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According to Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih, no
one has any idea how much oil Iran will be able to export after new
U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic kick in on Nov. 4. But
more precisely, Iran's shipment figures - crucial to oil markets -
are already a mystery. Iran's oil exports are becoming harder to
measure as ships switch off tracking systems, oil industry sources
say, adding uncertainty over how far U.S. sanctions are scaring off
buyers.
South Korea has asked the United States for
"maximum flexibility" on its request for a waiver to
prevent South Korean companies from being affected by renewed U.S.
sanctions against Iran, the foreign ministry said.
The burden is on Iran, and by virtue of its duties, the
IAEA, to ensure verifiably that any remaining nuclear weapons
programs - including the development or production of nuclear weapon
components and development of delivery mechanisms, are ended. This
will involve the IAEA using the information in the seized archives to
expand inspections and monitoring in Iran and build a stronger public
characterization of Iran's past nuclear weapons work.
NUCLEAR DEAL & NUCLEAR PROGRAM
Married couple from Shropshire were "groomed"
into supplying parts for Iran's nuclear programme, a court has heard.
Paul Attwater, 65, and Iris Attwater, 66, smuggled prohibited
aircraft parts from their company Pairs Aviation to Alexander George,
76, in Malaysia who supplied Iranian aviation firms.
SANCTIONS, BUSINESS RISKS, & OTHER ECONOMIC
NEWS
In the Iranian capital, a pious crowd assembled on cue
for Friday prayers. From the pulpit there was spiritual guidance,
mixed with the usual anti-American rhetoric. All Iranians -- be they
religious or not -- are worried right now about punishing American
sanctions due to kick in on November 4. The measures, imposed by
President Trump as he pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal,
are aimed at preventing Iran from selling its oil around the world.
As another round of broad US sanctions against Iran is
set to be implemented, the Islamic Republic is redoubling its efforts
to boost its underdeveloped tourism sector through new initiatives
and accelerating the finalization of nascent measures.
Even as Iran braces itself for the second round of US
sanctions next month in November, President Trump has stressed that
not only will all sanctions lifted by the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal be
back in full force from 5th November, there will be more sanctions in
the future to prevent Tehran from "developing the world's
deadliest weapons."
The consequences of new U.S. sanctions are just
beginning to unfold, but Iran's economy is already in a precarious
position.
PROTESTS & HUMAN RIGHTS
This report documents the human rights violations
committed by 12 senior officials in the Islamic Republic. By adding
these individuals to U.S. sanctions lists within the context of a
broader economic pressure campaign, Washington can boost the morale
of protesters, challenge the regime's radical Islamist ideology, and
make Tehran pay for its behavior. At the same time, America can send
a message to its allies that the Iranian people deserve their robust
and concerted support.
An American student ends up in a notorious prison after
he copies documents dating from 1840-1910.
IRANIAN INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS
South Korean conglomerate Hyundai's cancellation of a
major Iran construction project due to problems related to U.S.
economic sanctions has been met with silence in Iranian media. In a
brief regulatory filing published Monday, Hyundai Engineering &
Construction said it canceled a $521 million contract a day earlier
for building a petrochemicals complex in Iran.
Iranian officials say President Hassan Rouhani's mobile
phone was tapped, without providing details on who was behind it or
what information they might have gleaned.
The normally closed world of Iran's Shiite seminary has
been stunned by a scandal after a grand ayatollah was threatened
about his personal meetings with those deemed not supportive of the
Islamic Republic.
Iran's health ministry said Monday a total of 84 people
have died and nearly 1,000 been poisoned from consuming bootleg
alcohol over the past six weeks, ISNA news agency reported. Despite
tough penalties against alcohol consumption since the Islamic revolution
of 1979, the use of smuggled or bootleg liquor remains widespread.
RUSSIA, SYRIA, ISRAEL, HEZBOLLAH, LEBANON & IRAN
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri looked
closer to forming a new national unity government as a major
Christian party declared on Monday it would take part despite being
offered an "unjust" share of cabinet seats.
MISCELLANEOUS
A graduate student living in the U.S. as a political
refugee from Iran has managed to raise nearly $600,000 for the
victims of Saturday's shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
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