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Dany Shoham

A series of exceptional coincidences in Wuhan, China, prior to and during the onset of the pandemic strongly support the lab leak theory.
While the possibility of a natural contagion has not been ruled out, the alternative of an unnatural if primarily accidental contagion has gathered momentum—and with good reason.
The vast, uninterrupted territory containing the four countries has greater geostrategic importance today than ever before.
The true genomic origin and direct source of SARS-CoV-2 are hotly debated and highly consequential. Both science and intelligence will contribute to uncovering the evidence needed to answer these questions conclusively.
Time and again in recent decades, Iran has used its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to attempt to deprive Israel of calm borders with its neighbors.
An open question still remains as to whether biotoxins, including cobra toxins and infectious biological-warfare agents, are being methodically weaponized anywhere in Syria.
The informal message is as follows: “We, Iran and North Korea, stand together to counter any move taken against either of us, and we intend to tightly and thoroughly cooperate for that purpose. Our legitimate scientific and technological infrastructures and activities will persist. We represent one system, based on one paradigm.”
Given the depth of strategic cooperation between the two countries, Iran can be expected to take steps to minimize any challenges that will be posed to that cooperation, either directly or indirectly, by the tentatively developing Pyongyang-Washington relationship.
Out of eight Syrian installations considered by the United States, France and Britain as potential targets for a responsive strike, at least three were attacked.
While the attack is part of a long chain of similar incidents, it was an overwhelming event diplomatically, politically, practically and in terms of intelligence.