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Companies wondering what to do about business in Iran
are stuck trying to interpret language from the Trump administration
indicating that waivers from sanctions, while continuing for now,
won't be renewed again. Lawyers and sanctions experts told Risk &
Compliance Journal that their clients are expressing anxiety while
they await further guidance from the U.S. government on what it will
allow under the nuclear agreement... "There is enormous
uncertainty and confusion, and you have a lot of reluctance to use
existing authorizations because it's complicated," said Jonathan
Poling, a partner at the firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
European countries have stepped up the pressure over
Iran's ballistic missile programme and its role in regional conflicts
as they struggle to respond to President Donald Trump's threat to
junk a landmark nuclear deal with Tehran. The German, French and
British foreign ministers - together with Federica Mogherini, the
EU's foreign policy chief - agreed with Iran to hold an "intensive
and very serious dialogue" on Tehran's missile programme and
regional influence, the foreign ministry in Berlin said.
German authorities searched premises linked to 10
suspected Iranian spies following extensive investigations by the
country's domestic intelligence agency, prosecutors said Tuesday.
UANI IN THE NEWS
The popular uprisings in Iran make it a sure bet that
the Islamic Republic's government will eventually collapse. That
possibility in a nuclear Iran should have many in Washington losing
sleep. What will happen to Iran's centrifuges, enriched uranium, warhead
designs and ballistic-missile technologies if the mullahs are
toppled? What will happen to Iran's scientists who are suddenly
unemployed? Western governments should prepare.
IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL
Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International
Affairs Abbas Araqchi called for efforts to make the most of the
4-month countdown until the US administration's possible move to
withdraw from the JCPOA... "This four-month period is very
vital," he said, adding that Iran should boost its economic
links with Europeans, East Asians and the trade partners during these
four months to strengthen the nuclear agreement.
The EU said Tuesday it is "carefully
assessing" Donald Trump's statement on the Iran nuclear deal
after the US leader set a 120-day deadline for fixing "disastrous
flaws" in the landmark 2015 accord.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin
Abdulaziz chaired on Tuesday a cabinet session that hailed US
President Donald Trump's recent stance on the Iran nuclear deal,
reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
IRAN
PROTESTS
While the recent unrest in Iran has eased, discussion on
its various aspects - including its causes and implications - is
still heated and ongoing among domestic as well as foreign analysts
and observers. One important part of the debate about the reasons
behind the protests is what some refer to as the "foreign policy
angle." The argument is that slogans such as "Leave Syria
alone, think about us," which were heard during the protests in
Tehran and other cities, is a representation of the Iranian people's
discontent over the direction of the Islamic Republic's foreign
policy, and especially the level of its involvement in regional
crises. As such, the reading is that Iranians are urging the
government to adopt a more inward view, redirecting its financial
sources toward satisfying their economic needs.
SANCTIONS RELIEF
French carmaker PSA's global sales jumped by 15 percent
last year as strong growth in Iran and Latin America helped to offset
difficulties in Britain and China.
India was scheduled to lift its biggest volume of
Iranian crude in nine months in December...
Canadian planemaker Bombardier has submitted a draft
contract for 10 brand-new CRJ-900 NextGen regional jets to Iran's
Qeshm Free Area Organization for review and finalization, Reza
Baqerinejad, the CEO and Chairman of Qeshm Investment and Development
Company told the Financial Tribune on Monday, noting that the final
contract will be officially unveiled within a month.
Top officials from the Central Bank of Iran and Turkey
along with senior bankers met in Tehran on Sunday to discuss new ways
of developing banking relations between the two neighboring states.
GULF STATES, YEMEN, LEBANON, &
IRAN
Iran's supreme leader accused Saudi rulers on Tuesday of
committing "treason" against Muslims by aligning themselves
with the United States and Israel.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called on Tuesday for
more solidarity between Muslim countries and for them not to depend
on "foreigners" for their development.
IRANIAN DOMESTIC ISSUES
When President Hassan Rouhani unveiled this year's
budget his intention was to shine a spotlight on state funding for
institutions under the influence of his hardline opponents. Instead,
his attempt at transparency inadvertently stoked public anger that
helped trigger the biggest anti-regime protests in almost a decade.
Iran's former president Mohammad Khatami on Tuesday
called on authorities to listen to popular demands after a wave of
deadly unrest over economic woes.
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