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The mullahs’ Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei hoped that his ruling circle is able to use UN general assembly for outreach, to force the U.S. to back down from its maximum pressure campaign and render some economic relief for his suffocating finances. However, it appears that the UN general assembly has created more global isolation outside, and more rifts and disorder inside his own regime. In his speech at the U.N. on Tuesday, Trump reserved his harshest words for Iran, calling it "one of the greatest threats" to the planet. "All nations have a duty to act. No responsible government should...

On August 11, 2019, at least 10 dissident individuals have been arrested in Mashhad (Large city in Northeast of Iran). According to NCRI Statement, Iranian security forces arrested Hashem Khastar, a teacher's representative and 9 others who demanded the resignation and removal of Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the clerical regime. They had gathered in front of a tribunal in Mashhad to support another individual calling for Khamenei's ouster when they were arrested. On June 12, fourteen civil rights and political activists in Iran called for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to step down. image.png Hossein Sherafati Rad, the Khorasan...

MANHATTAN (CN) – As Hakan Atilla learns what sentence he must serve for helping Iran launder billions of dollars, Istanbul’s fragile markets will watch closely Wednesday for cues about the fate of the Turkish banker’s former employer. Atilla had served as one of 13 managers at Halkbank, a Turkish government-run institution implicated in massive violations of U.S. sanctions, before his arrest last year at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport.With his conviction in January on sanctions violations, Turkey experts from here to Istanbul expect another shoe to drop soon for Halkbank.“I think the markets are prepared for a fine of...

On July 19, 2014, the P5+1 (the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, and China, coordinated by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton) and Iran affirmed that they will continue to implement the commitments described in the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) and the U.S. government has extended through November 24, 2014, the sanctions relief provided for in the JPOA. This extended relief comes into effect on July 21, 2014. The following documents are key components of the implementation of the JPOA as extended. Guidance Relating to the Provision Of Certain Temporary Sanctions Relief in Order to Implement the Joint...