down their computers and causing a shortage of gasoline and all kinds of other transportation fuels, with of course prices themselves bumping up.

I believe they are testing Mr. Biden over Israel also. Now, Iran doesn't have any money. And contrary to John Kerry, we should keep it that way. Russia, however, could well be backing Iran, and providing finance for Iran's terrorist client state Hamas, which is throwing every missile and every weaponry they have at Israel in the worst onslaught in many years.

Now, do you think this is a coincidence? Colonial hacking, Hamas bombing. I don't. I see Russia in both placeswhen it comes to international issues, I don't really believe in coincidence.

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Canada is offering a path to permanent residency for the next year to the relatives of victims of two major recent air disasters: Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302.

Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced the move on Thursday morning.

He said while the Canadian government remains focused on continuing to push Iran for a transparent investigation into the downing of Flight 752 last year, the families of the victims who had ties to Canada need more support but said it was too early to tell how many would be accepted.

At the centre of this national tragedy are the surviving families of the victims the grief and anguish is real and ongoing, Mendicino said.

We believe that by introducing this public policy that we are demonstrating solidarity with the victims as they search for justice, and we are also demonstrating compassion.

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More than 100 of the 176 people who died when Iran shot down Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 in January 2020 had ties to Canada, and 55 were Canadian citizens.

Eighteen Canadians died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed a total of 157 people in March 2019.

Mendicino said the change is effective as of May 12 and will remain open until May 11, 2022.

Applicants must be a relative of a victim who was either a citizen, a permanent residence, or a foreign national with a positive eligibility decision on their permanent residence application at the time of the crash.

Mendicino said eligible relatives include spouses, common-law partners, children, grandchildren, mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings, nieces, nephews, uncles and aunts of the victims.

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Applicants must be in Canada when they apply.

The Iranian government initially denied firing the missiles that downed the passenger aircraft in January 2020 but admitted to doing so within days. The regime has since charged 10 in connection with the downing of the aircraft but on Thursday, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said that wasnt enough.

What theyre doing is laying the blame on some low-level people, Garneau told the House of Commons transport committee studying the handling of the disaster.

He said the report by independent investigators into the incident is expected in the coming weeks.

Garneau also added that negotiations with Iran on reparations for the victims families has now begun.

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Thursday, 13 May 2021, 3:56 pmPress Release: New Zealand Baha'i Community

Dr Khatereh Eghdamian counts herself fortunate to callNew Zealand home. The Iranian-born advisor on human rights,Associate at Oxford House Research and Associate at theCentre for Religion and Global Affairs, was granted refugehere after escaping a regime intent on persecuting Baha'is,the largest non-Muslim religious minority in the country.Eghdamian believes the recent intensification of persecutionsignals the implementation of a larger plan by the Iraniangovernment to increase pressure on the community. Thecurrent campaign includes raids on Bahai homes andbaseless arrests of Bahais. So far, dozens of Baha'ihomes have been raided by authorities in Baharestan,Isfahan, and Shiraz, resulting in the detention of over 20Bahais and more who can be called to prison at anytime.

Eghdamian said targeted, ongoing incidents,ranging from confiscation of property and suddenimprisonment to denying access to burial land were aimed atsystematically eradicating the Bahai community as aviable entity.

Waves of domestic and internationalsupport for the Bahais in Iran has generated a globaloutcry in solidarity for the most basic human rights ofIranian citizens. Worldwide support and solidarity areessential in relieving the injustices which Iranian Baha'isare continually subjected to saidEghdamian.

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Mohammad Mohammadian pinned Kyle Snyder, teched Bo Nickal, and qualified Iran for the Olympic Games at 97kg. Youd think thatd be enough to earn Mohammadian the Olympic spot for Iran. However, Mohammadian is in a three-man race with Ali Shabani and Alireza Karimi for the right to represent Iran at the Olympics. Lets take a look at how Iran got in this position, their competitors' performances against Americans, and how Iran will decide the spot with less than 3 months until wrestling begins in Tokyo.

In September 2014, Mohammad Mohammadian was competing in his first Senior World Championships at 86kg in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. American fans might remember him for his 7-4 win over Ed Ruth in the round of 32. Mohammadian would go on to lose to Cubas Reineras Salas but come back to take world bronze.

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At only 22 years old, he looked to be on the path to win multiple medals for Iran at the world level. However, less than a year later, Mohammadian tested positive for a banned substance and was suspended from international competition for 4 years until summer of 2019. This allowed other Iranian wrestlers the chance to emerge on the world stage.

With Mohammadians absence, Alireza Karimi seized the opportunity. In 2015, Karimi placed bronze at the World Championships at 86kg. Karimis only loss at worlds came in the semi-finals to Abdulrashid Sadulaev. That 6-2 loss was also Sadulaevs closest match of the 2014 and 2015 world Championships.

With the World Bronze, Karimi earned the right to represent Iran at 86kg at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He came up short and lost to Jden Cox in the quarter-finals-6-1. Then 74kg Olympic Champion Hassan Yazdani chose to move up to 86kg, forcing Karimi to sit the bench for a year.

In 2018, 92kg opened up as an international weight class and Karimi was back in action. Karimi would take world bronze in 2018 and followed that up with a silver at the world championships in 2019. Both years, Karimis only losses at worlds were to the 92kg World Champion, Jden Cox. Despite the losses to Cox, Karimi proved he is a top-level talent forIran and earned his consideration for the 97kg Olympic team spot through his years at 86kg and 92kg.

