Update on Iran - August 21

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It happened on Aug. 20 at about 6:00 p.m. The armories at an air force base in the Salah ad-Din district just north of Baghdad started blowing up. Eyewitnesses say there was a powerful initial explosion followed by a long series of smaller explosions, indicating that the site was used to store munitions or missiles. Though the base officially belongs to the Iraqi army, it was rented out to an armed Shiite militia supported and funded by Iran. As of July 19, this was the fourth or fifth mysterious attack against munitions and logistics bases used by armed Shiite militias subject to Iran but operating in Iraqi territory. The foreign media attributed these attacks to Israel, though as of yet, there is very little information about them. In one case, it was reported that an Israeli F-35 stealth bomber was responsible for the attack; in the other cases, the attacks were allegedly launched by unmanned aircraft or even a midrange missile.

Read more: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/origin ... z5xG7LR7LW

Iran's currency is almost worthless: On August 21, the rial traded 116,500 to $1US. At the time of the 2015 nuclear deal, the rial traded 32,000 to the dollar.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wi ... y-65092364

Video: https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/vi ... 6613829727