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Radiofarda – New U.S. sanctions are likely to prevent the use of a Lloyd’s of London IT platform for any Iran insurance, adding to difficulties for European insurers providing cover for the country.
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EU becomes center of Iran’s terrorist operations
Al-Arabia – On Monday, July 2, 2018, Belgian Federal Intelligence and Security Agency and Federal Prosecutor’s Office reported that they had thwarted a major terrorist plot of the Iranian regime at the heart of Europe by arresting a husband and wife near Brussels.
Read More »Saudi FM: Iran to face greater isolation, if its policies remain unchanged
Al-Arabia – Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Friday that Iran must recognize that the world will not allow it to possess nuclear weapons in any way, reiterating Saudi support for President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal.
Read More »Iran’s Velayati Rejects Trump Suggestion To Make Deal To Ease Sanctions
RFL/RE – A top adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Iran seek a deal with the United States to ease the economic “pain” of looming sanctions.
Read More »U.S. Lifts Ban On ZTE Over Alleged Iran Sanctions Violations
RFL/RE – The U.S. Department of Commerce on July 13 lifted a ban on U.S. companies selling equipment to Chinese telecom giant ZTE, allowing the company to resume business.
Read More »Iranian Official: Presence in Syria Coordinated With Moscow and Damascus
VOA-Tehran’s position on its military presence in Syria is coordinated with Moscow and Damascus and has no relation to Israel, an Iranian official said Friday.
Read More »Iran’s Longest-Held Political Prisoner Gets Low-Key Funeral
VOA- Iran has held a low-key funeral for a former deputy prime minister who became one of the country’s most prominent jailed dissidents.
Read More »Local Police in Iran Admit Killing Farmer at Protest Against Water Shortages
CHRI – Police in the Iranian city of Kazeroon have admitted killing a farmer at a local protest against water resources in the region.
Read More »Mideast risks escalation as Iran ponders response to US
Al-Monitor – Out of the 12 conditions set by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to reach a new agreement with Iran, eight were tied to Tehran’s regional influence and its support for non-state actors in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen and Palestine.
Read More »Paris request for US waivers on Iran trade rejected: French Finance Minister
PayvandNews – France says the US has rejected its request to exempt French companies from sanctions that Washington plans to impose against Iran. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire was quoted by media as saying that the US Treasury Department had officially informed Paris that no exemptions would be given to French enterprises for dealing with Iran once the sanctions …
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