Thursday, September 6, 2018

Eye on Iran: Iran's Currency Crashes. Shortages and Fears Rise



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Iran's rial fell to a record low on Wednesday, part of a staggering 140 percent drop in the currency's value since the United States pulled out of the nuclear deal only four months ago. Those who went to work at the start of the Iranian week on Saturday saw their money shed a quarter of its value by the time they left the office on Wednesday.


Iran has given European parties to the nuclear deal until Nov. 4 -- the start of U.S. sanctions against its vital oil industry -- to come up with ways to offset the impact, suggesting it may otherwise pull out. 


U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he remained open to the possibility of talks between Washington and Tehran, but said Iran was in turmoil and struggling to survive. 

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The Virginia state senator who met with Bashar al-Assad two years ago returned to Damascus, where on Wednesday, the state news service reported that the lawmaker was impressed by the "love" of the Syrian people for their president's leadership and army.... David Daoud, a research analyst at United Against Nuclear Iran, took note of Black's visit, tweeting "Virginia State Senator Richard Black met with Bashar al-Assad in Syria today" along with a photo that appears to show Black sitting with Assad and another man. In 2014, Black wrote a letter of praise to Assad, which the Syrian president posted on Facebook. He followed that with a visit to Damascus in 2016.

NUCLEAR DEAL & NUCLEAR PROGRAM


Iran will begin uranium enrichment beyond previous levels if the remaining parties fail to uphold the 2015 nuclear deal, its Atomic Energy Organisation told local media on Wednesday.

SANCTIONS, BUSINESS RISKS, & OTHER ECONOMIC NEWS


India imported about 523,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil from Iran in August, down 32 percent on a month earlier, preliminary tanker arrival data showed, as the United States steps up pressure on buyers to halt Iranian energy imports from November.


US President Donald Trump's top two envoys were expected Thursday to press India not to buy Russian military equipment or Iranian oil, while seeking to bolster ties as China grows more assertive in the region. 

PROTESTS & HUMAN RIGHTS


With four more Iranian human rights defenders arrested in Tehran since August 31, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the country's authorities have "ramped up" their crackdown against activists. 

U.S.-IRAN RELATIONS & NEGOTIATIONS


President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that he would be open to meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani later this month when world leaders gather in New York for a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly. 


Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of planning to "abuse" the presidency of the U.N. Security Council to criticise Tehran, Washington's arch-foe. 

IRANIAN INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS


Iran's high-living aghazadehs - a satirical moniker for the offsprings of the Iranian ruling class - have an outspoken critic in a young cleric from Qom who uses their favorite medium - Instagram - to name and shame those who flaunt their luxurious lifestyles or land cushy jobs.


Parvaneh Salahshouri is a Reformist parliament member and a member of the Iranian parliament's Hope faction, which has been a staunch supporter of moderate President Hassan Rouhani and his policies. But Iran's fresh challenges, both economically and politically on a daily basis, are making critical voices louder from every side these days.


This time of year in Iran, graduate school applicants learn if they've been accepted into the programs they've strived for based on their national exam rank. But over the past decade, authorities have been quietly barring student activists from furthering their education, marking their application status with a "star" that indicates their application is "missing documents."

RUSSIA, SYRIA, ISRAEL, HEZBOLLAH, LEBANON & IRAN.


Israel's prime minister says the country is working in "all arenas, near and far" against Iran.


Israel's defense chief has warned that his country will seek to "destroy any Iranian military presence" in Syria, where Tehran has intervened to prop up its ally President Bashar al-Assad in a war that has lasted more than seven years. 


When the presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran meet Friday in Tehran, all eyes will be on their diplomacy reaching a last-minute deal to avert a bloodbath in Idlib, Syria's crowded northwestern province and last opposition stronghold.






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