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RFL/RE – Only a tiny fraction of Iran’s lawyers — 20 so far — will be allowed to defend citizens accused by the country’s secretive, labyrinthine judicial authorities of political crimes, according to local media and legal sources who report seeing the list and a hard-line news agency’s report confirming its existence.

RFL/RE – The United States warned that Washington will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons after Iran announced plans to increase its uranium-enrichment capacity.

Al-Arabia – Boeing will not deliver aircraft to Iran in light of US sanctions, effectively aborting a pair of large contracts with Iranian carriers, a Boeing spokesman said on Wednesday.

CHRI – Family Threatened to Stay Silent About the Case, Which Marks Sixth Death in Custody in Iran in Last Five Months

Al-Monitor – In Iran, the insurance industry is one of the most important sectors of the economy that will be impacted by the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal — indeed, the trade already has been affected. However, it appears that Iran, which experienced a bitter sting as a result of the previous sanctions, is much better prepared for external restrictions this time around.