The Commerce Department included two subsidiaries of US-based chip distributor Arrow Electronics Inc. on its so-called entity list for allegedly facilitating purchases of American technology by Iran-linked groups. It is unusual for units of a…
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Asia’s economy | The return of oldest commercial method: Barter, new weapon of sanctioned economies
Pars Today – The expansion of unilateral Western sanctions has compelled countries like Russia, China, Iran, and Pakistan to turn to the ancient system of “barter trade” to sustain their commercial exchanges. This method not only reduces…
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EU Pressuring Belgium To Tap Frozen Russian Funds: FT
The Belgium-based Euroclear depository currently holds about €190 billion ($220 billion) in Russian sovereign funds, frozen by the EU. EU leaders and pro-Kiev governments have been attempting to force through a €140 billion ($160 billion)…
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'If Iran got nuclear weapons, peace deal would not have been possible': Trump
Washington DC [US], October 9 (ANI): US President Donald Trump spoke about the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities earlier this year, noting that Iran was close to developing nuclear weapons and if that had happened then the Gaza peace deal…
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‘Uncertainty Is The New Normal’ In Global Economy: IMF Chief
As finance ministers and central bankers prepare to meet in Washington for the IMF’s annual meetings next week, its managing director, Kristalina Georgieva said the world economy had shown surprising resilience in the face of Donald Trump’s…
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French National Lennart Monterlos Acquitted, Released By Iranian Court
The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that French citizen Lennart Monterlos, who had been detained in Iran on charges of anti-security activities, has been acquitted and released following a court ruling.
Mojtaba Shasti Karimi,…
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Iran-aligned armed groups stronger despite Gaza ceasefire, Iranian MP says
“Groups in the resistance front are today stronger and more active than two years ago against America and Israel,” Behnam Saeedi, secretary of parliament’s national security commission, told Didban Iran, referring to militias backed by…
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Iranian Human Rights Activist Faces New Charges in Prison
Reza Khandan, a human rights activist and husband of imprisoned lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, is facing new charges of “spreading lies” for sp …
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CNN and NYT journalists helping Israel wage information war
Reporters from both organizations are teaching how to influence news coverage of the Jewish state
A CNN commentator and New York Times reporters are mentoring in a journalism fellowship launched to help Israel win the “information war,” according…
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Iran Resumes Electricity Exports Despite Domestic Power Problems
Iran has resumed electricity exports to Afghanistan and Pakistan while importing power from Armenia and Turkmenistan, the head of the st …
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