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Al-Monitor – As the Trump administration unveiled its strategy to “confront Iran” in the aftermath of its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in October outlined a “campaign to crush the Iranian regime’s terrorist financing.”

Radiofarda – Nearly ten years after a harsh crackdown ended Iran’s youth-driven Green Movement, sometimes called the “Persian Spring,” it appears university students have lost their appetite for political activism amid ever tighter restrictions on freedom of speech.

Radiofarda – Pentagon and the U.S. State Department went all out on Thursday to show that Iran is breaking United Nations resolutions by aggressively sending arms to rebel groups in the region.

Radiofarda – The patience of Iranian leaders is seemingly running thin as six months after the US pull-out from the nuclear deal, EU’s promise to save the agreement has not materialized and its Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to facilitate Iran’s trade is far from operational.

Reuters – Imports of Iranian crude oil by major buyers in Asia hit a five-year low in October, as China, Japan and South Korea sharply cut purchases ahead of U.S. sanctions on Tehran that took effect in early November, government and ship-tracking data showed. China, India, Japan and South Korea last month imported about 762,000 barrels per day (bpd) from …