J'den Cox vs Alireza Karimi in the 2019 World Finals

While Karimi was holding down 92kg, Ali Shabani entered the scene at 97kg. Shabani is younger than Mohammadian and Karimi and was a 2018 U23 World Bronze medalist. He also only lost to Kyle Snyder 2-1 in the finals of the 2019 Yasar Dogu and was Irans rep at the 2019 World Championships. However, the reason Iran wasnt qualified for the Olympics at 97kg is due to Shabanis 11-8 loss to Georgias Elizbar Odikadze at 2019 Worlds. Shabanis poor performance opened the door for Mohammadians return.

The door could not have been opened at a better time. Immediately after the 2019 World Championships concluded, Mohammad Mohammadian was eligible for International competition. In January 2020, he burst onto the scene at the Matteo Pellicone and teched Bo Nickal in just over 2 minutes. Then Mohammadian would go out to a 8-0 lead before pinning World and Olympic Champion Kyle Snyder! Mohammadian looked to be in the drivers seat to take control of the 97kg spot for Iran.

Then the global pandemic happened - international events were cancelled for 7 months and the 97kg spot for Iran got crowded. UWW announced plans for a potential 2020 World Championships and Iran began their World Team Trials in November. The finals at 97kg came down to a best of 3 series between Ali Shabani and Mohammad Mohammadian (Karimi suffered an injury and was not at their trials). In surprising fashion, Shabani defeated Mohammadian in two-straight matches (8-4 and 4-0) to claim the 97kg world team spot. Iran ended up not sending either to the 2020 Individual World cup, but the waters were muddied because of Shabani's wins.

Rather than hosting another wrestle off for the Olympic Spot, Iran chose to send their 97kg wrestlers to international tournaments to help bring clarity. They sent Mohammadian to qualify the weight for the Olympics at the Asian Olympic Games Qualifier. Mohammadian looked to be back to his dominant ways-winning gold with 3 techs and outscoring his opponents 36-4. Then, Iran sent Ali Shabani to the European Championships to test him against a similar field. Shabani was equally impressive and won gold with 3 techs and outscored his opponents 33-2.

Also during this time, Alireza Karimi returned from injury. Because of his past success at the world level, Iran allowed him to stay in contention for the Olympic spot and he returned to action in March 2021. Karimi placed silver at the Matteo Pellicone at 97kg and ran into two Americans at there. Karimi defeated Hayden Zillmer 6-3, but lost to Kollin Moore in the gold medal match on criteria-3-3.

That brings the events to today. Iran has three 97kg wrestlers who have the potential to medal at the Olympics. They are all currently ranked in the top 11 in the World - #3 Shabani, #4 Mohammadian, #11 Karimi. Iran will send those three to The Poland Open (also called Ziolkowski) on June 8th to help determine who will represent them at 97kg in the Olympics. All three have proven to be successful on the international scene but only Mohammadian has not lost to an American.

The Poland Open is shaping up to be deep at many weights and Russia is reportedly sending their top wrestlers. That means the world's #1 pound for pound wrestler, Abdulrashid Sadulaev, will also be in Poland with Irans top 3 at 97kg. America will also send a contingent of athletes to Poland but the official US roster has not been released.

The Iranian's always wrestle with zeal but expect those three to show extreme passion at The Poland Open in their attempt to win the right to represent Iran at The Olympics.

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Iran has been fanning the flames of the confrontations in Jerusalem. Days before the latest clashes developed, Irans Ayatollah Khamenei and its IRGC head, Hossein Salami, prepared speeches and media engagements in which they pushed messages throughout the region, arguing that Israel is in a downward spiral and destined to fall apart. This message was given to Hassan Nasrallah in his Lebanon bunker where he would also emphasize Israels internal divisions in a Quds Day speech on Friday, May 7. This message discipline of Iran and its proxies was clear. Days later, however, as the violence in Jerusalem has grown and western powers have joined the chorus condemning Israel, as well as countries in the Gulf, who have increased concerns. Iran has been more quiet. So what happened? Why isnt Irans regime riding the chaos, exploiting it, increasing tensions in Syria? While tensions simmer in Jerusalem on Monday, Irans Tasnim, which is linked to the IRGC, ran an all-important story about bureaucracy in Iran. Why should an entrepreneur go to 18 places to get a license? Good question, but not the usual Zionism is ending dogma. What other news from Tehran? The regime is talking about the Vienna nuclear talks and discussing the pandemic. At Fars News the stories revolve around the high cost of vaccines and reduction in smuggling. There is no doubt that in English, Iran has a different message. At Irans Press TV, its propaganda network focused on western audiences in English, it has wall-to-wall coverage of Jerusalem. Iran-backed Hamas says Israel will pay a price for the violence and Iran notes that its foreign ministry cares deeply about Palestinian issues. Of course, we know that the ministry is in the dog house with the Iranian regime in recent weeks because of leaked tapes of Foreign Minister Javad Zarif speaking with embarrassing disrespect about the late Qasem Soleimani. Iran may be fumbling a bit in trying to ride the chaos in Jerusalem. It has long backed Hamas and Hezbollah, but as usual, Iran has no real plan to confront Israel. It prefers the propaganda of claims that Israel is falling apart from within, rather than take direct action. This is because Iran knows its own capabilities fall short of confronting Israel on the battlefield, or even with its proxies. It sought to fan the flames of chaos on Quds Day, but beyond that, it has nothing to show for it. Despite its propaganda, it has made no real inroads with the Palestinians and so far it is struggling to exploit the violence.

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